base coatingsmeans pigmented coatings designed to provide colour and any desired optical effects, but not the gloss or surface resistance of the coating system;
clear coatingmeans a transparent coating designed to provide the final gloss and resistance properties of the coating system;
general metal primermeans a coating designed for application as primers, such as adhesion promoters, sealers, surfacers, undercoats, plastic primers, wet-on-wet, non-sand fillers and spray fillers;
precleanermeans a cleaning product designed for the removal of surface contamination during preparation for and prior to the application of coating materials;
surfacer/fillermeans a coating designed for application immediately prior to the application of topcoat for the purpose of corrosion resistance, to ensure adhesion of the topcoat, and to promote the formation of a uniform surface finish by filling in minor surface imperfections;
vehicle refinishing productsmeans products listed in the subcategories below.
wash primermeans coatings containing at least 0,5 % by weight of phosphoric acid designed to be applied directly to bare metal surfaces to provide corrosion resistance and adhesion;