The History of Spraybooths
We’ve gone from painting cars next to an open window – using a paint brush – to high-tech booths smarter than we are. How’d this happen?
Buying Power: Downdraft Spraybooths
Thinking about purchasing a new downdraft spraybooth or prep station? If you’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
The Necessary Equipment
If your shop were simply painting used cars,
you could do an adequate job with a bare minimum of equipment.
A paint gun, a random orbit sander and a masking machine would
get most of the work done. If you intend to do productive collision
repair, however, much more equipment is necessary.
When Disaster Strikes
If you’ve even casually kept up with the news in recent years, then you’ve probably noticed a disturbing increase in the number of natural disasters in the 1990s:
Utilizing Your Air Compressor
It would be hard to imagine a body shop that could work without compressed air. In fact, it could be said that the heart of your shop’s production lies in your air compressor
– a sometimes misunderstood and often neglected unit.
Up to Code: Check Your Permits & Codes
Your grand opening won’t be so grand if the space you’ve designed for your paint area doesn’t comply with the necessary permit requirements and building codes.
Clang! Buzzz… Tick, Tick, TICK!!!
Diagnosing and eliminating annoying interior noises will restore the sanity of tormented vehicle owners
To Be Dust Free Or Not To Be
An investment in a dust extraction system
Buffing and Polishing
Everywhere you turn, it seems another vendor has a “new and improved” solution to the art of polishing an automotive paint finish. However, buffing and polishing are
skills that can improve dramatically with plain old practice.
The Tale of One Shop Continues…
….with Paul and Teresa Slate