Soy paint

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title: "Soy paint" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["paints", "soy-products"] description: "Paint made primarily from soybeans" topic_path: "general/paints" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_paint" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Paint made primarily from soybeans ::

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Soy paint is paint made primarily from soy. It combines the advantage of being a renewable resource with the potential of non-toxic product.

Oil

Soy oils have been used in paint since at least the early 1900s, with paint being the second largest market for the oil in the United States between 1914 and 1918.{{cite book |title= Riegel's handbook of industrial chemistry |last= Riegel |authorlink= |author2=Emil Raymond Riegel |author3=James Albert Kent |year= 2003 |publisher= Springer |location= |isbn= 0-306-47411-5 |page= 316 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=j3AwCqvqIzEC&q=soy+paint}} Soy oil was an early runner to replace linseed oil in paint products but did not transition fully, in part as it was attractive as a food product.{{cite book |title= Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture |last= U.S.G.P.O. |authorlink= |year= 1918 |publisher= U.S. G. P. O. |location= University of Virginia |isbn= |page= 105 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=yDATAAAAYAAJ&q=soy+paint&pg=PA105}} In 1933 Robert Boyer developed an enamel soy paint which was used on Ford automobiles.{{cite book |title= The Fly in the Ointment: 70 Fascinating Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Life Canadian electronic library |last=Schwarcz |first= Joseph A. |authorlink= |year= 2004 |publisher= ECW Press |location= |isbn= 1-55022-621-5 |page= 193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rmIbClRzfeoC&q=soy+paint&pg=PA193 }} Soy oil was attractive to manufacturers because of its very good drying quantities.{{cite book |title= Annual report |last= Maine |authorlink= |year= 1915 |publisher= Maine Agricultural Experiment Station |location= University of Michigan |isbn= |page= 32 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bPjNAAAAMAAJ&q=soy+paint&pg=PA32}}

Latex

Soy flour or protein is used in latex type (water based) paints as a replacement for casein.{{cite book |title= Oilseed technology and utilization: World conference : Papers (Past, Present and Potential Uses of Soy Proteins in Nonfood Industrial Applications) |last= Myers |first= Deland |authorlink= |year= 1992 |publisher= American Oil Chemists Society: Editor; Thomas H Applewhite |location= |isbn= 0-935315-45-4 |page= 284 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fh2rNOiEIWQC&q=soy+paint&pg=PA283}} Some manufacturers have shown a renewed interest in Soy paints for its low VOC and general Green building attributes.{{cite web |last = Biobased |authorlink = |title = Need Soy Paint? Ask Sherwin-Williams |publisher = Biobased Solutions |date = July 2007 |volume = 8 |issue = 4 |url = http://www.soynewuses.org/downloads/biobased/BiobasedSolutionsJuly2007a.pdf |doi = |accessdate = November 16, 2009 |archive-date = July 28, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110728043353/http://www.soynewuses.org/downloads/biobased/BiobasedSolutionsJuly2007a.pdf |url-status = dead | last =Durasoy | authorlink = | title =Durasoy One | work =Product Data Sheet | publisher = | year =2009 | url =http://www.ecosafetyproducts.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/durasoy.pds.1009.pdf | doi = | accessdate =November 15, 2009 | archive-date =March 1, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120301060508/http://www.ecosafetyproducts.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/durasoy.pds.1009.pdf | url-status =dead

References

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