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Old 07-29-2019, 03:43 PM   #3
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It isn't that it is thin it is that it is very hard.
Back in 2012 the world governments required a reduction ion VOC (volatile organic compounds). This forced the auto companies to compromise. The results are a paint that is actually too brittle. The old paints used to have more flex to them so they could take a bigger hit with the same film thickness.
Many of the manufacturers have converted their application processes to deal with this but Subaru is lagging a bit behind in the older plants.
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