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Originally Posted by krayzie
This eco friendly bs paint has been around for over a decade, I think it's due to the lack of lead that makes it less durable.  |
No, lead has nothing to do with it. Water-base has a little bit to do with it, but there is a bigger contributor.
<-- currently working as an engineer in the paint industry
The problem is the transition to 2-wet and 3-wet processes. Formerly, each coat of paint was cured individually during the paint process. E-coat, color, clear. Three ovens is a lot of line space and a lot of energy consumption. The paint and pretreatment companies came up with a was to reduce the length and number of ovens, which cuts down dramatically on energy consumption and reduces the total line length. It also (in a kind of backwards way) cuts down on paint defects that occur during the painting operation.
However, it results in less total paint being applied and modifies how the paint cures.
This is the issue.
Either get a clear wrap job or just give up. It's going to be a while (5 years) before we get good paint again. It takes time to develop.