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Q:  We are one of the leading dealers in Building Materials).  We sell marble chips, floor tiles, cement, water proofing material, paints and other decorative items.  We now want to manufacture paints (decorative, industrial, automotive).  If you have information about paints & coatings, please contact us. Could you please send us information on books & formulations so as to enable us to start manufacturing.

A:  Unfortunately, this question is too broad for us to answer in the format of the "Ask the Expert" web page.  In fact, the topic is so broad that entire books have been written on the subject.

The Federation of Societies for Coating Technology( www.coatingstech.org ) has several outstanding monographs and books on subjects concerning paint and coating technologies. These include resins, solvents, pigments, extender pigments, rheology, film forming mechanisms, painting of plastics, paint making and much more.  All of these can be purchased from the Federation's Book Store.  I urge you to browse their website and select the topics that most apply to your needs.

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