In this post we look at why high humidity can cause multiple paint defects during the application of paints and how to rectify them....

Generally, people think that faded paint is a clearcoat fault and if this happens the clearcoat manufacturers get blamed but what...

You've come back from the shop to find someone has dented your pride and joy. If you're like me you'd be absolutely gutted but there's a...

We can all agree we never thought we’d be collaborating with such a big name in our industry! SATA UK have been increasingly coming...

So you're probably reading this because you've either not used UHS clearcoats yet and want to know what they're all about or, you've...

FUJI Spray guns are the talk of 2023 where spray guns are concerned. Never heard of Fuji? They have been around for a long time but never...

Isocyanates are a group of chemical compounds that contain the isocyanate functional group, which consists of one nitrogen atom (N=C=O)....

The Classic RAL colour Fandeck consists of 213 Colours identified by a 4 digit code followed by a name. RAL is an Acronym for...

Painting plastics can often be somewhat a bit tricky. This shouldn't be the case providing the correct products are used and if the...

Matt finishes for the Automotive industry are notoriously difficult to matt off. This is due to the solid content of the coating along...

A few weeks back I asked a simple question on Facebook "What makes a HS clear High Solids?" The Answers clearly shown that this was a...

Pearls can often be a pain to spray or match. Some bodyshops even don't do them and send them to other bodyshops. Take a look at this...

Both ferrous and non ferrous can corrode. Matals that contain iron can be known as rusting and metals such as Aluminium are known as...

MULTI-MIX is the latest paint brand to hit the UK market. The range features paints such as primers, basecoats and clearcoats along with...

So, some of you may know I used to work for a paint manufacturer and one of my main roles was to make sure that all the users was getting...

So today I thought I would talk about adding clearcoat to 2K direct gloss. I have heard many painters adding 2K clearcoat to their direct...

Hello Everyone, with most of us sat at home (myself included) I thought I would go into an in depth explanation of 2K hardeners and why...

So you may have heard that Farecla has been bought out by SAINT-Gobain but there is a story behind this and there are many points to look...

The journey from raw material to the finished product. ​ Jordan, owner of Repair and Refinish had an exclusive opportunity to visit the...

There are two main types of paint used for basecoat, solventbase and waterbase. There is a big difference between the two both legally...