Glossary Archive - Page 73 of 81 - Paint Check Plus

Teak Oil

Oil used to replace natural oil in wood.

Tensile Strength

Resistance of a coating remaining in a continuous film to breaking under stress.

Terebine

Drier for alky paints originally based on linseed oil/solvent/metallic salts.

Thermoplastic

Materials which become soft/fluid on heating. (see Solvent).

Thinners

Volatile liquids which are used to adjust the viscosity of coatings, (see Solvent).

Thixotropic

False body gels which break down when agitated by re-structure on standing.

Tinsley Gauge

Pencil-like magnetic gauge used to measure the dry paint film thickness applied to steel/iron.

Tint

Degree of white in a colour.

Tint strength

The strength of colourants/tinters used for tinting from white.

Tinter

A person who makes the final adjustment to achieve the correct colour. Also coloured pigment or paste used to adjust a base colour to the required shade, (see Colourant/Colourist).