Decorative finish-producing composition and method of applying same
Abstract
Abstract A COATING COMPOSITION FOR SELECTIVELY IMPARTING A PATTERN OF A DESIRED DESIGN TO A SURFACE, WITH THE PATTERN AT LEAST IN PART BEING DETERMINED BY THE MODE OF APPLICATION OF THE COMPOSITION TO THE SURFACE. THE COMPOSITION INCLUDES TWO OR MORE PHASES THAT ARE IMMISIBLE. THE PHASES COMPRISE MISCIBLE ORGANIC SOLVENTS THAT ARE RENDERED IMMISICIBLE BY DISSOLVING INCOMPATIBLE ORGANIC FILM FORMERS THEREIN. BY AGITATION, THE COMPOSITION ASSUMES THE FORM OF A TRANSIENT DISPERSION IN WHICH THE FIRST FLUID COMPONENT IS IN THE FORM OF TINY GLOBULES THAT MAY BE INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, BUT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THE TENDENCY THEREOF TO COALESCE AT LEAST IN PART INTO AGGLOMERATES OF 25 MICRONS OR GREATER AFTER THE COMPOSITION HAS BEEN APPLIED TO A SURFACE. THE CLUSTERS ARE INDIVIDUALLY VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THE PATTERN THE CLUSTERS ASSUME AND THE DECORATIVE EFFECT ACHIEVED IS DETERMINED AT LEAST IN PART BY THE MODE OF APPLICATION OF THE COMPOSITION TO THE SURFACE.
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- 👤 John C Zola
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