Comments for The Auto Body Blog http://theautobodyblog.com DEDICATED TO THE COLLISION REPAIR TECHNICIAN Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by mike http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-726 mike Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:48:21 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-726 Hello Don, PPG has two new clears out to use with Envirobase HP, EC700 and EC750. This is the clear you use with the water bourne base coat. If you have any other questions feel free to ask away. Thanks, ~Mike. Hello Don, PPG has two new clears out to use with Envirobase HP, EC700 and EC750. This is the clear you use with the water bourne base coat. If you have any other questions feel free to ask away.

Thanks,

~Mike.

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by DON DEITER http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-725 DON DEITER Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:04:48 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-725 all this talk on the water bourne system was great but what clears can we use over it does it take a speacial clear. all this talk on the water bourne system was great but what clears can we use over it does it take a speacial clear.

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by mike http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-720 mike Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:33:37 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-720 Hello Cindy, thanks for the questions. You should be good with the equipment you have. How many man shop do you have, this is important for the size of your compressor. As per equipment such as paint guns, your PPG representative should supply you with a paint gun per booth, so if you have two booths then you will receive two Iwata W-400 LV paint guns. That is the gun I prefer to use for PPG Envirobase HP. They will also provide you with two tree stands and blowers (Iwata) for your paint booths. Other then that you are ready to go. Your PPG paint rep should be with you for the first couple of days when you start to spray the water borne. If you have any other questions or concerns feel free to drop me a message here on the Blog and I will answer your concerns as soon as I can. Thanks, ~Mike. Hello Cindy, thanks for the questions. You should be good with the equipment you have. How many man shop do you have, this is important for the size of your compressor.

As per equipment such as paint guns, your PPG representative should supply you with a paint gun per booth, so if you have two booths then you will receive two Iwata W-400 LV paint guns. That is the gun I prefer to use for PPG Envirobase HP. They will also provide you with two tree stands and blowers (Iwata) for your paint booths. Other then that you are ready to go.

Your PPG paint rep should be with you for the first couple of days when you start to spray the water borne.

If you have any other questions or concerns feel free to drop me a message here on the Blog and I will answer your concerns as soon as I can.

Thanks,

~Mike.

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by NEAC & Tow http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-718 NEAC & Tow Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:51:16 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-718 Hello Mike, We've been in business in Ontario, Canada since 1989. After a long period of debating the pros and cons as to whether we should switch over to waterborne or retire, we have decided to keep going. We are also going with PPG. To make this short...where do we start? We have a supplier, but what "basic" equipment is needed? (for now, to get started) What type of gun? Any other suggetions? Thank you! Cindy Hello Mike,
We’ve been in business in Ontario, Canada since 1989. After a long period of debating the pros and cons as to whether we should switch over to waterborne or retire, we have decided to keep going. We are also going with PPG. To make this short…where do we start? We have a supplier, but what “basic” equipment is needed? (for now, to get started) What type of gun? Any other suggetions?

Thank you!
Cindy

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by finishmaster http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-716 finishmaster Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:46:54 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-716 Hey Mike, What has been your experience with abrasives for prep, blending and finishing on PPG's waterborne finishes? Have you heard of or used Eagle Abrasives line? e.g., Yellow Film, Tolex, Buflex, Super Assilex... Hey Mike,
What has been your experience with abrasives for prep, blending and finishing on PPG’s waterborne finishes? Have you heard of or used Eagle Abrasives line? e.g., Yellow Film, Tolex, Buflex, Super Assilex…

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by mike http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-3/#comment-714 mike Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:17:30 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-714 Hello Dalton, it is the winner by far when it comes to water borne base coat. PPG Envirobase HP becomes easier and easier to use the more you spray it. I have great success with this awesome product and I am glad to hear you are having great success as well. Thanks for your comment Dalton, ~Mike. Hello Dalton, it is the winner by far when it comes to water borne base coat. PPG Envirobase HP becomes easier and easier to use the more you spray it. I have great success with this awesome product and I am glad to hear you are having great success as well.

Thanks for your comment Dalton,

~Mike.

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by Dalton http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-2/#comment-713 Dalton Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:05:48 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-713 Our shop has been converted to PPG Envirobase for 9 months, and did not have any issues at all. Color match, spray ability, dry ing etc it could not be better, even in high humidity dries great. Anyone looking to convert, please give PPG a try, you will be impressed. I done research prior to this conversion and this is what we chose. PPG has their act together and does agreat job with representation and ongoing support. Our shop has been converted to PPG Envirobase for 9 months, and did not have any issues at all. Color match, spray ability, dry ing etc it could not be better, even in high humidity dries great. Anyone looking to convert, please give PPG a try, you will be impressed. I done research prior to this conversion and this is what we chose. PPG has their act together and does agreat job with representation and ongoing support.

]]> Comment on PPG Launches Water Borne Clear Coat by Ryan http://theautobodyblog.com/ppg-launches-water-borne-clear-coat/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Ryan Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:30:46 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=71#comment-712 Hey Mike, I sprayed the 750 for my last car on Friday and I liked it with the w400. I can see that it would be a better clear for completes so I'm going to order up some 700 this week. I have been using Deltrons DC4010(I think is the lower VOC version of the DC3000/4000) for the last 5 years or so and I can get it to look amazing! But It is such a sensitive clear when it comes to popping and die back even at air dry temps and it buffs like concrete if it sits for more then a day so I have decided to make a switch. I'm in Southern California and they are very strict as far as VOC are concerned and as I recall they outlawed DX84 about two years ago. So I will stick with backing it at a lower temp. Yeah, I noticed on the video you switched from the PPS for your clear. I have never used the RPS before or heard much about it. I thought they were all basically similar and had nothing to do with how clear would lay out. I'm interested to hear the difference. The shop that I'm at is a smaller shop that really keeps a tight end on the paint material bill so I would get questioned if I purchased the RPS when I have been using the PPS for about 6 years now. Thanks for your info Mike! -Ryan Hey Mike,
I sprayed the 750 for my last car on Friday and I liked it with the w400. I can see that it would be a better clear for completes so I’m going to order up some 700 this week.

I have been using Deltrons DC4010(I think is the lower VOC version of the DC3000/4000) for the last 5 years or so and I can get it to look amazing! But It is such a sensitive clear when it comes to popping and die back even at air dry temps and it buffs like concrete if it sits for more then a day so I have decided to make a switch.

I’m in Southern California and they are very strict as far as VOC are concerned and as I recall they outlawed DX84 about two years ago. So I will stick with backing it at a lower temp.

Yeah, I noticed on the video you switched from the PPS for your clear. I have never used the RPS before or heard much about it. I thought they were all basically similar and had nothing to do with how clear would lay out. I’m interested to hear the difference. The shop that I’m at is a smaller shop that really keeps a tight end on the paint material bill so I would get questioned if I purchased the RPS when I have been using the PPS for about 6 years now.

Thanks for your info Mike!
-Ryan

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by mike http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-2/#comment-711 mike Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:54:57 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-711 Hello Ed, thanks for the comment. One thing you need to know right off the bat is PPG is just in the process of updating their color library. My variant deck is back at the jobber/distributor right now getting 200 out of 700 colors updated. Within the next six months or so I will have all the 800 colors updated. The one thing I know for sure is PPG has awesome color matches. I hate to admit this but I butt match many colors that most painters would laugh at and say NO WAY. Most of the time I blend but sometimes I have to butt match as that's what I get paid for. So I know you will LOVE the colors in PPG's library. You need to take a look at this system, after one week you will not want any other water system in your facility. It dries fast, you can sand it after it dries, you can do spot repairs with it with no haloing or any other common issues, and the colors are bang on for the most part and the one's you have problems with just send me a question and I will help you out with your color problems. So try it out and let me know what you think! Thanks so much for the comment Ed, your welcome here anytime. ~Mike. Hello Ed, thanks for the comment. One thing you need to know right off the bat is PPG is just in the process of updating their color library. My variant deck is back at the jobber/distributor right now getting 200 out of 700 colors updated. Within the next six months or so I will have all the 800 colors updated.

The one thing I know for sure is PPG has awesome color matches. I hate to admit this but I butt match many colors that most painters would laugh at and say NO WAY. Most of the time I blend but sometimes I have to butt match as that’s what I get paid for.

So I know you will LOVE the colors in PPG’s library. You need to take a look at this system, after one week you will not want any other water system in your facility. It dries fast, you can sand it after it dries, you can do spot repairs with it with no haloing or any other common issues, and the colors are bang on for the most part and the one’s you have problems with just send me a question and I will help you out with your color problems.

So try it out and let me know what you think!

Thanks so much for the comment Ed, your welcome here anytime.

~Mike.

]]> Comment on PPG’s Waterborne Paint by Ed http://theautobodyblog.com/ppgs-waterborne-paint/comment-page-2/#comment-710 Ed Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:11:50 +0000 http://theautobodyblog.com/?p=11#comment-710 Hey Mike, We are currently using onyx WB. We do a lot bumpers and spot repairs- doors, fenders ect.. we have an opportunity to really increase our business . As you know when doing bumpers and spot repairs color matching is a huge issue. Have been using onyx for the past four months. Some colors take a ton of time to dry. Most times we have to tint and do a lot of spray outs to get colors acceptable to prevent kicking it out into other panels. Time, materials and frustration is not helping. We recently had S.W. come for a couple of days for demo purposes. Still have lots of questions. Color matching with them looks like an issue also. From reading above info looks like we should look at PPG ? Hey Mike,
We are currently using onyx WB. We do a lot bumpers and spot repairs- doors, fenders ect.. we have an opportunity to really increase our business . As you know when doing bumpers and spot repairs color matching is a huge issue. Have been using onyx for the past four months. Some colors take a ton of time to dry. Most times we have to tint and do a lot of spray outs to get colors acceptable to prevent kicking it out into other panels. Time, materials and frustration is not helping. We recently had S.W. come for a couple of days for demo purposes. Still have lots of questions. Color matching with them looks like an issue also. From reading above info looks like we should look at PPG ?

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