RE: Touch Ups

Dave B. writes,

A big thanks goes out to Greg Williams, Ty Faragothe, Tommy Luckadoo, 
The Beav, And Daniel Shafner for all of the fast input you gave me.  

This is something I am wanting to learn as soon as possible to expand 
my customer base.  Thanks for helping me out with the kiddy fund (wife 
wants me to start the nursery room already - LOL, like I have time right now). 
 
You all are telling me the same thing as Mohawk is the way to go.  
So I am going to try and give them a call today and see if I can at least 
get a catalog.  I am sure they don't offer classes in my area but I could 
fly somewhere for a couple of days in a couple of months when I get 
enough $$$$.

Thanks Again all

Dave B.


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>  the same category as Bondo we have the famed Epoxy stick.  
>  Great stuff.  Hardening time leaves a little to be desired with me 
>  (I am always in a hurry).  You can get them from Mohawk or just 


The hardening time on the Mohawk Epoxy stick is about 20 minutes to 
carve, sand, etc.  (Typically the ones you get at the home improvement 
strores are much slower, for the occasional DYI user.)  If you "tool " it 
with a hot burn in knife, or use a heat gun carefully, you get about 10 
minutes.  Would you  like a faster version?

Greg Williams

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Denny writes:

Dave,

If you don't already have them, I would highly recommend keeping some 
alcohol soluble aniline dyes on hand, or Transtints from JB Jewitt Co. 
216-631-5309 or FAX at (800 286-0941). 
Often you'll want to use dye for your touchups, instead of pigments.

DennyMohawk's touch-up brushes are very good.

Touch-up markers are a must, and the graining pens from Mohawk are 
a real time-saver.

For cleaning a piece prior to touch-up, Naptha is excellent.  For rubbing out 
light scratches in a finish, or also for cleaning, wool lube is excellent. You 
can then leave as is, topcoat with another finish, or wax over that.  Also, 
colored paste waxes are handy, or Old English furniture polish for covering 
a lot of scratches at once. Cyanoacrylate glues are good to have on hand 
for quick, small repairs. Don't breathe them though.

Just a few thoughts,

Denny Phelps


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> (I am still working on the lingo)  what is HVAC any way?!


HVAC-Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning ?

Anonymous

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Daniel writes:

> Just a few more things about touch ups.  Go for the quickies.   
> The ones you can crank out in 1/2 an hour.  I find I can do four 
> a night on Saturday and collect $50 a shot! 
> Ty

Hey Ty. 

Which quickies are those. I have never been fortunate enough to get 
any of those calls. It seems that every customer whom I perform my
touch ups in front of has eagle eyes. Sometimes I pour a capful of MEK
just to clear the room so I can work without being steered at.

Are those 30 minute calls invisible? I have a tough time getting a
signature on my paperwork for the spot repairs that are not invisible.
And yes, I have every color burn in stick, and almost every color
furniture touch up powder (Match-O-Blends, Match-O-Powders, 
Blendals, Frescos, whatever the dry pigment powders are called).

The Two Minute Touch Up is the preferred medium to use with dry pigment
powder touch ups (brushing with an artist's brush) rather than using Lacover 
(a top-shelf padding lacquer from Mohawk). Two reasons for that is that the 
Two Minute Touch Up dries to the same color as what it is when it's wet. 
When you use Lacover, there is some color shift as the lacover dries. 
The other reason is that there often is not enough solids in the Lacover to 
wet (surround) all of the pigment granules and what happens is that the 
touch up dries flat (the pigment powders behave like flatting agent).
 
Daniel Shafner
CT


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