A waterborne basecoat system for vehicle refinishes consists of pigment concentrates called mixing bases and a mixing clear. PPG paints and clears are pretty much the only thing that really sells a car, having a bad paintjob could not only bring the value of a vehicle down but it can also have major effects such as rust spots, orange peel, fish eyes, and poor coverage. The importance of a high quality paintjob cannot be underestimated. The right paint brand and the right color when applied the right way can truly transform the way your car looks, whether repairing damage to the paint or getting a completely new paintjob. Details such as a paint brand may seem minor, but they can make a massive difference to the way our car looks. Skilled paint shop technicians understand all of this, so customers can be assured that their car's paintjob will be done right, the first time and with only the highest factory-quality paints.
Materials .
An automotive technician will need to start with a good air compressor (Jacobs, 1991, p.32). The orbital sander also known as a dual action sander (DA) would be needed to first sand the clear coat on a car, down enough so the shininess is gone but not too much to the point that the clear is gone. This tool is considered a power tool which means this cuts sanding time in half to get the job done faster. If there are any dents on the car the proper way to fix them would be to grind the paint down to metal than, apply body filler (mud/plastic). After the technician fixes the dent then the next step would be apply an envirobase primer marked ECS 15. 800 grit sand paper would be used to sand the clear coat on the car down with the orbital sander, and 500 grit on the primer spot once dried. .
The materials that are needed to prep cars would be ½ in 3/M tape and 1 ¾ in 3M tape. Having both sizes of tape would allow the technician to back tape a-pillars so there wouldn't be a hard line of new paint.
