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Automotive paint
Automotive paint and auto body works.
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Drying time
Automotive; Automotive paint
The period between applications of the paint and the drying condition, determined by specified test conditions.
Flash point
Automotive; Automotive paint
The lowest temperature at which a material, such as solvent, gives off sufficient vapour to ignite.
Flash time
Automotive; Automotive paint
The time between paint application and consecutive coats, and/or force dry.
Film build
Automotive; Automotive paint
The wet or dry thickness of applied coating measured in mils; also see Dry Film Thickness.
Philtre
Automotive; Automotive paint
A device which removes contaminates from another material. for example lumps may be filtered out from paint or water may be filtered out from the compressed air.
Extender pigment
Automotive; Automotive paint
An inert, usually colourless and semi-transparent pigment used in paints to fortify and lower the price of pigment systems.
Exempt solvent
Automotive; Automotive paint
Solvents that do not react with sunlight to form precursors to smog, so their use is thus free of legislative control. Water, Acetone, and a few chlorinated compounds are now considered exempt.
