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Incompatibility. Inability of a coating to perform well over
old coating; inability of coating to perform well on a substrate.
Induction Time. Time interval required between mixing of
components and application of two or more component paints to
obtain proper application properties.
Indicator Paper (pH). Vegetable dyed paper indicating relative
acidity or paper basicity (alkalinity).
Inert Pigment.
A non-reactive pigment.
Inhibitive Primer.
Primer pigment that retards the corrosion
process.
Inorganic Silicate or Coating. Those employing inorganic binders
or vehicles such as phosphate rather than organic, that is those
of petroleum, animal, or plant origin.
IPM.
In-place management.
Internal Mix Nozzle. Spray nozzle in which the fluid and air are
combined before leaving gun.
Intumescent Ignition. Fire-retardant coating that forms a
voluminous char on coating.
Ketones. Flammable organic solvents; commonly used ketones are
acetone; methyl ethyl ketone (MEK); and methyl isobutyl ketone
(MIBK).
Krebs Unit (KU).
Arbitrary unit for measuring viscosity.
Lacquers.
Coatings which dry by solvent evaporation.
Laitance.
White to gray deposit on surface of new concrete.
Latex.
Natural or synthetic binder for emulsion (water) paints.
LBP.
Lead-based paint.
Leafing. Orientation of pigment flakes in wet paints in
horizontal planes to increase impermeability of dry film.
Leveling. Flowing of paint to form films of uniform thickness;
tendency of brush marks to disappear.
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