Paint

Forensic Science Services, Accident Investigators and Expert Witnesses

Photographs and video

Tachographs

Toxicology and drug/drive

Vehicle accidents/ examinations/ identificaion

Witness statements

Alcohol

Audio analysis

Breath testing devices incl FTP

Blood and other body fluids

CCTV

Data recovery computers/ mobile phones

DNA/STR

Documents/handwriting

Drugs/hair analysis

Drug traces on items

Electronic tagging (PID)

Facial and body mapping

Paint

Scientific findings relating to paint generally fall under the category of ‘trace evidence’. Paint can, depending on the circumstances, be transferred onto items as smears, chips or fragments.

When examining paint, it is important to consider the chemical make-up of the paint and, where appropriate, the sequence of layering (wood such as in window frames is often painted multiple times over its lifetime).

By attending laboratories, re-examining items and examining case files we review work already completed by other experts and provide comment on the findings. We can also interpret the findings in light of an account of events not previously considered.