The term includes lacquer , portland cement paint, printing ink, calcimine, and whitewash. Industrial finishes are usually applied by spraying or immersion and are often hardened by baking. They may be manipulated to produce glossy, satin, or flat finishes.
Oil paints are pigments dispersed in a drying oil such as linseed oil , castor oil, or tung oil.
For water paints, pigment is dissolved in a mixture of water with a binder such as glue or casein, or emulsified in a latex polymer. Latex emulsion paint provides such excellent durability and color retention that it now dominates the paint market. Enamel paints contain varnish and usually dry to a hard, glossy finish. The vehicle is commonly pyroxylin in an organic solvent. Baked acrylic finishes have recently become popular for industrial products such as automobiles and appliances.