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2. Automotive paint - Wikipedia

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   Robotic arm applying paint on car parts. Automotive paint is paint used on automobiles for both protective and decorative purposes. [1] [2] Water-based acrylic polyurethane enamel paint is currently the most widely used paint for reasons including reducing paint's environmental impact. Modern automobile paint is applied in several layers, with ...

3. Duco - Wikipedia

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   Duco was a trade name assigned to a product line of automotive lacquer developed by the DuPont Company in the 1920s. Under the Duco brand, DuPont introduced the first quick drying multi-color line of nitrocellulose lacquers made especially for the automotive industry. [1] It was also used in paintings by American artist Jackson Pollock.

4. Car colour popularity - Wikipedia

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   The results of colour popularity surveys conducted by American paint manufacturers PPG Industries (PPG) [1] and DuPont (DP) [2] (both for the year 2012) are shown in the table and chart below. Note that the results for silver and grey may be affected by discrepancies in how the companies classify these colours.

5. Surfactants in paint - Wikipedia

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   The solvent also modifies the curing rate and viscosity of the paint in its liquid state. There are two types of paint: solvent-borne and water-borne paints. Solvent-borne paints use organic solvents as the primary vehicle carrying the solid components in a paint formulation, whereas water-borne paints use water as the continuous medium.

6. Metallic paint - Wikipedia

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   Luxury car manufacturers (particularly German marques such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz) almost always charge a premium for the "option" of metallic paint on a new vehicle. This is often considered a captive market as metallic paints usually account for all but one or two of the colors from the palette available (only red, black, and white are ...

7. Axalta - Wikipedia

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   The firm's first products were developed in Germany in 1866 to protect carriages from the gravel of dirt roads. In 1920, the company created a quick-drying, multi-color lacquer line for automotive painting. [4] Operating as Herberts Gmbh, the company grew under Kurt Herberts, [5] introducing the popular automobile finish Standox in 1955. [6]