Automotive Paint from Prep to Final Coat

Solvent-based paints have been used in automotive applications since the days when automobiles were called “buggies” and the horsepower was provided by, well, horses. But recent EPA regulations have restricted solvent-based paints for use only in approved professional paint booths, meaning that do-it-yourselfers can no longer use them—and it won’t be long before their use is banned entirely. Paint manufacturers have raced to develop water-based paints as a replacement for the solvent-based ...