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3 Reasons to Spray a Test Card Before You Paint

Eastwood

Made of pure white paper to prevent influencing the color, they may also contain black printed elements to demonstrate contrast. Their special coating allows the paint to lay down uniformly without absorbing into the paper. Sometimes vehicle manufacturers use multiple paint codes for a color despite using the same name.

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Recycled Rubber Coalition report examines EV impact on scrapped tires

Tire Review Magazine

The Recycled Rubber Coalition recently released a white paper, titled “ An Unexpected Electric Vehicle Environmental Problem With Common Sense Solutions ,” which examines how the rapid adoption of EVs will lead to an increase in scrap tires and provides practical solutions for the recycling and reuse of these tires.

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Do Brake Pads Impact The Environment?

Tomorrow's Technician

Tires make traction by creating friction between the road and vehicle. It is not the electric vehicle crowd. Electric vehicles still use rubber tires and brake pads. Most reporters were tipped off to the story when the white papers were posted, or an organization issued a press release. Who is behind it?