PRODUCTION-UNE REFINISHING
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• Loughborough vehicle refinisher I and J Commercial Spray Centre has introduced production-line techniques to speed up its operation without compromising quality. Instead of the traditional approach of doing an entire refurbishment job on a vehicle in one booth, the vehicle now moves through the factory to receive its treatment in stages.
The premises is divided into three areas so that each stage of the work is kept separate to avoid the risk of cross contamination. After preparation, which includes shot blasting and steam cleaning as necessary, vehicles move on to the paint spraying area. There they are electrostatically sprayed with warmed paint to aid adhesion and semi-baked. From there the vehicles pass through to the finishing area for signwriting and other final preparation.
The company, which is trying to attract fleet operators with its improved service, says that it can now finish in a day a semi-trailer with a new chassis, excluding signwriting. By traditional methods, the job could take up four days, it adds.