Overview of the automotive plastics market / Susan J. Babinec and Martin C. Cornell -- Plastics processing / Steven D. Stretch -- Formulating plastics for paint adhesion / Dominic A. Berta -- Polymers for coatings for plastics / J. David Nordstrom -- Performance and durability testing / Philip V. Yaneff -- Painting problems / Clifford K. Schoff -- Recycling of automotive plastics / Rose A. Ryntz -- Alternatives to coatings for automotive plastics / Norm Kakarala and Thomas Pickett -- Trends in coatings for automotive plastics and rubber in North America and Europe / Robert Eller -- Automotive plastic coatings in Europe / Hans Christian Gruner and Klaus-Werner Reinhart