Nexa autocolor?
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[quote=”bondomerchant” post=21045][quote=”Jayson M” post=21044]I figured as much….be careful with your decision,you will find that kind of thing in every shop no matter how big or small.Talk to your boss first and test the water,let him know your thoughts and maybe things can change…going to work at the shop down the road isn’t always the answer(been there done that) sometimes the grass isn’t always greener on the other side 😉 Good luck and keep us posted on your decision.[/quote]
thats some good advice ;)[/quote]If only we could all work for Bondo… :whistle:
If Nexa is basically identical to the Envirobase, then I would mostly say good things about it. Not all that different from the Autowave. Both bases have good matches, are easy to spray, relatively fast, and easy to blend. I did find metallic control a hair easier with the PPG, but once I got use to the Autowave I no longer had any issues with mottling.
And besides, its not like you’re going to be using Martin Senour like some of the other hillbillies on here :p
Well im going to be giving this shop a trial run for a week, next week. Going to be the only painter there, and it sounds like quite a bit more responsibility than im used to. I usually just spray smaller to moderate jobs, but by the sounds of this place they have a lot of completes lined up for me. I have never sprayed a complete before, but i like a challenge. Im hoping that this Nexa stuff will be as user friendly as autowave and hopefully dosent give me too much grief! The clear that I will be using is the Nexa HS Clear, P-190-xxx i believe, but one thing i worry about is that the body shop manager only orders fast and medium hardeners/reducers… and we are going through a major heatwave in manitoba right now so im sure im gonna have to hustle in the booth! Anyways, wish me luck boys ill post some pics after day one lol.
Never sprayed a complete before :blink: Wow dude you are in for a learning experience if you have never sprayed a complete before,much different than small jobs.Tell your manager to show you how to spray a complete with fast and medium when it is 30C and above :rofl Good luck with the new job.
yup im not too concerned, other than unfamiliarity with the products.
thanksYou are going to need the slowest hardener you can get your hands on. Fast and medium in most cases is going to be way too fast.
day one went decent, sprayed almost complete minus 2 doors, and a smaller job. Dont mind the Aquabase basecoat at all so far, havent done and serious blending yet so we will see. It seems as if this stuff dosent like to be put on too wett, i put on my second coat pretty wet and the metallics really swam in a couple spots, put on a third coat on medium wet instead of medium-full wet as i would put on the Autowave basecoat and it seemed to clear things up. clearcoat is a little thick for my taste but I will play around with the reducer a bit this week. didnt have time to take any pics today but i will post some, sometime this week. :rock
oh and the medium hardener/reducer worked fine, the weather has cooled down considerably from how hot it was last week lol
funny you should say that about the clear. i found it very similar. im spraying the same clear with a tekna,1.2 tip. i know it sounds a little strange but my rep turned me on to it.he said the 1.2 will beat the clear up better. try a 1.2 tip with your gun on full choke and the stuff will lay down like glass. trust me it works…
I agree with you smooth. With the current crop of very high solid clears, a smaller tip really helps. Thankfully I’m using Iwata though, which could atomise maple syrup if you wanted it to :rofl
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