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Automotive paint
Automotive paint and auto body works.
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Cohesion
Automotive; Automotive paint
Attraction of molecules within a coating (how it holds together).
Checking
Automotive; Automotive paint
A kind of paint failure in which many small cracks appear in the surface of the paint.
Abrasion resistance
Automotive; Automotive paint
Resistance to being worn away by rubbing or by friction; related more to toughness than to hardness. A necessary quality for automotive finish durability.
Abrasive
Automotive; Automotive paint
Used for wearing away a surface by rubbing. Examples are sandpaper, steel wool, compound, clay, scotch-brite, etc.
Dry dust free
Automotive; Automotive paint
That stage of drying when particles of dust that settle upon the surface do not stick to the paint film.
Coverage
Automotive; Automotive paint
The area over which a given amount of Paint will spread and hide the previous surface. (Usually expressed in square feet per gallon).
Colourant
Automotive; Automotive paint
Concentrated colour that can be added to paints to make specific colors.
