Development of 3-Wet Paint System with Improved Appearance - Paint Design Based on Transfer Mechanism of Unevenness from Under Layers

2014-01-1048

04/01/2014

Event
SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Waterborne 3-wet paint systems have been developed to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and CO2 on vehicle painting lines. However, only a small number of vehicles have adopted this system due to limitations in appearance quality (smoothness and gloss). Therefore, a waterborne 3-wet paint system with appearance quality equivalent to a conventional 3-coat 2-bake (3C2B) paint system is under development. This paper describes research for improving appearance quality. After analyzing the unevenness surface formation mechanism of a paint film, this was achieved by adopting base resins with a low glass transition point (Tg) to promote leveling, and reducing the melamine content of the paint to minimize contraction during baking.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-1048
Pages
5
Citation
Hayashi, H., and Ishii, M., "Development of 3-Wet Paint System with Improved Appearance - Paint Design Based on Transfer Mechanism of Unevenness from Under Layers," SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-1048, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-1048.
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Published
Apr 1, 2014
Product Code
2014-01-1048
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English