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Automotive paint
Automotive paint and auto body works.
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Automotive paint
tack rag
Automotive; Automotive paint
A piece of loosely woven cloth that has been dipped into a varnish oil and wrung out. When it becomes tacky of sticky, it is used to wipe a surface to remove small particles of dust.
tacky
Automotive; Automotive paint
Sticky condition of coating during drying, between wet and dry-to-touch stage.
settling
Automotive; Automotive paint
Paint separation in which pigments and other solids accumulate at the bottom of the container.
shrinkage
Automotive; Automotive paint
The characteristic of paint or filler to "shrink" with time as a full cure is reached, making surface flaws and sanding scratches reappear. Common with lacquer-based primers or acrylic spot putties.
skin
Automotive; Automotive paint
Tough covering that forms on paints if container is not tightly sealed.
single-stage
Automotive; Automotive paint
A paint system in which the color and gloss properties are both contained in a single topcoat product.
