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Entries from September 2008

Switching From PPG Solvent To PPG Water Borne

September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Another Collision Repair Shop Goes Green! I flew up to Grand Prairie, Alberta this Monday to assist in converting another collision shop to PPG’s Envirobase HP. Doug, Jason and myself were in GPI Collision today to set up this clean and modern collision shop with the proven water system from the leader in water borne [...]

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Tags: Waterborne Conversions

Converting To PPG Envirobase HP

September 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

PPG is ready when you are The move to waterborne requires careful planning to ensure the quality and productivity of the paint repair operation is maintained with minimal interruption. It all begins with gaining an understanding of waterborne technology and the key steps and considerations that must be taken into account for making a smooth [...]

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Tags: Waterborne Conversions

Estimates and Water Borne Paint

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Estimate refinish times will not change for waterborne paint I have been reading a lot of articles across the internet lately and I came along a great article talking about how the two major estimate programs will use the same refinish times for water borne base coat as they used for solvent base coat. Apparently [...]

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Tags: Waterborne Paint