{
  "title": "Automotive paint layer preparation insight",
  "kind": "reference",
  "company": "Struers",
  "category": "Lapping, honing & superfinishing",
  "parameters": {
    "Language": "English"
  },
  "language": "en",
  "source_url": "https://www.struers.com/en/automotive/paintlayer",
  "content_html": "<h2>Paint Layer Challenge</h2><h2>Manual grinding and polishing is difficult to control and therefore includes a high risk of grinding away the subject of the examination. Targets can be invisible on the surface of the sample.</h2><figure><img src=\"/files/struers-file-042904c296744343f684cf20/paintlayer_bluepart_1.jpg\" alt=\"Paint Layer Challenge\" width=\"495\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<figcaption>Paint Layer Challenge</figcaption>\n</figure>\n<h2>Solution:</h2>\n<p>A reproducible method for evaluation of paint defects was developed consisting of:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Precision cutting with Accutom-100 to isolate the point of interest in the distance of µm;</li>\n<li>Mounting and aligning the sample in a special holder, Target Grip; and </li>\n<li>Controlled Material Removal (CMR) with TargetMaster in a five-step method reaching the paint defect in 12.5 minutes.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Tell us who you are, and you may download a materialographic solution report of one of our many solution methods. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have a specific problem that you would like us to help you with. </p>\n<p><a href=\"/files/struers-file-6fa024f35243c61bea4272c2/paint-layer-materialographic-solution-report.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See the solution</a></p><h2>Automotive paint layer preparation insight | Struers.com</h2><p>Our application specialists explain how to reveal hidden paint defects in materialographic samples for the automotive industry to ensure fast and accurate quality assurance analysis.</p>",
  "summary": "Our application specialists explain how to reveal hidden paint defects in materialographic samples for the automotive industry to ensure fast and accurate quality assurance analysis.",
  "sections": [],
  "updated_at": "2026-10-17"
}