Just as residential and commercial paint manufacturers are thinking more about environmental impact, GM is reimagining its paint shops to reduce its carbon footprint and increase customer satisfaction with the looks of their new ride.
First, a primer in paint.
Did you know that nearly 70 percent of the energy required to put a car together in a plant is in the paint process? Why? A car has three layers of paint – the base coat, the color and metallic coat, and the clear coat. It typically takes up to 2.5 megawatt hours of energy to paint a vehicle. To put that into perspective, that’s enough electricity to power a U.S. home for nine weeks.
We focus quite a bit of attention on paint shops to reduce this energy, lessen the carbon load and provide a high-quality vehicle.
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