Improvements in or relating to strippable protective coatings for packaging purposes

A strippable protective coating for metal and ceramic articles is based on cellulose ethers or esters and includes a relatively high proportion of fillers such as granulated cork, asbestos fibre, wood flour, sawdust, paper waste, or cotton linters to give bulk to the coating. Among examples of compositions given is the following: This coating solution is mixed with fillers in proportion- ALSO:A strippable protective coating for metal and ceramic articles &c. is based on cellulose ethers or esters and includes a high proportion of fillers such as granulated cork, asbestos fibre or cotton linters to give bulk to the coating. Among examples of compositions given is the following:- ..Parts by weight .Ethyl cellulose .. ...250 .Blown castor oil .. ...280 .Lecithin .. .. ...20 .Toluene .. .. ...900 .Petroleum Distillate .. ...900 .Isopropyl alcohol .. ...200 .Industrial methylated spirit.200 .This coating solution was .mixed with fillers in pro .portions- .Granulated cork .. ...180 .Asbestos fibre .. ...60 .Coating solution .. ...1500 .Toluene .. .. ...300 The compositions may be applied by brushing, dipping or spraying.