Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

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PAINT TECHNOLOGY AND TESTS

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PAINT TECHNOLOGY AND TESTS.

HENRY A. GARDNER

_Assistant Director, The Institute of Industrial Research, Washington, D. C._

_Director, Scientific Section, Paint Manufacturers' Association of the United States, etc._

McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY 239 WEST 39TH STREET, NEW YORK 6 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C. 1911

_Copyright, 1911, by the_ MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY

THE.PLIMPTON.PRESS.NORWOOD.MASS.U.S.A

TO MY MOTHER

PREFACE

A few years ago the producer and consumer of paints possessed comparatively little knowledge of the relative durability of various pigments and oils. There existed in some cases a prejudice for a few standard products, that often held the user in bondage, discouraging investigation and exciting suspicion whenever discoveries were made, that brought forth new materials. Such conditions indicated to the more progressive, the need of positive information regarding the value of various painting materials, and the advisability of having the questions at issue determined in a practical manner.

The desire that such work should be instituted, resulted in the creation of a Scientific Section, the scope of which was to make investigations to determine the relative merits of different types of paint, and to enlighten the industry on various technical problems. Paint exposure tests of an extensive nature were started in various sections of the country where climatic conditions vary. This field work was supplemented in the laboratory by a series of important researches into the properties of pigments, oils, and other raw products entering into the manufacture of protective coatings. The results of the work were published in bulletin form and given wide distribution. The demand for these bulletins early exhausted the original impress, and a general summary therefore forms a part of this volume.

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