Automotive paint

Automotive paint

Automotive paint and auto body works.

Industry: Automotive

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Hot spray

Automotive; Automotive paint

The technique of applying paint at an elevated temperature. which reduces the viscosity so that higher solid materials can be sprayed, and allows application with less solvent.

Holding tank

Automotive; Automotive paint

The tank on a compressor used as a reservoir to store the compressed air. The larger the tank the longer an air consuming tool (like a spray gun) can be use before the compressor must come on to ...

Catalysts

Automotive; Automotive paint

The chemicals added to paint that make the paint harden as opposed to drying. These chemicals usually contain isocyanates.

Hold out colour

Automotive; Automotive paint

The ability of an under-coat to stop or greatly reduce the topcoat from soaking into it.

High volume, low pressure (HVLP)

Automotive; Automotive paint

Describes a paint gun that uses a high volume and low pressure of atomizing air to apply material to a surface. This provides higher transfer efficiency and lower overspray.

Metal conditioner

Automotive; Automotive paint

An acid-type cleaner which removes small amounts of rust and corrosion left from mechanical metal cleaning (blasting or sanding), etches the metal for better adhesion, and forms a film which can ...

Mapping or ringing

Automotive; Automotive paint

The shrivelling of an edge of a repaired area so that an outline of the repair shows through the top coat of paint. In most cases this is caused by the solvents attacking and reacting with the ...