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Automotive paint
Automotive paint and auto body works.
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Automotive paint
film build
Automotive; Automotive paint
The wet or dry thickness of applied coating measured in mils; also see Dry Film Thickness.
filter
Automotive; Automotive paint
A device which removes contaminates from another material. for example lumps may be filtered out from paint or water may be filtered out from the compressed air.
fish eye eliminator
Automotive; Automotive paint
Additive used in paint to prevent the occurrence of fish eyes in a freshly painted surface. Sometimes referred to as FEE.
floating
Automotive; Automotive paint
Characteristics of some pigments to separate from solution and migrate to the surface of pain film while still wet.
flex agent
Automotive; Automotive paint
Material added to paint for additional flexibility, usually used for rubber or plastic flexible parts.
flatting
Automotive; Automotive paint
The act of using abrasive paper to rub and smooth a panel or painted surface or the addition of a "flattening agent" to the paint in order to remove the gloss in the finished coat.
