Automotive repair shops have been increasingly making the switch to waterborne paints in recent years. Besides the benefits to our environment, there are several other reasons for this. Using waterborne paints and waterborne paint drying system means that work can be completed in less amount of time than when using solvent-based paints. Reducing cycle time also increases throughput and shops can now paint more cars in one day and increase their profits.
Along with the many advantages they bring, using waterborne paints and Waterborne Systems may be mandatory depending on where you live. Regulations in California and Canada have made it mandatory for shops to use waterborne paints for vehicle repairs. This is being done to comply with laws requiring a lower Volatile Organic Compound rate for automotive paints. Waterborne paints are better for the environment because they require fewer harmful chemicals to be added to them that can impact the environment and it seems to be the wave of the future. More and more states are passing regulations that would require waterborne paints and systems and it would make sense to move any shop in that direction.
Making the switch to waterborne paint means the shop will have to also update it’s paint booths. Accudraft offers a variety of products to ease any shop though this transition. They offer everything from a complete new waterborne unit, such as their TITAN spray booth, to a simple waterborne Xcelerator air turbulent tower system for any existing booth. If you are thinking of switching to waterborne paints and would like to discuss the options available to your shop, call Accudraft Paint Booths at 1-800-524-0340.