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Paint is essentially a mixture of binders, resins and pigments. It’s the pigments that give the paint its color and the rest to bind it all together. The usual paint on a production car is what is termed one Pac, which uses a basecoat and a clear coat together. The term Pac, or Pak, or PK, comes from the German words for paint components. That’s why the most often used aftermarket paint is called two Pac – it is a base color plus a clear coat that goes on top. House of Kolor Then there are the really serious paints, such as the House of Kolor, which has hundreds of different finishes that can be layered in any order or way to achieve a unique appearance. Here’s an example of how serious it gets - paint experts measure paint thickness in microns. On a standard everyday car t...

There are many things to be kept in mind while planning to paint your room and some of them might not be related to painting. For example, if you are painting the room all by yourself, you might have to get in touch with experts, later on, to be sure that you do not create a mess. In this case, heat pump maintenance and maintenance of your air conditioner should be on the top of the list. Moving on to the tips that should help you in painting the rooms as per your convenience are noted below. 1. Preparing your room With plans to paint the room, it is important to start by covering areas that should not be painted. This is important because most of us want to paint without moving things out of the room. This might be a lazy approach, but there is nothing wrong with it if you cover ...

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Guide to car painting – spray painting, cracked clearcoat, kolor

Tips to paint a room