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The Wall Dryer system is a new product used to dry waterborne paint. This system eliminates the hassle of stand in the middle of your paint booth or having to stand there with the air amplifer in your hand watching paint dry.
Nov
28
Auto Paint Shop Tips For Masking Moldings For An Awesome Car Paint Job
An awesome paint job on a Toyota Supra. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) An auto paint shop may have different methods to mask molding to prevent bridging. This is a problem due to the molding fitting tight against or even touches the painted surface. The problem with this is that the clear coat may fill in…
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Nov
07
How To Spray Waterborne Primer Surfacer – PPG Nexa Autocolor Waterborne Technology
We have been using the PPG waterborne base coat for a while, but they just came out with a new primer surfacer. We tried it out and thought we’d let you know a little about it. 1K – 1 Reducer The primer surfacer is a 1K product, which means it is not a catalyzed product. …
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Nov
03
Can Body Filler Be Applied Over Paint?
This video and post was intended to post on Tuesday, October 30 while I was away at SEMA. The video did upload to YouTube as scheduled, but did not post on this website. There were some server issues with Collision Blast during this time, but we think we have it working correctly now. Hopefully, the…
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Oct
22
How to Handle Windy Weather Conditions
Last night it was so windy during my drive home on the highway that I was having a hard time keeping my own car in the center of the lane. Other drivers were having an even rougher go of it, often getting jolted all over the road. The danger out there was obvious, but I…
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Oct
18
9 Unique And Funny Car Names
What’s in a name? That’s a question that can be inserted for many topics. A person, place or thing. What makes it sing? Awful rhyming attempt aside, there are a number of brands out there that have crafty names. They’re witty. They put on a smile on your face. And most of all, it’s a…
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Oct
13
Auto Maintenance and Repairs on a Tight Budget
With the costs of gas and regular maintenance skyrocketing over the past couple of years, owning a car is more expensive than ever before. In addition, breakdowns and mechanical problems are inevitable – eventually you’re going to need repairs. So what if you’re on a tight budget? With a little planning and some well-timed ingenuity,…
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Oct
09
How To Remove Rusted Bolts Using the Mini Ductor 2
The mini ductor 2 quickly removes rusted bolts. This tool is much quicker and safer than using a torch
Oct
05
Winter is Coming…Now’s The Time To Prepare Your Car Accordingly
Winter is coming… Pardon me for the Game of Thrones reference, but I just had to mention one of the great tag lines out there. And for those who haven’t yet been able to watch the popular HBO show, it debuts sometime next March, when not surprisingly, it’ll be pretty cold still. The roads will hopefully not…
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Sep
25
Spray Gun Overlap For Applying Paint Coatings
Correct spray overlap is one o the easier techniques to master, but if not done properly, it can lead to several problems. I have found the combination of distance and speed to be the most difficult challenge when learning to spray. However, if you do not overlap each pass the recommended amount, you may not…
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Sep
18
How To Educate Yourself on Finding The Right Used Car
As enticing as a new car seems, sometimes it’s not within the budget when shopping for a car. With all sorts of reassurances with used cars out there, be it CARFAX history reports, thorough ratings via Kelley’s Blue Book, car financing specials and so forth, car buyers can feel better knowing a used car’s not…
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Sep
11
How To Set The Fan Pattern on a Spray Gun
The fan pattern adjustment sets the width on the spray pattern. By turing the fan adjustment to the right (clockwise) the fan with be small. By turing the fan adjustment to the left (counter clockwise) the fan will be wider. Depending on what is being sprayed will determine the width of pattern needed. For example,…
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