Quality and Green Creds Beefed Up in New Plastic Auto Paint Process

Quality and Green Creds Beefed Up in New Plastic Auto Paint Process

 

Paint.  It's the first thing people notice when they see a car.  What
people might not pay attention to is all that goes into making a vehicle
shine.

 

Plastic body color film is slowly gaining popularity with automotive
manufacturers for its ease of application and reduction of waste and
emissions associated with traditional paint processes. Plastic body
color film has aesthetic benefits as well; the equivalent of 15 coats of
traditional paint, plastic body color film is sealed in with a thick
clear coat that helps is stand up better to scratches, dents, and
environmental degradation. 

 

Nippani Rao, President of RAO Associates and retired plastic body color
film specialist at Chrysler says, "Plastic body color film not only
helps protect vehicles from scratches and dents, it helps to preserve
that showroom shine that drivers love.  Innovations in Plastic body
color film allow designers to create gorgeous custom shades and metallic
finishes that last and last."

 

Key stats:

 

*	How it works: Plastic body color film starts as a thick plastic
sheet of color that is applied by thermoforming to an existing
automobile part.
*	Saving money, helping the environment: Plastic body color film
saves automobile manufacturers money and greatly reduces VOC (volatile
organic compound) emissions and other waste.
*	Staying strong: 15 times thicker than traditional paint, plastic
body color film is more scratch and chip-resistant, as well as more
resistant to UV fading and other environmental factors, allowing color
to maintain a showroom shine longer than traditional paint.
*	Quick (and quality) fix: Car owners need not worry about
repairs; parts with plastic body color film are easy to repair and most
body shops are equipped to repair collision damage to mold-in plastic
film parts, saving time and money.
*	Unlimited possibilities: This plastic body color film can be
matched to any color in the rainbow, and can even be infused with metal
substrates like stainless steel or silver spray for to create metallic
or chrome-like finishes.
*	Wave of the future: Mold-in film color can be used in more
traditional thermoplastic applications as well as more advanced
plastic-reinforced carbon composite applications. 

 

For more information on various automotive innovations check out
http://www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com/c/today-in-plastics/cars-trucks/