If there is a paradox that meanders through automobile vehicle owners - whether it is owners of cars, trucks or S.U.V.'s is that most owners and purchasers tend to short change their vehicle's finish and final shiny finish and presentation. This absurdity is usually two fold: either the enthusiast loses patience, is lazy or simply runs out of money. However according to automotive industry expert Riteway Strokon "Presentation and Appearance is Everything" " Presentation, Presentation , Presentation" is similar to the Real Estate Salesperson's adage of "Location , Location , Location"..
What factors need to be considered in the choice of car body paint shop and technician specialists who will prepare and apply the finish to your vehicle - be it car, truck or S.U.V.? First of all a proper and a through job of preparation are essential. Once cannot skimp on a foundation of a house and once cannot skimp on proper auto body paint preparation. A paint job is only as good as to what is underneath it. The auto body surface must be absolutely clean - first by a chemical stripper, next removing any rust apparent or not apparent on the car by either by chemical means or by sandblasting. Once those two are done the surface must be washed down with a metal conditioner to in effect etch the metal surface for better adhesion of the paint.
Next the surface of the vehicle is primed with a special "primer "coat of paint. The key thing to ask and look for at this stage of the process is whether the car with its coat of primer paint will be allowed to air dry and set for a number of days or whether the paint will be slapped on after only a cursory overnight time period of primer paint drying. After a thorough drying - this coat of primer paint will next be thoroughly and carefully sanded. Again attention to detail and patience are key. You can often judge these two traits in a shop and its staff by both their attention to cleanliness and order in their shop of tools and equipment, their general demeanor as well as references from previous customers.
Next in line is the actual painting process. Here again attention to detail is key. Not enough can be stressed on the importance of this stage in the vehicle painting process.
Lastly it comes to the post presentation finishing. Ask about this step. Some shops will consider the job "done" after the simple application of the surface paint.
Others will pay great attention to detail - inspecting and applying finishing touches- in effect making sure that everything and anything of the presentation and appearance of the car is in order. The vehicle so to speak should be in better than "new condition". Ensure that body moldings as well as the rubber door seals are placed in properly - that is tight fitting without space so that the rubber doors seals seal fit intact and tightly without gaps. There should be no wind noises. Lastly ensure that no remnants of the finished paint job are apparent in small ways on your vehicle paint job.
All in all a more than excellent paint job more than adds great value and appreciation to your vehicle - whether it is Car, Truck or Sports Recreation Vehicle .
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