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Methods and metrics: Bringing color and gloss into focus

From JAC, October/November 2007

by Jayson L. Helsel, P.E.
	Although the performance and durability of a coating clearly rank at the top of any list of product characteristics, color and appearance can be just as critical. Color, in fact, may be considered the most important property of a coating in certain situations, such as a project involving a significant structure or building with a prominent public profile.... (Login to read the full article)

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