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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A surface sealant or treatment that prevents the penetration of water. Waterproofing agents, such as [ | + | A surface sealant or treatment that prevents the penetration of water. Waterproofing agents, such as [[rubber%2C%20synthetic|rubber]], [[vinyl%20resin|vinyl]], [[wax|wax]], [[silicone|silicone]], or [[asphalt|asphalt]], can be used to coat a variety of surfaces ([[cement|cement]], [[masonry|masonry]], [[textile|textiles]], [[paper|paper]], etc.). Other types of waterproofing agents, such as [[alumina|alumina]], [[lead%20acetate|lead acetate]], or metallic oxides, can be impregnated into surfaces to seal pores and repel water. |
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 10 May 2016
Description
A surface sealant or treatment that prevents the penetration of water. Waterproofing agents, such as rubber, vinyl, Wax, Silicone, or Asphalt, can be used to coat a variety of surfaces (Cement, Masonry, textiles, Paper, etc.). Other types of waterproofing agents, such as Alumina, Lead acetate, or metallic oxides, can be impregnated into surfaces to seal pores and repel water.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 557
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998