The publication contains an outline for use by agriculture teachers in developing a teaching plan for a unit on paints and preservatives. The topics included are (1) recognizing, solving, and preventing paint problems and (2) operating and using power spray painting equipment. Items presented for each topic are: the situation, (intended to inform the teacher of the type and level of the material), teacher objectives, examples of teaching procedures, problems and concerns of students, student objectives, references for teacher and student use, sample student activities, and suggested means for evaluation. A detailed technical information section for each of the two topics provides some of the information needed to teach the unit. For the subject area of paint problems, the causes, prevention, remedies, and an illustration of 34 problems are given. Spray painting material (correlated with eight transparency masters) includes descriptions of basic equipment, spraying procedure, Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved spray painting room, the construction of spray booths, and 12 problems associated with spray painting and their causes and solutions. The guide contains an 11-page glossary of common painting terms and a list (with addresses) of 17 major paint and painting equipment companies. (MS)