I asked a friend who's an "automotive enthusiast" about the "water-based
paint" used on EVs. He sent this back as a response:

>It sounds very similar to what BMW's gone to. They are water-borne paints,
>not water-based. I can't tell you much about the difference other than that
>the water-borne paint application process results in much less toxic stuff
>going into the environment. Unfortunately, the resulting paint job sucks.
>I've read about bird droppings eating through the paint in a matter of
>hours. I'd recommend waxing (with real wax, not this "polish" crap) every
>1-3 months.

So, use that wax folks. Johnson Paste, Mother's Gold, even Zymol if you're
up to it!

-rick

Rick Gordon
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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