Across
- 3. applied to the steel body of a car for corrosion resistance; colors range from black to grey
- 6. When color layers are observed and the number and sequence of colors is attempted to be matched, it can connect paints to a ___________.
- 8. Who observes color layers and tries to match the number and sequence of colors?
- 11. Crimes that paint evidence is mostly involved in
- 14. If paint is smeared on or embedded into something, _________ the entire item.
- 15. Even the smallest of paint chips can be heated and sent through the ____________.
- 16. unpigmented; improves gloss, durability, and appearance
- 17. applied to the primer to completely smooth it out and hide any seams or imperfections; highly pigmented
- 18. Is composed of a binder and pigments, and other additives that are dissolved or dispersed in a solvent
- 19. Pyrograms can distinguish one __________ from another.
Down
- 1. The actual color of the vehicle
- 2. The most common type of paint examined in crime labs
- 4. Binders absorb infrared radiation to yield a spectrum that is characteristic to that specimen
- 5. The most important instrument for locating and comparing paint specimens
- 7. Can detect 15 – 20 elements in auto paint simultaneously
- 9. A database that provides information on paints based on make, model, and year
- 10. Unfortunately, most paint specimens do not have layers that can be ______________ to a single source, so a chemical analysis must be done.
- 12. Many solids cannot be injected into a gas chromatograph, so items must be ____________ to high temperatures so they will decompose into gaseous products.
- 13. The most distinctive forensic characteristic of paint
- 14. This shows the chemical makeup of the binder.