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The aforementioned one gallon can of "paint modifier" was also described as being flammable. | The aforementioned one gallon can of "paint modifier" was also described as being flammable. | ||
- | This brings me to the use of the words, //paint modifier////Italic Text//. I have been a painter/contractor for all of my life. I have worked with every type of manufactured coating imaginable. Never have I used, or heard used, "modifier" to describe any type of paint additive. When I first came across the word "modifier", I assumed that someone from the United Kingdom had coined that word. After reading Dr. Graham's report and posting excerpts of his findings in a previous article, I noticed that he, whom I assume resided in the UK in 1964, used the words //paint thinner//, instead of paint modifier. | + | This brings me to the use of the words, //paint modifier//. I have been a painter/contractor for all of my life. I have worked with every type of manufactured coating imaginable. Never have I used, or heard used, "modifier" to describe any type of paint additive. When I first came across the word "modifier", I assumed that someone from the United Kingdom had coined that word. After reading Dr. Graham's report and posting excerpts of his findings in a previous article, I noticed that he, whom I assume resided in the UK in 1964, used the words //paint thinner//, instead of paint modifier. |
The naphtha mentioned above, an example of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, was omitted as an example of what was known to have been on board the aircraft. Naphtha is an available product for use as a paint and varnish thinner or "modifier". | The naphtha mentioned above, an example of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, was omitted as an example of what was known to have been on board the aircraft. Naphtha is an available product for use as a paint and varnish thinner or "modifier". |