Shawn Collins and John Spoto with 3M presented a class at the 2012 SEMA Show called, Importance of Repair Standards in Completing a Safe and Seamless Repair. The emphasis of following recommended procedures was the theme throughout all of the auto body training classes I attended this year. I will write more about other classes […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]