| Cautionary Notice!
Paint used on woodwork up until the 1960's and until later on
metalwork(red lead or red oxide) often contained lead which is now considered
harmful. Appropiate care must be taken when sanding and stripping off old
paint which may potentially contain lead compounds. |
Glossary of Decorating
terms and Painters jargon.
Registered and Trade Mark names are shown in
green.
K
KALON. Makers of paint and equipment. Parent of
Johnstone's; Leyland; Manders;Vallance; Mangers.
Khaki. Yellowish-brown colour.
Kings Yellow. Arsenic trisulphide. Highly toxic. Not
to be handled in powder form.
Kite mark. Stamp of approval of the BSI.(British
Standards Institute).
Knockdown. If you don’t want to do the traditional
"Orange Peel" splatter, another option is knockdown textures. The term
"knockdown" comes from the technique used to knock the top of the splatter
down for a unique look.
Knotting.A sealer used on knots in softwoods to prevent
resin bleeding through the paint.
L
Laquer. Transparent protective film. Can be
matt, gloss or eggshell.
Latex: (1) Stable dispersion of a polymeric substance
in an essentially aqueous medium. (2) Fine dispersion of rubber or resin,
natural or synthetic, in water; the synthetic is made by emulsion polymerization.
(Strictly speaking, after polymerization a latex is a solid dispersed in
water, and therefore is not an emulsion. Latex and emulsion are often used
synonymously in the paint industry.)
Lead paint.No longer allowed but is still found on old
paintwork.
Lilly Bristle. A brush used in wood-graining.
Linseed oil. Linseed oil is the general term for the
oil extracted from flax seed. Raw linseed oil has not been treated, and dries
very slowly. "Boiled" linseed oil has additives called "driers" which make
it dry quicker.
Liming.Lime was originally used as a protection against
worm and beetle attack but later became fashionable for the way it showed
off the grain especially in oak. it is now currently back in fashion.
M
maggie. British tradesmen term for magnolia emulsion
.
Magicote. A jellied one coat paint. Crown Berger
limited.
Malachite. 1.The brightest and most naturally
occurring green pigment known in olden times. It was ground to a powder.
2. The imitation of malachite as a decorative finish.
Manilla paper. An oiled paper used to make stencils.
Mastic. Commercially made compound used for sealing joints.
Mastic-gun.The applicator for tubes of mastic, decorators
caulk, gripfill etc. Usually referred to simply as a 'gun'.
Modge Podge. Medium used in decoupage; all-in-one sealer,
glue and finish. Dries clear.
Muntin. The central stile of a panel door.
Mural.Wall painting
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