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2. Vantablack - Wikipedia

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   The name is a portmanteau of the acronym VANTA (vertically aligned nanotube arrays) [5] and black. The original Vantablack coating was grown from a chemical vapour deposition process (CVD) and is claimed to be the "world's darkest material" absorbing up to 99.965% of visible light measured perpendicular to the material.

3. Super black - Wikipedia

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   Super black is a surface treatment developed at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom. It absorbs approximately 99.6% of visible light at normal incidence, while conventional black paint absorbs about 97.5%. At other angles of incidence, super black is even more effective: at an angle of 45°, it absorbs 99.9% of light.

4. Shades of black - Wikipedia

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   According to a popular story, the color Charleston green originated after the American Civil War, when the North provided black paint to the South for use in its reconstruction. The inhabitants of Charleston, South Carolina mixed the black with a little bit of yellow and blue and created Charleston green. The earliest known use of the term to ...

5. Paint sheen - Wikipedia

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   The sheen [4] or gloss level of a paint is principally determined by the ratio of resinous, adhesive binder, which solidifies after drying, and solid, powdery pigment.The more binder the coating contains, the more regular reflection will be made from its smooth surface; conversely, with less binder, grains of pigment become exposed to the surface, scattering the light and providing matte ...

6. Black Widow (paint mix) - Wikipedia

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   Black Widow US is a projection screen paint mix version for US. The current recommendation for the new formulation is: 1 quart (946ml) of “Valspar Ultra Premium Super Flat Finish” tinted (Glidden "Veil") paint from Valspar. 8 oz (227ml) of New Formulation “Wicked Colors Aluminium Base Fine” (code: W355) paint from Createx Auto Air Colors.

7. Black - Wikipedia

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   Black house paint is becoming more popular with Sherwin-Williams reporting that the color, Tricorn Black, was the 6th most popular exterior house paint color in Canada and the 12th most popular paint in the United States in 2018.