Painting & Decorating

Out Of Print... This highly regarded book presents a series of concise, simply written and well illustrated technical information sheets, providing essential job knowledge and understanding for the painter and decorator. It gives thorough coverage of materials and equipment both decorative and industrial currently in use, and gives useful guidance on specification. Throughout, considerable emphasis is placed on safety precautions. The third edition has been updated to take account of contemporary painting practices, and expanded to cover advanced craft technology including: gilding-graining-marbling-decorative textures-decorative paintings-wall-coverings. Some 50 new illustrations of tools and equipment have been added. The content has been carefully planned to cover the theoretical element of the craft syllabus for painting and decorating 594 of the City & Guilds of London Institute and will also be of value to construction technician students. The books extensive but succinct information will make it an excellent reference for practising painters and decorators.