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The same as cold checking but random cracks occur.

See Chromatic and acromatic

Paints containing pigments which do not fade

Portable handheld colour recorder also colour spectrophotometer.

Coatings which retain their original colour.

Pigmented paste used to tint and make the final adjustment to a colour

A person who tints base paint to the final colour.

Clourwash.

A decorative finish achieved by overcoating a dry painted surface with a suitably thinned coat of paint

which should be applied in different directions allowing the original coating to grin through when dry.

A vertical structure of wood, steel or metal to support horizontal beams.

Products which can be intermixed or applied on top of each other.

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