Last month’s article discussed the different pigment types. In this issue I cover some of the terms and calculations related to pigments used in coatings.
Pigments in paints are often qualified by the following terms: Oil Absorption/Surface Area; Pigment Volume Concentration (PVC); and Pigment to Binder Ratio (P:B). I will go into these in detail.
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