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emulsion paint

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emulsion paint [ə′məl·shən ‚pānt]
(materials)
Paint whose vehicle is an emulsion of a binder (oil, resin, latex, and so on) in water.

emulsion paint
A paint composed of small beads of resin binder which are dispersed, along with pigments, in water. On evaporation of the water, the resin particles coalesce to form a film which adheres to the surface and binds the pigment particles.


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Scaffolding He began by covering the area with white emulsion paint, then he sketched the outline before setting to work with spray cans.
In 2009, it received the Certificate of Conformity and the Quality Mark for the production of emulsion paints from the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA).
In the latest one yesterday, the couple woke to find their car, which was parked on their drive way, had been covered in emulsion paint by vandals - the second time since they bought it eight weeks ago.
 
 
 
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