Handbook for architects and builders . CHALKING—Type of Decay Kxhibited by iLujiroperlyMade Paiut (magnified view.) a durable paint coating of maximumefficiency. The Composition of Paints: As is wellknown, a paint is a mixture of one ormore pigments and a vehicle which actsthe part of the spreading and bindingmedium. Up to the present time thevehicle portion of paints has generallybeen made of linseed oil, admixed withsome volatile thinner, such as subject of oils and paint vehicleswill be discussed more fully later on. Phjsical Properties of Pigments: Thepigment portion of a pa
Handbook for architects and builders . CHALKING—Type of Decay Kxhibited by iLujiroperlyMade Paiut (magnified view.) a durable paint coating of maximumefficiency. The Composition of Paints: As is wellknown, a paint is a mixture of one ormore pigments and a vehicle which actsthe part of the spreading and bindingmedium. Up to the present time thevehicle portion of paints has generallybeen made of linseed oil, admixed withsome volatile thinner, such as subject of oils and paint vehicleswill be discussed more fully later on. Phjsical Properties of Pigments: Thepigment portion of a paint for use onbarns and farm buildings may, if de-sired, be composed of properly selectediron oxides or other colored pigments,even containing in some cases a moder-atel} high percentage of silica, claj^ orother inert materials, and give perfecthsatisfactory results. For the preserva-tion and decoration of dwellings, how-ever, the pigment portion of paints isgenerally made as a whole or in part ofthe more expensive white pigments, s
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