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      Understanding Paint Volume Solids - Carbit Coating Solutions
      • In the simplest terms, the volume solids are “what’s left after the paint dries.” Paint manufacturers express “volume solids”* as a percentage of the total volume.
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  2. Sep 29, 2014 · In the simplest terms, the volume solids are “whats left after the paint dries.” Paint manufacturers express “volume solids”* as a percentage of the total volume. This information can be found on the paint’s technical data sheet and sometimes on its label.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Volume_solidVolume solid - Wikipedia

    Volume solid is the term that indicates the solid proportion of the paint on a volume basis. For example, if the paint is applied in a wet film at a 100 μm thickness and the volume solid of paint is 50%, then the dry film thickness (DFT) will be 50 μm as 50% of the wet paint has evaporated.

  4. Jul 19, 2024 · A volume solid (VS) is a measure of the volume of solid film-forming ingredients in a can of paint, or the material that is left behind when the paint has dried. In other words, it is a measure of the paint's true volume.

  5. Understanding Volume Solids provides many benefits: • It allows you to compare the true cost of different paints. • It allows you to predict how much paint must be applied to obtain adequate coverage.

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  6. The solids can be expressed as a volume percentage of the entire volume of the can of paint. For example, if solvent takes up half the paint volume, then one can say that the

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  7. Volume solids is a measure of the volume of solid film forming ingredients in a can of paint - the material that is left behind when the paint has dried. In other words it is a measure of the volume of real paint in a can. It may be used to determine the dry film build of the paint when it is applied at specified spreading rates.

  8. The solids contained in a paint mixture can be expressed as a volume percentage of the total composition. Read more about volume solids here.