Automotive Paints and Coatings

Now in its second edition and still the only book of its kind, this is an authoritative treatment of all stages of the coating process - from body materials, paint shop design, and pre-treatment, through primer surfacers and top coats. New topics of interest covered are color control, specification and testing of coatings, as well as quality and supply concepts, while valuable information on capital and legislation aspects is given.
Invaluable for engineers in the automotive and paints and coatings industry as well as for students in the field.

INTRODUCTION

• Historic Development
• Legislation
• Automotive and Automotive Paint Market

MATERIALS AND CONCEPTS IN BODY CONSTRUCTION

• Introduction
• Methods of Body Construction
• Principles of Design
• Materials
• Manufacturing Methods
• Joining Methods

PRE-TREATMENT OF MULTI-METAL CAR BODIES

• Car Body Construction Material
• Pre-Treatment Process
• Car Body Pre-Treatment Lines
• Properties and Specifications of Zinc Phosphate Conversion Layers
• Environmental Legislation

ELECTRODEPOSITION COATINGS

• Physico-Chemical Basics of the Deposition Process
• Data for Quality Control
• Resins and Formulation Principles
• Film Performance of Cathodic Electrocoatings
• Design of Electrocoating Lines
• Defects During Application and their Prevention
• Electrocoatings and Similar Process Used in Automotive Supply Industry

PRIMER SURFACER

• Requirement Profiles
• Raw Materials
• Liquid Primer Surfacer
• Powder Primer Surfacer
• Process Sequence

TOP COATS

• Pigments and Color
• Single Stage Topcoats
• Basecoats
• Clearcoat
• Consolidated Process

POLYMERIC ENGINEERING FOR AUTOMOTIVE COATING APPLICATIONS

• Polyacrylic Resins
• Polyester Resins
• Polyurethane Dispersions
• Polyurethane-Polyacrylic-Resins
• Epoxy Resins
• Crosslinking Agents and Network Forming Coating Systems

PAINT SHOP DESIGN AND QUALITY CONCEPTS

• Coating Process Steps
• General Lay Out
• Coating Facilities
• Paint Drying
• Quality Aspects
• Economic Aspects

COATINGS FOR PLASTIC PARTS

• Exterior Plastics
• Interior Plastics

ADHESIVE BONDING - A UNIVERSAL JOINING TECHNOLOGY

• Fundamentals
• Bonding in Car Manufacturing

IN-PLANT REPAIR SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING

• Color and Appearance Measurement
• Weathering Resistance
• Corrosion Protection
• Mechanical Properties

SUPPLY CONCEPTS

• Quality Assurance
• Supply Chain

OUTLOOK

• Status and Public Awareness of the Automotive Painting Process
• Legislation Trends
• Customer's Expectations
• Innovative Equipments and Processes
• Innovative Business Ideals