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2. 6 Reasons Your Wall Paint Is Peeling—and How to Fix ... - AOL

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   While a fresh coat of paint is a low-cost, low-effort way to give your entire room a brand-new feel, seeing your carefully chosen color peel or crack after the job is finished is frustrating and ...

3. Paint adhesion testing - Wikipedia

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   In the paint and coating industries, paint adhesion testing is often used to determine if the paint or coating will adhere properly to the substrates to which they are applied. Several tests measure the resistance of paints and coatings from substrates: cross-cut test, scrape adhesion, pull-off test , and others.

4. Bubbling Paint Will Ruin Your Walls—Here's How ... - AOL

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   Prep the walls before painting: Remove dirt, dust, and grease with a rag and soapy water. Let the walls dry completely before applying primer and between every coat. Let the walls dry completely ...

5. Triboluminescence - Wikipedia

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   Soviet scientists observed in 1953 that unpeeling a roll of tape in a vacuum produced X-rays. [11] The mechanism of X-ray generation was studied further in 2008. [12] [13] [14] Similar X-ray emissions have also been observed with metals. [15] Opening an envelope sealed with polymer glue may generate light that can be viewed as blue flashes in ...

6. Whitewash - Wikipedia

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   Whitewash, calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, asbestis or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH) 2) or chalk (calcium carbonate, CaCO 3), sometimes known as "whiting". Various other additives are sometimes used.

7. Masking tape - Wikipedia

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   Masking tape Painter's tape, a type of masking tape typically used to ensure clean edges on wall painting. A low tack masking tape. Masking tape used on a helicopter. Masking tape, also known as painter's tape, is a type of pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper, and an easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive.

8. 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.

9. Pressure-sensitive tape - Wikipedia

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   Pressure-sensitive tape or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (PSA tape) is an adhesive tape that sticks when pressure is applied without the need for a solvent (such as water) or heat for activation. It is also known in various countries as self-stick tape , sticky tape , or just adhesive tape and tape , as well as genericized trademarks , such ...