Standox has developed a one visit application method that it says will allow bodyshops to cut idle time in the coating process and substantially reduce costly booth time.

With the new process, refinishers need only pay one visit to the spray booth per coating. Wet on wet filler, basecoat and clear coat are applied in one-and-a-half or two wet-on-wet passes that follow each other with only intermediate flash off time.

Standox has developed a range advanced products for use with one visit application techniques. It is the only paint brand to offer a complete one visit repair from filler to clear coat. Included in the product line-up are; the VOC Nonstop Primer Filler, which is applied in a light half coat, immediately followed by a full coat, without flash-off, the Standohyd basecoat, as well as the Standofleet topcoat and Standocryl VOC Express Clear which can each be applied in one-and-a-half passes. In the case of Standofleet and the VOC Express Clear, refinishers simply apply a thin closed-coat and immediately follow it with a full, deep pass onto the still-wet coat, without any flash-off time at all. The process for Standohyd is the reverse, with refinishers spraying a full pass and then a mist-coat onto the still-wet film.

“If we calculate the time saved over an entire day of work, it makes a big difference,” says Jodie Henly, Standox Brand Specialist, “One visit application increases efficiency and is of particular economic benefit to larger bodyshops that have a higher workload and a larger throughput. And the one visit application products of course offer premium quality.”

Jodie adds, “Thanks to a specially developed coatings technology we can achieve optimal drying. The hiding power of the top and basecoats is perfect after only one-and-a-half passes. Bodyshops will not only save valuable time with one visit application, but also materials, without making any concession to quality.”

With energy costs still rising, this application method, which was developed in Germany, will also be of interest to medium-sized and smaller bodyshops. Here throughput may not be such a major issue, but every minute saved in the spray booth cuts energy bills and therefore benefits the bottom line.

For further information on One Visit Application and compatible products, please visit www.standox.co.uk/1va. Here you can view a short video showing how the system works, and comparing it to more traditional application techniques.