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Thickened Wall Paint

11/09/2009 12:06 AM

In 1980s in western U.S.,a thickened latex wall paint was sold in a tray for roller application. Does anyone know the mfr.,thickening method used and why it was removed from the market?

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11/09/2009 10:27 PM

I remember this stuff. It was thixotropic. When there was no shear = semi sold, under shear it flowed. The maker could use cheap thickener so it went on thick and covered in one coat, but the square feet per can suffered.

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http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&source=hp&q=thixotropic+paints&meta=&aq=0sx&oq=thixotrpic+%2Bpaint&fp=225c884ca5cf4ff0

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11/09/2009 10:33 PM

There was a paint in a tray sold in Australia by Dulux called "Solid Paint".

Because it couldn't be tinted there were no enough colours to choose from.

My wife loved it because it didn't splatter - now she can paint properly she looks back on it as not-so-good because it was hard to apply.

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11/09/2009 11:49 PM

DuPont makes a latex paint called Lucite.Very thick.Covers in one coat.Excellent coverage.Still available but hard to find in Eastern U.S.

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