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Automotive paint
Automotive paint and auto body works.
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striping
Automotive; Automotive paint
This is the most common problem encountered when spraying metallic. Generally caused by one of three things: insufficient overlap between coats leading to a "dry edge", or using cheap thinners which ...
stoving
Automotive; Automotive paint
The action of drying paints by means of heat, rather than by natural air-drying. Stoving is often carried out in a specially heated stoving oven or spray booth.
stopper
Automotive; Automotive paint
A body putty used to fill defects such as pinholes after filler has been used.
spray pattern
Automotive; Automotive paint
Spray from the paint gun adjusted from a very small, almost round pattern to a wide, flat, somewhat oval shape.
spray gun
Automotive; Automotive paint
A device used to apply paint to a prepared surface. Professional spray equipment requires an air compressor to activate the spray gun.
spot repair
Automotive; Automotive paint
The process or repairing only a portion of a panel or vehicle.
solvent pop
Automotive; Automotive paint
Blisters in the surface of a film caused by trapment of solvent after the painted surface had begun to cure or dry.
