Automotive paint

Automotive paint

Automotive paint and auto body works.

Industry: Automotive

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high solid

Automotive; Automotive paint

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

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 ...

hardeners

Automotive; Automotive paint

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

background coat

Automotive; Automotive paint

1) A special color undercoat which is used with Pearl coat finishes. 2) A special color coat used on single stage in order to achieve a match.

popping

Automotive; Automotive paint

A paint defect that results in the surface having small bumps or craters that are caused by solvent trying to escape from the lower layers after the surface has "skinned" over.