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Surface treatment of the car body

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 632-2025/01
Abbreviation PUKA
Course title Surface treatment of the car body
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Materials and Technologies for Vehicles
Course coordinator Ing. Pavel Klaus, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Safety when working with flammable substances, paints and thinners and when applying coatings.
2. Technologies used for applying coatings in small- and large-scale production.
3. Basic classification of coating materials and their application to surfaces. Choosing the right type of coating.
4. Paint boxes, preparation workplaces, preparations. Work and settings in the paint box, correct use of preparations, setting up the paint box for drying. Paint box components and accessories and their settings.
5. Working with paint guns for the HLVP system, correct settings, work procedures, choosing the right blasting, types of paint guns for the HLVP system
6. Anti-corrosion protection and surface preparation for coating application.
7. Surface preparation for car components and bodies, repair of surface defects before coating, problem solving.
8. Application of spray sealants and fillers, technological preparation for painting, Painting with final spray. Application of colorless varnishes.

E-learning

E-výuka

Literature

DUFFY, J.E. Auto Body Repair Technology. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2020, 1088 p.
AKAFUAH, N., S. POOZESH, A. SALAIMEH, G. PATRICK, K. LAWLER a K. SAITO. Evolution of the Automotive Body Coating Process—A Review. Coatings [online]. 2016, 6(2). ISSN 2079-6412 . DOI: 10.3390/coatings6020024.

Advised literature

STREITBERGER, R. J., and K.L. DOSSEL. Automotive Paints and Coatings. Weinheim: Wiley UCH, 2008. ISBN 928-3-527-30971-9.