A | B |
C | D | EF
| GHJ | L | M
| OP | R | S1 | S2
| S3 | T | UVW
- Outside corner
- A corner formed when two walls, not facing each other, are joined.
- Pearl finish
- Pearl pigment added to clear liquid vinyl coat to obtain pearl essence finish.
- Peelable
- Usually a paper-backed vinyl. To remove from the wall, the decorative or
top layer can be dry-stripped away easily, leaving a solid layer of backing
paper on the wall. This backing paper can easily be removed by wetting it.
Often referred to as solid sheet vinyl.
- Pigment
- Dye colors used in the manufacture of durable vinyl wallcoverings. Quality
pigments are the most costly item in a vinyl compound. Many of the pigments
used in the coloring of paints and leathers will not withstand the high processing
temperatures used in vinyl.
- Plaid
- Designs consisting of crossed stripes, many of them originating in Scottish
tartans.
- Prepasted
- Wallpaper with paste already on the backing, which can be activated by soaking
it in a filled water tray. The directions for each individual paper must be
followed to determine proper soaking and booking time.
- Pretrimmed
- Paper which has had the selvage edges removed during the manufacturing process.
Almost all wallpaper is pretrimmed.
- Primer
- An acrylic or other product applied to the wall prior to wallcovering installation.
A better slip and thus a better positioning of the wallcovering is achieved.
Use of a primer also improves the initial bond, and it improves the removability.
- Print roller
- In machine printing, the cylinders on which a design is cut. A different
cylinder is used for each color in the design.
- Prints
- Any decorative or textural effect added over the base sheet. Each print
adds one other color.
- Provincial
- Refers to designs inspired by the native arts and crafts of Europe and America
in colonial days.
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