Monday, July 28, 2008

Paint

Paint is several liquid, liquifiable, or mastic composition which after request to a substrate in a thin layer is transformed to a dense solid film.

Paint is used to protect, beautify, or add functionality to an object or exterior by casing it with a pigmented varnish. An example of guard is to retard decomposition of metal. An example of decoration is to add joyful trim to a room's interior. An example of added functionality is to modify light reflection or heat emission of a surface. Another example of functionality would be the use of color to classify hazards or function of tools and pipelines.

Components of paint:
  • Pigment
  • Binder
  • Volatile Vehicle or solvent
  • Additives