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2008-01-08 Manufacturing
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SlurryGloss environmentally friendly automotive coatings The clearcoat SlurryGloss, unlike other car coatings used in the automotive production line, is environmentally friendlier because organic solvents are replaced by water.
The coating particles seen in the picture below are formed during a certain production step known as dispersing of the binders in the aqueous phase. After the coating is applied, the particles melt during the baking process to produce a colorless, high-gloss clearcoat. These automotive coatings are particularly resistant to light, weatherproof and scratch-resistant and is also resistant to aggressive contaminants such as bird droppings. The network outside the coating particles consists of additives which – in combination with the adjusted particle size – are important for application of the clearcoat film and for its flow characteristics on the substrate. Clearcoats The clearcoat forms the "roof” over the paint system. The final coat, which seals everything else in, is pigment-free. It has to withstand particular challenges such as resistance to sunlight and weather, but also to industrially generated chemicals and natural, biological influences (bird droppings etc.). Furthermore, the main focus in the clearcoat segment is on a very high scratch resistance even after aging.
BASF Coatings’ clearcoat portfolio can be divided into 1-component and 2-component clearcoats and also "no-solvent” clearcoats (SlurryGloss). Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions In the field of automotive OEM coatings, BASF Coatings is one of the top three global leaders. BASF offers eco-efficient technologies and a broad range of competence in e-coats, primers, basecoats and topcoats. We are a trusted partner to all of the world’s major automobile manufacturers in terms of corrosion protection, color competence, and scratch-resistant coatings. Working in close partnership with our customers is one of the key factors behind our success. Jointly, we develop innovative coating processes, and our applications engineers are highly integrated into our customers’ production lines. Modern automotive coatings shine and shimmer differently depending on how light strikes them. They withstand rain, hail, ice and snow, heat and cold, and several years of intensive brushing in the car wash. Gravel and chippings on dirt tracks, desert sand, or salt scattered on roads in the winter cannot destroy them. Nor do they suffer under the sun’s aggressive UV rays. At a tenth of a millimeter, the paint system is no "thicker” than a human hair, yet still has to be resistant to these high stresses and demands. From a coatings supplier to a systems partner: As a result of the new, extremely cost-conscious procurement strategies of the automotive suppliers are often taking on the role of systems partner. This takes the following form at BASF Coatings: See all the Press Releases from BASF sites - Click Here Read a recent press release about - Got a Cool Job in Coatings?- Get the word out today! Our Dedicated Portal Helps U- $ave
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