CLASSIFICATION OF VARNISH-AND-PAINT MATERIALS

Various industries use a wide range of varnish-and-paint materials. This is due to complex and diverse operating conditions of metal structures and technical facilities, as well as a variety of corrosive environment and other factors.

Coating materials can be classified into several categories:
• By type;
• By preferential destination area;
• By type of film-forming substances.

By type of paints coating materials are divided into varnishes, paints, powder coatings, primers, putties and enamels. Depending on the purpose of usage, coating materials can be divided into 9 groups. By type of film-forming substance coating materials are divided into more than 40 groups.