Paint Encyclopedia: A History of the Development of the Coatings Industry

the application ofpaint began in the prehistoric era, China used raw paint and oil as a coating at least 4000 years of history, Qinhuangdao Tomb's Terracotta Warriors have used colored paint, in the Ma Wang heap unearthed Han Dynasty cultural relics more exquisite lacquerwareEgypt has long known the use of Arabic glue, protein, etcto prepare color paint, for decorationIn Europe in the 11th century, oil-based varnish was prepared with flax oil, lead paint was developed in the 17th century, and in Boston in 1762, the use of stone-grinding paint, after which industrial paint has developed rapidlyAlthough the application and production of coatings have a long history, but it can only be passed on in the form of a skill, not into the field of scienceThis situation has also affected many people's views on coatings, think that coatings are by experience to teach the processOn the other hand, all raw materials for coatings are mainly natural oils and resins, so they are called paintsnature, the coating is not the old-fashioned, it has entered the scientific era, the first combination of coating and science is the 20's DuPont company began to use nitrocellulose as a spray paint, its appearance for the car to provide fast drying, durability and gloss good paint30s WHCarothes and his then assistant, PJFlory's research on polymer chemistry and polymer physics laid the foundation for the development of polymer science and the development of modern coatings