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Refinishing within fleet and manufacturing facilities

Refinishing within fleet and manufacturing facilities presents many challenges. One of these is slow drying paint. Slow drying paint places stringent limits on what a painter is able to accomplish, especially when multiple colors and spot repairs are involved. With advancements in new technologies, The Martin Senour Company has been able to produce a solution. The Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System from The Martin Senour Company is a perfect fit for fleet and manufacturing facilities. This system will allow the painter to adjust the drying properties from slow to moderate, and generates high gloss, and an extremely durable finish.

The Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System dries quickly allowing you to apply a Prism® Clearcoat in a matter of minutes. This basecoat is tack free in 5-10 minutes, thus allowing for quick recoating, decreasing refinishing time. The Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System is also dust free in 10 to 15 minutes, which can then be nib sanded in 30 to 40 minutes, if needed. Such a good dust free time limit will provide for a cleaner job and for the ability to correct or remove any unwanted dirt quickly before clearing. Finally, the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System is sandable and tape free in one hour allowing for fast repair and multiple color application. After all the color is applied, the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System has a 10 minute recoat window for clear and a 7 day maximum recoat window for both Basecoat and Clearcoat.

The incredible durability of the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System has contributed towards OEM approval by Freightliner 49-00087 and 49-00023. The physical properties of the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System allows Martin Senour to offer a warranty with this system to certified refinishers, for yet another benefit to using Martin Senour products.

Fast dry and tremendous durability are great things, but are only useful if you have the color. The Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System has the color matching capabilities and aligns with tools to easily access this information. Color can be accessed through the iFEX™ Spectro, the Color Works® "The Match Box" and FormulaExpress® online color formula retrieval system.

The iFEX™ Spectro is a hand held spectrophotometer designed for a precise and consistent color measurement. This easy to use color tool supports the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System. The iFEX™ Spectro will provide consistent, fast, global color choices for any vehicle on the road today!

The Match Box is a chromatically arranged paint chip system ideal for fleet and manufacturing applications. The Match Box offers an even amount of Metallic and Solid color options which total over 3,300 colors that can be produced by the Prism® system. This tool is designed for the user to select the proper color with a high degree of flexibility and accuracy.

With Formula Express® online color formula retrieval system painters can lookup color by product, vehicle, fleet, competitor, color chip, formula, customer custom formula, mix history, and by the iFEX™ Spectro.

The production, durability and color of the Prism® 66 Series Basecoat System makes this a great system for the refinishing needs of any fleet refinisher. If you would like more information on how Martin Senour® Fleet Refinishing products can benefit your business, please contact your local Martin Senour Representative or call 800-526-6704.