Coatings get the attention. The booth decides whether they look like the sample. Most “the lacquer is wrong” calls we take are a gun, a filter or a viscosity problem.
Measure viscosity like it is part of the mix
A viscosity cup is not decoration. If the data sheet gives a range, time it at the temperature you will spray, after catalysis, with the thinner you actually added. Waterborne and solvent will not read the same, and a cup rinsed in the wrong wash seeds the next pot.
We stock cups, jugs, tak rags and the rest of the spray shop sundries so the coatings order and the measuring kit arrive together.
Filters and booth air
A loaded booth filter gives dry spray, grit and a film that feels sandy when you think you laid it on wet. Change filters on a schedule, not when the doors look bad. Keep fibre glass roll and panel filters on the same account as the lacquer so nobody “makes do” until Friday.
Guns, tips and wash-up
DeVilbiss guns, tips and pots are on the counter for a reason: a worn tip and a clogged filter look like orange peel. Clean to the chemistry. Solvent gun wash in a waterborne gun is how you get fisheye for a week.
Air-fed masks, gloves and overalls are not optional on catalysed and isocyanate products. Pair them with the SDS for the hardener on the bench.
Abrasives belong in the same conversation
Mirka grits that jump too far show through a 10% matt faster than through a 50% semi gloss. If you are chasing a high-gloss piano finish, the sanding schedule is the specification. Ask us for the grit sequence we see on that system, not a generic “start at 120”.
Add the sundries to the coatings docket
One invoice from Tullamore is the point. When you build a quote or call sales, name the gun, the filter size and the grit as well as the tin. The booth should never be waiting on a €4 part while €400 of lacquer skins in the pot.