Automotive Paints and Coatings

INTRODUCTION
Historic Development
Legislation
Automotive and Automotive Paint Market
MATERIALS AND CONCEPTS IN BODY CONSTRUCTION
Introduction
Methods of Body Construction
Principles of Design
Materials
Manufacturing Methods
Joining Methods
PRE-TREATMENT OF MULTI-METAL CAR BODIES
Car Body Construction Material
Pre-Treatment Process
Car Body Pre-Treatment Lines
Properties and Specifications of Zinc Phosphate Conversion Layers
Environmental Legislation
ELECTRODEPOSITION COATINGS
Physico-Chemical Basics of the Deposition Process
Data for Quality Control
Resins and Formulation Principles
Film Performance of Cathodic Electrocoatings
Design of Electrocoating Lines
Defects During Application and their Prevention
Electrocoatings and Similar Process Used in Automotive Supply Industry
PRIMER SURFACER
Requirement Profiles
Raw Materials
Liquid Primer Surfacer
Powder Primer Surfacer
Process Sequence
TOP COATS
Pigments and Color
Single Stage Topcoats
Basecoats
Clearcoat
Consolidated Process
POLYMERIC ENGINEERING FOR AUTOMOTIVE COATING APPLICATIONS
Polyacrylic Resins
Polyester Resins
Polyurethane Dispersions
Polyurethane-Polyacrylic-Resins
Epoxy Resins
Crosslinking Agents and Network Forming Coating Systems
PAINT SHOP DESIGN AND QUALITY CONCEPTS
Coating Process Steps
General Lay Out
Coating Facilities
Paint Drying
Quality Aspects
Economic Aspects
COATINGS FOR PLASTIC PARTS
Exterior Plastics
Interior Plastics
ADHESIVE BONING - A UNIVERSAL JOINING TECHNOLOGY
Fundamentals
Bonding in Car Manufacturing
IN-PLANT REPAIR
SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING
Color and Appearance Measurement
Weathering Resistance
Corrosion Protection
Mechanical Properties
SUPPLY CONCEPTS
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain
OUTLOOK
Status and Public Awareness of the Automotive Painting Process
Legislation Trends
Customer's Expectations
Innovative Equipments and Processes
Innovative Business Ideals

" Die Verfasser haben ein Werk geschaffen, dass erstmals systematisch den Automobillackierprozess in all seinen Facetten von "vorn nach hinten" beschreibt und ihn in Kontext zu Trends für die Zukunft setzt. Gemeinsam mit ihren Co-Autoren haben sie es verstanden, dieses komplexe Gebiet ausgewogen zwischen fachspezifischem Anspruch und allgemeiner Verständlichkeit darzustellen."
Dr. Ulrich Meier-Westhues, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, März 2008

"Die Kapitel wurden allesamt von Experten in ihren Spezialfeldern geschrieben, daher die beeindruckende Tiefe der dargestellten Themen."
Metalloberfläche
April 2008

After receiving his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Münster, Germany, Hans-Joachim Streitberger began his technical career at BASF Coatings in Münster. Following positions in cathodic electrocoating development and central paint research, he became director of the European research group. He led the technical automotive OEM group in Southfield, Michigan, USA, for three years, before returning to Münster in charge of the European technical groups for automotive OEM development and technical service. He later became vice president of a business group for industrial coatings with responsibility for Europe, during which time he was a member of the advisory board at BASF Coatings AG as well as head of the industrial business group of the German Paint Association, VdL. Dr. Streitberger's final position at BASF Coatings was head of Corporate Industrial Management before he became a self-employed consultant.

Karl-Friedrich Dössel studied chemistry in Kiel, Germany and Reading, UK, obtaining his PhD in physical chemistry in 1978. He joined the R&D department at Hoechst AG in the area of photoresist / microelectronic applications and became manager of coating resins R&D in 1992. In 1995 he was made Director of Technology for Automotive Coatings at Herberts, which later became DuPont, where he is currently the Director for Strategic Technology and Global Product Management. Dr. Dössel has global experience in the automotive industry as well as authoring over 100 patents, publications, and conference presentations in the field of automotive coatings.

H.-J. Streitberger, Markt & Management, Münster, Germany; K.-F. Dössel, Dupont Performance Coatings, Wuppertal, Germany