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| Term | Definition |
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| P |
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| Pad Stain | The stain applied to blend in off-color regions of wood. |
| Paint | Any pigmented liquid designed for application to a substrate in a thin layer which is converted to an opaque solid film after application. Used for protection, decoration or identification, or to serve some functional purpose such as the filling or concealing of surface irregularities, the modification of light and heat radiation characteristics, etc. |
| Paraffins | Completely saturated hydrocarbons characterized by chain structure. Poorest solvency of the hydrocarbon solvents. Least odor. |
| Pastel | A tint. A masstone to which white has been added. |
| Patina | A thin layer or corrosion, usually brown or green, that appears on copper or copper alloys, such as bronze, as a result of natural or artificial oxidization. In general, a patina is the sheen produced by age and use on any antique surface. |
| Picture Framing | The tendency of a material to pull away from the center of a substrate and gather at the sharp edges. |
| Pigment | A finely divided, colored substance which imparts its color effect to another material either when mixed intimately with it or when applied over its surface in a thin layer. When a pigment is mixed or ground in a liquid vehicle to form a paint, it does not dissolve but remains dispersed or suspended in the liquid. |
| Pigment Load | The amount of dry pigment in a coating. |
| Pigment to Binder Ratio | The amount of dry pigment compared to the amount of resin solids. |
| Pinhole | A surface defect with the appearance of a blister that “popped” but did not flow out and appears as a small hole on the film. |
| Polyester Resins | A special type of alkyd resins, prepared from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy alcohols. |
| Polymer | A large molecule which is formed by chemically bonding monomers. Many times they can be further reacted to form larger polymers. |
| Pore Bleed | The migration of solvent and pigment out of the pores of wood after stain or filler has been applied. |
| Pot Life | The length of time in which a material is still usable after catalyzation. |
| Primary Colors | Red, yellow and blue. |
| Primer | First complete coat of paint applied to a surface. Designed to provide adequate adhesion to new surfaces. The type of primer varies with the surface, its condition, and the total painting system to be used. |
| Print Resistance | The ability of a recently cured coating to resist the imprint of an applied force. |
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