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Paint Finish Components - Pigment
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Pigment is solid powder and does not dissolve in or solvent. It is kneaded into resin (film forming component) and dispersed so that the paint becomes usable.
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Mostly used for base coat to reinforce and add body to the paint film.
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Mainly used in basecoats to prevent rust.
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Color pigments are used mainly in top-coat paints to give colors and hiding power to the coating: |
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General Pigment
Gives various colors to paint such as red, blue and yellow. | |
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Metallic Pigment
Metallic pigments are tiny flakes of aluminum and are used to give shiny and metallic look to the coating. | |
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Titanized Mica Pigment
These pigments consist of flakes of mica coated with titanium oxides and give pearl-like luster to the coating. | | | 
