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Planning for Waterborne Basecoat Technology for the 1990's
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Environmental concerns, in conjunction with the global race for an enhanced aesthetic appeal of the automobile, is the compound driver moving waterborne paints into the 21st century. North America and Japan are taking a hard look at the reduction of volatile organic compounds (VOC) released into the environment. Research and development results in waterborne basecoat are setting the pace for world topcoat standards for automotive original equipment manufacturers around the globe.
Waterborne paint acceptance is gaining momentum as the application window moves into an acceptable range of operation. With earlier waterborne products introduced during 1970s, achieving an acceptable range of operation presented a serious problem. Today, requirements for paint line modification can be minimized by choosing the waterborne product that best meets existing line equipment. Minimum changes would require spray booth humidification and inclusion of a basecoat dehydration oven. Using a case study, this paper will review coating and equipment considerations that ensure a smooth conversion to water technology at minimized risk to production.
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Rosenberger, M., "Planning for Waterborne Basecoat Technology for the 1990's," SAE Technical Paper 930048, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/930048.Also In
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- International Congress and Exposition Detroit, MI February 25 March 1 1991 Waterborne Basecoat Applications Fox B.
- SURCAR Conference Cannes, France June 13-14 1991 Commercial Introduction of Waterborne Basecoat in North America Grandy Michael D. BASF
- New Pretreatment and Painting Technology for All-Aluminum Automotive Body Komatsu Yasunori Suzuki Elji Miyazaki Katsuo Nishino Toshiya Honda R&D Co. Ltd.