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Lacquer: A fast-drying clear pigmented coating that dries by solvent evaporation.

Toner: An ultra-fine colored plastic powder used as the printing media in laser printers and photocopiers. The fuser heats it to such high temperatures that it melts and fuses to the paper.

Dope: Preservative and pigmented coloring for fabric aircraft covering and paints, generally nitrate lacquer but generically used to denote all early shellac and coal-tar mixtures on up to present . . . View Full Definition

Seeds: Small, undesirable particles or granules other than dust found in paint, varnish or lacquer.

Coating: A paint, stain, varnish, lacquer, or other finish that both protects and provides decoration to the substrate.

Blushing: A gloss film turning flat or a clear lacquer turning white, usually caused by moisture condensation during the drying process.

Camel Hair: Trade name for tail hair from various types of Russian squirrels. Used for signwriter, lacquering brushings and lettering quills.

Benzine: Often used as a lacquer dilutent. Highly volatile and a fire hazard in shipping and storing.