Automotive painting technology

Author: Peng Yijun
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is organized and compiled in close accordance with the national Ministry of Education's two-year higher vocational education training program for skilled personnel in automotive application and maintenance, specifically tailored to the professional needs in the field. The book covers the content of automotive refinishing and painting. It includes the chemical composition and physical properties of coatings; the functions and compositions of common body primers, intermediate coatings, and topcoats, as well as their usage methods; basic knowledge of color and matching principles, general color-mixing techniques, and common methods; the construction, usage methods, and maintenance (repair) knowledge of common tools and equipment for coating processes. Surface preparation before body painting, coating processes, critical steps, and typical process procedures; common paint film defects and prevention measures; safety techniques for coating application and measures to prevent pollution. This book can serve as a technical foundation course textbook for two-year vocational colleges in automotive application and maintenance, or as a training manual and technical reference for automotive professionals. The book is divided into 8 chapters, comprehensively and systematically explaining the fundamental knowledge of automotive painting technology, the types, properties, and selection of common repair coatings, coating formulation, the performance, selection, and usage methods of common tools and equipment, local and full-body repair painting processes for vehicles, common paint film defects and prevention methods, and safety techniques for automotive repair painting as well as measures to prevent pollution. The content is up-to-date, richly illustrated, highly practical, and includes practical projects and review questions at the end of each chapter. In addition to serving as a textbook for vocational colleges in automotive application and transportation, it can also be used as a reference for engineering technicians in the automotive industry.