Influence of Elemental Compositions in Laser Cleaning for Automotive Coating Systems

A review of incorporating Nd:YAG laser cleaning principal in automotive industry

“…3. Our findings also revealed the percentage of aluminum flakes embedded in the base coat of the coating system enhanced the thermal distribution and influenced coating removal efficiency (Razab et al, 2016a).…”

“…Nevertheless, all coating colors are considered to be removed instantly in the IR region due to the high peaked irradiance laser energy produced. This leads to the high absorption of laser beam by the main bond in the polymeric coatings of CeC, and CeO bonding (Arthur et al, 2008;Cottam, Emmony, Cuesta, & Bradley, 1998;Georgiou, 2004;Li, Steen, Modern, & Spencer, 1994;Razab, Jaafar, Abdullah, Amin, & Mohamed, 2016a). Moreover, the proper controllability of the laser's parameters may allow this technique to remove any single coated layer without damaging the following layer of the coating system (Georgiou, 2004;Siggs, 2010).…”

“…Our team from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, and Universiti Sains Malaysia have been studying the efficiency of the Nd:YAG laser coating removal system over selected Malaysian and non-Malaysian coated cars. The study has concluded that cleaning efficiency depends on the laser parameters, laser types, and the coating materials being irradiated (Razab et al, 2016a(Razab et al, , 2016c(Razab et al, , 2014dRazab, Suhaimi Jaafar, Rahman, & Affandi Saidi, 2014f). The findings are based on Infinite Focus Meteorology (IFM) scanning images as shown in Fig.…”