paints;  painting material
 application (of ointment, etc.)
 patching up (e.g. a failure);  covering up (e.g. a mistake);  glossing over
 shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
 smear;  daub;  coating over
 (dried) paint coating;  (layer of) paint
 coating;  painting;  painter
 blackboard;  board used for lacquering
 liniment;  ointment;  salve
 rubbing an ointment into the skin
 water-based paint;  emulsion
 functional coating;  functional paint
 (electrical) insulating coating;  insulating varnish
 liniment;  ointment;  salve