A Ford Pickup Truck, J7 Magnetic Metallic being repaired and sprayed using the Sata 5500 HVLP for Sealer & Basecoat, followed by the Sata 5500 RP for Clearcoat application. Sata is known for building professional spray equipment that will last for a very long time and perform well.
Product failures can be a frustrating and costly occurrence in any repair shop and most technicians have already created a blacklist of products that they will never use again. The unfortunate reality is that in the majority of these instances, the failure was because of something we did wrong and not the product itself….
How to tell if a cars been painted When buying a used car something you will really want to look for is bad paint repairs. Having a car painted is fine, but if it’s been painted well it should show no signs of a repair. You will find often people go with cheap repair work…
Dent Repair / Polyester Fillers Polyester fillers are 2 part thick body fillers used for severe filling and/or minor dent filling. Polyester fillers come in several different varieties depending on what you are doing. Many people outside the trade may simply think of Bondo when they hear the term body fillers. Just to make…
Paint Preperation At this point you should have any dents on the panel filled. If you have any scratches or chips that need to be repaired, you can do that by feathering them out using a block with 180-320. You can use a DA sander but they will not get the feathering tapered as…
Here is a list of products commonly shown in RefinishNetwork Videos. Paint Guns – Basecoat The most common guns shown on Refinish Network are the Tekna Prolite, Sagola 4600, Sata 5000 HVLP, Walcom HTE Base, and the Iwata LS400. Paint Guns – Clearcoat The most common clearcoat guns shown on Refinish Network are…