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Automotive Three Stage Paint

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

The third stage of car painting [465,057] Currently, automotive paint is durable and resistant to stains and high gloss’ Today, most vehicles use a two stage process, the paint layer as a base, clear coat’ There are a number of colors in three stages that have become popular’ The best example is that of Pearl White, General Motors on the use of Cadillac’ Viewed from different angles of the painting seems to change color’ This is due in mid-layer, which is applied after the base layer and the layer before’ Nacro The environment contains dust layer that covers a broad spectrum of colors’ If you look closely you can see small flakes of purple, red, blue and other colors to see which gives the pearl to arrival’ This type of editing is also known as “Tri Shield” with some paint manufacturers’

This three-step process leading painters crazy trying to match colors’ Usually, when a fender replacement is necessary, the mixture of color on the door to get a good color match is required’ In preparing the mixture of operation of all objects of retirement, such as door, windows, moldings and trim’ The base or first stage has been applied to the defense and partly on the door’ The second step is the application layer, which is applied in two layers of wings and complete door’With add another process after the spraying of the base or the first step, the mixture in the door has not produced an agreement acceptable color’ The industry had to find a solution to this problem’ The answer requires a procedure known as the finishing area’

The same kind of damage that requires pre-mixing the door now includes the preparation and completion of additional panels intact along the same side of the repairs’ Depending on the color and location, it may be necessary to paint the entire side of a vehicle to achieve a good color match’ There are colors that seem to change dramatically from different angles’ One example is the development of a rust color to deep purple and the car seems to undergo a color change as it moves toward or away from you’ This is due to the addition of a pearl and xirallic effects’

Xirallic effects of aluminum oxide platelets, which are coated with metal oxides’ These wafers are produced synthetically using a new crystallization process’ The cost of this type of additive is expensive compared to the type of applications such as pearl’ The addition of the three phases of the finishing process takes much longer to complete’ In conclusion, the three stages of the finishing process are here to stay and adds nice visual affect today’s cars’