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UV Bathtub Refinishing and the Proverbial Black Eye
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I’m one of those guys you’re talking about. I wanted to be the first in my area to present a revolutionary product to my customers. Over $3,000.00 later, we have never done a paying job with it. By the way, if any reader wants a deal on a complete system with refinishing material, just give me a call. I’ve got a new one I’d part with for a fraction of the new cost. Only used approx. 1 hour. I definitely will never buy any product from the aforementioned 2nd supplier. By the way, I have no new refinishers on my staff. None of them feel that this product can be used with any confidence. My advice: WAIT or just forget about it. Either choice is better than the one I made.
I would have to agree with Carl on this one. The capital investment was the first thing that scared me about this product. Not saying that it couldnt have paid for itself with time, but the technology for tub UV just is’nt here yet and certainly jumped the gun to be the “first out in the industry.” I do know that it works great as a clear for countertops. The only thing I had a problem with was the Florida base company stated in a flyer that this product was to be a “Green System” when in all reality it is probably just as harmful if not more so than your typical bathtub coatings. The product is cut with an Acrylate which can cause some serious heath problems. What they need to figure out is a nice rollable applied UV clear. The reason I say that is beacuse when you spray the UV the overspray can travel and rest on other surfaces and end up curing with the sunlight, leaving other surfaces with a rough feel. If you are willing to pay the capital cost of the product and take the precautions needed to use the UV system I believe it is a very convenient method. I would’nt recommend although, puchasing the product from the San Antonio based company. If you know the guy behind the San Antonio based company then just try googling his name and see what kind of results you get……
Good feedback from all and worthy of reading several times over.
I would like to offer perspective from the UV Technology company that is most recently supplying this technology to the Refinishing Marketplace. The technology released today as a 2-part catalyzed UV coating (white, clear, other colors) that does work very well, with the right training, right safety understanding and the correct UV lighting technology (all are integral and critically important) The best means to introduce new technology in a limited and controlled means, with the right training, safety training, etc.
This coating technology is currently used in many of the products you work with today: Propane Exchange Tanks, Tape Measures, Brake Drums, Oil Filters, Tubing, etc…..
Our company only provides UV Technology to the marketplace and has provided this technology for over 15 years. Our position in the marketplace is to provide US manufacturing companies and fine business persons as yourself, an innovative technology which eliminates wasted time, return trips (eliminate windshield time)….wasted effort….etc….
Feel free to contact our company at any time with questions, comments, suggestions, etc. Thanks for listening.
Your’e absolutely right! This new U.V. system still has a long way to go before it should be released to the refinishers out there as the “cure all” to the refinishers problems.
I should know, I invested in this system only to find out that the primer coat goes on just fine, but when it came to applying the clearcoat, I had nothing but troubles with the “fisheye” effect. The supplier told me to apply the product in very light coats but this just simply does not work! I have 25 years experience in applying coatings from the autobody trade to the industrial trade, & I have never had such trouble applying a coating as I’ve had with this U.V. system.
The concept is very tantalizing for a refinisher who is looking to improve his quality of workmanship for his customers however, there needs to be much more research & product development done before this system is released to the general population.
The expense is another factor which hits us hard in the pocketbooks, I purchased a curing system for $2500.00 CDN & it sits in my garage waiting for the product development to catch up with the curing system itself.
My advise to refinishers out there, wait until the product is perfected before making the switch!
Carl.