84 



PAINT TECHNOLOGY AND TESTS 



EXCLUDING TESTS ON OIL VEHICLES AND VARNISHES SHOWING PER- 

 CENTAGE OF MOISTURE ABSORBED AT VARIOUS PERIODS 



6 days 



18 days 



24 days 



Soya bean oil. 100% 

 Linseed oil, 80% 

 Soya bean oil, 20% 

 Linseed oil, 60% 

 Soya bean oil, 40% 

 Linseed oil, 40% 

 Soya bean oil, 60% 

 Linseed oil, 20%. . 

 Soya bean oil, 80^ 



r ; 



Linseed oil, 80% 



China wood oil t 



Linseed oil, 60% 



China wood oil treated, 40 



Linseed oil, 40% 



China wood oil treated, 60% 



Linseed oil, 20% 



China wood oil treated, 80% 





.233 

 .340 



.250 

 .289 

 .355 



.260 

 .130 



.182 



.173 

 .119 



.127 

 a, tea, ouy ) 



Kauri gum, 33% ) 



Linseed oil, 33% > 061 



Turpentine, 33% ) 

 Kauri gum, 25% ) 



Linseed oil, 50% > 096 



Turpentine, 25% 

 Kauri gum, 20% 



Linseed oil, 60% } 122 



Turpentine, 20% 

 Kauri gum, 15% 



Linseed oil, 70% > 187 



Turpentine, 15% ) 

 Congo copal gum, 20% ) 



Linseed oil, 50% [ 228 



Turpentine, 30% ) 



Sierra Leone copal, 20% j 



Linseed oil, 50% > 099 



Turpentine, 30% 

 Zanzibar gum, 20% 



Linseed oil, 50% } 082 



Turpentine, 30% 

 Amimi gum, 20% 



Linseed oil, 50% I 080 



Turpentine, 30% ) 



Boiled linseed oil (linoleate type) .210 



Collodion solution (6 oz.), 80% ) 

 Boiled linseed oil, 20% ) " ". ' 



.686 

 1.06 



.755 



.857 

 1.05 



.789 

 .297 

 .559 



.540 

 .348 

 .375 



.191 

 .266 

 .367 

 .421 



.895 

 1.39 



.987 

 1.125 

 1.39 



1.03 

 .375 



.728 



.708 

 .450 

 .494 



.302 

 .346 

 .449 

 .601 



