CONTENTS 



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I PAINT OILS AND THINNERS 1 



II A STUDY OF DRIERS AND THEIR EFFECT 21 



III .PAINT PIGMENTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES 42 



IV PHYSICAL LABORATORY PAINT TESTS 70 



V THE THEORY AND PRACTISE OF SCIENTIFIC PAINT MAKING . 93 



VI THE SCOPE OF PRACTICAL PAINT TESTS 105 



VII CONDITIONS NOTED AT INSPECTION OF TESTS 114 



VIII RESULTS OF ATLANTIC CITY TESTS 124 



IX RESULTS OF PITTSBURG TESTS 135 



X A LABORATORY STUDY OF TEST PANELS 149 



XI ADDITIONAL TESTS AT ATLANTIC CITY AND PITTSBURG . . . 174 



XII NORTH DAKOTA PAINT TESTS 182 



XIII TENNESSEE PAINT TESTS 201 



XIV WASHINGTON PAINT TESTS 207 



XV CEMENT AND CONCRETE PAINT TESTS 214 



XVI STRUCTURAL STEEL PAINT TESTS 220 



XVII THE SANITARY VALUE OF WALL PAINTS 252 



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