Hot take: I think the push for waterborne paint in every shop is moving too fast

I was mixing a job at the supply house in Spokane when a guy next to me, a painter from a big chain shop, said 'if you're not on waterborne, you're not a real painter anymore.' That stuck with me. Our shop is small, our booth is old, and the humidity here makes it a real fight. We tried it on a 2015 F-150 hood and the flash time was a nightmare. Has anyone made the switch in a shop without a perfect climate setup?

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max_cooper2122d ago

That guy at the supply house is right though. Tech moves on and you have to move with it. Blaming your booth and the weather is just making excuses. Every shop had to figure out new stuff when base/clear took over, this is no different. If you're still fighting with solvent on daily drivers you're just creating more work and more problems for yourself.

paul8723d agoTop Commenter

That guy sounds like the kind of painter who buys his personality from the supply house. Cora's right about the reducer, but a perfect booth doesn't fix the attitude.

cora_mitchell23d ago

Was that a Sherwin guy? In my experience, the flash time is more about the reducer and your prep than the booth being new.