13
Refinishing Equipment............................. 583
Spray Booths.........................................583
Prep Station ..........................................587
Paint Mixing Room ................................587
Drying Equipment .................................587
Air Drying ..............................................589
Spray Gun Cleaner ...............................589
Vacuum System ....................................590
Solvent Recycler ...................................590
Compressed Air System .......................590
Recycling Air System ............................597
Additional Refinishing Equipment
........
598
Masking Equipment...............................598
Pressure Washer...................................598
Painting Platform...................................598
Panel Positioners ..................................598
Blasting Equipment ...............................598
Siphon Blaster.......................................599
Captive Blaster......................................599
Pressure Blaster....................................599
Vacuum Blaster.....................................599
Cabinet Blaster......................................599
Infrared Thermometer ...........................600
Chapter 25
Refinish Materials .......................................603
Introduction................................................. 604
Types of Paint
.............................................
604
Paint Components
.....................................
605
Binder....................................................605
Pigment.................................................606
Solvent ..................................................606
Additives................................................606
Paint Diluting Elements .........................606
Topcoats....................................................... 609
Single-Stage Paints...............................610
Basecoat/Clearcoat Paints....................611
Tri-Coat Paints.......................................612
Specialty Topcoats..................................... 612
Powder Coating.....................................612
Spray-On Bed Liner ..............................613
Undercoats
..................................................
613
Etchers..................................................613
Primers..................................................614
Surfacer.................................................615
Sealer....................................................616
Dual-Use Undercoats............................617
Rock Guard...........................................617
Adhesion Promoter ...............................618
Abrasives..................................................... 618
Sandpaper.............................................618
Blasting Material ...................................621
Cut-Off Wheel .......................................621
Grinding Disk ........................................621
Abrasive Disks ......................................622
Abrasive Pads .......................................622
Sanding Paste.......................................623
Chemical Paint Removal
..........................
623
Paint Stripper ........................................623
Cleaners................................................623
Masking Materials .................................625
Mixing and Straining Supplies...............627
Buffing Materials ...................................628
Chapter 26
Paint Mixing and Reducing .....................631
Introduction................................................. 632
Paint Mixing................................................. 632
Paint Code ............................................632
Paint Part Number.................................632
Paint Sources........................................634
Paint Mixing Equipment ........................634
Paint Mixing Supplies............................636
Paint Formula........................................637
Color Creation.......................................638
Paint Reduction.......................................... 639
Stirring...................................................639
Reducer Type ........................................640
Hardener Type.......................................640
Viscosity................................................640
Volume Reduction.................................641
Weight Reduction..................................644
Chapter 27
Spray Technique ..........................................649
Introduction................................................. 650
Paint Characteristics .............................650
Adjustments ..........................................650
Spray Gun Setup...................................651
Setting Up a Conventional Spray Gun....651
Setting Up an HVLP Spray Gun............652
Balancing the Spray Gun ......................654
Pattern Test ...........................................654
Flood Test..............................................655
Basic Painting Skills
.................................
656
Spray Gun Handling.................................. 656
Body Position ........................................657
Fan Orientation .....................................657
Distance ................................................658
Travel Speed .........................................659
Overlap..................................................660
Stroke....................................................660
Triggering ..............................................661
Match the Technique to the Job
.............
661
Medium Wet Coat .................................661
Full Wet Coat ........................................661
Drop Coat .............................................662
Mist Coat ..............................................662
Tack Coat .............................................662