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Automotive Refinish and OEM Coatings
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Automotive Coatings
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As their name suggests, Automotive coatings are applied in the automotive industry. They consist of 3 layers: an electrocoat, a primer and a topcoat.
The electrocoat, also called basecoat, is the first layer applied in automotive coatings, then the second layer is the primer surfacer and the final layer is the topcoat (or clearcoat). Basecoats and topcoats are polyester based whereas clearcoats are usually acrylic based.
Automotive coatings are made of different resins.. The choice of the resin used is totally dependent on the application. For the different layers, water soluble special resins, fillers and additives can be used.
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| Automotive coatings offer a wide range of performances such as: |
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Appearance and Aesthetics |
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Gloss |
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Resistance to heat, cold, ice and snow |
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Weatherability, UV resistance |
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Durability |
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Impact resistance |
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| Recently, coating manufacturers have adopted nanotechnology in order to create hard coatings. |
| Note that DuPont, PPG , BASF, Ciba and Bayer are the major key players in the automotive industry. |
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