Abstract: A reclaimed joint sheet used as a gasket or packing member for automobiles, ships and the like consists of a first layer of a joint sheet made from a given composition, a second layer of a joint sheet made by mixing finely pulverized pieces of the joint sheet after the punching out of the joint sheet having a given particle size with a composition for the formation of the joint sheet, and a third layer of a joint sheet containing the same components as the first layer.

Abstract: Adhesive composition for adhering rubber and fiber which make synthetic fibers highly adhesive to rubber even when a reduced amount of the composition is applied to the fibers; rubber-reinforcing synthetic fibers coated with the adhesive composition to have improved adhesiveness to rubber while retaining the intrinsic characteristics of the synthetic fibers themselves; and fiber-reinforced rubber structures where the rubber has been reinforced by the rubber-reinforcing synthetic fibers. The adhesive composition contains, adhesive matrix and a silicate compound, the silicate compound comprising silicon and magnesium at a ratio by weight of silicon/magnesium of from 1/0.1 to 1/1.0. Preferably, a 1% aqueous dispersion of the silicate compound has a transmittance of about 50% or more and/or a 2% aqueous dispersion of the silicate compound has a thixotropy index of from about 2.0 to 10.0. The silicate compound is preferably a smectite.

Abstract: There is disclosed a body contacting article, eg. a surgeon's glove which comprises a first layer of a natural or synthetic elastomer and thereupon a layer of polymer comprising repeating units of the formula:[--CH.sub.2 --CH(OR)--] and [--CH(CO.sub.2 H)--CH(CO.sub.2 R.sup.1)--](I)[--CH.sub.2 --CH(R.sup.4)--] and [--CH(CO.sub.2 H)--CH(CO.sub.2 R.sup.1)--](IA)wherein R is a lower alkyl group and R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group or a (lower) alkoxy (low) alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is hydrogen or a phenyl group.

Abstract: A rubber stopper for a vial comprising a body member 1 and a sheet of polyethylene 3 having an average molecular weight of 1,300,000 to 8,000,000, a surface being contacted with an inner surface of a mouth and a liquid medicine, or a top surface 1b of which is covered. The molecular chains of polyethylene are partially ramified by heat to be branched and partially crosslinked with a rubber of the body. Therefore, adhesion of them is high and a smoothness of the surface of the sheet portion is improved.

Abstract: A flexible abdominal pack for displacing organs during surgery which is nonabrasive, free of foreign bodies and which conforms to the organ being displaced. The pack is sausage shaped and the walls are formed from cured latex having a cured lubricous hydrogel coating on the surface thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a film, a package and methods for employing the same. The film has a first layer of an elastomer and a second layer of a polyethylene such as a single site catalyst polyethylene. The film can have a third layer of a polyethylene such that the second layer is disposed between the first and third layers. The polyethylene of the third layer also can be single site catalyst polyethylene and, the elastomer of the first layer can be styrene butadiene copolymer. The film has an oxygen transmission rate of up to about 1000, such as 150-450 cc/100 in.sup.2 /24 hr., typically 260-400 cc/100 in.sup.2 /24 hr., with values of 300, 350-360, 400 cc/100 in.sup.2 /24 hr. and even higher exhibited by the film. The film is suitable for packages, for instance, packaging for cole slaw and leafy salad. The film also exhibits excellent clarity, durability, seal strength and machinability.

Abstract: An elastomeric adhesive composition or cushion which binds various elastomeric layers together is solventless and comprises a blend of a bis-imide compound, one or more elastomers, and a tackifier. The elastomeric adhesive has strong blowout protection and can be utilized to form a laminate of a buffed cured tire carcass carcass to a cured or uncured tire tread.

Abstract: An adhesive composition using as the primary binder an emulsion of butadiene-vinylidene chloride copolymer is disclosed. The composition is particularly suited for binding rubber to metal in a variety of uses such as vibration damping devices. The adhesive composition has resistance to hot water and or water glycol solutions.

Abstract: A reinforcement assemblage formed at least in part of continuous monofilaments of liquid crystal organic polymer or polymers, characterized by the following features:(a) the diameter D.sub.m of the monofilaments is at least equal to 40 .mu.m and less than 400 .mu.m;(b) the tenacity T.sub.a of the assemblage is greater than 80 cN/tex;(c) the secant tensile modulus M.sub.a of the assemblage is greater than 2000 cN/tex;(d) at least one of the monofilaments is practically wound helically around an axis, the acute angle .gamma. which each monofilament makes with this axis, which is assumed rectilinear, being less than 30.degree.;(e) the twist of each monofilament on itself is less than 10 turns per meter of assemblage.Articles reinforced by these assemblages, in particular automobile tires.

Abstract: A paper plate for office offset printing has at least one side of a base paper composed of a water resistant middle layer made primarily of synthetic latex and a hydrophilic surface layer, which is applied to the top of the water resistant middle layer, made primarily of colloidal silica particles 20 nm or less in diameter, a slip agent and an adhesive.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a thermoplastic elastomer laminate which comprisesa layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (A) composed of a crystalline polyolefin and a rubber, anda layer comprising an ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin (B) or an ultra-high molecular weight polyolefin composition.In addition, a glass run channel composed of the thermoplastic elastomer laminate is also provided in the invention.

Abstract: Composite particles suitable as conductive filler for electrically conductive compositions which can be used as gaskets, caulking and plastics, for example. The compositions are useful as EMI shielding and electrostatic charge dissipation materials. Methods of making and using the foregoing are also covered.

Abstract: A laminated damping material comprises a layer of a thermosetting resin having vibration-damping properties as a core layer and two heat resistant films adhesive to the core layer, the core layer being sandwiched between these two heat resistant films. The damping material can be used for preparing a fiber-reinforced composite material which comprises at least one basic layer structure, outer layer/intermediate layer/core layer/intermediate layer/outer layer, the intermediate layer being formed from a heat resistant film having good adhesive properties to both outer and core layers and the core layer being formed from a thermosetting resin. The fiber-reinforced composite material exhibits high vibration-damping properties and accordingly can suitably be used, as a structural material, for the production of not only cars and equipments for leisure time amusement but also space structures such as artificial satellites and air planes.

Abstract: A composite hose is disclosed which is constructed essentially with an inner tube and an outer cover, the inner tube being formed from a composition comprised of a specified polymer alloy of a selected class of polyamide resins and acrylic rubbers and the outer cover from a composition comprised of a specified thermoplastic elastomer of a selected class of polyolefin resins and ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers and butyl-based rubber. Impermeability is greatly improved with respect to refrigerant gases and fuel oils.

Abstract: A polymeric article which is subject to attack by oxygen ozone and/or ultraviolet light is coated with a thin coating of a polymer which is resistant to oxygen, ozone and UV light. It protects the article from cracking or degradation due to any of these causes. The uncoated article serves as a substrate. The substrate may be any polymer which is subject to attach by oxygen, ozone and/or ultraviolet light. A preferred coating is cured from a highly saturated polymer having only a small amount of unsaturation, as for example, hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR, or hydrogenated nitrile/butadiene copolymer), highly saturated styrene/butadiene copolymer, hydrogenated polybutadiene, or hydrogenated styrene/vinylpyridine/butadiene terpolymer. The hydrogenated or highly saturated polymer of the coating is obtained by hydrogenating an unsaturated polymer which is a polymer of 1,3-butadiene (5-100% by weight) and optionally one or more monoethylenically unsaturated polymers (0-95% by weight).

Abstract: In order to provide a damping material exhibiting an excellent vibration damping property in a wide temperature range, according to the present invention, in a magnetic composite type damping material constructed by bonding an adhesive elastic sheet containing magnetic powder to a constraining plate such as a metal plate by using an adhesive, the adhesive elastic sheet is made of a composite material consisting of rubber elastomer, adhesive resin, plasticizer, magnetic powder, etc.Since not only is the damping material having a construction described above attracted by magnetic force against a vibration source, it also is provided with a superficial adhesiveness, and the excellent vibration damping property is exhibited in a wide temperature range by a synergistic effect of the magnetic force and the adhering force.

Abstract: An innerliner for tubeless tires is comprised of at least one barrier layer such as poly(vinylidene chloride) or ethylene--vinyl alcohol copolymer film with each barrier layer sandwiched between two layers of an elastomeric material adhering to the rubber stock employed in the carcass of the tire. The innerliner has the advantage of imparting equal or better air retention properties to the tire with a substantial reduction in the thickness and weight relative to conventional halobutyl rubber innerliners.

Abstract: The present invention provides sanitary laminated rubber articles suitable for use as various articles with safety and sanitary property, for example, containers for foods or pharmaceutical chemicals, transporters, instruments, packaging materials and the like. In this sanitary laminated article, the rubber surface is laminated with a resin film comprising a cyclic olefinic compound or bridged polycyclic hydrocarbon compound as a polymeric component.

Abstract: A seal layer for use in heat sealed containers, especially retortable polymer containers. A semirigid or rigid packaging container with a multilayer laminate heat sealed to a tray flange, the laminate having a barrier layer and the lidding being easily opened by cohesive failure of a layer containing as elastomer. The elastomer is preferably PIB in a heat seal film layer on a polypropylene tray.

Abstract: The printing offset blanket in accordance with the present invention has a surface printing layer made of a mixture of silicone rubber and oil-resisting rubber. It is therefore possible to prepare ink layers having a uniform thickness and clear edges. Further, the present offset blanket can be improved in paper discharging properties and retention of paper powder, enabling the blanket to be suitably applied to high-speed printing, filter or display prints, or the like. The printing rubber roll of the present invention is made of a mixture of silicone rubber and oil-resisting rubber. Accordingly, the present rubber roll is excellent in stability with respect to ultraviolet-curing ink and can therefore be used for a long period of time.

Abstract: A decorative film which is capable of being fused to an ethylene-propylene diene monomer. The film comprises a substrate formed from an ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer or an ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymer and a synthetic resin elastomer film decoratable layer which is bonded to the substrate by an adhesive.

Abstract: A method for preparing a substrate coated or laminated with a multiblock copolymer comprising endblocks of phenylbutadiene and an elastomeric midblock of a conjugated diene such as isoprene or butadiene is disclosed. The copolymer is crosslinkable by EB radiation such that the crosslinks are confined primarily to the endblock domains in the polymer with minimal crosslinking occurring in the rubbery matrix. Also disclosed are blends of the copolymers with tackifier resins compatible with the midblock regions. The blends provide a curable PSA having enhanced cohesive strength while maintaining adhesive properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to certain low friction abrasion resistant polymer coatings. The polymer coatings consist of thermoplastic materials based on blends of elastomers with high density polyethylene comprising a high molecular weight component. The appropriate balance of crystallinity, durability and flexibility can be achieved by selecting the proper amount of low, medium and high molecular weight high density polyethylene. The coating is particularly useful for weatherstripping material for automobile window channels.

Abstract: An optical recording medium comprises an optical recording layer provided on a substrate, a protective material and a bond layer for bonding the optical recording layer to the protective material, the bond layer having a thermoplastic adhesive comprising at least one of (A) at least one selected from an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer and an ethylene-acrylate ester copolymer and (B) an ethylene-maleic anhydride-acrylic acid terpolymer; and (C) a tackifier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sealer material, comprising an ionizing radiation curable resin composition layer which is not flowable at a normal temperature and a sealer composition layer and optionally a substrate. Disclosed is also a method for applying the sealer material having the construction as mentioned above.By using the sealer material of this invention, easy and sure sealing can be made to the portion, to which sealing can not be made easily according to conventional methods.

Abstract: A composition for use in manufacturing fire and heat resistant components, typically by moulding, comprises a mixture of foamed filler, a liquid binder and one or more frits. The composition may itself be moulded to form such components or may be included in other moulding systems to impart fire and heat resistant properties to a moulding.

Abstract: Disclosed are a styrene-based resin composite material in which a layer composed mainly of a curable phosphazene compound is formed on the surface of a molding material of a styrene-based polymer having a mainly syndiotactic configuration or a composition thereof, and also an ink ribbon in which an ink layer is provided on one side of a film of the above polymer of a composition thereof and a heat resistant lubricating layer composed mainly of the curable phosphazene compound provided on the side opposite thereto, and also a magnetic recording medium characterized in that a magnetic layer containing the curable phosphazene compound as a binder on a support composed of the above polymer or a composition thereof, a over coated layer of a magnetic recording medium which contains the curable phosphazene compound and a lubricating layer of a magnetic recording medium which contains the curable phosphazene compound.

Abstract: Rubber and vinyl articles such as gloves with improved slip coatings and processes for their production are provided by coating the outer and/or inner surfaces with either (1) a copolymer of at least one copolymerizable vinyl halide, at least one copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon and at least one copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl or amido group, (ii) copolymer of at least one copolymerizable vinyl or vinylidene halide, acrylonitrile and at least one acryulic monomer, or mixtures of (i) and (ii).

Abstract: A process for coating a metallic substrate, characterized by applying on a metallic substrate a electrocoating paint, applying thereon a barrier coat comprising a film-forming thermoplastic resin other than a modified polyolefin resin and capable of forming a barrier coat film having a static glass transition temperature of 0.degree. to -75.degree. C., optionally applying on said barrier coat an intermediate coating paint and then applying thereon a top coating paint.

Abstract: An elastomeric member for use with a container and in contact with pharmaceutically pure contents therein. The elastomeric member has an elastomeric base and a continuous polyparaxylylene coating on the base. The coating ranges from about 0.1 microns to about 2.0 microns in thickness. The closure member has a coefficient of friction of less than 1.0 and is capable of substantially preventing metal extraction from said elastomers.

Abstract: A laminate acoustic window for sonar systems having a pair of septa sandwiching a core therebetween, the core being made of a low shear high elongation to break material, the septa being formed of a relatively low density, high modulus material. The windows of the invention are characterizied by unusual freedom from attenuation loss over a wide frequency range. The windows are further substantially self damping and avoid thereby a generation of significant quantities of deleterious noise due to self generated vibration and transmitted vibration.

Abstract: An elastomeric member for use with a container and in contact with pharmaceutically pure contents therein. The elastomeric member has an elastomeric base and a continuous polyparaxylylene coating on the base. The coating ranges from about 0.5 microns to about 2.0 microns in thickness. The closure member has a coefficient of friction of less than 1.0 and is capable of substantially preventing metal extraction from said elastomers.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium is disclosed which is improved not only in the print quality on a transferee medium of poor smoothness, but also in character quality in a high speed printing operation. The recording medium comprises a support and at least two heat softening layers provided on the support in the order of a first heat softening layer and a second heat softening layer. At least one of said first and second heat softening layers contain a colorant, and said second heat softening layer contains a heat fusible substance in an amount of from 15% to 50% by weight; a thermo-plastic resin in an amount of from 20% to 80% by weight; and a tackifier in an amount of from 5% to 35% by weight.

Abstract: Rubber-reinforcing fibrous materials are disclosed, which each comprise fibers and a coat formed on the fibers. The coat is formed by applying a rubbery adhesive composition on the fibers and then thermally treating the rubbery adhesive composition-applied fibers. The rubbery adhesive composition is mainly composed of rubber latex and mixed with a bismaleimide compound at a mixing ratio of 0.25 to 5 relative to 100 of the rubber latex in terms of weight.

Abstract: An anti-seismic bearing made up of a plurality of rigid plates and viscoelastic flexible plates laminated alternately, said flexible plates being made of a material characterized by that the hysteresis ratio at 100% deformation at 25.degree. C. is 0.15 to 0.60, the loss tangent (tan .delta.) at 0.01% deformation, 5 Hz, at 25.degree. C. is 0.010 to 0.194, and the ratio E(-10)/E(30) is 1.0 to 3.0, where E(-10) is a storage modulus at 0.01% deformation, 5 Hz, at -10.degree. C. and E(30) is a storage modulus at 0.01% deformation, 5 Hz, at 30.degree. C. An assembly composed of low-damping anti-seismic bearings and high-damping anti-seismic bearings arranged in parallel such that the anti-seismic bearings support the vertical load and undergo elastic deformation in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A piece of furniture made of glass, wherein the floor resting edge is provided with a resting profile member comprising a rubber strip, wherein a metal foil is embedded in the rubber strip and the composite structure is affixed to the edger of the floor resting edge by means of double tack adhesive tape; thus, the resting edge is protected against chipping or cracking.

Abstract: A polymer laminate produced by crosshead extrusion suitable for wear resistant applications such as a vehicle glass run channel comprises a layer of a weather resistant rubber such as an ethylene-propylenediene (EPDM) rubber and a layer of a wear resistant thermoplastic such as polypropylene. The laminate is passed through an oven at an elevated temperature sufficient to cure the EPDM rubber, for example, at about 375.degree. F., with ambient temperature cooling fluid being blown over the exposed surface of the polypropylene thermoplastic. The interior polypropylene surface or interface is heated by the EPDM rubber which is at a high temperature as a result of the heat of extrusion and heat generated by cure thereof. As a result, the polypropylene interior surface or interface melts and causes it to flow and form a mechanical bond with the EPDM rubber while the exposed surface as well as a substantial portion of the polypropylene is kept from melting by the cooling fluid.

Abstract: A refregerant transporting hose having an inner tube; an outer tube of a rubber material located radially outwardly of the inner tube; and a reinforcing fiber layer interposed between the inner and outer tubes, such that the reinforcing fiber layer and the inner and outer tubes constitute an integral tubular body, the inner tube including a resinous layer formed of a blend of modified polyolefine and polymaide resin. Alternatively, the inner tube includes a resinous layer formed of a reaction product of polyamide, and polyolefine whose molecular chain has a pair of functional groups at both ends thereof. The hose has a high flexibility as well as a high resistance to gas permeation therethrough.

Abstract: A refrigerant transporting hose having an inner tube including an inner and an outer rubber layer and an intermediate resinous layer interposed between the inner and outer rubber layers; an outer tube formed of a rubber material located radially outwardly of the inner tube; and a reinforcing fiber layer interposed between the inner and outer tubes, such that the fiber layer and the inner and outer tubes constitute an integral tubular body, the inner rubber layer of the inner tube having a resistance to water permeation as high as, or higher than, that of the outer rubber layer. The inner rubber layer may be formed of a rubber material selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), epichlorohydrin rubber (CHC, CHR), chloroprene rubber (CR), chlorinated isobutylene-isoprene rubber (Cl-IIR) and ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM).

Abstract: A refrigerant transporting hose having an inner tube including an inner and an outer rubber layer and an intermediate resin layer interposed between the inner and outer rubber layers; an outer tube formed of a rubber material located radially outwardly of the inner tube; and a reinforcing fiber layer interposed between the inner and outer tubes, such that the reinforcing fiber layer and the inner and outer tubes constitute an integral tubular body. The inner tube further includes a first adhesive layer for bonding the inner rubber layer and the intermediate resin layer to each other, and a second adhesive layer for bonding the intermediate resin layer and the outer rubber layer to each other. The first and second adhesive layers consist essentially of at least one elastomer, and at least one resin selected from the group consisting of phenolic resin and epoxy resin.

Abstract: This invention relates to a strippable coating film for use as a masking material serving to create attractively finished boundaries, for example, in multi-color painting of automobiles and the like, as well as a coating method using such a coating film.A coating film containing 1 to 20 parts by weight of carbon black per 100 parts by weight of the resin component present therein is suitable. Especially preferred is a coating film formed of an acrylic emulsion paint and having an adhesion to the substrate of 20 to 1000 g/inch as expressed in terms of 180.degree. peeling strength. It is disclosed that, by equipping a YAG laser with a Q-switching oscillator unit and operating the Q-switch at a pulse repetition frequency of 0.5 to 30 kHz, the coating film can be cleanly cut to achieve an attractive finish in multi-color painting.

Abstract: A composite film composition comprising a rubber containing core layer wherein the layer comprises about 50 to 85 wt % rubber and 15 to 40 wt % of a polyolefin and at least one polyolefin skin layer co-extruded onto said core layer. In a preferred embodiment, the core layer comprises about 55 to about 70 wt % PIB and about 30 to about 45 wt % of PP or RCPP having been co-extruded to be sandwiched between two polyolefin layers comprisng PP or RCPP.

Abstract: An anti-seismic bearing made up of a plurality of rigid plates and viscoelastic flexible plates laminated alternately, said flexible plates being made of a material characterized by that the hysteresis ratio at 100% deformation at 25.degree. C. is 0.15 to 0.60, the loss tangent (tan .delta.) at 0.01% deformation, 5 Hz, at 25.degree. C. is 0.010 to 0.194, and the ratio E(-10)/E(30) is 1.0 to 3.0, where E(-10) is a storage modulus at 0.01% deformation 5 Hz, at -10.degree. C. and E(30) is a storage modulus at 0.01% deformation, 5 Hz, at 30.degree. C.An assembly composed of low-damping anti-seismic bearings and high-damping anti-seismic bearings arranged in parallel such that the anti-seismic bearings support the vertical load and undergo elastic deformation in the horizontal direction.

Abstract: A closure for use with a container with pharmaceutically pure contents therein. The elastomeric closure has an elastomeric base and a continuous polyparaxylylene coating on the base. The coating ranges from about 0.5 microns to about 2.0 microns in thickness. The closure member has a coefficient of friction of less than 1.0 and is capable of substantially preventing metal extraction from said elastomers.

Abstract: A servicer is described for supplying two cut-to-length strips of sidewall simultaneously to a tire building drum without handling by the tire builder, thereby eliminating any stretching of the sidewalls or distortion of the shape of the sidewalls which can happen when the sidewalls are physically handled by the tire builder. The servicer employs twin cassettes which contain two spools of spirally wound sidewall which is separated by a comparatively rigid, U-shaped protective liner.The servicer has an indexing table for moving twin cassettes from a standby position to a let-off position to a take-up position and, lastly, to a removal position where the cassette is removed for rewinding with new material.

Abstract: A waterproofing laminate suitable for use in roofs, floors or other surfaces where waterproofing is desired contains a reinforcing sheet, first and second bitumen layers secured to opposite surfaces of the reinforcing sheet, first and second compound bitumen layers secured to the bitumen layers, an elastomeric sheet secured to the first compound bitumen layer and a release sheet secured to the second compound bitumen layer. Certain preferred materials for use in the laminate are recited.

Abstract: Rubber articles consisting of at least two layers consisting of at least two different elastomers, the layers being joined tightly together by sulphur vulcanization, are obtained by using a diene rubber as the first elastomer and a hydrogenated NBR-rubber with a degree of hydrogenation of from 85 to 99.7% by weight as the second elastomer, the hydrogenated NBR-rubber having an acrylonitrile content of from 16 to 49% by weight.

Abstract: An improved polyamide yarn for tire and industrial applications is prepared by applying to the yarn a finish composition comprising a diarylamine-ketone condensation product such as the low temperature reaction product of diphenylamine and acetone, and a compound selected from the group consisting of 1,3,5 tris(4t-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6 dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5 triazine-2,4,6(1H, 3H, 5H) trione and 1,3,5 tris(2 hydroxy ethyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6(1H, 3H, 5H) trione in effective amounts to provide improved adhesion of the fiber to rubber after aging the yarn.

Abstract: A label system is disclosed that is deformable and is useful for the decoration or marking of squeezable bottles or other flexible substrates. The label system is composed of a film of low or medium density polyethylene which is corona treated to accept print or decorative resin and certain curable pressure sensitive adhesives, and is affixed by the adhesive to bottles or other substrates in a manner that the label conforms to the shape of the surface of the bottle. The label deforms and recovers in essentially a permanent manner without wrinkling, cracking, tearing or being otherwise defaced due to separation or destructive fracturing of the label-substrate system.

Abstract: A fire protective tape using a halogen-free mastic coating on a fabric support is provided, the essential components of the mastic being solids including a low fusing ceramic frit, hydrated solids having chemically bonded water which is released as a fire protective water vapor when heated, solids which expand or intumesce during the same heat application to form a porous, expanded or foamy insulating body, solids which have a fire break effect, such as antimony oxide and zinc tetraborate, and binder solids which are thermoplastic resins and serve to bind the solids into a flexible coating when applied, the binder solids being dispersed as an emulsion in water and mixed with the other solids to form a mastic. With further addition of water the mastic is converted to a selected viscosity for application by troweling, coating or spraying.