The Walcom Brand of paint guns is not generally the first one that comes to mind for North American painters, However, this Italian company has been doing some incredible work creating innovative strides in product application. The HTE guns come from their Genesi Carbonio, Carbon Fibre bodied paint guns which Include the HVP, GEO, HTE […]
In recent years, UV curing technology has made significant leaps in both products and lamp hardware. LED curing lamps can bring primer cure times to under ten seconds and have you sanding in no time!
How to tell if a cars been painted When buying a used car something you will really want to look for is bad paint repairs. Having a car painted is fine, but if it’s been painted well it should show no signs of a repair. You will find often people go with cheap repair work […]
Blending Clear Coat From time to time it is not practical to clearcoat an entire panel. Blending clearcoat undetectably can be achieved but is not recommended because the blend can be broken down by UV Rays easily and the edge can eventually become visible. Most of the time paint manufacturers will not warranty this type […]
How to Blend Tri Coat Paint Three stage paint is often an intimidating thought to a new paint but the reality is it\’s a very easy thing to apply. With three stage paint you have to apply two separate paint mixes, one over the other. Your typical three stage will consist of a solid […]
Spray Out Test This is a brief demonstration to show the effects of building up clearcoat over and how it can affect your color match. Many OEM manufacturers recommend not bringing your first coat of clear to the edge because it can change the appearance of the color and how it is going to […]
A common misconception thrown around the trade is factory paint is better then refinish paint. While refinish paint does generate more of a margin for mistakes, it is not any different then factory paint. Factory paint is generally based on identical technology, with a few differences in application technique. Factory base coat can be applied […]
This is meant to be a guideline, it will differ between OEM and refinish as-well-as between manufacturers. The example of the left shows with the use of a primer-sealer for better holdout while the one on the right shows without. (both are acceptable) Etch / Pretreatment 0.25 mil Etch / Pretreatment 0.25 mils Primer […]
If you are reading this then you are likely wondering what’s involved in painting a car yourself & how you can accomplish this. First of all, the good news is people are turning out professional results from their garage all over North America. The unfortunate news is that the first few jobs may not […]
Using Gold Leaf Thanks to Reckon for his knowledge on this subject. These are all his words. it\’s basically this: (I\’ll use a Norton I just completed as an example) I took the norton factory sticker (says NORTON, in nice scroll type lettering) and and taped it down to a table, then place frisket […]
