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Things you should know before having your car painted

The rainy day "bubble" myth

Car owners are hesitant to have their cars painted when its raining for fear of the dreaded "Bubbles" or "Blisters". This is not true. Generally, the weather has nothing to do with the bubbles or blisters on the car's paint but is always blamed for it. More often, the root cause of blisters is solvent popping caused by the paint sprayer who did not observe the correct flash-off time during the paint spraying stage. Flash-off simply means the allowance of time as specified by the paint manufacturer for the solvent or thinner to evaporate during the paint spraying stage.

In the painting process, a car is sprayed over with basecoat (color) and clearcoat (topcoat) a number of times. If the sprayer fails to observe the flash-off time in between coats, trapped solvents under the succeeding coats will find a way out creating microscopic bubbles.

These tiny holes become very evident during the rainy season when moisture enters the holes and manifests as blisters only to disappear when the sun shines and the moisture evaporates. The long-term effect of blistering is more damaging - as a result paint chipping and lifting will take place.

Cars refinished with Acrylic Lacquer (1K) are more susceptible to blistering. These type of paints have very low film build per coat (low opacity) , the sprayer has to do twice as much sprayovers thereby increasing the probability of failure to observe flash-off times.

 In essence, paints are viscous; solvents and thinners are only vehicles for pain to be sprayed on a substrate or surface and should completely evaporate first during the drying process.

Warranty period

The warranty period alone will tell you about the quality of work that a body and paint shop will render. Normal warranties of three (3) to six (6) months simply is not enough. A quality refinishing utilizing the best European Paint Technology should have durability and a lasting gloss. Based on the foregoing, the paint shop should be confident enough to give a longer warranty.

The paint

Ask what type of paint will be used to refinish your car. Never settle for anything less than 2K (or Polyurethane paint as commonly known). The best 2K paints come from Europe, the U.S. and Japan. 2K paints are the only paints approved by Car Manufacturers as repair paints for damaged OEM finishes as refinishing paints. 2K refinishing might cost a little more but will give you the best VALUE FOR MONEY.

The Refinisher

Does the body shop employ its own refinisher or is it subcontracted to an outside party? Most body shops and some of the car casa's (car manufacturer's dealers) subcontracts jobs on a labor and materials basis at very low contract prices. The poor subcontractor on the other hand, to make a little profit, employs unqualified, lowly paid workers and uses the cheapest available paint and ancillaries.

The car painting process period

Generally, it takes four (4) to six (6) weeks; systematically, nine (9) to twelve (12) days. Below is an example of the process/timeline to respray a less than 10 year old bantam-sized car to the same color.

Day 1 - Removal of body trim including bumpers, lights, grill, door handles and moldings etc. minor denting

Day 2 - Substrate preparation including body filling, sanding and primer application

Day 3 - Continuation of work in Day 2

Day 4 - Hi-pressure washing prior to masking (1 hour), masking (3 hours), paint spraying including application of basecoat/clearcoat inside the spray booth

Day 5 - Color sanding/primary buffing

Day 6 - Secondary buffing

Day 7 - Reinstallation of bumpers, trim, etc.

Day 8 - Car washing, polishing, delivery (allow 1 full day for minor rectifications/add 3 full days for a change in color)

The car owner

Remember that a quality refinishing job involves a good paint, a good refinisher and the length of the warranty period. With these in mind, you can correctly canvass for a paint and body shop that can give you the best deal; but don't compromise price for quality.

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DISCLAIMER: Use of this website means you accept our Terms of Use. All information contained in this website is deemed reliable as of time of publication and is the sole property of TUASON AUTO PAINT TECHNOLOGY, INC. TAPTI is not responsible for any errors and omissions and shall be held free from any and all liability arising from such use. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without the express written permission of TUASON AUTO PAINT TECHNOLOGY, INC. is prohibited. THE WET LOOK and its logos are trademarks of TUASON AUTO PAINT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Please e-mail us or our webmaster regarding comments, errors and suggestions about this web site. This site is best viewed via Internet Explorer 5 or higher with an 800x600 screen resolution.

Copyright © 2002-2008 The Wet Look by Tuason Auto Paint Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designed by Philippine WebDesign