Paint Technology and TestsGardner, Henry A. (Henry Alfred)
Science
Paint Technology and Tests
Gardner, Henry A. (Henry Alfred)
Paint
"=Report on Greens.= The bronze green is in most excellent condition and
shows an absence of the mildew appearance which was observed at Atlantic
City.
"The chrome green is standing up exceedingly well, there being
practically no change whatsoever in the color since it was exposed.
"=Best Base for Blues.= An inspection of the blues showed that those
which gave the greatest permanence and the least amount of fading were
applied in combination with either Sublimed White Lead (Basic
Sulphate-White Lead), or zinc oxide, while those blues which were
applied in combination with Basic Carbonate-White Lead showed marked
failure and were completely bleached out, due, of course, to the
alkaline nature of the corroded white lead; Prussian blues being
transformed by alkalies to a white compound.
"=Superior Value of Composite Formulas.= Some of the mixed leads, or
so-called graded leads, which are combinations of white leads with other
high-grade pigments and containing some inert pigments, were not
deteriorated so far as the white lead formulas, and the general
conclusion was that they were upward of six months behind the
deterioration of the straight white leads, and this was confirmed by the
presence of moderate chalking, showing an excellent repainting surface
and a better thickness and condition of the paint coating.
"The same conclusions which were reached at Atlantic City, as to the
best method of shellacking, obtained also on the Pittsburg Fence,
namely, that application of the shellac to the wood previous to the
first coat is the better method.
"=Analysis of Paints.= At the time of the painting of the fence a sample
of each paint was placed in small friction top cans, carefully labeled,
and sent to the Carnegie Technical Schools' laboratory for analysis.
The analyses of these paints were made by members of the Test Fence
Committee, representing the schools, and appear in this bulletin. The
results obtained conform very closely to the formulas which were applied
to the fence, a variance of only one or two per cent. being shown in the
amount of the different pigments."
=Second Annual Inspection of Pittsburg Test Fence.= The second annual
inspection of the Pittsburg Test Fence was made on Thursday, May 7th,
1910. The panels in Pittsburg after having weathered for over two years
presented an appearance which allowed the making of a detailed
inspection, this having been found impossible during the first annual
inspection. The inspection party[23] included those master painters who
represented the Pittsburg Master Painters' Association, who were in
charge of the application of the paints in 1907, 1908, and 1909,
together with the test fence committee from the faculty of the Carnegie
Technical Schools, and representatives of the Scientific Section. A
summary of the report issued by this committee follows:
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