With the move to Waterborne technology many manufacturers are touting faster production times due to many factors. If you read their literature or watch their training videos it seems that you could almost paint a whole vehicle in 20% of the time it takes to paint with solvent based paints but are Waterborne Paints really increasing production by that much?

Well the answer to this has a lot to do with the manufacturer, the individual product line the color you are painting and whether you pant on a Monday or a Friday. Obviously the Friday Vehicle …

Most paint today is base coat color without any protection which is covered by a clear coat but what if you are restoring a vehicle that was originally painted with a single stage enamel?

Single stage enamels were popular until the mid 1980’s when they were enhanced with a clear coat protective coating and more extensive use of hardeners which brought them into the urethane mix.

Eventually we will probably see most single stage paints removed from the market because they are mainly available only in solvent based formulas. They do however give a finished job without …

One of the worst problems you may find yourself in is when you run out of color when you are in the middle of a job.You are looking down at your can and seeing it run out and you know that the last cup of paint just isn’t going to leave you with a nice job.

If you work at a shop with a paint mixer then you can simply recall your formula and hope you get your mixing right then continue on with your work. If you are a home Hobbyist and find that the …

One of the worst problems for Hobbyist Painters is dealing with off season painting. For some of us it is the extreme temperatures in the summer and for the rest of us is waiting too long in the fall and watching the thermometer drop below optimal temperatures.

I have heard a few people describe how they painted their vehicle in an attached garage with the door open to the home and a fan blowing the last cubic foot of warm air into their garage.

Other people setup oil coil heaters with no open flame heating their garage …