Survived my first day…
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My first day at the new shop went fairly well. They had me do a 7hr body repair on a silver Kia SUV. Wound up priming it just before lunch, then prepped and painted it in the afternoon.
The Sherwin base was actually not too bad, definitely seems improved. The HPC 21 clear is a far cry from Superior 250, but after some fucking around I got it on there pretty good. The shop has 2 or 3 other slower clears I will try as well. The job turned out pretty good…the owner and the other guys there seemed pretty happy with the work.
Best part so far, no more dealership BS to deal with 😛
thats great news ben. so what didnt you like about the clear?
Glad its going good for you,but keep in mind its the honeymoon stage right now 😛 Don’t kid yourself there is not much difference between a dealership or a big chain franchise like carstar etc.I think the most comfortable place to work is a large independent,just my 2 cents.
sounds like ur off 2 a great start ben 😉
New Job?? They say that sometimes a change is as good as a break. Best of luck to ya bud.
Glad to hear the first day went well. Your better off staying away from those super fast clears unless it’s 4:30 and the car is leaving by 5 😉 . They are usually pretty thin and need larger tips to get the proper film build from them. I know the BASF ones that just came out, they recommend using an HVLP gun with a 1.5 tip to get the right mils :S
Thanks everyone. The new shop doesn’t seem to be run at all like Boyd/Carstar etc. Seems like a typical private shop, other than the sign on the front.
I found the HPC21 to be very thin. I did read the tech sheet and applied it with a 1.4 tip, and hosed it on pretty wet. I am confident I got it on as thick as it can/should be. I’ve never been a big fan of ultra fast products, but I will certainly play with everything for now, until I figure out what I like. I will probably just use this stuff for jambing or what not…
Good stuff Ben…hope the new shop works out for ya.
Day 2 went well. Started with a Mazda CX7 to finish de-trimming, then prep and paint (door skin, blend fender/back door). Tri-stage white. Did a let down and wound up tinting the ground coat a bit and used a mid from a different variant. Blended out really well. Used a new clear, the 755 I believe. Not too bad of a clear. I think I could get use to using it everyday. Later in the day I had some small stuff to keep me occupied.
I’m not hating the Sherwin yet… 🙂
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