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  2. Automotive paint - Wikipedia

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    Robotic arm applying paint on car parts. Automotive paint is paint used on automobiles for both protective and decorative purposes. [1] [2] Water-based acrylic polyurethane enamel paint is currently the most widely used paint for reasons including reducing paint's environmental impact. Modern automobile paint is applied in several layers, with ...

  3. Paint sheen - Wikipedia

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    High-gloss finish used for kitchen elements. Sheen is a measure of the reflected light from a paint finish. Glossy and flat (or matte) are typical extreme levels of glossiness of a finish. Gloss paint is shiny and reflects most light in the specular (mirror-like) direction, while on flat paints most of the light diffuses in a range of angles ...

  4. Enamel paint - Wikipedia

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    Enamel paint is paint that air-dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish, used for coating surfaces that are outdoors or otherwise subject to hard wear or variations in temperature; it should not be confused with decorated objects in "painted enamel", where vitreous enamel is applied with brushes and fired in a kiln. The name is something of a ...

  5. Orange peel (effect) - Wikipedia

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    A photo of the orange peel effect on a car door. Orange peel is a certain kind of finish that may develop on painted and cast surfaces. [1] The texture resembles the surface of the skin of an orange, hence the name "orange peel". Gloss paint sprayed on a smooth surface (such as the body of a car) should also dry into a smooth surface. However ...

  6. Acrylic paint - Wikipedia

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    Red acrylic paint squeezed from a tube Example of acrylics applied over each other. Experimental pictures with "floating" [a] acrylic paint Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps. [1]

  7. File:2020 Toyota Corolla LE in Black Sand Pearl, rear right.jpg

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    English: 2020 Toyota Corolla LE in Black Sand Pearl. ZRE212L-DEXLPA model number, 1.8-liter 139-hp 2ZR-FAE engine, built in Blue Springs, Mississippi. ZRE212L-DEXLPA model number, 1.8-liter 139-hp 2ZR-FAE engine, built in Blue Springs, Mississippi.

  8. Anodizing - Wikipedia

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    Anodizing increases resistance to corrosion and wear, and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal does. Anodic films can also be used for several cosmetic effects, either with thick porous coatings that can absorb dyes or with thin transparent coatings that add reflected light wave interference effects.

  9. Xirallic - Wikipedia

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    Car shape model varnished with an effect pigment based on an alumina substrate (Xirallic) Xirallic is an alumina effect pigment made of aluminum oxide platelets covered with titanium oxide that shows a strong glitter effect with a distinct shimmering behavior. [1] [2] It was developed and patented by researchers of the company Merck KGaA in ...