THE USE OF PREPAINTED METAL HAS BECOME AN ACCEPTED AND PRACTICAL MEANS OF PRODUCING A COATED PART WITH A QUALITY FINISH, BOTH IN TERMS OF AESTHETICS AND PERFORMANCE. STATE-OF-THE-ART COIL COATING LINES, SOPHISTICATED ORGANIC COATINGS, AND A VARIETY OF JOINING AND FASTENING TECHNOLOGIES, HAVE PROVIDED THE ENGINEER WITH A COST-EFFECTIVE, TOTALLY NON-POLLUTING RAW MATERIAL. SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES, SUCH AS AUTOMOTIVE (ZINCROMETAL) AND APPLIANCE (REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS), HAVE CAPITALIZED ON THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND USE COIL-COATED MATERIAL AS A ROUTINE ASPECT OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, MANY OTHER INDUSTRIES WHICH ARE DISCOVERING BOTH SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS AND SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES AS THEY CONVERT TO PREPAINTED METAL. WHILE THIS CONVERSION REQUIRES CAREFUL, WELL-CONSIDERED PLANNING, THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES EASILY PROVIDE THE DRIVING FORCE TO JU