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Tips for Choosing Paint
Until the 1950s, almost all coatings used inside and outside the house were solvent-based—oil paint. It worked well, but was time-consuming to apply, took at least a day to dry, emitted strong odors, and had to be cleaned up with potent solvents like turpentine. Then came the postwar housing boom, gypsum drywall replacing plaster, and…