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Blushing. Whitening and loss of gloss of paint film due to
moisture or improper solvent balance.
Body.
Consistency; to thicken.
Adhesion.
Bounce-back.
Rebound of paint spray particles, similar to blow-
back.
Boxing. Mixing of paint by pouring back and forth from one
container to another.
Bridging. Forming a skin over a depression, crack, inside
corner, etc.
Broadcast.
To sprinkle solid particles on a surface.
Brush-off Blast. Degree of blast cleaning in which surface is
free of visible oil, grease, dirt, dust, loose mill scale, loose
rust, and loose paint; SSPC SP 7, NACE No. 4, Brush-off Blast.
Bubbling. A term used to describe the formation of blisters on
the surface while a coating is being applied.
Burnish.
To polish or rub to a smoother or glossier surface.
Caking.
Hard settling of pigment from paint.
Catalyst.
Accelerator; curing agent; promoter.
CCB.
Construction Criteria Base.
CDC.
Center for Disease Control.
Cellosolve. Proprietary name for the monoethyl ether of ethylene
glycol, used as a solvent in paints.
CEGS.
Corps of Engineers Guide Specification.
CERL.
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.
CFR.
Code of Federal Regulations.
Chalking.
Powdering of surface of paint film.
Checking. Formation of slight breaks in the topcoat that do not
penetrate to the underlying paint films.
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