permanent or temporary decorative and protective surface coating compositions, being stains, namely, wood stains, leather stains, pigments and tinters; paints, namely interior paints, exterior paints, and building paints for application to metallic and non-metallic materials; dyes, namely, dyes for use in the manufacture of stains and paints, lacquers; colorants, namely colorants for use in the manufacture of paints; mordants, namely, mordants for use in stains and paints; undercoatings for metallic and non-metallic surfaces to be painted; surfacers, namely, surfacers in the nature of providing a smooth surface for the application of an undercoating or paint, paint primers and primers for preparation of surfaces for paint; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood, masonry, brickwork and other materials; all in the form of powder, liquid, semi-liquid, and spray (including aerosol) preparations, and thinning compositions, namely, solvents, vehicles and liquid diluents, for the above listed compositions