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wear, purifying the water we drink
we breathe, improving the food we
house.-, we live in, beUeitng the he
lengthening the life we span . . momentous milestone this mont Chemical Society will mark its D
a huge conclave of chemists from to be held ill New York Citv fro
through September 13th Known as the World Chcmieal
York City event will bring togethe
contemporary names m chemist 13,01)0 chemists are expected to a
tions from at least thirty-two foreign
To point up the magnitude of thi
portance to us all, the U. S. Post
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Jubilee. We at Calco are happy to
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Anyone who lies brushed against the sealed disruption of the film and
powdery surface of the weathered another term, "Erosion," is applied
paint on a house, or who has inad to describe both the rate and the
vertently used his clothing to wipe depth to which deterioration has
the surface of painted lawn furniture developed. Polishing of the film so as
whose protective coating is starting to remove chalk and to reduce its
to disintegrate, has developed first thickness until a smooth, unbroken
hand contact with the phenomenon surface is obtained affords an index
of chalking. Chalking is thus readily as to the depth to which chalking or
identified with the tendency of dis erosion has penetrated. Thus chalk
integrating pigmented coatings to ing becomes associated with the 111in
shed portions of their pigment con rate of wear or service life.
tent in the form of a dry powder If the chalking film is colored, or
which resembles chalk, hence the tinted by admixture of color and
name.
white pigment, the reversion of the
When pigmented protective coat pigment to the dry form produces a
ings are formulated and manufac change in color impression so that
tured, various types oforganic binders the surface appears faded, hence the
are used to wet the pigments em term, "Fading." Thus mechanical
ployed for decorative and protective fading of films is coincident with
purposes. After these liquid coatings chalking.
are applied they convert to films Paint formulatcirs employ tin:
having the characteristics of a solid. extremes of resistance to chalking
Such conversion takes place through breakdown in preparing coating com
chemical and/or physical changes in positions for various consumer needs.
the binder. However, when these Thus while house paints are designed
films are subjected to the weathering to be relatively free-chalking since
influence of temperature, solar energy a regulated, progressive him break
and moisture, further changes take down provides the means of keeping
place in the binder producing dete painted houses clean and pleasing in
rioration or surface rupture of the appearance. On the other hand the
film. The adhesion forces which bond protective enamelB on automobiles
the pigment to the converted liquid are planned to be as chalk-resistant
thus become dissipated and the pig as possible so as to give long service
ment returns to a dry, un-wetted and maximum appearance when
condition.
washed or polished. The pigment
Chalking is a phenomenon of the manufacturer, through research and
outer surface of the film and proceeds application studies, constantly seeks
in rate according tu the rapidity with to provide the range of pigment dur
which the binder delcrioraies. Fast ability chararii-nslics ,1,-sucil by [In
breakdown of the film produces deep- customer.
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