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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.

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Xerox.Copy. To reproduce as a stencil.
X-ray eyes. tiny bubbles appearing in gloss finishes due to minute pieces of wax.
Xylene. Aromatic hydrocarbon solvent. Toxic.
Xylol. Similar to xylene. Toxic.
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Yacht varnish. An extremely durable exterior varnish.
Yarrow. A very soft silky white colour.
Yellow. Most of the stronger, intense yellows; zinc, strontuim, barium, cadmium, chrome and hansa yellows are toxic and should not be handled in powder form. Kings Yellow is the most poisonous of all.
Yellowing. The discolouration of white finishes due to heat, ageing or smoke/fumes.
Youngmans.A wide wooden scaffolding piece.
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Zamix. Bonding primers which also act as stain-blockers. Can be painted on directly with finish coat.
Zero Threshold. A material which becomes unstable when thinned with white spirit.
Zinc. A bluish-white metal.
Zinc Chromate: Bright yellow pigment which chemically is substantially zinc chromate, although its precise composition is rather complex. Its chief use is in anti-corrosive paints and primers for steel.
Zinc Oxide: A fine particle, white pigment used in rubber, paint, and plastic industries for mildew resistance and film reinforcing properties.
Zinc-phosphate. A metal primer.
Zinc Sulphide. Mixed with barium sulphate to produce Lithopone. Used in cheap white paints.
Zinc Rich Primer: Anti-corrosive primer for iron and steel incorporating zinc dust in a concentration sufficient to give electrical conductivity in the dried film, thus enabling the zinc metal to corrode preferentially to the substrate, i.e., to give cathodic protection.
Zinc White. Bright but translucent white.
Zinc Yellow. A strong yellow. Toxic and a known carcinogen.Not to be handled in powder form.
Zinsser. North American paint manufacturer.


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