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Automotive paint

Automotive paint and auto body works.

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Automotive paint

Opacity

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Ability of a paint to hide the previous surface or color.

Polyurethane

Automotive; Automotive paint

Wide range of coatings, ranging from hard glossy enamels to soft flexible coatings. Good to very good adhesion, hardness, flexibility, and resistance. Surface preparation critical.

Pot life

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Amount of time after mixing a two-part Paint system during which it can be applied.

Prime coat or primer

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The first coat or undercoat that helps bind the top coat to the substrate.

Orange peel

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A surface flaw in which the paint goes on with too much texture. Usually caused by improper reducing or air pressure.

Resin

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A natural or synthetic material that is the main ingredient of paint and that binds ingredients together. It also aids adhesion to the surface.

Pigments

Automotive; Automotive paint

Paint ingredients mainly used to impart colour and hiding power.

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