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Introduction to Automotive Paint Layers


 Introduction to Automotive Paint Layers

LAYER 1: Primer
-First stage of the automotive painting process.

-For levelling the surface of the body & overcoming manufacturing defects if any.

 

LAYER 2: Base Coat
-Second stage of the painting process.

-This coat contains the colour, and is usually referred as paint.

-Base coat used in automotive applications is commonly divided into three categories: SOLID, METALLIC, AND CERAMIC (PEARLESCENT).

Solid paints have no sparkle effects except the colour.

Metallic paints reflect light for a much brighter shine than solid paints.

-Mixing of metal(aluminium) flakes and paint. The metal particles pick up and reflect light, hence the shine.

Pearlescent paints/Ceramic Paints are mixing of paint with ceramic crystals (also known as mica).

-Along with reflecting the light MICA refracts the light too. This refraction gives a deep colour to the paint along with the shine.

-It can be two stage in nature (base colour + clear) or 3 stage in nature (basecoat + pearl mid-coat + clear-coat).

-Midcoat is a semi-transparent paint that combines with the base coat to produce vivid colours.

LAYER 3: Clear-coat
-Clear-coat is the last part of the painting process.

- Resist abrasion and withstand UV light.

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