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How to Remove a Dent Using our Stud Welder / Dent Puller Kit for Car Body Repair
Dents are a real inconvenience. Whether they are large or small they impact and ruin the overall look and feel of your car. The expensive trip to the panel beater to fix a small dent just isn’t worth it. With our Stud Welder / Dent Puller Kit for Car Body Repair - Hunter 007 you won’t have that issue anymore. Now you have the ability to repair minor dents yourself. What you will need: A Plastic Mixing Applicator. Car Filler. Safety Gear (Safety Glasses, Gloves, Ear Muffs). Wax and Grease…
Should Insurance Companies Be Worried By Tesla's Initiative?
Nearly all industries will experience a disruption, Elon seems to be a genius at finding them. First he thought it was practical to list business’ online under a directory, it was, and he made millions from it in his early 20’s, bank online with PayPal, lower the cost of space travel with Space X, manufacture electric cars with Tesla, create sustainable solar power technology with SolarCity and now insurance coverage, hey why not? Entering a service industry like insurance could be a way to…
Common Spray Gun Problems & Fixes
Your spray gun is one of the most precious tools you’ll use in the refinish business. If it’s not working the way it should be, you may be in trouble. Some spray gun issues can be easily fixed. Here we’ll detail some of the most common paint gun issues and how to fix them. Problem: Gun leaking from fluid nozzle. Causes: Fluid nozzle loose, foreign particle or dried paint keeping needle from seating. Remedy: Tighten nozzle or remove and clean nozzle. Problem: Gun is leaking from needle sealing…
Car Paint Problems & Cures
By studying paint defects, you can identify possible causes in the workshop or garage and help find solutions to avoid such problems in the future. Painting is an art that’s perfected by practice. But this kind of tough when you’re a hobbyist who may only paint one vehicle a year. With this in mind, we decided to try and put together a bit of a primer (no pun intended) referencing some of the most common paint problems many of us have or will encounter during the course of any paint job or…
Avoid Detailing Fails: Top 5 Common Car Detailing Mistakes!
Here are a few pro tips to help keep your automotive detailing game up to scratch! Do not use dirty rags. For example, using a towel to clean your wheels and then using it on your paint. By doing so all you are doing is rubbing dirt and grime onto your paint. This can create scratches, you could mar it or cause imperfections to the paint. We recommend having designated towels for designated areas. Even colour code them if you can. Do clay bars remove scratches from the surface of the paint?…
Car-mageddon
Imagine if everyone could get around easily and safely, without tired, drunk or distracted drivers. Last year 1209 people died on Australian roads. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration U.S.A) cites that approximately 94 percent of accidents are caused by human error. Now imagine a time where cars don’t crash, sounds amazing! With the increasing developments in driverless car technology it seems the ‘robocar’ could be here sooner than we think leaving us as permanent…
E-Volution - Australian Auto Refinish Industry
Welcome to 2019… If you’ve been enjoying a nice sleep-in after the millennium bug hit you’re probably going to wake up to a rude shock on the changes happening in the auto refinish industry, but also the greater automotive industry as a whole. It’s no surprise that we’re undergoing the biggest shift globally with the recent injection of market interrupters like Tesla, Uber and other robotic formats offering companies solutions that pose a nasty threat to the future of auto refinish. It’s safe…
11 Things That Will Damage Your Car Paint
Everyone gets attracted to good-looking things, and cars are not an exception. Your daily vehicle use means encountering different issues which can damage car paint. While the dings and scratches the vehicle is exposed to are inescapable, there is a way to avoid damaging the paint. The best thing is to identify the elements that can ruin the paint because the outside of your car has more adversaries than wandering shopping pushcarts. Check the following items that can destroy your car’s paint.…
6 Simple Tips For Removing Paint Scuffs From Your Vehicle
Getting paint scuffs on your vehicle is an unavoidable occurrence and can send anyone into a frustration spiral. One day, you parked your car, and upon your return, you witness scuffs from another car’s bumper bar - annoying! Some scuffs are simply little scratches marks that are raised above the paint and are left there by another object. The intensity of the scuff marks depends upon the level of bump your vehicle got from another object like a shopping cart, or car. Whether you got it by…
How to Polish a Newly Painted Car
If you’re re-colouring and refinishing your vehicle, once your work with the spray paint gun is complete and your clear coat applied, you might want to add a stunning mirror like gleam to your surface. The cut and polish procedure, also known as colour sanding and buffing, is the key to polishing up your paint work and imparting that show-stopping finish to it. Done by a seasoned expert, colour sanding can turn a good paint job into an exceptional one. polishing-a-new-car-1-jpg…
Refinishing Dictionary Glossary
2K – Is when two components are mixed to use a material. For example, 2K primer is the primer and a catalyst. Abrasion - Wearing away of paint film by some external force, such as sanding. Accelerator - A substance that when added to a paint will speed up the rate of cure. Acetone - A very fast evaporating solvent with high solvency for certain types of compounds and resins. Has a characteristic ether-like odor. Acid - An inorganic or organic compound that (1) reacts with metals to yield…
How to Restore Your Headlights
You depend on your headlights for your safety and that of your family. Faded, yellowed or cloudy headlights are unsafe, costly to replace and may reduce your nighttime visibility by as much as 50%. Headlight lenses are manufactured with a plastic coating which can become dull, oxidised, yellow and hazy from exposure to pollution, sunlight, harsh chemicals and climate conditions. The damage reduces the effectiveness of your headlights, making driving at night less safe. New headlights are…
How To Change Your Oil
Save some money and have fun working on your own car! In addition to the tools listed below, you will need something to jack your vehicle up such as ramps, or jack and jack stands; and a piece of wood to block off your rear tyres. (Alternatively, you can just drive your vehicle up onto a curb high enough for you to get under the vehicle to drain the oil). WHAT YOU WILL NEED… Socket Set that has a ratchet and sockets Oil Filter Wrench Rubber Gloves to protect your skin from the oil Paper Towels…
When To Polish vs Compound vs Wet Sand
What is the difference between polishing, compounding and wet sanding? And when should you use one over the other to repair varying degrees of scratches on your vehicle? POLISH Car polish is a mild abrasive and generally used for smoothing the paint. The polish has the ability to leave a shiny and smooth effect on the paint surface. However, polishing alone will not remove any paint scratches or defects, but it will remove the dullness from the paint. Polish alone, cannot protect the paint work…
Tips of Painting, Setting Up a Paint Gun and Spraying
Painting your car and painting a wall in your house are far from the same thing… one requires a few paint rollers and a can of paint, while the other involves a litany of products, clear coats, primers and sprayers. That’s why professional auto paint jobs are so expensive. The process is complex involving a fair amount of skill. But that doesn’t mean you can’t give your car a new look and save yourself some serious cash. You will need to allow plenty of time. A vehicle repaint can take anywhere…
Fixing a Fry Up
Paint Biting/Blistering/Fry-up is caused by some chemical reaction with some paint behind it… When you lay your paint on too thick, or your thinners and reducer, your paint starts to eat up and you get a chemical reaction. It’s important that when you’re laying on your base coat, you have to be careful not to spray it on too heavy. Spray painting is a relatively simple way to get a durable, smooth, high-gloss coating on just about any surface. Whether you are using a can of spray paint or an…
How To Repair Rust On Your Car Without Welding
It’s common to get rust around the lower portions of the car and around the wheel wells. What happens is, while you drive the car, a rock kicks up and hits the car exposing raw metal. Over time that raw metal rusts and the surface paint bubbles. It’s important to repair rust as soon as you see it to avoid welding and new panels. Rust Repair takes 4 simple steps… WHAT YOU WILL NEED… Sand Paper Body Filler Masking Tape Eye Protection Dust Mask Gloves Spray Paint STEP 1: RUST REMOVAL Remove all…
How To Paint A Car At Home
STEP 1: PANEL PREPARATION WHAT YOU WILL NEED - Guide Coat, Pre Paint Prep, Contour Body Filler, DA Sander, Sand Paper, Nitrile Gloves, Filler Spreaders, Paint Prep Wipes, Tack Rags, Masking Paper, Sanding Blocks STRIPPING DOWN THE PANEL TO BARE METAL… DA Sand the panel to knock down proud welds or other fabrication blemishes. Thoroughly clean the panel with Pre Paint Prep. Mask off the areas you don’t want to paint, and apply Guide Coat to find the highs and lows you may have missed during the…
How an Air Filter, Cleaner & Desiccant Dryer Regulator Works
The combination of an air filter, cleaner and desiccant dryer regulator is designed to remove most liquid and solid particles from the air supply. The Coalescing Filter removes oil vapours which can get past standard filters and water separators while the Desiccant Dryer reduced humidity in compressed air lines which is an absolute must have for spray painting operations. A self-relieving pressure regulator is used to adjust the outlet pressure between 0 – 150psi. SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE: Three…
Waymo Self-Driving Technology Company
Many companies have invested in the race to develop a driverless vehicle. Google has been working on driverless technology since 2009, and now has more than 2 million self-driven miles, which has provided the company with over 300 years of human driving experience. In 2016, Google’s self-driving car project was reborn as WAYMO. What is WAYMO? Waymo is a self-driving technology company owned by Alphabet. It was founded in 2016 by Google self-driving car project CEO John Krafcik. Why WAYMO…
