SEARCH Articles Figures Tables VII distributes automotive topcoat usage by type, with predictions for 1987. The progression from low-solids, high-emission coatings to high-solids systems is shown. Research and development of HS-E are active at each of the auto companies and at every major coatings supplier and raw materials producer. Certainly, problems such as specific polymer design and cross-linker choice still exist—as well as application, flow, and aluminum flake orientation. However, current and future research and development should reduce these problems rapidly to manageable levels. [Publishers Imprint]