Introduction:
In today’s article, we will bust some myths that are still playing in the minds of consumers about using silicone in car paint. When you see that shiny paint job on the car and its interiors, silicone has a role to play in it, to make the paint look flawless. So to understand further about the how and the process, let’s get into the details:
What can we describe as the relationship between Car and Silicone based cosmetics?
There are many types of silicone and it plays various roles in the interiors as well as exterior of the car building process. They differ according to to form and the purpose of their use.
Role of silicone in the Exterior of the car:
Whether you are a manufacturer, buyer or seller of the car, what makes the car look attractive is its flawless colour coat and sleek and shiny exteriors. Naturally, it’s that shiny coat of paint that impresses everyone. If we tell you that that paint contains silicone which helps it to spread evenly. Will you believe us? No!
There has been an old myth which says that silicone cannot be used with paint. Unfortunately, so many of us are still under this misconception. But in today’s day and age, there have been special training centres when it comes to the automotive repair industry. So modern skilled workers are well trained and well learnt about the paint systems.
The unmodified or purest form of silicone is not capable of mixing with oil, paint or water. Its oily consistency which can be considered as oilier than the oil itself makes it unable to mix with the paint. But, once you modify and process the silicone naturally, it syncs perfectly well with the paint. As a result, you get that shiny smooth and evened-out coating of paint.
The main role of these types of altered silicones is to boost the performance of paint by moving it to the surface. This further helps in evenly spreading the paint on metal and plastic exteriors. As modern-day silicone formulas are mostly water dissolvable and dormant, the paint chemists use silicones to create water–in–oil emulsions which improve the spreading and coverage of wax products.
Other important roles of silicone for that flawless looking high shine paint job are:
- Silicone fills in all the cracks and splits when mixed in paint, making it smoother and even looking
- Silicone-based wax products slide the water right off of the exteriors of the car body
- The smoothness provided by silicone (also described as its lubricating property) can help in applying the product more easily. It can be buffed off easily too. As a result, there is a reduction in surface marring (scratches and swirl marks) cajoled from wiping with a rough cloth or bad applicators
Role of silicone in the Interior of the car:
As much as maintaining the outer appearance of the car is important, you must not forget a smooth squeaky-clean dashboard. Luckily for us, silicone-based products help us in maintaining our car interiors well too. Daily wear and tear on your dashboard is a common thing. One must not forget it too as it’s the main connecting platform to the car. Over time it gets dull and dusty. But you can renovate it with silicone sprinklers (also known as aerosols) to restore its shine and reinforce its colour. This definitely gives the dashboard that new and shiny, as good a new look.
Silicone aerosols also act as lubricants in retraction of the seat belts that have lost their grip over time. This can cause safety issues and they need to be taken care of too from time to time by spraying silicone aerosols on the retractor mechanism in the belts to prevent them from sticking.
You must have heard about the car engine heating up. Well, the temperature in engines can go up to 100 ºC and sometimes as high as 150 ºC. Silicone sealants are used in the engines as silicone is coming from the elastomer family and is the only one to resist temperatures higher than 140ºC. Silicones preserve the probity of the seals and don’t let any kind of liquid and/or gases leak even in such high temperatures.
Silicone, because of its heat-resistant properties, helps in the process of moulding the tyre. It acts as a substance (when the temperature can get as high as 200ºC in the mould) that prevents the rubber from the tyre and the rubber from the bladder to come into direct contact.
Silicone does not crack or shrink under extreme weather conditions and can protect parts of your car from heat, cold, condensation and even dust in temperatures ranging from -40ºC to 70ºC.
Conclusion:
To sum it up, silicone’s heat-resistant, lubricating and shine-providing properties will help maintain and improve your car’s exteriors and interiors well. We would be glad to have feedback from our readers. It helps us to give better output every time when we get connected to our viewers. Keep viewing and stay connected with us.