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TECH EDITORIAL - Refinishing
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BUSINESS FEATURE: Featheredge, Prime and Block: Case Closed
1/18/2010 10:38:46 AM
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...
TECH FEATURE: Conquer Metallic Colors
1/18/2010 10:17:15 AM
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...
Are You Ready?
3/2/2009 2:33:41 PM
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...
Get Your Gear
2/9/2009 3:27:00 PM
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....
Flow Back in Time
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...
TECHNICAL FEATURE: Go with the Flow
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...
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...
Applying Scratch Shield on the 2008 Infiniti® EX35®
2/1/2008
Staying current with new innovations and manufacturers’ trends can be a complicated task. During collision repairers’ busy day, they may be unaware of the technological developments that have been incorporated i...
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...
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