Use
The wordpaintsis sometimes used broadly torefer to all types of organic coatings. However,by definition a paint is a dispersion of a pigmentor pigments in drying oil vehicle. Theyfind little use these days as industrial finishes.Their principal use is for primers. Paints dryby oxidation at room temperature. Comparedto enamels and lacquers their drying rate isslow; they are relatively soft and tend to chalkwith age.