Production of Textcoat and Emulsion Paints Stainless For Youth Skill and Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program

Abstract

The need and use of architectural protective coating in the building industry cannot be over emphasized. Paints of different varieties ranging from emulsion, textcoat to oil paints of different colours offer adequate protective coating and aesthetic values to buildings. Unfortunately the paint market is flooded with adulterated and poor quality paints the abysmal performance of the paint sector is blamed on adulteration and high costs of the raw materials for paint production. The local paint manufacturers in the bid of trying to maximize profit produce inferior and low quality paints. This paper, therefore, is aimed at investigating the quality of textcoat and emulsion paints produced in Nigeria and attempting to produce similar paints of international standards in the Building Materials Research Centre, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Simples of the produced paints were subjected to standard laboratory investigations for quality assurance and the results were normal or standard. The paper recommends that such paints, manufactured using optimal mixes, should be employed for decorative and protective purposes.

Keywords: Emulsion Paints, Youth Skill, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment