Automotive molding or car body molding are decorative and protective moldings on the
car body
Governments and private organizations have developed car classification schemes that are used for various purposes including regulation, description, and categorization of cars.
The International Standard ISO 3833-1977 ''Road vehicles – Types ...
. The term applies both to the detail and the material.
Car moldings include side body molding, lower body molding, door moldings, window moldings, footrest molding,
mudflaps, etc. They are often found in services in association with
car mats, etc.
Various car moldings must have high scratch resistance, weather resistance and gloss matching that of the car body. A common material which provides these is
polyvinyl chloride.
Molding for automobile – US Patent 6982302
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Automotive styling features
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