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The North London Colour Works at Kentish Town 1864 built a year before the death of William Winsor. The Works' mills were designed by Henry Charles Newton to simulate the grinding of colours by hand. He also added an extensive chemical laboratory so that he could make or process practically all the pigments he needed, without having to rely on the open market for them. It not only manufactured chemical colours, but also processed the natural earths and exotic pigments such as Indian yellow, gamboge and genuine ultramarine from lapis lazuli as well as the lakes and madders. Source

Preparation and Painting of Architectural Elements

  1. Ashton, H.E. General Recommendations For Painting Buildings, CBD-172, 1972 Peruse.
  2. Weeks, Kay D. and David W. Look. Exterior Paint Problems on Historic Woodwork, Preservation Briefs 10, Technical Preservation Services, NPS. Note: This publication does not address lead paint in sufficient detail. Read.
  3. Chase, Sara B. Painting Historic Interiors, Preservation Brief 10, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services, NPS, 1982. Note: This publication does not address lead paint in sufficient detail. Read/Review.
  4. NPS Preservation Briefs 39: Holding the Line: Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings by Sharon C. Park, AIA Read/Review.
  5. Turner, G.P.A. Introduction to Paint Chemistry and Principles of Paint Technology, New York: Chapman and Hall, 1980, second edition. Download as PDF file.
    1. Chapter 7: Paint: First Principles, pp.83-94 Read.
    2. Chapter 8: Pigmentation, pp.95-107 Reference.
    3. Chapter 9, Solvents, pp.108-124 Reference.
    4. Chapter 12, Oil and Alkyd Paints, pp.148-164. Reference.
  6. Brand, Benson G. and Guy E. Weismantel, "Exterior Coatings for Wood," in Paint Handbook, Guy E. Weismantel, editor, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1981, Chapter 9, pp.9-1 to 9-33.

Manufacturers Peruse.

  1. Exterior Paints, evaluation, Jim's Home Repair
  2. Benjamin Moore
    1. Personal Color Viewer
    2. Exterior Products
    3. Interior Products
    4. Material Safety Data Sheets
    5. Order Color Sheets
    6. Pocket Palette device

Wikipedia

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  3. Pigment
  4. Solvent