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2. Oil paint - Wikipedia

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   Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit , and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the dried oil paint film.

3. Lead paint - Wikipedia

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   Lead paint in art Oil paints. In art, white lead paint is known as flake white or Cremnitz white. It is valued for the ease of handling and resilience the lead confers to oil paints. Lead white paint dries relatively quickly to form a strong, flexible paint film. Lead-based white is one of the oldest manufactured pigments.

4. Lead-based paint in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The District of Columbia defines "lead-based paint" as any "paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding 0.7 milligram per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight." [9] This is more stringent than the HUD lead-based paint standard of 1.0 mg/cm2) . Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of "lead-based ...

5. What Is Paint Primer and Is It Actually Necessary? - AOL

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   Primer is basically just paint that's (typically) untinted, and it's applied to walls before the paint color of choice is. The texture is usually thicker than traditional paint to smooth out the ...

6. Rust-Oleum - Wikipedia

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   Rust-Oleum is a manufacturer of protective paints and coatings for home and industrial use. It was founded in 1921 by Robert Fergusson, a sea captain, after he noticed that fish oil spilled on rusty metal decks stopped corrosion from spreading. He soon incorporated whale oil into the formula, although many changes have been made over the years.

7. White spirit - Wikipedia

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   White Spirit is a petroleum distillate used as a paint thinner and mild solvent . White spirit is an inexpensive petroleum -based replacement for the vegetable -based turpentine. It is commonly used as a paint thinner for oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. Mineral turpentine is chemically very ...