Paint Pointers - Technical Tips from PPG
Fall has brought a change in weather, and this can often affect how your shop and paint behaves. So let’s review some waterborne best practices to keep your shop at its most productive.

• Confirm that you have clean, dry air being delivered to your spray gun. Less than 10% humidity is ideal.
• Inspect booth filters, eliminate any dead zones or poor airflow by changing filters. A good target is 70-75 CFM. Sufficient airflow is key to proper performance of waterborne basecoat.
• Use Adjuster and Modifier in every mix. This new technology has several benefits including the most robust film properties, a wider application window in humid conditions, and even improved metallic control.
• Temperature affects viscosity. With the change in season, validate your standard reductions are giving you a spray viscosity of 23-28 seconds in DIN #4 viscosity cup.
• Use vented spray cups to reduce pressure on the filter screen, which allows for a smooth constant flow of product (no spitting).
• Fully dehydrate each basecoat layer with airflow over the repair. Airflow ensures evaporation pulls water from the substrate out. Avoid trapping water with heat, which dries from the surface inward.

These Waterborne best practices will help you work smarter not harder!

New ORBiT Tip Promo Kit, along with 2 New Heavy Bodied Seam Sealers that we just released.

The beads that the ORBiT Tip so easily produces on its own, are one of the most difficult and quite honestly the biggest pain in the butt Seams that a Shop Technician has to try and replicate. 

Initially, the ORBiT Tip will only be available through the purchase of the Part #40000 ORBiT Kit. Details of the kit are outlined in the attached “ORBiT Promotion Warehouse pdf.

After the kit promotion, an ORBiT Tip will come with each one of our Heavy Bodied Seam Sealers, 40177, 40277, 40377 and 40477, but that won’t be until later this year.

We produced 5,200 kits and are starting to get low. Please contact your Tasco Salesman now to get more information.

This short video demonstrates key procedures for creating a blend repair using a solvent-based basecoat system. Includes such tips as:

• Melting the sealer edge for a smoother transition
• Creating a “wet bed” using a color blender
• Application tips
• And more

By covering the tried-and-true basics of performing spot repairs, this video provides an excellent orientation for the novice painter.

Wednesday 21st: 8AM - 3PM
Thursday 22nd (Thanksgiving): Closed
Friday 23rd: 8AM - 1PM
Saturday 24th: Regular Hours

Thank you everyone who participated in the 2018 Tasco Auto Color Halloween Costume Contest! As always, the judging was very difficult with so many great costumes. Keep up the good work everybody and we'll see you next year!

Paint Pointers - Technical Tips from PPG
A painter uses many tools to produce a quality paint job, and one of the most important is the spray booth. Just like you keep your paint gun clean and well maintained, your spay booth should be given equal attention. Establishing a regular cleaning and preventative maintenance schedule is not only key to prolonging the life of your investment, but keeping your booth efficient and production costs low.
Consider the following to keep your booth performing its best:

• Follow booth manufacturer’s filter change schedule to keep air flow at its best
• Use a manometer to keep track of air movement in the booth
• Keep the booth clean by sweeping, power washing or blowing it out regularly
• Paint the booth walls or use a removable booth coating to protect it from overspray and maintain booth cleanliness
• Clean the glass on the lights and replace burned out bulbs to ensure optimal lighting
• Clean the exhaust stack and exhaust fan annually

Sanding and polishing can be reduced, or even eliminated, by taking the time to clean and maintain your paint booth regularly.