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electropainting, electrophoretic painting
A process used to apply the first coat of paint (primer) on the bodies of cars.

The process involves using negatively charged paint particles (anodic electropainting) or positively charged paint particles (cathodic electropainting).

The cleaned metal parts to be coated are immersed in a tank of electrodeposition paint, and the current is turned on, so that the paint particles are attracted by the positively charged paint particles.

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