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  2. Paint stripper - Wikipedia

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    Paint remover is applied to an aircraft's landing gear during an inspection looking for cracks in the aluminum. Paint stripper or paint remover is a chemical product designed to remove paint, finishes, and coatings, while also cleaning the underlying surface. Chemical paint removers are advantageous because they act on any kind of geometry and ...

  3. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    The home remedies vary in effectiveness and carry the risk of skin irritation and abrasion as a result of excessive scrubbing, plus eye irritation if allowed to drip or run into the eye. Some of the more common home remedies include: bleach, ammonia, acetone, and rubbing alcohol. The following are risks of the common removal methods: Acetone

  4. Surfactants in paint - Wikipedia

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    Latex paints (emulsion paints British English, not to be confused with latex rubber) are an emulsion of polymer particles dispersed in water. Macroemulsions in latex paint are inherently unstable and phase separate, so surfactants are added to lower interfacial tension and stabilize polymer particles to prevent demulsification.

  5. Natural rubber - Wikipedia

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    The trees drip latex for about four hours, stopping as latex coagulates naturally on the tapping cut, thus blocking the latex tubes in the bark. Tappers usually rest and have a meal after finishing their tapping work and then start collecting the liquid "field latex" at about midday.

  6. Paint thinner - Wikipedia

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    A paint thinner is a diluent solvent used to dilute oil-based paints or varnish. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In this context, to dilute is also known as to 'thin'. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are usually white or mineral spirits .

  7. Wart - Wikipedia

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    There are many treatments and procedures associated with wart removal. [21] A review of various skin wart treatments concluded that topical treatments containing salicylic acid were more effective than placebo. [22] Cryotherapy appears to be as effective as salicylic acid, but there have been fewer trials. [22]

  8. Tributyltin - Wikipedia

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    The structure of tributyltin oxide: the most common TBT compound used in marine paint Biofouling on the hull of a boat. Tributyltin (TBT) is an umbrella term for a class of organotin compounds which contain the (C 4 H 9) 3 Sn group, with a prominent example being tributyltin oxide. [1]

  9. Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE) is a condition induced by long-term exposure to organic solvents, often—but not always—in the workplace, that lead to a wide variety of persisting sensorimotor polyneuropathies and neurobehavioral deficits even after solvent exposure has been removed.