Clear exterior finishes: finding the balance between aesthetics and durability

JCT CoatingsTech, Sept, 2004 by Tom Daniel, Marc S. Hirsch, Ken McClelland, Alan S. Ross, R. Sam Williams

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Tom Daniel

Samuel Cabot, Inc.

Marc S. Hirsch

Dow Chemical Co.

Ken McClelland

Luxor Industrial Corp.

Alan S. Ross

KOP-COAT, Inc.

R. Sam Williams*

USDA Forest Service

Forest Products Laboratory

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705-2398, rswilliams@fs.fed.us.

The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service.

The Forest Products Laboratory is maintained in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin. This article was written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, and it is therefore in the public domain and not subject to copyright.