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TECH EDITORIAL - Refinishing
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Strainer Sizes for Waterborne Paint
4/13/2010
Passing any type of paint through a mesh strainer is part of effective particle control. Paint jobs are ruined when they contain hunks, bits and chunks of hardened paint or other matter.
Traditional paper cone paint stra...
Waterborne Paint Conversion for Body Shops
2/18/2010
Waterborne paint is the wave of the future for body shops. As environmental regulations become stricter for collision repairers, many are looking to waterborne paint to help their body shops go green.
But converting to wa...
Converting a Body Shop to Waterborne Paint: What to Expect
2/9/2010
In 2002, we were opening a new location and I told my paint manufacturer that I wanted to spray waterborne. Back then, waterborne wasn’t mandated. It was new on the scene, and I always liked to be cutting edge and at t...
Featheredge, Prime and Block is Not a Body Procedure
1/18/2010
As most people involved in the collision repair industry are aware, the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)1, or 6H as it’s known to repairers, required all body shops to file an original n...
Tips for Metallic Paint Jobs
1/18/2010
I see them all the time – silver cars with a bad blend somewhere on a door. When the car pulls away from me, I’m struck by a wicked dark side tone that allows me to see exactly what was done to it: full paint on t...
CONFERENCE PREVIEW: Sail Away!
6/25/2009 1:34:51 PM
Have you ever been to Huron, Ohio? Chances are you haven’t unless you grew up in the region or maybe went to Cedar Point Amusement Park in nearby Sandusky. So let’s paint a picture for you: seagulls calling, w...
TECH FEATURE: The Case of the Murdered Paint Job
4/3/2009 11:19:33 AM
The story you’re about to read is true, but the names have been changed to protect the innocent. The city was Los Angeles. It was Friday, and I was working the day watch out at the old auto body supplier on big Santa M...
Preparing a Body Shop for Waterborne Paint Conversion
3/2/2009
If your body shop were in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), you would have completed the switch to low VOC (volatile organic compound) basecoats no later than Dec. 31, 2008. That’s because the a...
Equipment Needed for Waterborne Conversion
2/9/2009
Now that the shops in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of Southern California are fully converted to compliant clearcoats and basecoats, turmoil and consternation about the conversion are largely gone....
A History of Automotive Finishes
1/14/2009
Waterborne is coming. Can’t you hear the “DA-DUM DA-DUM DA-DUM” from the “Jaws” theme song? That’s what some repairers are hearing, but they really shouldn’t be because, as has...
Get Good Air
12/11/2008 2:21:40 PM
Preventive maintenance is critical to keeping any compressed air system in top condition. Although the life cycle of an industrial air compressor typically exceeds 10 years, proper maintenance is crucial to maintaining reliab...
Helping Paint Techs Cope with Waterborne Conversion
10/30/2008
I’ve been a painter for about 20 years and have been spraying waterborne paint for the last three years. And I’ll tell you what a successful transition from solventborne paint to waterborne is all about: attitud...
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