Tintas 2000

Painting Portugal

  • · Capillarity
    Phenomenon that promotes the water infiltration in the walls through the soil.
  • · Cement Mortar
    Surface obtained by cement mortar projection.
  • · Chalking
    Destruction of the paint film which causes formation of dust. "Getting into flour."
  • · Chalking
    Same as chalking.
  • · Coat
    Layer of wet paint.
  • · Concrete Carbonation
    Concrete degradation by contact with acidic mediums such as acid rain. This degradation can expose the concrete iron to atmospheric agents causing its corrosion. 
  • · Condensation
    Water passage from the vapor state to the liquid state due to decreased temperature. 
  • · Corrosion
    Degradation of ferrous material not protected when in contact with water. A metal oxidation occurs yielding what is known as rust. 
  • · Coverage
    Measurement of the amount of area that it is possible to paint with 1 liter o 1 kilogram of paint.
  • · Cracks
    Can be superficial and caused by retraction of grout mortars during drying or structural variations that arise in the building structure.