DuPont got its start in 1802 when it began gunpowder manufacture along the banks of the Brandywine River in Delaware. We have been a part of the US Automotive Industry since it started and our involvement in the Collision Repair industry was not far behind. With the introduction of Duco® nitrocellulose Lacquer in 1924, our chemists helped the automobile industry to solve one of its most vexing problems: how to reduce the time it took to paint and cure a paint finish, which at that time took several weeks. The introduction of Duco® on the first paint line at General Motors, coupled with its ability to be sprayed rather than handbrushed, reduced painting time from weeks to a mere six hours. Duco® caused further euphoria because it was available in a palette of colors - until then black had been the only vehicle color available.
Here are some additional milestones for DuPont and its long association with the Automobile and Collision Repair Industry:
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1929 - Launch of Dulux® alkyd enamel, with improved durability and colour range.
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1935 - Introduction of the first mixing machine.
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1956 - Introduced Lucite® acrylic lacquer, the world's first thermo plastic acrylic.
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1989 - Introduced
ChromaBase® basecoat and the Mastertint™ mixing system.
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1991 - Introduced 7600S™, the first super-fast 2K Urethane clearcoat.
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1992 - Introduced Cromax® waterborne basecoat in California and Europe.
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1993 - Introduced
Chromavision™ - advancing the science of color through actual vehicle color positions in
ColorNet®
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1994 - Introduced the
ProfitNet™ Collision Shop Management system.
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1996 - Introduced the
ChromaPremier® system, raising the standard for quality and appearance.
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2001 - Introduced
VINdicator™ to improve color selection accuracy in ColorNet®
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2007 - Introduced
Cromax® Pro - the latest generation waterborne basecoat system - in US and Canada
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