Formable paint film
Formable paint film
Keywords: Avery Dennison, Toyota, Laminates, Thermoplastics, Motor industry, Films
Thermoplastic rocker panels on car exteriors must resist chipping by flying stones and also be pleasing to the eye, so Toyota is using Avloy formable paint film laminate as protection on its 2000 Avalon XL and XLS models. Avloy paint film laminate, supplied by Avery Dennison Performance Films division in Troy,Michigan, is a dry paint film designed for use with injection moulded plastic parts. Paint film technology can reportedly produce high and low gloss finishes without the need for spray painting and related volatile organic compounds and disposal issues.
The formable paint field is made by casting wet paint films, first a clear coat and then a base coat, in a reverse roll coating process. On the top of the base coat, a layer of thermoplastic adhesive is applied. The cured paint films are laminated to a thermoplastic backing sheet with heat and pressure. The dry paint film laminate is supplied in roll form to the moulder and is thermoformed and trimmed into the shape of the finished part.
