A Personal History of Automotive Coatings Systems

摘要

I have been involved with automotive coatings for more than 40 years. When I started, car bodies were made of cold-rolled steel with little galvanized steel or plastic, primers mainly were spray-applied and many were alkyds, topcoats were low solids monocoats, and some still were lacquers. Quality and appearance requirements were lower, and surface defect and dirt levels were higher than they are today.