Yenziwe nge-alkyd resin, i-pigment, izithasiselo, izincibilikisi nokunye ukugaya ngokufakwa kopende ovela kupende.Kuwuqweqwe olucwebezelayo lwe-alkyd olwakha ukunamathela kwesimo sezulu okuguquguqukayo futhi amelane namanzi anosawoti kanye nokuchitheka kwamafutha amaminerali namanye ama-aliphatic hydrocarbon.