Painting and Decorating: An Information Manual

by Fulcher, Alf; Rhodes, Brian; Stewart, W.; Tickle, Derick; Windsor, John; Fulcher, Alf

• ISBN13: 9780632041596
• ISBN10: 0632041595
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This book provides all the technical information needed by the trainee painting and decorating student and supports knowledge evidence for NVQ Levels 2 and 3. This 4th edition includes new developments in tools and equipment, materials and scaffolding, and health and safety regulations for construction work.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
PART ONE Tools and Equipment	1	(64)
Small tools and equipment	3	(29)
Stripping and cleaning	32	(6)
Spraying	38	(19)
Power sources	57	(8)
PART TWO Surface Coatings and Specialist Materials	65	(62)
Introduction	67	(12)
Primers, undercoats and stoppers	79	(7)
Finishing paints	86	(6)
Special paints	92	(9)
Clear finishes and wood treatments	101	(6)
Paint defects	107	(5)
Gilding and bronzing materials and defects	112	(4)
Stencil and masking materials	116	(11)
PART THREE Preparation of Surfaces for Paint and for Clear Finishes	127	(32)
Abrasives	129	(3)
Making good	132	(3)
Preparation of previously painted surfaces	135	(3)
Preparation of new, stripped or untreated surfaces	138	(11)
Natural wood finishes	149	(2)
Surface and paint film defects	151	(5)
Preparation of surfaces for graining, marbling and surface texturing	156	(1)
Preparation of surfaces for gilding and bronzing	157	(2)
PART FOUR Surface Coverings	159	(28)
Preparation of surfaces for surface coverings	161	(2)
Adhesives	163	(2)
Preparatory papers	165	(2)
Flat papers	167	(2)
Embossed papers	169	(2)
Relief papers	171	(1)
Washable papers	172	(2)
Decorative laminates	174	(4)
Defects of surface coverings	178	(4)
Glossary of terms	182	(3)
International performance symbols	185	(2)
PART FIVE Scaffolding	187	(28)
Ladders, trestles, stepladders	189	(5)
Boards, staging, working platforms	194	(2)
Scaffolding	196	(9)
Suspended scaffolds	205	(3)
Ropes, knots	208	(2)
Safety equipment	210	(3)
Statutory obligations	213	(2)
PART SIX Safety, Health and Welfare	215	(28)
Health and safety at work	217	(4)
Fire precautions	221	(5)
Storage of materials	226	(3)
Lead paint	229	(1)
Hygiene	230	(2)
Fumes, dust, noise, vibration	232	(5)
Lifting	237	(1)
First aid	238	(5)
PART SEVEN Specification	243	(20)
Components of buildings - exterior	245	(1)
Components of buildings - interior	246	(1)
Components of buildings - staircases	247	(1)
Types of door and window	248	(2)
Job planning	250	(3)
Choice of method of paint application	253	(2)
Costing	255	(3)
Calculations	258	(3)
British Standards	261	(2)
PART EIGHT Colour	263	(14)
Colour and light	265	(2)
Colour organisation	267	(3)
Colour standards	270	(4)
Terms related to colour schemes	274	(3)
PART NINE Glazing	277	(8)
Types of glass and glazing compound	279	(2)
Handling and storage of glass	281	(1)
Measuring and cutting glass	282	(1)
Methods of glazing	283	(1)
Double glazing	284	(1)
Index	285