Over the last decade the automotive refinish industry has been forced to look at new technologies to reduce volatile organic content (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) while providing a rapid return to service of the consumer's vehicles. UV A cured 1 K auto refinish primers were first introduced in the middle 1990's. UV-A Clear Coats were subsequently introduced in the late 1990's. Materials have continued to be developed and pushed to mimic the classic 2K solvent based polyurethanes (PURs); however, slow acceptance by the auto refinish market over the last decade is indicative of a market that is difficult to change. RADTECH, in conjunction with l-CAR, an industrial training organization for the collision repair professional, developed a web based training module for UV-A Cure 1 K auto refinishing. Over 900 of these module courses have been purchased from l-CAR by the collision repair professional since 2008.
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