Classroom
Welcome to the Classroom, here we aim to provide you with as much training material and useful information for your benefit.
Here you can learn the processes, gain product knowledge and be up to date with the latest innovations from key brands around the world.
This section will be updated regularly, if there are any topics you wish to be added please let us know. If you wish to contribute and share knowledge in the Classroom, for the benefit of users, please contact us with any material you would like to share.
LESSONS
- Basic Assumptions – Must read
- MAXMEYER Car Refinish Preparation for a Standard Bodyfiller Repair
- Plastic Repair – MaxMeyer
- Panel Repair – 3M
- Norton Best Practice – Body Preparation
- Norton Best Practice – Basics
- Making Repairs Using GRP (glassfibre Reinforced Plastic)
- How to restore Headlights (light repair)
LESSONS
- MAXMEYER® Antistatic Agent Application
- MAXMEYER® Plastiprimer Application
- MAXMEYER® Plastic Cleaning before plastic priming
- MAXMEYER® Multigrey Extra Primer Filler Application
- Roberlo Multyfiller Express Fast Drying Primer Application
- MAXMEYER® Fast Multigrey Primer Filler Application
- Basic Assumptions – Must read
- Norton Best Practice – Masking
- MaxMeyer MultiGrey Concept
- Etch Primer – The key to a great repair
LESSONS
- MAXMEYER® 0300 Clearcoat Application
- MAXMEYER® Matt Clearcoat Application
- Basic Assumptions – Must read
- Preventing Re-works – MaxMeyer
- Using Spray-out Cards to test colours – ProSpray
- MAXMEYER® Aquamax Basecoat Application
- The Colour Matching Process
- Spray gun Troubleshooting by Anest Iwata
- Spray gun Troubleshooting
- Service/Maintenance of your Spray Gun
- PPG’s Bumper Colour Matching Article
- PPG’s ‘Avoid Patchy Effect’ Article
- Paint Masking – MaxMeyer
- How to Spray Automotive Clear Coat – Prospray
- How to Refinish Leather
- How to Paint a Car – Spraying Solvent Automotive Basecoat – Prospray
- Color Match: Improve Tri-Stage Color Accuracy with Spray Out Cards – Prospray
- Changing Temperatures – MaxMeyer
- How to Blend Car Paint – Preparing Panels for Blending
LESSONS
- Wheel and Tire Detailing – KDS Guide
- Waxing – KDS Guide
- Washing and Drying – KDS Guide
- Paint Correction – KDS Guide
- Microfibre – KDS Guide
- Interior – KDS Guide
- Glass and Plastic – KDS Guide
- Detailing your Engine Bay – KDS Guide
- Common Defects – KDS Guide
- Cleaning your convertible roof – KDS Guide
- Claying – KDS Guide
LESSONS
- Wax Incorporation
- How to remove Water Spotting on your car
- Stone Chips
- Solvent Popping
- Sanding Scratches
- Poor Colour Match
- Polishing Marks
- Pinholing
- Panel Faults
- Mapping
- Flaking
- File Marks
- Feather Edge Cracks
- Dull Finish
- Crazing
- Cracking
- Corrosion
- Chalking
- Bronzing
- SLOW DRYING
- Bridging
- Blushing
- Blooming
- Blistering
- BLOWING
- Bleaching
- Acid Attack
- Silking
- Runs & Sags
- Pickling
- Overspray
- Orange Peel
- Lifting
- Inadequate Colour Coverage
- Hands on Metal
- Dry Spray
- Dirt
- Cobwebbing
- Clouding
- Cissing
- Bleeding
- After Drying
- During drying/curing
- During Application
- Before Mixing
- Contamination
- Mottle Effect – MaxMeyer
- Preventing Re-works – MaxMeyer