Paint Primer (28)
First published in 2008, the Autobody News Paint Primers may be of special interest to readers in states other than California who are investigating waterborne. There are FOUR separate Paint Primers covering issues relating to waterborne paint adoption in California. Each is consecutively numbered and paging is continuous.
Click HERE for the first issue in downloadable PDF format.
2nd issue click HERE to download
3rd issue click HERE to download
4th issue click HERE to download
California Lowers Allowable VOC Content In Automotive Coatings
Written by Nick Bartoszek and Mike Veney, Sherwin-Williams Automotive FinishesWhy Water? A White Paper from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
As many coatings industry professionals across the United States and Canada are aware, automotive refinishing businesses in California are implementing the use of waterborne coatings in order to achieve compliance with new legislation addressing air quality in that state. Many other states appear soon to follow the lead of these air quality districts in California. This article will outline the changes on tap in California, and look at which states are considering similar regulations.
In 2008 Autobody News published a series of specials on waterborne paint called PAINT PRIMERS.
Then, we were talking to shop owners in Southern California primarily about the SCAQMD and San Joaquin Valley AQMD mandates which in effect required waterborne paint. These special sections are still readable online at www.autobodynews.com (Download Paint Primers).
This time we talked to Northern California shop owners in the Bay Area about their experience using waterborne paint and converting to waterborne painting systems. We wanted to know their feelings about the process of converting their facilities and training their employees, as well as find out the positives and negatives of the new environmentally friendlier paint.
A Painter Blogs About his Experiences with PPG's Envirobase
Written by Mike Rby Mike R
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The Value of a Spray Out Card
January 18, 2009—I converted recently to PPG’s Envirobase HP and all seems to be going very well with the product. The colors are mostly good but there is the odd color that needs to be tinted. I need to do spray out cards on all colors and check for a good color match. This also creates a color library and saves time tinting down the road when a color is not acceptable. Proper documentation is a must when tinting a color. I include everything I have done to the color so the next car I spray the same color, the color match is perfect. There are many popular colors out for 2008–2009 so doing a card is a must. I have seen my silver library grow and grow over the last month. I also have a lot of reds and blues which seem to be popular also.
In California, most of the productive shops have gotten used to using gun washers because they were required to use them 12 or 15 years ago. They now understand the benefit of using a gun washer versus doing it manually but now they come out of the waterborne paint school and they’re not really sure how to clean their equipment. They’ve been told just to “Dump your guns in a bucket of water.” You can ruin an $800 spray gun by getting water in the air chambers. Even if your gun is stainless steel or anodized.
Autobody News asked Jim Stubert of B-TEC North America, to explain how you should use your automatic gun washer, and what to put in it. Stubert started out as a painter and he has been in the refinish coatings industry for 40 years. He has seen a lot of products. Says Stubert:
“B-TEC Systems is based in Northern Germany and manufactures a variety of products, but you asked about gun washers.
Four years ago there was so much more waterborne paint usage over in Europe than here; I became interested in how they were cleaning water-borne products. They’re don’t behave like solvent-based products. You can’t just put any kind of thinner or water in your gun washer and expect it to clean reasonably well. The Europeans had to figure this out 8-10 years ago when they were having difficulty cleaning waterborne paint from their spray guns.
Doing the Right Thing: Planning, Training, and Executing a Multishop Waterborne Conversion
Written by Jeremy Hayhurst
We asked Rusty Rauls (left in photo), Vice President-COO of the Fix Auto corporate stores, and Todd Burdette (right in photo), Refinish Manager at Anaheim Fix Auto, what they learned in their multiple shop locations about handling the waterborne transition.
One of the Oldest Shops in Bay Area is One of the First to Waterborne
Written by Vincent Rojas, AnnexEstablished in 1954, Milpitas Auto Body is one of the older shops in the Bay Area. Owner John Whaley is an example of forward thinking owners who are making the waterborne change now. With 27,000 sq. feet of operating space, and 20+ employees, Milpitas Auto Body prides itself on getting the job done right the first time.
BASF Coatings launches HB 004 SLOW and HYDROMIX SLOW
Written by BASF news releaseBy launching two new additives for its Onyx HD line, BASF Coatings further strengthens its position at the forefront of waterborne automotive refinish paint technology. HB 004 Slow and Hydromix Slow will enrich the high-performance, environmentally compliant waterborne basecoat system Onyx HD which belongs to the R-M brand of BASF Coatings.
Pro-Spray H2O Waterborne Basecoat Delivers Proven European Technology
Written by Laura TimberlakeAvailable in the European Union since 2006, the Pro-Spray® H2O waterborne system has impressed converting shops in Europe and North America with a proven, compliant, easy to use, and value-oriented system that delivers excellent color match, coverage, blending, metallic control, dry times and an extensive color formula database.
Developed and manufactured in England, and distributed in Europe and North America, the Pro-Spray product line delivers a comprehensive, versatile, and high performance waterborne and solvent intermix color system supported by a full range of primers, clearcoats, hardeners, thinners and support products to body shops worldwide.
In response to a new Directive (2004/42/CE) from the EU Parliament and Council that limited emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in vehicle refinishing products, Pro-Spray® European Automotive Finishes’ chemists and color analysts developed a new waterborne formulation of their European solvent-borne basecoat. The new Directive limited VOC emissions to a maximum of 420 g/litre and required the implementation of waterborne technology in vehicle refinishing products.
“We were faced with the task of creating a waterborne system that could deliver color without compromise,” said Michael Fowler, managing director of Pro-Spray® Automotive Finishes LTD in Europe. “In addition we needed to educate and train the painters on the new laws, equipment, and color application technique.”
The new basecoat chemistry married Pro-Spray’s existing European color expertise with advanced waterborne technologies. After extensive research, development and product testing, Pro-Spray® H2O European Waterborne Basecoat was created and premiered at the 2005 Equip Auto Trade Show in Paris, France.
The resulting product was easy to mix, use and delivered results that could meet or exceed European solvent-borne basecoats. Pro-Spray® H2O — The Art and Science of Responsible Refinishing™ - is a basecoat refinishing system with pearl, aluminum, xirallic and solid, shake-and-pour toners that mix to provide one of the most comprehensive ranges of waterborne color formulas available. No special mixing equipment is needed and pigment-rich toners provide precise colors with superb opacity, brilliance, and coverage in fewer coats along with excellent blending. What’s more—with the proper air quality and movement—drying times are similar to, or exceed, solvent basecoats. H2O color is supported by a full range of surface preparation products, undercoats, and clearcoats for every refinishing need.
“Shops in Europe, Canada and the United States have responded favorably to Pro-Spray H2O,” stated Tom Gardner, business unit director paints and coatings, “painters are impressed with the quality, color match, metallic control, dry times and overall product performance and value.”
First Steps in Conversion, Get an Air Audit
Written by Jeremy HayhurstRTI’s Sean Martinez is a guy you want to see early in your process. Working with a jobber, an air audit can very quickly put your finger on sources and solutions for contamination, humidity, and volume. An air audit can be one of the most important diagnostics to save time, trouble, cost and grief later on. We asked Martinez’ manager, Larry Parker, Reading Technologies, Inc. National Sales Manager, Automotive Division to describe RTI’s products and process.
PCL is an Automotive Refinishing Company, established in 1929 and located in Los Angeles, California. PCL is a manufacturer of automotive compliant refinishing products and solvents specially formulated to meet the requirements of the California Automotive Refinishing Market. Some of these products include Surface Cleaners, Pre-Treatment Coatings, Primer Surfacers, Primer Sealers, Single Stage Topcoats and Aerosols.
