A study was performed exposing seven automotive OEM coatings (base coat/clear coat paint systems) outdoors in Jacksonville and to different variants of the acid dew and fog (ADF) test, a new approach to simulating the worst case of the weather conditions in harsh urban and industrial environments. Varying the climatic conditions and the severity of the simulated acid precipitation, a certain variant of the ADF test was found to show a satisfying practice correlation. Profilometric and chemical analysis revealed that the coatings differ in the rate of photodegradation after an acid attack due to the penetration of acid solution.
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