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BENSELER Uses Liquid Coatings for a Refined Look
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produced by Lamborghini are composed
being visible in the final result. This means
individually must create an
of numerous parts, including about seven
that both the hue and the gloss level
aesthetically homogeneous set
accessories mounted directly around the
must be identical for all the components.
once assembled – a real challenge for
steering wheel. These parts are made in
BENSELER manages to ensure this through
coaters. The quality level, however, will be
plastic in order to reduce their weight.
a liquid coating process and special racks
high, if these are aware that the finished
The vehicle design requires the steering
on which the parts are hung. The thorough
components will be part of a premium
wheels of sports cars to be glossy black.
cleaning and primer application stages
product such as the steering wheels
This is possible thanks to the high
are followed by the actual coating phase
for the models of the Italian sports car
quality glossy black coating applied
and an 80 °C curing one. As a result, the
manufacturer Lamborghini (Fig. 1).
on components by BENSELER
components are clean, coated with the
That is why BENSELER’s surface finishing
Beschichtungen Bayern GmbH & Co. KG
same gloss degree and without any orange
experts keep their procedures firmly
(Bogen, Germany) on behalf of the plastics
peel effect, and totally compatible with
under control and use a liquid coating
manufacturer and second-tier supplier
each other, so that they can be assembled
process for their numerous steering wheel
Teetronic Weberit Werke Dräbing GmbH
directly.
components, with the aim of obtaining a
(Bretzenheim, Germany). The technical
black and uniform glossy finish. The ca. 30
challenge posed by this project is painting
For further information:
cm wide and 17 cm high steering wheels
the components separately without this
www.benseler.de
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any small parts that are coated
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Figure 1: The glossy plastic parts on the steering wheel of the Lamborghini Aventador S pose a real coating challenge.
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N. 51 - MAY/JUNE 2018 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
