This revised second edition of Automotive Paints and Coatings offers an authoritative treatment of all stages of the coating process: body materials, paint shop design, pre-treatment, primer surfacing, and top coats. Processes, technology, and paint formulations have been weighted equally in the presentation. New topics of interest in this edition include color control, specification and testing of coatings (this extensive chapter runs over 80 pages), quality and supply logistics, and the effects of legislation and regulation. Recommended.

From the Preface: “...In a changing business environment, the automotive industry is always reevaluating its core competencies and has transferred many technical developments and manufacturing tasks to the supplier industry. Painting, so far, has remained one of its core competencies and is a `value added' process in the car manufacturing industry...The key performance drivers in automotive coatings are quality, cost, and environmental compliance. Quality, in this context, relates to corrosion protection and long lasting appearance. Quality and cost are addressed by more efficient coating processes and a higher degree of automatization. This has led to reduced use of paint and lesser waste per body...”

Target Audience: Engineers and technologists in the automotive and OEM paints and coatings industries; also students in the field, as well as aerospace engineers.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Materials and Concepts in Body Construction

Pretreatment of Multimetal Car Bodies

Electrodeposition Coatings

Primer Surfacer

Top Coats

Polymeric Engineering for Automotive Coating Applications

Paint Shop Design and Quality Concepts

Coatings for Plastic Parts

Adhesive Bonding A Universal Joining Technology

In-Plant Repairs

Specifications and Testing

Supply Concepts

Outlook

Index