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Paint and Coatings

• Primers
• Sealers
• Topcoat Color, basecoat and single stage, exterior and interior colors
• Clear Coats
• Vinyl, plastic and leather color
• Rust conversion
• Specialty coatings
• Spatter paint - multi-colored (trunk spatter, Zolatone)

Abrasives

• Small packs or boxes, sleeves
• Full size 9 x 11 sheets
• Sanding discs: dry, PSA or Hookit (Velcro)
• Grinding discs and wheels
• Wet sand or dry sand
• Scotch-Brite and other synthetic abrasives
• Backing pads
• Sanding blocks
• File boards - clip-on, PSA and Hookit (Velcro)
• Steel wool

Adhesives

• Dual cartridge adhesives
• Cyanoacrylates ("super glue")
• Contact adhesives

Aerosols

• Lacquer, Enamel, Vinyl
• Custom aerosols
• Preval sprayers

Airbrushes - see Spray Equipment

Air line equipment - get a free shop layout diagram

• See also Hose
• Compressors
• Filters
• Coalescers
• Dessicant Dryers
• Refrigerated Dryers
• Quick-disconnect systems

Body and Frame Tools & Equipment

• Body hammers and dollies
• Clamps
• Cut-off wheels and die grinders
• Cutting chisels
• Dent pullers
• Floor anchors (installation by referral)
• Jacks: Bottle, Floor, Porta-Power sets
• Mig welders
• Pulling posts
• Pin pullers
• Plasma cutters
• Specialty tools
• Spotweld cutters
• Wheel dollies

Body Fillers & Accessories

• Standard fillers
• Stain-free, tack free, corrosion resistant
• Aluminum-filled
• Fiberglass reinforced
• Polyester filler thinner
• Polyester glazing putty
• Epoxy fillers
• 3M Dynamic Mixing System
• F-E Quantum 1 body filler cartridges
• Mixing boards and pads
• Spreaders - plastic and metal
• File blades - flat and half round
• Restoration style body lead and paddles

Booth Filters and accessories

• Intake filters
• Exhaust filters
• Downdraft pre-filters
• Panel or roll media
• Wire frame grids
• Air line filters - see air line equipment
• Booth paint and coatings
• Spray booths (by referral)

Buffing and Polishing Pads

• Wool, twisted wool - buffing, compounding
• Lamb's wool - polishing
• Flat foam pads
• Waffle foam pads
• Diamond foam pads
• Tie-on bonnets
• Terry cloth elastic bonnets

Clamps - see Body and Frame Tools & Equipment

Cleaners

• Wax and grease removers
• See also Detail Products
• Bumper cleaners
• PPG bumper prep system
• Abrasive soap
• Glass cleaners
• Boat hull cleaners
• Degreaser spray applicators
• Adhesive removers

Compounds, Glazes, Polishes & Waxes (hand or machine)

• Cutting (coarse) compounds
• Medium cut compounds
• Light cut compounds
• Glazes and polishes
• Anti-swirl glazes
• Ultra fine glazes
• Quick-detail glazes, car show final glaze
• Metal polishes
• Carnuba waxes
• Simix non-wax nano-tech coating

Detail Products

• See also Compounds, Polishes & Waxes
• See also Buffing and Polishing Pads
• Detail Brushes
• General purpose cleaners
• Wheel cleaners
• Tire dressing, silicone and non-silicone
• Fallout remover
• Sponges, scuff pads
• Chamois
• Trigger spray bottles

Fasteners

• Body clips
• Side moulding clips, restoration style and universal break-off
• Screws, bolts, nuts, etc. - various metals, plastics and finishes
• Pipe fitting adapters up to ½"NPT
• Automotive bulbs
• Specialty items: headlight adjusting screws, wire loom clips, etc.
• Rivets

Fiberglass & Resins

• Polyesters: hand layup, gelcoats, etc.
• Epoxies: Utility grade, table top resins, glues, patching compounds
• West System epoxies
• Fiberglass cloth, matting, woven, fabmat, etc. Small amounts pre-packaged; large quantities per foot off a roll.
• Disposable resin brushes
• Bubble rollers
• Mold release agents
• Resin fillers: Cab-O-Sil, Q-Cels, chopped fibers, etc.
• Webbing solution
• Polyurethane foam
• Pigments

Foam - see Fiberglass & Resins

Hose

• Air hose, rolls and bulk
• Fluid hose - bulk
• Hose ends and repair kits

Masking Products

• Standard tapes, low and high grade
• Masking paper - green, white, coated
• Wheel maskers - canvas and disposable
• Masking liquids
• Stripe masking tapes
• 3M "smooth transition" tape
• Trim masking
• Door jamb masking
• Masking machines
• Hand maskers
• Plastic cover rolls

Paint Brushes

• Utility grade "throw-away" style
• Touch-up brushes

Paint Strippers

• Automotive
• Low odor
• Aerosol
• Spray Gun Stripping basket
• Gun cleaner solvents for gun washers

Paint Test Equipment:  mil gauges, air cap test nozzles, etc.

Parts - replacement filler panels for GM and other OEM plastic body parts

Polishes - see Compounds, Polishes & Waxes

 

Pullers - see Body and Frame Tools & Equipment

Putties

• Lacquer style
• Polyester glazing putty

Rags and Towels

• Cloth
• Synthetic (dispensers available)
• Chamois

 

Resins - see Fiberglass & Resins

Rust Removal and Conversion, Corrosion Prevention

• Rust "killer"
• Pre-paint metal conditioners and conversion coatings
• Rust converter
• Rust removal
• Paint over rust system (POR15)

Safety Equipment - personal

• See also Shop Equipment - safety equipment section
• See also Sand & Sandblasting Equipment- safety equipment section
• Disposable Gloves
• Respirators, disposable
• Air-supplied respirators
• Safety glasses, goggles
• Head "socks"
• Paint suits: washable, disposable
• Hand cleaners for paint or grease
• Barrier Cream

Sand & Sandblasting Equipment

• Sandblast sand
• Other blasting media
• Sandblasters: Siphon feed, Pressure feed, Hand-held gravity feed, Cabinet style and recycling blasters
• Sandblast tips
• Sandblast safety equipment
  • 1. Hoods
  • 2. Helmets
  • 3. Gloves
  • 4. Tyvek suits 

Sealers

• See also Paint (sealers)
• Seam Sealers, caulking cartridge, squeeze tube and sprayable
• Dual cartridge sealers
• Ribbon sealers
• Windshield sealers
• Silicone sealers - clear and black
• Non-silicone sealers - clear

Sheet Metal

• Patch panels
• Sheet steel

Shop Equipment

• See also Sand & Sandblasting Equipment
• See also Body and Frame Tools & Equipment
• Air Compressors
• Battery chargers
• Bumper stands and storage racks
• Dust-Free sanding systems
• Gun Washers
• Heat lamps
• Jacks: Bottle, Floor, Porta-Power sets
• Masking machines
• Mig welders
• Parts carts
• Plasma cutters
• Pulling Posts, chains and pulling clamps
• Safety equipment
  • 1. Eye wash stations
  • 2. Flammable liquids storage cabinets
  • 3. Safety funnels
• Shop-vacs
• Solvent Recyclers (and replacement bags)
• Truck bed dollies
• Wheel dollies
• Work stands (scissors style)

Side Moulding

• Trim mouldings
• Wide truck mouldings
• Door edge trim
• Wheel opening mouldings
• OEM match mouldings 

Solvents & Accessories

• Automotive
• Industrial
• Gallons to drums (some quarts)
• Pail pumps
• Drum pumps
• Wash bottles

 

Spray Equipment

• Gravity Feed spray guns
• Disposable gravity feed cup systems
• Pressure Feed guns
• Siphon Feed guns
• Pressure pots
• Airbrushes, parts and accessories
• Intake strainers
• Air cap pressure test nozzles
• Air controls, regulators
• Parts

 

Striping tape, vinyl graphics

• Single, double and multi-stripes, wide and narrow
• "Kit" graphics for generic use and specific vehicle types
• Decal application solutions
• Striping brushes
• Striping wheels
• Stripe masking tapes
• Stripe removal chemicals, wheels and tools
• Clear vinyl shield

Tools

• See also Spray Equipment
• Air tools
  • 1. Polishers
  • 2. DA sanders
  • 3. Air files
  • 4. Air hammers
  • 5. Die grinders
  • 6. Nibbler cutters
  • 7. Cut-off wheels
  • 8. Air ratchets/impact wrenches
  • 9. "Mud hog" 8" sanders
  • 10. 3" detail sanders
  • 11. "Jitterbug" sanders
  • 12. Air drills
  • 13. Stripe removal tools
  • 14. Wire wheel tools
  • 15. Blowers
  • 16. Spotweld cutters
• Electric
  • 1. Polishers
  • 2. Heat lamps
  • 3. Heat guns
  • 4. Color match lamps (cordless)
• Hand
  • 1. Sanding blocks
  • 2. File boards - clip-on, PSA and Hookit (Velcro)
  • 3. Dent pullers
  • 4. Body hammers
  • 5. Specialty hand tools

Undercoats

• Aerosols or gallons
• Asphalt based
• Rubberized
• Sound deadening panels

Welding Supplies

• Mig wire
• Gas nozzles and contact tips
• Nozzle spray
• Helmets and lenses
• Welding blankets
• Spatter protection paper

Miscellaneous

• Buckets and pails
• Lube oils: air tool, spray gun, air compressor oil
• Mixing and measuring cups
• Paint paddles
• Paint cans
• Paint strainers
• Razor blades
• Sprayout cards: check match and hiding
• Touch-up bottles
• Tack rags
• 1/8" Drill bits and Unibits