Mar and Scratch Damage to Auto Body Coatings (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Mar and Scratch Damage to Auto Body Coatings

Caption

Schematic of the coating layers in a typical automobile composite body. Mar and scratch damages from a variety of object impacts are shown.

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Eastman Chemical Co./ K. Irvine, NIST

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