Automotive Coatings Formulation: Chemistry, Physics und Practices

2.6 Coating systems
The application and film forming conditions greatly influence the composition of paints. It there-
fore makes sense to divide the various coating systems into the respective application fields.
Decorative paints
are paint systems used by craftsmen or DIY enthusiasts in houses (wall paints) 
or on parts of homes and buildings (e.g. window coatings).
Wood coatings
are used mainly for furniture.
Corrosion protection coatings
are all those paint systems which used to protect metal objects 
against the influence of environmental agents that may be corrosive. A great many objects require 
these coatings, ranging from a small metal grid to the metal superstructure of a large suspension 
bridge. Most 
marine paints
 
are classified as corrosion protection paints.
Coatings for general industry
cover all paint systems which are applied by industrial application 
methods, mostly by serial automotive processes. This group includes coatings for domestic appli-
ances (refrigerators, washing machines, driers, mixers etc.), metal furniture, and plastic parts.
Special industrial coatings are those used for cans and other metal containers (
can coating
) or 
for continuous metal coils (
coil coating
) intended mainly for construction elements.
There are also 
coatings for toys
and 
leather articles
.
Automotive coatings
are essentially industrial coatings. But there are so many different systems 
that paint systems for cars and other vehicles are arranged in a separate group. First, there are 
paint systems for serial production of new cars (
automotive OEM coatings
).
In the meanwhile, more and more car parts are being made from plastic. While there are numer-
ous parts for car interiors, there are parts for car bodies (mirror housings, bumpers, headlamp 
reflectors, boot covers, and others). Most of these parts need special