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Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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flash off

Automotive; Automotive paint

The initial period when most of the solvent in the paint evaporates.

fish eyes

Automotive; Automotive paint

Small craters which will appear in the paint if silicone or wax has not been removed from the panel being sprayed.

fee

Automotive; Automotive paint

Fish Eye Eliminator

featheredging

Automotive; Automotive paint

The sanding process where a painted surface is worked until there is no step or lip where the paint and metal meet.

featheredge splitting

Automotive; Automotive paint

Fractures or cracks along the featheredge which occur during drying or shortly after the topcoat has been applied over primer surface. This problem occurs due to poor preparation, ...

fading

Automotive; Automotive paint

The loss of color due to exposure to light, heat, or weathering.

factory package color (FPC)

Automotive; Automotive paint

Car colors that are produced and packaged by paint companies for specific car color codes for use at the refinish level.