General Introduction     

Basic Specification

• What is a painting specification and its purpose.
• What are the sections of a specification and where to find the info you may need.
• Four types of MPI Guide Specifications and how to use them.

Coatings Technology

• The definition of paint and its main components
• Paint Binder Types and Resins
• Pigments, including White, Color, Metallic, Extender and Functional
• Solvents
• Additives, including Surfactants, Driers and Catalysts, Rheology Modifiers, and more

Paint Types and Manufacture

• Descriptions of the most common types of paint found on the market, focusing heavily on products for architectural applications
• Discussion on how paint is actually made, including:
• How and why coatings are made in “batches,” what’s on batch cards, and the importance of batch numbers
• The equipment used to mix and produce paint  
• The quality control tests and procedures used throughout the paint manufacturing process: why they’re necessary and how they’re done

Color

• General information about the source of color and how color is seen by the human eye
• Color Theory:
• The primary color system, etc
• Dimensions of color
• Systems developed to identify and measure color
• How paint & coatings get their color
• Pigments
• Tints
• Description of the difference between gloss and light reflectance
• Psychology of color and how it affects humans

Application

• Brushes – Types of brushes and the methods/techniques used.
• Rollers – Types of rollers, general methods/techniques and additional equipment used
• Spray Equipment – 4 basic types of spray equipment, general methods/techniques used, and the advantages/disadvantages for each type

Safety

• Product Safety – description of an SDS (Safety Data Sheet)
• Best practices for safe use of different types of access equipment and ladders
• Personal Protection including: head, ear, eye, body, hands, feet and respiratory
• Best practices for storage, handling and transport of paint
• Lead-based paint and the roles and responsibilities involved in its removal
• Potential safety hazards including fire and electrical.

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