The evolution of car paint

To fully understand what a car paint is, you have to start by tracing the history of car paint. The color of this paint that envelops the shapes and design of a bodywork is the first thing that our eyes unconsciously focus on when we see a beautiful car. Not only the tint, but just as much its metallic, pearly appearance, finished with a beautiful ultra-shiny varnish. All of this sublimates the vehicle by making it more attractive. In the same way that an old damaged paint can devalue the same car.
In the past, automotive paintwork didn't always look as good as it does today ! Since the invention of the first cars, with the need to protect and decorate wooden or metal bodies, the epic of painting has shown many technological developments, at the same pace as that of cars. The adventure of painting has been punctuated by inventions and innovations, with the use of natural products initially then synthetic and chemical products, and also with progress in application methods, moving from painting to hand to fully automated paint lines.
Let's go back to the Chronology of automotive paint...

The history of car paints

Before 1900 and early 1900s

At the beginning of the 20th century, remember that the first cars descended directly from the horse-drawn carriage ! They were made of wood and metal, and these ancestors of the automobile were painted by hand, with a brush, with natural paints and varnishes, such as linseed oil and natural pigments, which were obtained from the local druggist. At that time there was simply no car paint available on the Stardust website !
At that time, the painting process was very laborious and represented a serious inconvenience for the automotive industry : it was necessary to apply several coats by brush and painted cars took up to two weeks to dry. During this prehistory of car painting, the happy owners of the first Ford or Renault cars had to repaint their cars every year because these natural paints were not very resistant. It is the famous Dupont brand that will allow the first improvements a few years later.

The evolution of the first automotive paints

We are going to tell you how the evolutions of the first car paints followed one another in the 20s, 30s and 50s, improving their robustness, their rendering and their resistance.

Developments in car upholstery

The evolutions of car coating made it possible during the 70s and 80s to reinforce the solidity and the resistance of car paints.

The future of car paints

The future of automotive paints will be synonymous with special effects (holographic, photochromic, thermochromic paints, etc.), colors and ecology.

StardustColors Company History

Once is not custom, it is in France that one of the specialists in innovative paints was born. The history of the company StardustColors begins in 2009 in the south of France with the particularity of a passion for the optical effects of pigments and paints : over the years, the company has developed at a constant pace, and has multiplied inventions for paints applicable to vehicles. Today leader in Europe in its field, it collects innovations, and car manufacturers come to call on its products for inspiration or for their exceptional projects.
Special effects paints show a wide range of possible uses, for vehicle customization, and more...

Brands of car paints
Types of car paint
Composition of car paint