Painting and Decorating

Painting and Decorating, 6th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This textbook presents a series of concise, simply written and wellillustrated technical information sheets, providing essential job knowledgeand understanding for the painter and decorator. It gives thoroughcoverage of materials and equipment both decorative and industrialcurrently in use, and gives useful guidance on specification. Throughout,considerable emphasis is placed on safety precautions. The sixth editionhas been extensively revised to include new developments in tools,equipment and materials, particularly with regard to spray paintingtechnology and the move to low VOC paints. The chapters on scaffoldingand health and safety have also been thoroughly updated to ensure theyreflect current regulations and best practice. The content covers theknowledge evidence for both National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in painting and decorating.The book's extensive but concise information will also make it an excellentreference for practising painters and decorators. * provides essentialjob knowledge for NVQ Levels 2 and 3 students of painting and decorating*full colour edition of this highly successful text, first publishedin 1975* thoroughly revised to cover new developments in tools, equipment,materials, scaffolding, and health and safety* completely new colourillustrations with information presented in simple, structured informationsheets* also of interest to the professional needing specialist up-to-dateinformation--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Derek Butterfield, formerly Curriculum Manager forConstruction Crafts at Reading College.