Remove Contaminants, Save Energy
Kaeser Automatic Magnetic Drains (AMDs) remove condensate and other contaminants from your air system, protecting your valuable equipment. The AMD 1550 has working pressures to 230 psig and a discharge capacity of 53 gal/hr. Designed for use with coolers, refrigerated dryers, separators, filters and liquid separators, it maintains a “liquid seal” which prevents the loss
Talking to Body Shops that Have Made Waterborne Conversion
A check in with body shops on their progress in transitioning to waterborne paint reveals no major problems…as long as paint manufacturers’ guidelines are strictly adhered to.
Portable Nitrogen Generator
This portable nitrogen unit comes complete with four 25’ inflation hoses, six auxiliary ports, a hand-held nitrogen analyzer, pre- filters, a 30-gal. vertical air receiver and industrial-type casters. The controller is located on the top of the unit for easy readability and includes an automatic purge system that allows you to purge and inflate four
Be Prepared to Paint
I call them ‘Boy Scouts’ – painters who are prepared and do the job right the first time. Here are some tips to make sure you don’t have to do the job over for free.
Make Way for Waterborne
The use of waterborne paint by body shops will soon be mandated in California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District. The technology is likely to reach everyone some day, so here’s what you need to know.
Auto Foam: Proper Application and Placement
Foam is showing up all over the modern vehicle. Although its presence adds a new level of complication to repairs, it’s imperative that it be reinstalled — and reinstalled correctly.
Play It Safe: “Culture of Safety”
Establish a “culture of safety” in your shop and insist your techs wear
(and properly use) safety equipment. Their families will thank you.
Roll With It Baby: Save Labor Time, Use Less Product and Get Build in Fewer Coats.
Sound good? Even if you use roll-on primer on only one car per day, you’ll still save roughly $3,000 a year.
Gunning for You: HVLP Gravity-feed Spray
Becoming the industry’s “gun of choice,” HVLP gravity-feed spray guns save you money and do most of the work for you. I recently visited autobody paint shops in far corners of the country. Every single one was using gravity-feed spray guns, most of them high volume, low-pressure (HVLP). How did this style of spray gun
Paint Predictions & Amp; Educated Guesses
Which way is the wind blowing auto paint these days? I recently asked the major paint manufacturers what trends they saw on our near and far horizons. And because refinish paint technology tends to follow original equipment technology by several years and at a lower level of sophistication, they were able to make some pretty
