Paint
Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film.
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Description
It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture to objects.
Paint can be made or purchased in many colors—and in many different types, such as watercolor, synthetic, etc.
Paint is typically stored, sold, and applied as a liquid, but most types dry into a solid.
History
As early as 1934, the first usable acrylic resin dispersion was developed by German chemical company BASF, which was patented by Rohm and Haas.
The synthetic paint was first used in the 1940s, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolor.
Between 1946 and 1949, Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden invented a solution acrylic paint under the brand Magna paint. These were mineral spirit-based paints.
Acrylics were made commercially available in the 1950s.
See also
External links
- Paint @ Wikipedia
