Solid film lubricant 4298184 124806627 2007-04-22T06:56:05Z SmackBot 433328 Date/fix the maintenance tags {{Orphan|date=November 2006}} Solid film [[lubricant]]s are [[paint]]-like coatings of very fine [[colloid|particle]]s of [[lubrication|lubricating]] [[pigment]] blended with a [[binder (material)|binder]] and other additives. The lubricant is applied to a substrate by spray, dip or brush methods and, once cured, creates a solid film which repels water, reduces [[friction]] and increases the wear life of the substrate to which it has been applied. Certain film lubricants also offer additional properties such as [[corrosion]] inhibition. Solid film lubricants are used in the automotive, transportation and aerospace industries. ==References== [[Category:Lubricants]] {{chem-stub}}