Abstract: A paint applicator has a paint-impervious backing such as a cylindrical core to which is adhered a resilient reticulated reservoir such as an open-cell polyurethane foam. Covering the reservoir is a flexible reticulated metering layer that is not bonded to the reservoir except at crossing points of the reticulations. The applicator better releases paint and is more easily cleaned as compared to prior paint applicators having pile fabric coverings. In addition to paint rolls, other types of paint applicators such as paint pads and paint mittens can employ the same composite of a reticulated reservoir and reticulated metering layer.

Abstract: A paint stripper composition comprising benzyl alcohol or a derivative thereof and a chlorinated alkane.

Abstract: Composition useful for treating leather, textiles, and cellulosic materials to impart a high degree of water and oil repellancy thereto. The composition contains a fluorochemical compound having (a) a fluoroaliphatic moiety, (b) an aliphatic moiety, and (c) an organic group which connects moiety (a) and moiety (b).

Abstract: The invention relates to novel complexes formed by mixing together in an aqueous medium a zwitterionic polymer and a fluorocarbon acid compound. The complex can be formulated with conventional cosmetic extending media to provide solvent-repellent, skin-protective compositions.