By Dennis W. Parks
Every little thing you want to be aware of and every little thing you want to do to have ideal paint in your distinctiveness vehicle. no matter if its a concours-quality recovery or a ground-pounding scorching rod, this ebook will suit your portray pursuits. the automobile physique and paint enterprise is altering at an exceptionally quickly fee, normally in keeping with environmental ideas and laws. This booklet emphasizes what elements of the task a hobbyist can, and will, do himself and what may be left to the pros.Topics include:, instruments, apparatus, and security, making plans the paint activity, Environmental issues varieties of paint and fabrics, removal trim, Repairing damage/rust, Prepping steel for paint/bodywork, employing fillers, utilising sealers and primers, ultimate paint ideas customized paint innovations, customized photos, flames, pinstriping, Paint care and touchup
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Another method of removing paint down to bare metal is to use chemical strippers, which loosen paim material and make it easy to gently scrape off with a firm plastic squeegee or putty knife. The process is messy, as wet globs of paim are scraped off and fall to the floor. You must also be concerned about personal safety while using potent chemical strippers. Wear heavy-dury rubber gloves, eye protection, and a respirator as directed by the product label. The use of chemical paim strippers is gencrally saved for complete new paint jobs, as opposed [6 auto body repair work to fix localized dentS.
Since the paint is being sprayed with less pressure, more of the pai nt is anually landing on the vehicle, ins tead of bouncing off it. This resu lts ill less ovenpray, rllcreby reducing the amount of product required by approximately 25 percent. Paint manufacturers are striving to develop new paint products that will dramatically reduce the amount of VOCs escaping into the air. Water-borne painr products have been produced with mixed results, however, research and development continues. Existing research suggests that base coats will eventually be water-borne, and that singlestage, solid-shade base coats, and all clears will eventually be high solids.
Currently, three basic types of automotive paint arc being produced: acrylic enamel, acrylic lacquer, and urethane. Kevin Brinkley, sales manager ofThe Paint Store. 5 percent of his paint sales are for urethane-based products. Any sales of acrylic enamel or acrylic lacquer are usually for restoration projects. Kevin and most professional painters strongly suggest that anyone painting his or her own car use urethane products, with base coat/clear coat being the first choice over single stage. Acrylic Enamel No automobile painting book would be complete without some mention of lacquers and enamels, if only for historical perspective.