The Gentleman Magazine Issue 10 | August 2018 | Page 34
FERRARI INTRODUCES THE WORLD’S FIRST
LOW-BAKE PAINT TECHNOLOGY
Thanks to the on-going collaboration with PPG, Ferrari has
introduced an innovative low temperature paint system,
making the Prancing Horse the world’s first car manufacturer
to adopt the new Low Cure clear coats technology. Additionally, the new solution makes it possible to bake
carbon-fibre and composite components together with the
bodyshell, resulting in colour uniformity between the various
body components.
This move further underscores Ferrari’s ongoing commitment
to the pursuit of both excellence and sustainability. In 2004, it
became one of the first companies in the world to introduce
a water-based paint system which significantly lowered the
environmental impact ofits cars. Thanks to the new technology, Ferrari has industrialised
a process to produce no fewer than 61 different basecoat
colours by combining metallic basecoats with a gloss or matte
pigmented clear coat.
The new two-component paint system incorporates a specially
formulated clear coat which makes it possible for the car to be
baked at 100 degrees instead of 150 degrees, thereby cutting
energy costs and enhancing the sustainability of the process.
The Low Cure resins contain a new hardener which enhances
the chemical and mechanical resistance of the coating. The new
formula also boosts cross-coat linking which simultaneously
increases chemical hydrophobicity and reduces water
permeability.
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