Glossary of Terms

Alphabetical index of marine painting terms used in the construction, maintenance and repair of boats.

Abrasion resistance, Abrasive, Absorption, Accelerator, Acid Number, Activator, Adhesion, Adsorption, Air cap, Air drying, Air entrapment, Airless spraying, Alkyd, Alligatoring, Ambient temperature, Amine Sweat, Anchor pattern, Antifouling

Barrier coat, Base, Binder, Biocide-free, Bituminous Coating, Blast Angle, Blast Cleaning, Bleeding, Blistering, Blooming, Body, Bonding, Bottom Paint, Boxing, Bridging, Brittleness, Brushability, Bubbling, Bulking Agent

Carbon footprint, Carbon neutral, Catalyst, Cat-eye, Cathodic protection, CFC or Chlorofluorocarbons, Chalking, Cissing, Checking, Chipping, Chlorinated Rubber, Cleaner, Coat Tar Epoxy Paint , Coat Tar Urethane Paint, Cobwebbing, Color Retention, Compatibility, Copper-free, Corrosion, Coverage rate, Cracking, Cratering, Crawling, Crazing, Cross-linking, Curing, Curing Agent, Curtaining

Degradable biocides, Degreaser, Dew Point, Dilatant, DOI, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Dry Film Thickness(DFT), Dry Spray, Drying Time, Dry to Handle, Dry to Recoat, Dry to Touch, Dulling

Eco-efficient, Eco premium, Ecotoxic, Ecological or Environmental footprint, Electrostatic Spray, Emissions, Emulsion Paint, Enamel, Environmental impact, Environmentally friendly, Erosion, Evaporation, Extender, External Mix

Fadeometer, Fading, Fallout (spray), Feather Edge, Filler, Film, Film Build, Film Former, Film Integrity, Film Thickness Gauge, Fish Eye, Flash Point, Flashing, Flash Rusting, Flaking, Floating, Force Drying, Fuel efficient antifouling

Galvanising, Galvanic Corrosion, Gel Coat, Gel Time, Gloss, Gloss Reaction, Greenhouse gas, Greenwash, Grit

HAPS or Hazardous Air Pollutant, HAPS free, Hardener, Hardness, Hazardous, Heavy Metal, High Build Coatings, High Solids, Holiday, Humidity

Impact Resistance, Intercoat Adhesion, Intercoat Contamination

Kreb Units

Lacquer, Lapping, Leafing, Legislative bodies, Lifting, Low copper leaching, Low odour, Low solar absorption, Low surface energy, Low VOC

Mandrel Test, M & R, Metamerism, Milage, Miscible, Mist-coat, Mix Ratio, MSDS, Mud-cracking

Natural products, Non-flammable, Non-persistent biocide, Non-toxic, Non-volatile

Opacity, Orange Peel, Osmosis, Overcure, Overspray, Oxidation, Ozone friendly

Peeling, Pickling, Pigments, Pimpling, Pin-holing, Pot-life, Preventive Maintenance Painting, Primer, Product stewardship, Profile, Profile Depth

Reactor, Recyclable, Reflectance, Resin, Runs, Rust

Sacrificial Anode, Sagging, Sealer, Settling, SG, Shade, Sheen, Shelf Life, Skinning, Societal concern, Solvent, Solvent Entrapment, Splitting, Spot Priming, Spray Cap, Substrate, Sustainability, Synthetic

Tack, TDS, Thermoplastic, Thermosetting, Thinner, Thixotropic, Tie Coat, Tooth, Touch-dry, Turpentine, Two-pack

Underatomized, Undercure, Urethane

VOC, Varnish, Vehicle, Viscosity, Viscosity Cup, Volatility, Volume solids

Wash primer, Water based / low VOC coating, Water blasting, Water spotting, Weld spatter, Weld slag, Wet edge, Wet rot, Wet spray, Wet film thickness (WFT), White copper, Wrinkling

Yellowing

Zinc Spraying