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Jim Wilkins[_2_]
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Modern car paint and rust
"Ignoramus20725" wrote in
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On 2017-02-12,
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Right. It's better coatings, better primers and protection, and
better application. Read, water-based coatings that often are based
on urethanes; phosphate and weldable, etching primers; galvanizing
in rust-prone areas; and electrophoresis and electrostatic
application. The first water-based coatings -- used into the '80s
by
some manufacturers -- had poor adhesion and didn't weather
well. They're MUCH better now.
All of this became more necessary as body panels got thinner, with
the use of AHSS (advanced high-strength steels; a continuing
evolution of the HSLA [high-strength, low-alloy] steels that were
first used in the '70s). Rust is potentially a bigger problem than
ever because the steel is thinner.
Ed, if I buy a modern car like a Honda, how long can I
realistically
expect them to last?
My 2000 CRV still looks nearly new, because I welded up a few small
rust holes and wax it yearly.
-jsw
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