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Shelf-Life. Maximum interval in which a material may be stored
and still be in usable condition.
Shop Coat.
Coating applied in fabricating shop.
Shot Blasting.
Blast cleaning using steel shot as the abrasive.
Silicate Paints. Those employing silicates as binders; used
primarily in inorganic zinc-rich coatings.
Silicone Resins. A particular group of film formers; used in
water-repellent and high-temperature paints.
Silking. A surface defect characterized by parallel hair-like
striations in dry coating films.
Skinning.
Formation of a solid membrane on top of liquid paint.
Skips.
Holidays; misses; uncoated area; voids.
Sling Psychrometer. Instrument to measure relative humidity
consisting of dry/wet bulb thermometers suitably mounted for
swinging through the air.
Solids By Volume. Percentage of total volume of wet paint
occupied by non-volatile compounds.
Solubility.
Degree to which a substance may be dissolved.
Solution. A liquid in which a substance (solute) is dissolved in
a solvent.
Solvent. A liquid in which another substance may be dissolved;
thin liquid used to add to paint to reduce viscosity.
Solvent Balance. Ratio of amounts of different solvents in a
mixture of solvents.
Solvent Pop.
Blistering of paint film caused by entrapped
solvent.
Solvent Wash.
Cleaning surface to be painted with solvent.
Stalling. The cracking, breaking, or splintering of the surfaces
of substrates, such as cinder block, from the bulk material.
Spreading Rate. Area covered by a unit volume of paint at a
specific thickness.
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