n Finish in which the brush marks have not flowed out, this being the normal appearance of a paint or varnish having poor leveling properties. A similar appearance may also be produced in a paint, which normally has good leveling properties, by continuing to brush the paint after the film has begun to set.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Ropy Finish. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10127
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