Abstract: The invention relates generally to compositions for generating ‘on-demand’ dry-erase writing surfaces, fluid applicators for applying same to a supporting surface, and methods of generating same and methods of making dry-erase written markings on the same.

Abstract: Provided is a method for disposing a component on a substrate (100), the method comprising steps of: a step (a) of preparing the substrate (100), a first liquid, and a component-dispersing liquid; a step (b) of applying the first liquid to the substrate (100) along the +X direction continuously to dispose the first liquid on hydrophilic lines (112) and hydrophilic body regions (111) along the +X direction alternately; a step (c) of bringing the component-dispersing liquid in contact with the first liquid disposed on the hydrophilic region (111); and a step (d) of removing the first liquid and the second liquid from the substrate (100) to dispose the component on the hydrophilic region (111).

Abstract: In order to increase the probability that the component is disposed on the hydrophilic region, used is a substrate comprises a water-repellant region, a hydrophilic region, and a hydrophilic line, wherein the water-repellant region surrounds the hydrophilic region and the hydrophilic line, the hydrophilic region and the hydrophilic line are disposed along the +X direction in this order, the value of D1/D2 is not less than 0.1 and not more than 1.2, the value of D3 is not less than 5 micrometers, the value of D4 is less than the minimum length of the component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a multilayer information recording medium including at least two information recording portions and a resin layer interposed between the information recording portions, both of which are disposed on a signal substrate. The method includes a first process of forming a predetermined information recording portion on one principal surface of the signal substrate and a second process of passing a part of a resin-containing coating, which is supplied on a screen having an application region with a plurality of first pores and a removal region with a plurality of second pores, through the first pores by sliding a squeegee on the screen so as to form a coating layer on the predetermined information recording portion, and curing the resin contained in the coating layer so as to form the resin layer. The first process and the second process are carried out respectively a predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A method of patterning a substrate is disclosed. An ink material is chemisorbed to at least one region of a stamp and the chemisorbed ink material is transferred to a receptor substrate. The ink material has greater chemical affinity for the receptor substrate than for the at least one region of the stamp. A method of forming the stamp is also disclosed, as are the stamp and a patterning system.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing the main body of a bike helmet is disclosed, where its process comprises the following steps: (I.) coating with base layer resin: that is, uniformly coat the entire shock absorbing liner with a base layer resin; (II.) coating with protective layer resin: uniformly coat the base layer resin with a protective layer resin to form a shell; (III.) transferring pattern: transfer the pattern to print on the shell; (IV.) clear coating: spray clear coating on the pattern; by means of the aforesaid steps of the process, the shock absorbing liner and the shell are able to join tightly, which enables to solidify the helmet for better durability, to prolong the years of use, to substantially lower the production cost, and to boost the yield rate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing sharp spine-shaped projections on ceramic includes forming projections by applying a first soil water on the outside of the half-dried ceramic, forming projection roots; and growing projections by applying a second soil water on a plurality of the projection roots fifty to one hundred times using the brush and letting the projections dry at 15˜20° C., and 60˜70% of relative humidity for 15˜25 minutes in the shade after the application. Bright and mysterious various ceramic patterns are achieved by controlling water content of a first soil water to control projections density, controlling the number of a second soil water applications to control projections' size, selecting the direction of applications to form projections bent toward various directions and mixing pigments with soil water at proper time with proper mixing ratios to form projections with various colors.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of mounting a plurality of components on a substrate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for surface finishing, which allows for a surface to be painted and textured at the same time.

Abstract: A method of identifying an object comprising providing an vehicle having on a surface thereof at least one layer of paint, such as a urethane-based paint. A unique alphanumeric identification is applied to the paint layer with a fluorescent material at a selected unrevealed location thereon. The fluorescent material is permitted to migrate into the at least one paint layer, while an excess amount of fluorescent material remains on the at least one paint layer. Thereupon, the excess amount of fluorescent material is removed from the at least one paint layer with a solvent. The unique discrete identification created by fluorescent material migrated into the at least one paint layer is visible at an acute angle to the object surface without use of an ultraviolet light, while being substantially invisible at an angle normal to the object surface.

Abstract: A modified form of a lacrosse net provides increased adherence, integrity, and “give” as a result of a coating applied to the fibers. In one form, the fibers are manually coated by brushing them with a natural latex mixture followed by evaporation of the volatile components, which gives the coated fibers a tacky and energy absorbent nature. The soft nature of the coating may also aid in dissipating energy during impact with the ball, and this could contribute to the sense of increased “feel.” There are many natural and synthetic polymers that might be capable of delivering similar benefits, including conventional synthetic elastomers, e.g., butyl rubber. Thermoplastic elastomers are a growing field of interest in coating technologies, and with the appropriate tuning, they can be made with all of the same properties as the natural rubber coating.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing simulated oil paintings by means of a variety of commercial software programs. A digital color image is created and printed on to a substrate. Also printed on to the same substrate and registered thereto, is a slow drying, clear, embossing liquid in the pattern of brush strokes derived from one or more of the colors printed on to the substrate. A thermographic powder is dusted onto the embossing liquid while still wet and excess powder removed. The substrate is then heated to dry and raise the brush stroke pattern of the embossing ink to create a three dimensional effect on the substrate. The raised brush stroke pattern in combination with printed color image creates a work that has the three dimensional effect simulating an original oil painting.

Abstract: In a one-surface coated papermaking belt composed of a base layer and a thick resin layer, or a covered, one-surface coated papermaking belt composed of thin and thick resin layers on opposite sides of a base layer, curling of the edges of the belt due to the shrinkage of the thick resin layer is reduced by forming the opposite side edge parts of the thick resin layer thinner than the middle part. The reduction in curling results in improved oil removal especially in a shoe-press belt. It also stabilizes turning of the belt and facilitates belt installation.

Abstract: An artwork is made on a surface of a matrix or plate with acrylic paint and then allowing the paint to dry. A layer of a backing material adhesive, such as an acrylic gel, is next applied to the acrylic layer and a backing material (such as paper or cloth) is placed upon the gel, and the wet gel is then allowed to dry. The dry artwork is then removed from the matrix. The invention allows the inclusion within a single image of other media (wet or dry), such as paper, fabric, dry acrylic elements, watercolor, waterbase crayons and pencils, felt pens, waterbase inks, water mixable oil paints, oil pastels and oil paint sticks because of the bonding abilities of acrylics.

Abstract: A method, kit and tool for decorative coloring of concrete utilizes the application of a releasable adhesive compound to a cementitious substrate to prevent coloring in particular areas. Various designs may be created by the releasable adhesive compound. Releasable adhesive compound may be applied from a caulk gun in the form of a releasable caulk using either freehand, a template to form dots to be connected together, or a stencil. Alternatively, the releasable adhesive compound may be in the form of a liquid which may be sprayed or brushed on to the surface. A coloring agent is applied and the releasable adhesive compound, particularly when it is in the form of a caulk, may be used to dam the coloring agent. A guide tool for making straight lines or particular designs uses a transparent guide surface mounted to a body which is raised by projections.

Abstract: A method for protecting surface finishes, sealing cracks, joints, and seams, and enhancing the aesthetic value of a surface includes the step of applying a multi-purpose flexible coating compound to the surface. The compound also has utility in the field of decorative writing, artistic creations, and creative doodling. The method further includes the steps of repeatedly stripping the compound from a surface and repeatedly re-applying the compound to the surface. The compound is a one to one mixture by volume of a brush caulking compound and a dimensional fabric paint. The amount of each ingredient in the compound may vary by twenty per cent so that the brush caulk may range from thirty to seventy per cent of the mixture as may the dimensional fabric paint.

Abstract: A method for creating a pattern by applying varying concentrations of pigment in water to a synthetic fabric and allowing the pigment to bleed and preferably to reverse bleed. A pleated window shade having an Aurora Borealis like pattern is also provided. The preferred method comprises the steps of stretching a pleated synthetic fabric window shade vertically, applying pigment in water to the surface of the fabric and allowing the pigment to bleed, then inverting the fabric so that the pigment in solvent bleeds in the opposite direction. Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the steps of applying the solvent, such as for example water, to the pigmented surface before inverting or after inverting thereby inducing additional bleeding, blending, and dilution of the pigment in the wetted area.

Abstract: A process for making a three-color street sign or similar marker by applying contrasting colors to an embossed image with a compressible roller. The image having a planar raised portion which is surround by a skirt rising out of the plane of a blank. A first contrasting color applied by the compressible roller to the image with a first force compressing the roller such that the color is applied to the skirt and planar raised portion. A second contrasting color applied by the compressible roller to the image with a second, lower force compressing the roller such that the color is applied to the planar raised portion.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a building panel with which a satisfactory three-dimensional effect can be easily imparted to a designed surface thereof, the designed surface including concave and convex portions. The method for manufacturing the building panel, obtained by forming a dot-coating layer on a designed surface, includes the steps of transferring a dot-presenting paint onto the designed surface for forming a plurality of dots via a transfer roll, the transfer roll having a plurality of protruding portions on a roll surface in order to form the dot-coating layer, wherein the plurality of dots are formed so that areas of the dots are varied through differences in pressurizing force applied by the protruding portions onto the designed surface.

Abstract: Dyed polyester fabrics may be printed with a plastisol printing composition substantially without dissolving the dye in the polyester fabric by initially applying a blocking composition to the fabric to form a printing receptor barrier, after curing of the blocking composition, imprinting the plastisol in a desired image or pattern onto the barrier and finally curing the print. The barrier substantially separates the fabric and the plastisol from one another to prevent chemical interaction between the printing composition and the dye in the polyester fabric, thereby to prevent undesired discoloration of the printing composition.

Abstract: A method for creating a faux finish on a surface using an apparatus (100) that has a dual roller handle (110), a pair of roller covers (120, 124) each mounted for independent rotation, and at least one raised foam pattern (122, 126) on each roller cover. In one embodiment, the raised foam pattern is a nonrepresentational design (136) that is sized, shaped and positioned on each roller cover to create smoothly contoured edges (137) and a non-uniform gap (135) between adjacent edges of the raised foam pattern. When two paints having at least one different visually perceptible characteristic are respectively applied to the surface by the roller covers using the handle in an overlapping and arcing motion, a faux marble finish results from the effect of the edges of the raised foam pattern on the paint discharged to the surface by the raised foam pattern. In another embodiment, the raised foam pattern is a representative design that is used in the same manner to provide a faux texture finish.

Abstract: Disclosed is a paint roller apparatus including a generally cylindrical roller sock which can be positioned in painting and filling orientations, an edge guard means and means for securing relative orientation therebetween. Also disclosed is methodology of the apparatus application in the painting of a surface which is adjacent to a surface which is protected, by the edge guard means, from being simultaneously painted.

Abstract: A faux finishing device including a paint roller having a core defined along a central axis. The core has an aperture therethrough that is aligned along the central axis. The device also has one or more roller bodies attached to the exterior surface of the core. Each body has an exterior surface that allows the device to create a random pattern when the body is coated with paint and placed in contact with a surface to be painted.

Abstract: A decorative painting kit including multiple-color paint applicators and a method of decoratively painting a surface though in situ surface blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a multiple-color paint applicator which is stroked over the same surface a sufficient number of time to at least partially blend the different paint colors. The partial in situ surface blending of two or more paints produces a decorative pattern on the painted surface that is color characterized by having areas with some of the original paint colors and other areas with various blends of the original paint colors thereon to produce a decoratively painted surface.

Abstract: A paint applicator and method for applying a decorative finish to a surface including a dual roller handle and a pair of roller covers formed from long-napped wool, each roller cover mounted for independent rotation on the dual roller handle. When at least two paints having at least one different visually perceptible characteristic are respectively simultaneously applied to the surface by the pair of long-napped wool roller covers using the handle in an overlapping and arcing motion the decorative finish results. The resulting decorative finish is substantially similar to a surface finish created by a wool pad applicator, but is applied in much less time and with much less effort than that created by the wool pad applicator.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating a decorative treatment giving the illusion of depth to a surface, where the apparatus has a paint applicator roller and a roller cover. The roller cover has at least one raised foam pattern that is sized, shaped and positioned to substantially circumscribe the roller cover and create clearly defined edges along its periphery and a gap between adjacent edges of the foam pattern. The method including loading at least one coating onto the roller cover, the coating having at least one different visually perceptible characteristic than a finish of the surface to be coated, and applying the coating to the surface by moving the handle in a plurality of generally linear discrete motions. The decorative treatment resulting from the effect of a plurality of partially overlapping, semi-random pattern images formed on the surface by the coating applied to the surface using the raised foam pattern.

Abstract: A decorative painting kit including multiple-color paint applicators and a method of decoratively painting a surface though in situ surface blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a multiple-color paint applicator which is stroked over the same surface a sufficient number of time to at least partially blend the different paint colors. The partial in situ surface blending of two or more paints produces a decorative pattern on the painted surface that is color characterized by having areas with some of the original paint colors and other areas with various blends of the original paint colors thereon to produce a decoratively painted surface.

Abstract: A process for selective electroless plating onto a substrate, including providing a substrate having at least a catalytic surface; providing a plating gel comprising a carrier vehicle, an electroless platable metal compound capable of providing metal ions to the carrier vehicle at a specific pH, a reducing agent, and a polymeric thickening agent; applying said plating gel to the substrate surface in a selected pattern, and inducing plating of said metal on the substrate surface in said selected pattern. A stabilizer, and/or buffering and/or organic chelating agent, and/or surfactant and/or a humectant may be included in the plating gel. Preferably the metal compound is a gold complex, and the substrate is aluminum nitride.

Abstract: A clear crystalline faceted substrate is provided with a coating of a colored transparent ink in order to enhance the appearance of the otherwise inexpensive gem stone. The ink is a permanent type ink made from n-propanol, n-butanol and diacetone alcohol which is soluble in a solution having a isopropyl alcohol 99% strength. Once the coating has been applied to a substrate such as a cubic zirconia to enhance the appearance of the gem stone, the coating can be removed by use of the solvent. A fresh coating of a different color may then be applied.

Abstract: A process of making a decorative resilient floor covering is disclosed comprising the steps of applying a first layer of a first curable polymeric material to a substrate. A tape is applied to selected regions of the first layer of the first curable polymeric material after the curing thereof. A second layer of a second curable polymeric material is applied to the cured first layer. A pigmented particulate material is applied to one of the first and second layers prior to the curing thereof. The tape is removed to reveal the first layer and the second layer with the pigmented particulate material.

Abstract: Apparatus, kit and method for painting a marbleized pattern on an essentially flat interior surface using paints with a plurality of colors. Before beginning the process, if necessary, the surface is cleaned and prepared. This can include applying masking tape around the periphery of the area to be painted. Splotches of paint of one color are then applied to a portion of the total area to be painted using a stiff bristled brush. Splotches of other paint colors are then applied interspersed with the previous colors. The brush is then used to preliminarily blend the various splotches of paint. A special blending tool faced with wool is used to complete blending the paint. The wool face is moistened before use, and blending is completed by patting the paint with the wool face of the tool while changing the angles and locations of the tool between each contact. Accent veining lines can be added to the blended paint surface using a feather dipped into a paint of a different color than the blended surface.

Abstract: In a method of applying a decoration to an object, at least one layer of enamel frit slip is applied to the object, after which, without curing this layer, a decoration based on enamel frit and mineral pigments is applied to localized areas of this layer in the form of a paste containing the enamel frit, the pigments and a binder that can be melted by application of heat or cross-linked by exposure to ultraviolet light. The paste is heated when it is applied to the enamel frit slip layer to melt the binder that can be melted by heat, after which the combination is cured to vitrify the enamel frit slip layer and the decoration.

Abstract: A craft kit for children having minimal craft skills, making it possible for a child to create a toy figure, such as a miniature dinosaur, and to decorate this figure. Included in the kit is a collapsible cloth casing which when erected then assumes the shape of the desired figure, and a rubber balloon which is inserted in a deflated state into the casing through an opening therein. The cloth casing is impregnated with a curable resin and the balloon inflated to erect the casing so that it assumes the shape of the figure whereby when the resin cures, the casing is then rigidified to create the toy figure. The balloon is then deflated and withdrawn from the figure which may then be painted or otherwise decorated by the child.

Abstract: A method is provided for using a pad printing device to decorate a base surface with an image. Initially the form of the image is printed on the base surface using a base coat material which has a sufficiently high adhesion with the base surface. An ink image is then printed in registry with the base coat image using an ink which has a sufficiently high adhesion to the base coat material. The image is then printed in registry with the ink image using a top coat material which has a sufficiently high adhesion to the ink. Because each layer of material has a sufficiently high adhesion to the adjacent material, the resulting decorative label has a high adhesion to the base surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates in one aspect to a method of manufacture of a security thread suitable for use in security articles including security paper such as that used for banknotes. In the method a magnetic metal is deposited on a film of polymeric substrate as the substrate passes through a solution containing the magnetic metal and a preparatory operation is carried out on a surface of the substrate prior to immersion of the substrate in the solution. The preparatory operation ensures that magnetic metal is deposited on the substrate in a pattern such that when the security thread is produced from the film by cutting the film the magnetic metal on the security thread has a specific pattern and provides both a visually discernible security feature and a magnetically detectable security feature.

Abstract: A device and process for applying decorative paint to an article of clothing such as a T-shirt or sweatshirt. The device comprises a valve/nozzle assembly and a plurality of disposable, single-use cartridges of pressurized paint. The valve/nozzle assembly includes a threaded fitting having a piercing member extending therefrom that pierces a cover on a selected cartridge as the cartridge is threaded over the fitting. Upon piercing the cover, paint is forced upwardly into a valved passageway within the valve/nozzle assembly. A hinged lever is operatively coupled to the valve such that as the lever is depressed, a spray of paint is released through the nozzle at the end of the valve/nozzle assembly and onto the garment. Thereafter, the cartridge is removed and a second cartridge of paint thinner is attached to the valve/nozzle assembly. Again, the lever is depressed to release a spray of paint thinner through the valve/nozzle assembly for cleansing same.

Abstract: A method is provided for using a pad printing device to decorate a base surface with an image. Initially the form of the image is printed on the base surface using a base coat material which has a sufficiently high adhesion with the base surface. An ink image is then printed in registry with the base coat image using an ink which has a sufficiently high adhesion to the base coat material. The image is then printed in registry with the ink image using a top coat material which has a sufficiently high adhesion to the ink. Because each layer of material has a sufficiently high adhesion to the adjacent material, the resulting decorative label has a high adhesion to the base surface.

Abstract: A decorative painting is made by wetting a paper substrate, stretching the paper onto a rigid flat board, drying the paper, defining outlines of figures on the paper, masking the outlines, applying watercolor to the paper, applying crystals of rock salt on the watercolor by a method such as dropping, throwing, or scattering while the watercolor is wet, drying the watercolor, removing the rock salt, paining the figures, removing the masking, and painting the outlines. The rock salt reacts with the wet watercolor to create decorative gradiations in pigmentation.

Abstract: An aqueous correction fluid is provided which includes a latex binder, an opacifying pigment, a protective colloid, a nonionic surfactant, an anionic dispersant, and water. Preferably, the polymer binder is provided in the form of an aqueous emulsion. The correction fluid has improved freeze-thaw stability.

Abstract: An apparatus for application of controlled amounts of cyanoacrylate adhesive catalyst solution to a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes an absorbent, wicking material that is permeated with catalyst solution. By contacting the permeated wicking material with the substrate, controlled amounts of catalyst solution may be applied to delimited areas of the substrate. The apparatus, which may have a configuration similar to that of a felt tip marking pen, allows convenient use of low-volatility solvents in the catalyst solution. Also disclosed is a method for application of catalyst solution and cyanoacrylate adhesive to a substrate. A dye or other colorimetric substance may be added to the catalyst solution to allow for visualization of the amount and location of catalyst solution on the substrate.

Abstract: The method of the present invention begins with the unloading of the garments delivered by the customer. After unloading, the garments are sorted and counted and then placed on moveable racks for transportation to a separate storage area nearby. Selected garments are then moved from the storage area to a temporary receiving area near zones known as painting cells, where the garments are taken and hung from hooks attached to a variable speed electronically operated overhead track conveyor. The conveyor moves the garments along an oval shaped track pattern at a constant speed as paint is applied by workers stationed at various locations along the conveyor route. Various paint application methods are utilized during this stage of the operation, including the use of spray bottles and airbrushes.

Abstract: A water-repellent liquid is held in a liquid-retainable outer surface of a liquid-retainable member. A tube is held so that a portion near its tip comes into contact with the liquid-retainable surfaces while the former is rotated relative to the latter. As the tube is rotated with respect to the liquid-retainable surface, a water-repellent surface is formed on an outer surface of the tube near its tip. Two liquid-retainable members may be provided so that the tube is rotated therebetween.

Abstract: An aqueous system for treating a film or coating containing water-dispersible polymeric material having water solubilizing sulfonate groups in its molecular structure, the system being effective for insolubilizing the sulfonate groups and enhancing the water resistance of the film, and having dispersed therein per 100 grams of water, from about 0.002 to about 0.5 gram-ion equivalents of a multivalent cation, and from about 0.1 to about 25.0 grams of water-dispersible polyurethane material, and preferably having a No. 2 Zahn cup viscosity of from about 15 to about 50 seconds.

Abstract: A method for providing a painted marbleized finish on an exposed wall or ceiling surface, or other exposed surfaces, specifically through the use of an applicator structure dimensioned and configured to apply, in a cooperative manner, first a base coat preferably of paint and secondly an accent coat of paint of a clearly distinguishable and contrasting color. The applicator is further used to accomplish a blending procedure of the accent coat and base coat with one another on the exposed surface being painted in a manner which will affect the visual appearance of natural marble on the surface being painted.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for printing a marble motif. The apparatus comprises a holder, including a hand gripping portion, a hollow cylindrical roller rotatably mounted in the holder defining a first set of perforations, and a partition disposed within the roller to divide the hollow of the roller into a plurality of compartments adapted to receive different colored paints. The partition defines a second set of perforations to permit limited fluid communication between the compartments to partially mix the paints. A porous absorbent material is positioned over the roller and in fluid communication with the first set of perforations. The method comprises separately storing a plurality of different colored paints in the compartments, and rolling the porous absorbent material over a surface to cause the partially mixed paints to print a marble motif on the surface.

Abstract: An earring having a changeable hand painted image thereon wherein a user's nail polish is used to hand paint the image on the surface of the earring such that the surface matches that of the user's hand painted nails and method for making the novel earring which utilizes a specially adapted stand for holding the earring and retaining same while the earring is hand painted.

Abstract: A method of providing different colored layers of paint on glass, which method comprises roughening a surface of the glass, applying a first lot of soluble resist to predetermined areas of the roughened glass, then applying a first color paint to the glass, drying the paint, washing off the first lot of soluble resist to expose unpainted roughened glass, drying the glass, applying a second lot of soluble resist on top of some of the first colored paint and on top of some of the exposed unpainted roughened glass, applying a second color paint to the glass, and washing off the second lot of soluble resist to leave the glass with at least one area where the first and the second colors are overlaid, at least one area where the roughened glass only has the first color, and at least one area where the roughened glass only has the second color.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for enabling amateurs and non-professionals to restore faded or discolored color photographs and snapshots to their original condition by treating the faded or discolored color photographs and snapshots to clean areas with a remover of anhydrous acetone-free diacetone and coating or coloring the cleaned areas with a color corrective restorer comprising a powdered dye embedded or dispersed in anhydrous diacetone preferably in the relative proportions of 40 grains dye: 30 ml anhydrous diacetone or by using wax cube compositions of alcoholic paraffin or other suitable wax with acetone-free diacetone in the relative proportions of 100 grams wax in alcohol: 1-3 grams powdered dye therein in the optional presence of liquid glycerin and/or lecithin. Procedure and equipment as described for carrying out the invention which is characterized by the slower evaporation rate of diacetone as compared to denatured alcohol to provide adequate time to carry out the process steps.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for flame-proofing of shingled roof coverings wherein the shingles are coated on at least their exposed sides with a flame-proofing composition and the roof covering is provided with at least one continuous bead of a flame-proofing caulking composition which extends coextensively with each course of the shingles, thereby sealing each course of shingles to the underlying or subjacent course of shingles. The preferred flame-proofing composition is a mixture of a thermoplastic, ambient-temperature, film former such as a polyvinyl acrylic acetate latex, and alumina trihydrate and glass fibers. The preferred caulking composition has the same composition and also contains a thixotropic ingredient to obtain a paste consistency. The film former is a conventional latex used for coating compositions and should have the property of softening at or below the dehydration temperature of alumina trihydrate (about 280 degrees F.) and be capable of forming a stable foam at such temperatures.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating a cloth to prevent lateral bleeding into the cloth of a later applied oil-based paint and the resulting treated cloth. That portion of the surface of the cloth which is to be painted with an oil-based paint is first sprayed with small droplets of a composition of matter which consists essentially of a hydrocarbon solvent having a boiling point range from above about 25.degree. C. to below about 100.degree. C. and a triglyceride ester having 30 to 70 carbons atoms. The amount of the composition of matter is such as to provide from about a 1 gram per square meter coating of the triglyceride ester to about a 3.5 grams per square meter coating of the triglyceride ester on the surface portion. The sprayed surface portion is then dried to vaporize the solvent prior to application of the oil-based paint thereto.