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laborsmith
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Just what it says, paint is applied to primer than clear coat then the oven.
There are some threads about the process including links dating back to the early days of this forum. Links to the videos about the Orion Assembly plant in the previous link were also posted about the same time.
Laborsmith
There are some threads about the process including links dating back to the early days of this forum. Links to the videos about the Orion Assembly plant in the previous link were also posted about the same time.
Laborsmith
RS Turbo
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The Primered bodys and doors are par baked and then as Laborsmith stated they apply the color there is a slight par bake again and then the clear and pearl clears are sprayed on before the final hard bake on process for 1 to 2 hours. The par bakes semi cure the paint so it will not combine layers and have runs.
Interesting...thanks for the info!
Yes, it is a low production color for the Sonic. It is not all that common on the Sonic which makes it somewhat unique.
I wonder how durable the "wet process" paint is compared to other applications.
Will it hold up as well? It seems like the process was intended to be environmentally
friendly, and thats it. Just wondering what other advantages there are.
Also, does anyone know what brand of paint is used by GM?
Thank you!
Yes, it is a low production color for the Sonic. It is not all that common on the Sonic which makes it somewhat unique.
I wonder how durable the "wet process" paint is compared to other applications.
Will it hold up as well? It seems like the process was intended to be environmentally
friendly, and thats it. Just wondering what other advantages there are.
Also, does anyone know what brand of paint is used by GM?
Thank you!
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Found this from an article on BASF paints. Sounds like GM may be using BASF.
General Motors uses eco-friendly water-based “three-wet” paint process for Chevrolet Sonic
For the production of its subcompact Chevrolet Sonic, General Motors brought online a new paint shop at its Orion Assembly Center that features a "three-wet" paint process. The process eliminates the need for a primer bake oven, normally used between the primer and color-coating layers. The Orion Assembly Center allows three layers of paint to be applied one after another while still wet before a single trip though the oven.
This process reduces the paint shop footprint by 10 percent, said GM. It also provides additional floor space and reduces the energy needed to heat and cool these areas.
"Cutting our greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our energy consumption were key to implementing our water-based three-wet paint process," said Mauricio Pincheira, paint manager at Orion. "We want to provide a durable paint that impresses our first-time Sonic customers and maintain the tough environmental standards we have across the company."
Orion's new paint shop was engineered to minimize energy use while reducing solvent emissions. By using the three-wet process, a thin film pretreatment and lean design methods, Orion's paint shop uses 50 percent less process energy per vehicle than the shop it replaced, the car maker said. It is also heated by natural and landfill gas, which results in less emissions than coal-fired boilers.
When full shift production is achieved, Orion's new paint shop will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80,000 metric tons per year—equivalent to the annual emissions from 14,000 vehicles—and solvent emissions by approximately 108,000 pounds of solvent per year.
These cost-saving paint process improvements trimmed the manufacturing costs by approximately $40 per vehicle.
Here is the link to the complete article.
http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-03/view_features/auto-oem-coatings/
General Motors uses eco-friendly water-based “three-wet” paint process for Chevrolet Sonic
For the production of its subcompact Chevrolet Sonic, General Motors brought online a new paint shop at its Orion Assembly Center that features a "three-wet" paint process. The process eliminates the need for a primer bake oven, normally used between the primer and color-coating layers. The Orion Assembly Center allows three layers of paint to be applied one after another while still wet before a single trip though the oven.
This process reduces the paint shop footprint by 10 percent, said GM. It also provides additional floor space and reduces the energy needed to heat and cool these areas.
"Cutting our greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our energy consumption were key to implementing our water-based three-wet paint process," said Mauricio Pincheira, paint manager at Orion. "We want to provide a durable paint that impresses our first-time Sonic customers and maintain the tough environmental standards we have across the company."
Orion's new paint shop was engineered to minimize energy use while reducing solvent emissions. By using the three-wet process, a thin film pretreatment and lean design methods, Orion's paint shop uses 50 percent less process energy per vehicle than the shop it replaced, the car maker said. It is also heated by natural and landfill gas, which results in less emissions than coal-fired boilers.
When full shift production is achieved, Orion's new paint shop will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80,000 metric tons per year—equivalent to the annual emissions from 14,000 vehicles—and solvent emissions by approximately 108,000 pounds of solvent per year.
These cost-saving paint process improvements trimmed the manufacturing costs by approximately $40 per vehicle.
Here is the link to the complete article.
http://www.coatingsworld.com/issues/2012-03/view_features/auto-oem-coatings/
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BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet
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I haven't heard of any problem waxing the car
in years. I'd say your are good to go as soon
as you get it
the Chevy site is pretty generic in the information
it provides. Once it's built it will go to a Shipped/Enroute
status, but until that time, what you see is what you get
That's why we have this thread - better info
Becky, since I successfully used that GM website that one time for status, it no longer works for me. I have been trying for three days and nothing. The order number is RBGBTP.
Thanks for your assistance.
BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet
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Thanks again Becky!
Any updates on order#RBCQMH would
be much appreciated.
3300 status TPW 5/27
Progressing nicely :banana:
BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet
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3300 status TPW 5/27 :banana:
Looks like the race is on!! We'll see who
get's built first