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Automotive paint and auto body works.

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Automotive paint

Masking

Automotive; Automotive paint

Areas which are not to be painted are covered with a material, usually paper, tape or plastic, that prevents spray from coating the surface.

Material safety data sheets (MSDS)

Automotive; Automotive paint

Used in locating information on the properties of paint materials.

Flow coat

Automotive; Automotive paint

A coat of colour or clear that is applied.

Fluid cup

Automotive; Automotive paint

The container on a spray gun which holds the paint. Can be mounted above the gun (gravity feed gun) or below (suction feed) or separated from the gun and the paint is fed by a tube to the gun ...

High solid

Automotive; Automotive paint

Paints and undercoats which have more pigment and resin (film formers) than their regular equivalent.

High build primer

Automotive; Automotive paint

Primer that is usually used over body fillers in order to achieve a smoother surface. High build primer will usually have more of a solid content than a non-high build primer and thereby increase the ...

Voc

Automotive; Automotive paint

Volatile organic chemicals; the VOC level of the final sprayable mix of the various paint and undercoat products is highly regulated in some regions.

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