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Waterborne Making Waves
4/1/2008
Body shops in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) of Southern California are quickly heading for a July 1, 2008, deadline to change automotive basecoat paints. These changes are a result of amendments t...
It's a Dirty Job
12/1/2007
Painting is a dirty job and a filthy way to make a living. I go into
work clean, but within minutes of starting my day, I’m covered from head to toe with dust. It’s easy to see why, considering we spend a go...
See the Light: The Importance of Good Lighting
7/1/2007
I got my start in this glorious trade as many young men do as the all-
important quality control guy: the detailer. The shop I worked for took detailing seriously and wanted the car sparkling inside and out. No quickie cle...
Chalk One Up for the Little Guy
6/1/2007
We arrived in court with small claims documents and display paraphernalia in hand which consisted of a large sheet of corrugated cardboard cut into the actual size and shape of a 2005 Grand Prix hood, an old spray gun and a...
Make Way for Waterborne
5/1/2007
Here’s the reason the use of waterborne paint will soon be mandated for shops in the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)of southern California: about 16 million people live in the 10,743 square miles...
No Scuff ’n Shoot Here
5/1/2007
Painting is easy. It’s just a simple scuff and shoot, right? This is the mindset of many who aren’t familiar with car refinishing. Insurance companies think this way and attempt to reduce paint times according...
Prime, Featheredge, Fill...The Lost Steps
11/1/2005
What's cheaper? An airline ticket from Los Angeles to New York with a weekend stay at a five-star hotel including two front-row seats to a Broadway play or a gallon of epoxy primer and hardener?
If you said the epoxy prim...
The $665 Question
11/1/2005
High-quality paint work often gets scuffed and buffed (at the very least) before delivery. Rare indeed is the vehicle that comes out of most booths clean enough to simply wash and deliver. It’s possible for sure, jus...
Spotting Trouble: Arbitrary Changing of Paint Times
8/1/2005
Have you recently been asked by an adjuster to change the paint time on a panel to something other than the time listed by the information providers?
Most of you are probably answering "Yes."
The arbitrary changing of...
Roll With It Baby: Save Labor Time, Use Less Product and Get Build in Fewer Coats.
7/1/2005
I've known several people who painted their cheapo transportation with a brush or a roller. Perhaps you've parked next to that '65 VW Micro Bus whose owners painted a colorful rainbow down the side?
I lived next door to ...
Dry It, You'll Like It
2/1/2005
I decided to give dry sanding a try years ago just out of pure, morbid curiosity. I thought, "Hey. What would happen if ... I wonder if that would buff out?"
It did. Woah.
Dry sanding seems to be an overlooked subject...
Innovative (and Cool) Stuff for the Paint Shop
1/1/2005
During the recent NACE show in Las Vegas, I made the rounds of the paint manufacturer's display booths. (It's nice to have them back at NACE, by the way.) My topic for this article is new paint technologies, and I was...
Finding Flaws Before the Booth: Prep Procedures
9/1/2004
Why would you want to find flaws before the job goes into the paint booth? The question should be: Why wouldn't you want to?
It sounds easy enough, but a lot of techs don't do it. And these easy-to-overlook things can...
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