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STEW GLOSS OR TRUCKS
TOPCOAT package for comfy .cial .thicles, which offers the combination Ea high-gloss finish and quick drying mes, has been introduced by ICI utocolor.
The package comprises a newly
■ rmulated topcoat, I li-gloss 383, and a ries of special additives — High-gloss . High-gloss 16 and Retarder 88. As cli as offering a gloss finish which is id to exceed that which can be btained with conventional olyurethanes, the package has been nmulated with the varying application ad drying requirements of different sers in mind.
Where speed is essential, for instance, le manufacturer recommends its 'fast .rstem ' comprising Hi-gloss 383 plus li-gloss 6. This allows a vehicle to be aimed from bare metal to final finish in day.
If duotone work is involved, the first olour can be sprayed in the morning nd the vehicle masked up and painted vitt] the second colour later the same .ay, since the Hi-gloss 6 additive allows ecoating in six hours.
If there is time for overnight drying, owever, the topcoat can he used with li-gloss 16 additive, which dries to a Jossier appearance.
Hi-gloss 383 has been designed
■ rincipally for spray application, hut it an also be brushed. The additives have teen formulated for cold spray .pplication. If a hot spray system is Lied, the gloss paint should be used on ts own.
mperial Chemical Industries PLC ?aints Division Wexham Road 3erkshire SL2 5DS
FINE CRACKS DISCOVERED
SURFACE cracks in vehicle components and bodies can be iiscovered with the use of a hand-held .nstrument introduced by Wells Krautkramer.
The unit, called the JWM yoke, uses :he magnetic particle inspection method • JI testing. It is used with an ink' comprising very small magnetic particles in suspension. These are "lifted" by the yoke otT the ferrous component under test, the rate and pattern of recovery indicating the presence of cracks.
The yoke runs off a mains power supply. has two permanently fixed and articulated poles and weighs 3.2kg. Lifting power is ItIkg — more than double the value recommended in 11S6072 covering the performance of such testers. Life expectancy is given as around two million operations. Wells Krautkramer
Castle Vale Industrial Estate Maybrook Road, Minworth Sutton Goldfield West Midlands B76 8AY
TRANSMIT FOR FUEL DELIVERY
ONLY vehicles fitted with a special small transmitter are able to use the latest fuel delivery system by Software Control.
As an authorised vehicle approaches a pump controlled by the Fuel Check 500 system its transmitter switches it on to enable fuel to be drawn. In the process of refuelling the system records the vehicle's number, driver details, the vehicle odometer reading and the quantity of fuel supplied. A detailed print-out of all transactions can be supplied either on demand or at programmed intervals to provide comprehensive management information on fuel consumption and the service of individual vehicles or groups of vehicles.
Typical cost of an installed Fuel Check system, says Software Control, is less than (3,000 for a two-pump complex.
Software Control Green Lane Romiley Cheshire SK6 3JG
HIGH CAPACITY TOWING UNIT
A HIGI I-CAPACITY version of its E40 'TC towing unit has been introduced by Bradley 1)oublelock.
The new E100 TC, which combines jaw and ball head, has been launched with local authorities, public utilities and general contractors in mind.
The unit has a towing capacity of 5 tonnes, E5 tonnes more than the smaller version. According to its manufacturer it is capable of undertaking a much wider range of towing tasks and is particularly suitable for organisations which use a diverse range of towing vehicles and trailers.
Bradley Doublelock Ltd Victoria Works Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 2NH
DIESEL FLOW IMPROVER
A DOSAGE rate of only one parr per 1,000 of a new diesel fuel flow improver is said by its manufacturer, Kamco, to keep diesel engines running down to —16°C. lligher dosages of Kamco WM 1000 are claimed to give protection down to 30°C.' • The product, a viscous liquid which mixes easily with diesel, works by controlling the growth of wax crystals which, as diesel grades steadily deteriorate, now form in the fuel at increasingly higher temperatures. The wax is maintained as needle-like crystals which can pass through fuel lines and filters.
Several pack sizes are offered to suit all types of diesel operation.
Kamco Ltd 1 Gladeside St Albans
Hens AL4 9JA