Undercoat

Definition

undercoat / 'ʌndǝkǝƱt / n [U,C] ခံေဆး။ apply the undercoat first. Compare TOPCOAT

Examples

1. ‘A primer-sealer undercoat is necessary to seal drywall and unpainted plaster or wallboard compound.’
2. ‘The vat had been full of solvent-based rubberised paint used as an undercoat on vans made at the factory.’
3. ‘Using an undercoat by spattering acrylics
4. I finish off the surface of the sculpture with oil paints with the aid of an airbrush.’
5. ‘Use matt white emulsion paint as an undercoat for the tip.’
6. ‘Before the glaze coat begins to dry
7. use the sponge to remove some of the glaze to expose the undercoat.’
8. ‘Upon completion
9. the resulting piece is sun-baked for several days prior to painting
10. which commences with the application of a thick white undercoat.’
11. ‘Use a special primer as an undercoat so that the paint will adhere better.’
12. ‘He then turned to large-scale community murals
13. designing and drawing the outlines and letting local people paint the two undercoats
14. three coats of gloss paint and finally varnishing.’
15. ‘The walls were painted only in a sickly yellow undercoat
16. and even that was peeling.’
17. ‘The lift was inoperable
18. the walls had been left with barely an undercoat on them and there was bare screed on the floors.’
19. ‘And soft
20. sloughing paints are a poor undercoat for anything other than a fresh coat of the same.’
21. ‘Sometimes his pigment catches the canvas threads dryly
22. leaving the dips of the rough weave coloured only by the undercoat.’
23. ‘An undercoat is preferred so there are no thin or bare spots visible.’
24. ‘They also make paints for wood or concrete floors and masonry as well as the requisite undercoat and primer paints.’
25. ‘If I paint
26. is there a special undercoat and paint that I should use?’
27. ‘Apply a flat oil-based enamel undercoat to the wall and allow it to dry for 24 hours.’
28. ‘First
29. they painted the stucco with a primer undercoat
30. then applied medium blue latex house paint.’
31. ‘The way Skinner describes his creative process
32. he sounds like a conscientious painter and decorator sanding a wooden surface to roughen it up a bit before applying an undercoat.’
33. ‘He said the undercoat was intentionally a bright colour so that the painters could spot any areas they missed with the grey paint
34. which would be applied within a matter of days.’
35. ‘These penetrating sealers are often used as an undercoat with surface finishes; but be sure the two finishes are compatible before you begin.’