
Sprays
A reliable alternative for car bodywork finishes, spray paint is an essential tool for professional bodywork specialists. By spraying your paint product, you guarantee a better finish, quick and easy application, savings on the product and invaluable time savings. What's more, the spray is the perfect solution for your artistic work on car bodywork.
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The advantages of spray paint
- Effectiveness: thanks to the way they work, spray cans offer a solution to your cosmetic car painting needs. It allows you to add a professional touch and meet your customers' requirements, something you can't always do with manual work. The standard application of paint leaves little room for manoeuvre. The spray can can be used to create personalised designs and finishes.
- Cost-effective: the car paint spray can covers large surfaces in no time at all. What's more, its very short flash time makes it possible to add another coat to perfect untreated surfaces and correct visible stains. When you use a brush, you spend more time and energy perfecting your work, between application and flash time. However, spray painting saves you energy and time, which improves your productivity.
- Versatility: the spray can can be used on any type of bodywork, whatever the material. Plastic, metal, glass or anything else, you can rely on spray paint. It effectively covers all surfaces, whatever their size.
- Easy to use: its ergonomic structure and ultra-simple operation make the car paint sprayer an interesting tool. It's easy to hold, and all you have to do to apply the paint is press down on the head. This flexibility helps the professional bodybuilder to achieve a perfect finish and control the surfaces to be painted. You can also change the flow rate and pressure to obtain the desired result.
- Ecology: spray paint is in a way a product that respects nature. Easily recyclable, it is considered environmentally friendly. You should not throw it away, but put it in a special place. By taking this responsible step, you can help to protect the environment.
- Cost: spray paint for cars is affordable compared with other paint containers. It's a practical tool for small jobs and occasional work on your car bodywork.
How does spray paint work?
The spray can works on the principle of atomisation. The paint is sprayed by internal pressure. This is the mixture of active agent, solvent and spray gas that is suddenly released by the spraying action. Simply press down on the head of the car painting can to release the product. At this precise moment, the propellant gas evaporates and each drop splits into several small droplets. The result is an even, economical and, above all, finer spread of paint.
When it comes to recycling, you don't have to dispose of the bomb or throw it away. The car paint can must be recycled as waste. It is easy to recycle as long as it is completely emptied. For full or partially emptied cans, we recommend that you take them to a waste collection centre and never try to open them. Finally, always read the instructions for using and recycling the spray can printed on your product.
Using spray paint
To make the most of the many advantages of your car painting spray can, there are a few rules to follow:
- You need to start by choosing the right equipment. There are different types of spray cans, and knowing the specific features of each range will help you to ensure the quality of your work. For example, you'll find high-pressure spray, low-pressure spray… Several colours are also available, so remember to choose the spray paint best suited to your needs.
- When it comes to application, there are certain recommendations to avoid any inconvenience. For example, to apply the paint, the humidity outside must be below 65% and the temperature must be above 10°C. Otherwise, the result will not be clean. Winter is therefore not a good time to use spray cans, unless you are working in a well-insulated workshop that complies with the above requirements.
- Finally, in terms of protection, we strongly recommend that you wear suitable equipment. This is because spray paint releases particles into the air that are harmful to your health. As a result, you run the risk of health problems, particularly to your respiratory system. A protective mask and gloves must therefore be worn. Better still, wear a full wetsuit.
An effective tool for professional body repairers, the spray can is available from your supplier Colorbox in a range of brands and colours. Contact us to find out more.