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2. Primer (paint) - Wikipedia

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   Primer (paint) A water-based primer, used primarily on wood. A primer (/ ˈpraɪmər /) or undercoat is a preparatory coating put on materials before painting. Priming ensures better adhesion of paint to the surface, increases paint durability, and provides additional protection for the material being painted. [1]

3. Automotive paint - Wikipedia

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   The base coat is applied after the primer coat. This coat contains the visual properties of color and effects, and is usually the one referred to as the paint. Base coat used in automotive applications is commonly divided into three categories: solid, metallic, and pearlescent pigments. Solid paints have no sparkle effects except the color ...

4. Prepainted metal - Wikipedia

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   Prepainted metal. According to EN 13523-0, a prepainted metal (or coil coated metal) is a ‘ metal on which a coating material (e.g. paint, film…) has been applied by coil coating ’. When applied onto the metallic substrate, the coating material (in liquid, in paste or powder form) forms a film possessing protective, decorative and/or ...

5. Phosphate conversion coating - Wikipedia

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   Phosphate conversion coating is a chemical treatment applied to steel parts that creates a thin adhering layer of iron, zinc, or manganese phosphates to improve corrosion resistance or lubrication or as a foundation for subsequent coatings or painting. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] It is one of the most common types of conversion coating.

6. Chromate conversion coating - Wikipedia

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   Chromate conversion coating or alodine coating is a type of conversion coating used to passivate steel, aluminium, zinc, cadmium, copper, silver, titanium, magnesium, and tin alloys. [ 1 ]: p.1265[ 2 ] The coating serves as a corrosion inhibitor, as a primer to improve the adherence of paints and adhesives, [ 2 ] as a decorative finish, or to ...

7. Zinc chromate - Wikipedia

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   Zinc chromate, Zn Cr O 4, is a chemical compound, a salt containing the chromate anion, appearing as odorless yellow powder or yellow-green crystals, but, when used for coatings, pigments are often added. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] It is used industrially in chromate conversion coatings, having been developed by the Ford Motor Company in the 1920s. [ 5 ]