The basis for this book is a series of concise, simply written and highly illustrated technical information sheets, providing essential job knowledge and understanding for the painter and decorator. It gives thorough coverage of materials and equipment - both decorative and industrial - currently in use, and gives useful guidance on specification. Throughout, considerable emphasis is placed on safety precautions. This second revised edition includes information on new materials and equipment and on new safety requirments. The content has been carefully planned to cover the theoretical element of the craft syllabus for painting and decorating 594 of the City and Guilds of London Institute and will also be of value to construction technician students. The book's information should make it a useful reference for practising painters and decorators.