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2. Chalk paint - Wikipedia

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   Interior and exterior surfaces including metal, wood, glass, concrete, plaster, and fabric, may be painted with chalk paint. [3] Chalk paint may be applied with a brush, roller, or spray gun. [5] The paint should be applied in thin layers and will typically dry within two hours. [3] A topcoat sealer, such as wax or lacquer, should be applied to ...

3. Distemper (paint) - Wikipedia

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   Dirk Bouts' Entombment, distemper on linen, 1450s. Distemper is a decorative paint and a historical medium for painting pictures, and contrasted with tempera. The binder may be glues of vegetable or animal origin (excluding egg). Soft distemper is not abrasion resistant and may include binders such as chalk, ground pigments, and animal glue.

4. Gesso - Wikipedia

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   A restored gesso panel representing St. Martin of Tours, from St. Michael and All Angels Church, Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Gesso (Italian pronunciation:; 'chalk', from the Latin: gypsum, from Greek: γύψος), also known as "glue gesso" or "Italian gesso", [1] is a white paint mixture used to coat rigid surfaces such as wooden painting panels or masonite as a permanent absorbent primer substrate ...

5. Primer (paint) - Wikipedia

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   Some primers can be tinted to match more closely with the color of the finishing paint. If the finishing paint is a deep color, tinting the primer can reduce the number of layers of finishing paint that are necessary for good uniformity across the painted surface. Primers are also used to hide joints and seams to give a finished look.

6. Rust-Oleum - Wikipedia

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   On the basis of market share, Rust-Oleum holds the top position in the U.S. and Canada in the rust-preventative, decorative, specialty and professional segments of the small-project paint category. [8] In 1979 the company's slogan, "Rust Never Sleeps", was adopted by Neil Young (upon a suggestion by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo) as a name for an ...

7. Whitewash - Wikipedia

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   Pozzolanic materials are occasionally added to give a much harder wearing paint finish. This addition creates a short open time and therefore requires timely application of the altered paint. Linseed oil is sometimes added (typically 0.5-2%) to improve adhesion on difficult surfaces. Cement addition makes a harder wearing paint in white or grey ...