Joshua Scroggie
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Thanks for the Welcome! now time for lunch… :hunt
[quote=”Ben” post=24282]Well…
the best way to repair it is to take the bumper off, repair and prep it then either blend the base (or base the whole bumper) then clear the whole thing.
If you want to do a spot repair, it will be a lot easier with a paint gun than with an aerosol can. You really need a lot of control (fluid, volume, pressure etc) to get the base and clear to blend out really nice.
If you are doing the whole thing with an aerosol can, I can’t help out too much. Best of luck to you in any case[/quote]
:agreewe opened 2 months ago with Sherwin support. so I’ve been using ATX for 2 months.
[quote=”MoCoke” post=24226]how has Sherwin ATX treating u? hows color match, coverage, cost, durability etc?[/quote]
It works great. Coverage is great! and covers 400 scratches (even though tech sheet recomends 600 or 800 for final sanding). Cost is comparable or a little better than Diamont or Martin senour (the other systems I’m familiar with) The only issue i find is tinting the color! the chips are very good for comparison but the color is so strong that unless you are mixing a Lot of paint one drop of toner changes it dramatically making tiniting a little tricky.I can’t tell you what happened…. problems haha. but the end result looks good
:kofee definately a nice shop :cheers
[quote=”lild” post=23704]….the way you photoshop the front plate…[/quote]
:cheers:agree sweet looking graphic
[quote=”Brad Larsen” post=24220]…nor does the customer want to pay for it. Some of us have a client base who will take whatever we give them and damn the costs. Others need an alternative. Go with whatever works, but don’t be afraid to experiment and try new things.[/quote]
This is the truth, you’ve got to give the customer what they wany, but you’ve got to make money too. In my time we have always kept atleast one cheaper clear option on hand for jams that we also use on older, ugly cars, or jobs that the customer wants it fixed and for cheap.
My other thought here is that you should look into other paint options. we use SW directly from a coporate store, and top line clear is nothing near that price.
I’ve also got to ask about the “choice” to use waterborn. I sprayed waterborn paints on almost every job for the last 4 years and FINALLY!!!! :dnc we are using a solvent system again. waterborn is the most difficult paint I’ve ever used, it is incompatible w/ solvent systems and thusly clearcolat delamination and loss of gloss are almost to be expected- unless you jump through those hoops just right and happen to get lucky too. Ever got a drop of waterborn in your solvent clear? or visa-versa? there is an immediate seperating reaction, yet they expect us to shoot that clear over that base coat… haha.I recommend using a “compliant” basecoat. We’re now using Sherwin ATX and it is low VOC, easy to use, and the clear is around $200 sprayable (1 gallon +1 qt catalyst) and it is California Compliant.