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PAINT TECHNOLOGY AND TESTS 



Paint Manufacturers' Association of the United States. A 

 digest of the report of this committee 1 follows: 



" The painted panels were all carefully inspected by the inspec- 

 tors in the usual manner. With the aid of high-power magnify- 

 ing glasses, checking was determined. The degree of chalking 

 exhibited by the various paints was ascertained by rubbing a 

 piece of black cloth across the surface of each paint. Close 

 observance was made to determine scaling, peeling, cracking, 

 gloss, color, and the other factors to be considered when examining 

 a painted surface. From these observations it was possible for 



1 George Butler, Official Painter Atlantic City Test Fence, representing 

 Philadelphia Master Painters' Association; Charles Macnichol, Master 

 Painter; Henry A. Gardner, Director Scientific Section, Paint Manufac- 

 turers' Association of the U. S. 



CHART OF RESULTS FIRST INSPECTION 



