2 paints in the nature of vinyl coatings for application to metal, wood, glass, and other hard surfaces for temporary protection against environmental hazards, nicks, scratches, abrasions, and the like; pre-coating waxes for use as a primer for preparing surfaces of metal, wood, glass and other hard surfaces to receive a protective coating; colorants used in the manufacture of temporary protective coatings for protection of surfaces during assembly, shipping, prolonged exposure to various environmental conditions, and storage; dyestuffs for use in detail scribing operations, machining and etching