Sandpaper: The Gritty Details
All sandpaper might look alike, but you would be surprised at all the
different components that go into it.
Collision Industry Foundation Board of Trustees Gains New Members
Shawn Heimback, Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc., and Cheryl Boswell, DCR Systems, elected to board during recent meeting in Palm Springs.
New Bulk Packaging
sia Abrasives’ Very Fine Maroon hand pads now come in a new bulk packaging, which contains 5,500 shrink-wrapped packs of 10 pads.
Aggressive Sanding Tool
sia Abrasives’ siabite 2511 File Belts contain self-sharpening ceramic grits and are designed for heavy-duty metal work.
Flexible Sanding Tool
The Flexible Hand Sanding Block allocates the full contact pressure to the total work surface, distributing sanding force equally throughout the entire contoured area.
Foam Abrasive Discs
SurfPrep foam discs are available in 3 and 6 inches with three different foam densities and two thicknesses, eliminating the need for costly interface pads.
3M Assists Students in SkillsUSA Collision Repair Competition
Company supplies products and solutions, as well as technical expertise, for the competitors.
Mastering Waterborne/Low-VOC Refinish Application
They say that old dogs can’t learn new tricks. But when it comes to auto painters and waterborne/low-VOC coatings, they’re going to have to. The tricks, though, are more like new habits they’ll have to develop to ensure success with this new refinishes.
How to Avoid Common Car Paint and Bare Metal Prep Mistakes
Manufacturers’ technical support personnel often field calls from body shop employees about product failures that lead to poor paint jobs – only to find out it wasn’t the products but faulty paint prep procedures.
Sanders, Refinish Products and More to be Given Away at New England Paint, Body & Equipment Expo
Fifteen door prizes will be available, with one given away every 30 minutes at the April 20-21 trade show.