{"id":2907,"date":"2024-03-07T16:55:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/?page_id=2907"},"modified":"2024-03-07T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:29:15","slug":"paint-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/paint-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2907\" class=\"elementor elementor-2907\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ad80f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69ad80f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0377a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb0377a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e628724 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e628724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Here at Auto Body Unlimited, we believe that vehicle repair is an art and we take great pride in our work. Color matching the paint on your vehicle is both a learned skill and an exacting science.<\/p><p>Auto manufacturers apply paint to the bare shell of the vehicle in ovens where the temperatures exceed 190-degrees Fahrenheit. This is because the auto manufacturers paint the car before any of the wiring, electronics, hardware, or interiors are assembled into the vehicle. In the collision repair business, the paint can only be dried at temperatures up to 180-degrees\u2014any hotter and damage will be done to the car\u2019s mechanical, electrical, and interior systems.<\/p><p>In addition, all auto manufacturers use an electronically applied \u201cE-coat\u201d primer that is applied to the bare vehicle unibody or sheet metal\u2014this is an immersion process in a liquid, electrically charged solution that is impossible to duplicate in the repair industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d1904 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60d1904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2910\" alt=\"Paint Booth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-1-739x491.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbb25d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dbb25d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c1e90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17c1e90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673eeb6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"673eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-2-736x491.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f2e15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f2e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, the colors used by auto manufacturers may vary widely on the same models painted with the same color. Variations in shading and coloring depend on if your car was painted at the front end or tail end of an assembly line run of paint.<\/p><p>Most new cars today are also painted with \u201ctwo coat\u201d or \u201ctri-coat\u201d paint processes\u2014where mica, pearl, and metallic materials are applied sequentially in the factory finish. These finishes often vary in appearance based on the angle from which they are viewed.<\/p><p>For example, a green metallic paint can appear \u201cteal-colored\u201d when looking at a straight or flat surface such as a hood, but nearly \u201cblack\u201d when looking at a rounded surface such as a fender.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3602e2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3602e2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c002ad8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c002ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287fd95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287fd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gdl-page-float-left\"><div class=\"gdl-page-item\"><div class=\"sixteen columns mb20\"><div class=\"gdl-page-content\"><p>All of these factors make paint mixing, tinting, and blending in the collision repair process even more critical.<\/p><p>To properly repair a minor dent of several square inches an entire panel may need to painted and the adjacent panels may need to be blended in order to achieve a precise color match.<\/p><p>At Auto Body Unlimited, we use computer-controlled sensing devices that provide the refinish technician with a precise formula to match the paint color on a vehicle.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"five columns mt0 gdl-right-sidebar\"><div class=\"right-sidebar-wrapper\"><div class=\"custom-sidebar gdl-divider\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fbd36 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43fbd36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2912\" alt=\"Buffing Paint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/autobodyu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paint-booth-3-736x491.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Auto Body Unlimited, we believe that vehicle repair is an art and we take great pride in our work. 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