There is a balance to strike that at present seems a bit lofty. If the costs are not in line, then the shops and technicians that are not in states requiring low-VOC, will continue to use [...]
The US and Canada are unique in that there are a handful of “exempt solvents” that the EPA has deemed safer than the ozone-depleted counterparts that contribute to smog. The exempt [...]
So how does Nanotechnology fit in? BESA and the R&D labs at are focused on how this can be applied to resins and additives. This technology could make paint products more resistant. [...]
Perhaps the biggest selling point is that with the air-bake technology, you can go from prime to shine in 40 minutes or less! Additionally, this is done without ever having to turn on the heat in [...]
Conversion is not easy and will require some budgeting for the equipment. More so for the shop than for a PDR technician who won’t be using spray booths and blowers. Shops will have to make [...]
What to do and what not to do when formulating alternatives to National Rule products starts with not attempting to make waterborne behave like solvent-based paint. Waterborne paints increase [...]
So what are these new mandates? Well, the EPA-mandated level of VOC’s allowed in paint such as the basecoat is 3-5 pounds per gallon. Paint manufacturers are saying that there is [...]
The latest information available on color matching in paint, has hit the press. Fortunately for everyone in the collision repair industry, paint manufacturers are in unison and collaboration with [...]
But what do you put in a contract? Everything! If you want the body shop to paint the car with all trim and panels on and all weatherstrips left on, than just put it in the contract and [...]
When a classic car owner is budgeting and thinking of how to go about getting the restoration help they need, you will want to be on their short list. How do you do this? Figure out their pain [...]
