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Posted by Triarius
on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 7:12 PM
Flat paints are easier to produce and "shade" (shading is the paint technology term for matching the color to a standard). As a general rule, they also have better hide (the ability to cover, or hide, the underlying color) than gloss paints. They are also generally cheaper to produce.
Gloss paints also usually have a higher binder to pigment ratio—more binder and less pigment. This is the reason they don't hide as well. Binder is usually the more expensive ingredient. As a general rule, gloss paints take longer to cure. The technical reasons for this are beyond the buffer capacity of this forum…
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