Quality Products at a Reasonable Price
Visit Rubber-Seal at NACE Booth N333. Rubber-Seal’s mission is to create, manufacture and sell products that maximize the appearance of repaired vehicles, maximize the production process and maximize the profit of every repair for the shops and technicians the company serves. Rubber-Seal provides: • Clearcoat • Primer Sealers • Primer Surfacers • Pre-Treatment Primer •
UV Primers
Ultraviolet (UV) primer might be pricey, but consider the advantages and you might be sold on this amazing technology.
Stuck On You
Repairers are bonding more with adhesives because, used properly with welding, they can lead to better repairs than welding or adhesives alone.
Equipment Needed for Waterborne Conversion
Transitioning to waterborne basecoats will require obtaining new equipment and retrofitting some existing equipment. Are you prepared? Part 2 of a three-part series on waterborne paint.
Ford Offers New Corrosion Protection Recommendations
From I-CAR Service information from Ford Motor Company states that corrosion protection needs to be restored whenever it is necessary to sand or grind through painted surfaces or E-coat, or when bare metal repairs are performed. Recently, Ford changed their corrosion protection product recommendations for undercoatings and panel backsides. New Corrosion Protection Products Until recently,
EPA Issues Final Spray Paint VOC Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published final rules on March 24 that establish restrictions for the use of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in aerosol spray paints. Similar to the regulations in place in California, the new rules are reactivity based, whereby the VOCs are regulated by how likely the compounds are to form ground-level
New Website with Product and Tech Data
U.S. Chemical & Plastics has launched USChem.com, a new website featuring easy access to vital product specifications and technical data. It provides users with extensive information (updated in real time) on all of U.S. Chemical’s major product lines, including USC body repair and Cargroom DIY body repair products, Morton truck bedliners, SPRAYMAX aerosols, Sunmight abrasives
No Scuff ’n Shoot Here
The mindset that car refinishing is easy seems to be spreading throughout the industry. But there are no shortcuts to perfect paint jobs, and thorough prep work is essential to a lasting, quality repair.
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.
Pearl Tricoat: Refinishing Made Easy
The problem: You don’t know how many coats of pearl the OEM applied at the factory. The solution: Make a letdown panel.
