1. OVERVIEW OF THE PAINTS INDUSTRY

• The Indian paints industry is currently placed at Rs. 85.0 billion and has been showing consistent double-digit growth from 1991. The organized sector consists of 65-70% whereas the unorganized sector still controls a large portion of 30-35%.

• The growth of the domestic paint industry is attributed to the boom in the housing sector and the strong growth in the automobile sector. The automobile sector has done well over past 10-years with an average growth of 7-8%. The auto sector is likely to grow at 8-10% due to healthy growth in 2-wheeler and car segments. However, the volume growth in the paint industry may not be in line with the auto sector growth, as the quantity of paint per vehicle is declining over a period, due to continuous innovations.

• Around 70% of the domestic paint industry revenues come from the decorative segment, whereas the industrial segment constitutes around 30%. In FY05, the manufacturing sector has shown good activity with new projects in roads, ports and industrial segments.

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Your car’s plastic bumpers don’t always need replacement when minor damage crop up – such as scuff’s and scratches. Repairing these scuff’s and scratches are not as difficult as you imagined or as complicated as fixing up scratches on sheet metal that are likely to form rust.

Save time, money and effort repairing your damaged bumper with these simple and convenient steps:

Materials Needed:

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So you walk out of the supermarket, back to your car, the sunlight catches it just the right way and there it is, a long straight scratch down the door of your beautiful car, no doubt the work of some insensitive bonehead who didn’t think to look where is cart rolled away to after he was finished with it.

Okay, the damage is done, so what do you do about it? A scratch isn’t worth the cost of having your door or fender repainted, but can it be effectively repaired without causing further damage to your vehicle’s finish?

The answer is yes, but before doing anything, look to make sure that what you are dealing with is actually a scratch. Sometimes what is rubbing against your vehicle may be softer than the vehicle finish, the result being material deposited on top of the finish as opposed to being gouged into it. In this case, the “scratch” can often be removed by simply rubbing it off with a damp cloth.

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