It is a material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings.

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These types of wallpaper are considered "cheap vinyl" since they can be washed and scrubbed but not abrasives.

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This type of wallpaper is a popular choice for bathrooms and kitchens.

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This type of wallpaper is backed with an adhesive coating and supplied with a plastic trough.

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A type of wallpaper where the adhesive is applied to the wall and not on the paper.

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This type of wallpaper has a raised texture that you can feel.

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A kind of relief wallpaper that is known as "Woodchip", since it contains small chips of wood.

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A type of wallpaper that imitates many materials other than paper.

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A kind of wallpaper that is sometimes referred to as "Mylar". It has a thin material coating and is highly reflective.

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Designed wallpapers that depict scenic views.

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These are used to prepare walls and ceiling for painting or papering.

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A method of design production where the design is printed directly onto the paper. It is also called as "pulps".

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This method of design production uses copper-covered steel rollers, photographically engraved to produce rotogravure patterns.

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A method of design production where designs are applied by individual screens.

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A mixture consisting of vehicles or binders with or without coloring pigments.

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This gives the paint its color.

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These are organic salts of various metals that are added to the paint to accelerate the oxidation and hardening of the vehicle.

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This gives paint the power to hide, as well as color a surface.

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These are volatile solvents that cause the paint to flow better. A common type of this is turpentine.

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A nonvolatile fluid in which the solid body material is suspended.

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Contains pigments suspended in linseed oil, a drier, and mineral spirits or other type of thinner. This is also regarded as "traditional house paint".

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This consists of a solution of resin in drying oil and contains little to no pigment.

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It is a varnish with pigments added.

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It consists of a dispersion of fine particles of synthetic resin and pigment in water. It is quick-drying, low in odor, and thinned with water.

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It is also called "water-base" or "water-borne" paints.

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A type of coating that is produced in four sheens: Flat, Semi-gloss, Low-luster, and High-gloss.

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It is a two-part formulation that is thoroughly mixed just before use. It can protect materials such as steel, aluminum, and fiberglass.

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It combines the physical toughness, adhesion, and chemical resistance of an epoxy with the color retention and permanent clarity of polyester.

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Two-component coatings developed by Pittsburgh Paints. It provides resistance to staining, yellowing, and scuffing of acrylic resins.

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These coatings are recommended for areas that demand superior chemical and stain resistance, plus color and gloss retention.

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This type of coating is excellent for concrete floors.

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This type of coating has good resistance to normal household materials, such as alcohol, water, grease, etc.

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This type of coating is a favorite for finishing wood floors, trim, and furniture.

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A failure in the paint film where it takes on a cracking pattern of deep relief resembling a reptile's skin.

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Identified by small to medium sized bubbles or blisters under the paint film.

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Identified as dripping or drooping look to areas of the paint film.

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It is identifiable by crusty white salt deposits that bubble through the paint film from a masonry structure.

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Fungus feeding and growing on the paint film or caulk and is identifiable by its grey, brown, green, or dark black "splotchy" spots.

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It is identifiable as a fine chalky powder that forms on the surface of a paint film.

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Characterized by rust colored reddish-brown to black stains on the paint surface.

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It is characterized by the paint peeling and separating from an earlier paint layer or from a substrate leaving some paint behind.

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It is recognizable by large peeling sections of paint exposing bare wood underneath.

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It is characterized by cracking and gentle peeling away of the paint from the substrate as it loses adhesion due to the moisture.

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A commercial grade adhesive used on fabric-backed wallpaper, and all vinyl wallpapers.

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A term used on how wallpaper is sold.

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A technique in applying wallpaper where the pattern at one side is one-half repeat lower than the other edge.

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Wallpapers designed as a scenic, or mural, intended to re-create in several panels a pattern or picture.

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Applied to walls and ceilings before installing wallpaper.

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A process of artificially aging paint.

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Making a finish look older than it really is.

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Method of painting on wet plaster with tempera colors.

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Application of gold finish.

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Painted imitations of the fiber lines of wood.

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Standard dimensions of a wallpaper.

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