When dry, water-based paint has a duller sheen than oil-based paint. Although the specific type of sheen (matte, eggshell, satin, gloss) alters the appearance, oil-based paint is usually glossier.

Auto Air Colors are water-based base coat paints intended for completepaintjobs and for graphic applications over existing finishes. Thepaints are similar to conventional urethane paint in that ...

Despite water-based paints sporting labels with "zero-" or "low-VOC," their formulations could contain potentially dangerous chemicals of their own. So, Ying Xu and colleagues wanted to understand ...

The paint’s porous structure holds water and slowly releases it, like the body does sweat. It reflects 88 to 92 percent of sunlight, even when wet, and emits up to 95 percent of the heat it absorbs.

Water-based paints are often considered “green” products and labeled as containing little-to-no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). But some potentially hazardous chemicals, including VOCs, were still ...