Automotive Spot Refinish Enamel & Fast-Dry Primer

In automotive body refinishing, nitrocellulose lacquers solve specific turnaround bottlenecks:

Formulating NC Auto Primer Surfacers (High-Build Foundation)

Automotive primer surfacers fill sanding scratches and repair imperfections over body filler. Formulators combine Nitrocellulose Chips RS 1/2 Sec (10% to 14%), short-oil non-drying alkyd resin (6% to 8%), and high loadings of 1250 mesh Micronised Talc and barium sulphate. The high pigment solids build film thickness quickly, dry in 20 minutes, and sand down effortlessly with wet-or-dry paper to a pinhole-free finish.

Formulating Gloss Topcoat Enamels (Spot-Repair Finish)

Topcoat enamels combine NC RS 1/2 Sec, short-oil coconut alkyd, and non-migrating plasticizers with weather-resistant automotive pigments. Formulated with fast-evaporating ester and ketone thinners, the spray coat becomes dust-free within 10 minutes at ambient Kenyan temperatures, preventing airborne dust defects in non-oven spray bays.

Buffing, Polishing, and Spot Blending

Unlike polyurethane 2K clearcoats that require 24 hours before compounding, NC enamels can be wet-sanded with 2000-grit paper and buffed with mechanical polishing paste just 2 to 4 hours after application. The lacquer blends smoothly into adjacent original OEM factory paint finishes.

KIKI'S Industrial Chemicals supplies plasticized NC Chips RS 1/2 Sec, Micronised Talc 1250 mesh, Ethyl Acetate, and Butyl Acetate for automotive paint manufacturers in Kenya.