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  2. Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Most lead-based paint in the United Kingdom were banned from sale to the general public in 1992, except for specialist uses. Prior to this, lead compounds had been used as the pigment and drying agent in different types of paint, for example brick and some tile paints. Lead-based paint has been an important cause of lead poisoning.

  3. British Colour Council - Wikipedia

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    The Inter-Society Color Council records Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine at Hagley Museum and Library contain records from the British Colour Council including dictionaries of colour standards and seasonal colour cards; and royal colour cards, correspondence, press clippings, swatches, and commemorative publications celebrating ...

  4. Anti-fouling paint - Wikipedia

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    New ship being prepared for launch, showing fresh anti-fouling paint Ship hull being cleaned of fouling in drydock. Anti-fouling paint is a specialized category of coatings applied as the outer (outboard) layer to the hull of a ship or boat, to slow the growth of and facilitate detachment of subaquatic organisms that attach to the hull and can affect a vessel's performance and durability.

  5. Primer (paint) - Wikipedia

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    A water-based primer, used primarily on wood. A primer (/ ˈ p r aɪ m ər /) or undercoat is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting.Priming ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, and provides additional protection for the material being painted.

  6. Color chart - Wikipedia

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    Color chips or color samples from a plastic pellet manufacturer that enables customers to evaluate the color range as molded objects to see final effects. A color chart or color reference card is a flat, physical object that has many different color samples present. They can be available as a single-page chart, or in the form of swatchbooks or ...

  7. Farrow & Ball - Wikipedia

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    Farrow & Ball maintains an updated colour card of 132 colours, [12] [13] plus 12 new paint colours and 3 new wallpaper patterns created with Christopher John Rogers. [14] The company has worked with the National Trust in formulating near-exact matches of colours used in the restoration of the interiors and exteriors of historic buildings.

  8. File:British Admiraly chart colours.svg - Wikipedia

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    Example of colours used in British Admiralty w:nautical charts. Date: 18 August 2007: Source: Self-made in Inkscape, based on en:Image:Nautical chart colour.PNG. Author: Mysid (original PNG by en:User:Mark.murphy)

  9. Paint Research Association - Wikipedia

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    It was established as the Research Association of British Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers in 1926; in 1971 it changed its name to the Paint Research Association. [2] Historically, the main paint manufacturer in the UK has been ICI, under the trade name of Dulux. Its first main research institute building opened in 1936.