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Alan Wheeler · 15-05-2006, 22:59

What exactly are you using when you say "Automotive paints". Most car paints are a Nitrocellulose laquer based paints and can have cynoacrylates in them. They are actually worse for the environment than oil based paints. The solvents are very bad news. These paints are used because of the fast drying ability and low film thickness. This equates to less product being used and can be applied very quickly (as you said, multi coats in a day). The big negatives are the substrates they can be used on a limited. These paints don't take well to substrate movement. It will crack easily. It also has little film thickness, so the protective layer is not very errr, protective.

As a little piece of useless info (I'm full of that) in LA, 60Ton's of paint fumes evaporate into the atmosphere from drying paint, EACH DAY!

15-05-2006, 22:59	#8
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	What exactly are you using when you say "Automotive paints". Most car paints are a Nitrocellulose laquer based paints and can have cynoacrylates in them. They are actually worse for the environment than oil based paints. The solvents are very bad news. These paints are used because of the fast drying ability and low film thickness. This equates to less product being used and can be applied very quickly (as you said, multi coats in a day). The big negatives are the substrates they can be used on a limited. These paints don't take well to substrate movement. It will crack easily. It also has little film thickness, so the protective layer is not very errr, protective. As a little piece of useless info (I'm full of that) in LA, 60Ton's of paint fumes evaporate into the atmosphere from drying paint, EACH DAY! __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.