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Automotive paint and auto body works.

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Tack rag

Automotive; Automotive paint

A piece of loosely woven cloth that has been dipped into a varnish oil and wrung out. When it becomes tacky of sticky, it is used to wipe a surface to remove small particles of dust.

Tacky

Automotive; Automotive paint

Sticky condition of coating during drying, between wet and dry-to-touch stage.

Settling

Automotive; Automotive paint

Paint separation in which pigments and other solids accumulate at the bottom of the container.

Shrinkage

Automotive; Automotive paint

The characteristic of paint or filler to "shrink" with time as a full cure is reached, making surface flaws and sanding scratches reappear. Common with lacquer-based primers or acrylic spot putties.

Spraying

Automotive; Automotive paint

A method of application in which the coating material is broken up into a fine mist that is directed onto the surface to be coated.

Streaking

Automotive; Automotive paint

The irregular occurrence of lines or streaks of various lengths and colours in an applied film; usually caused by some form of contamination.

Surfacing primer or primer/surfacer

Automotive; Automotive paint

A primer designed specifically to build thickness for filling shallow surface flaws by sanding.

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