Portugal - Lifestyle
Paint
Here are a few paint terms that may help:
acetinado - satin finish
acrilica - acrylic
aguarras - white spirit
brilhante - gloss
esmalte - enamel or oil based paint
mate - matt
primario - primer
primeira mao - first coat
subcapa - undercoat
tinta - paint
tinta de oleo - oil-base paint
tinta para fachadas - exterior wallpaint
tinta para pavimento - floor paint
tinta plastica - emulsion
velatura de madeira - wood stain
verniz - varnish
Happy painting
Original posted by Cleri in the forums