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SHARK BITES SERIES • MESSAGE FROM YOUR SUPPORT TEAM Cold Weather Alert: Protect Your Chemistry By Gary A. Goel — SharkGrip Coatings If you work in Canada or any cold-weather U.S. state, this article can literally save you from thousands of dollars in callbacks, failures, downglossing, adhesion issues, and material waste. Cold is not just “uncomfortable.” Cold changes chemistry. And most mobile refinishers seriously underestimate what winter does to coatings. This isn&r …

Turbine HVLP Maintenance Keep Your Sprayer Performing Like a System — Not a Guessing Game. Whether you run American Turbine, Apollo, Fuji, Titan Capspray, Graco, or Axis Pro Citation, every turbine HVLP setup lives and dies by the same fundamentals: clean intake air, healthy airflow, and tight gun wear parts. Filters Needle/Nozzle Air Caps Hoses Real Support THE LOW-VOC REALITY: POWER + MAINTENANCE MATTERS In the bathtub, tile, and countertop refinishing world, everyone talks abo …

How American Turbine HVLP Became the Real Workhorses From Croix roots to modern job-site tanks — why these systems survived while others disappeared. EAH Spray Equipment Authority • 40+ Years Supporting Turbine HVLP Built for refinishers. Not showroom gimmicks — equipment that survives real work. The turbine HVLP idea is simple, durable, and brutally effective Turbine HVLP works because it focuses on one thing: high air volume at low pressure. Less bounce-back, less …

  Understanding Common Coating Failures in the Bathtub Refinishing Industry And How to Determine if You Can Bond Over or Must Strip First Introduction:In the bathtub refinishing business, what separates seasoned professionals from the rest isn’t just how well they spray—it’s how well they prep and problem-solve. Coating failures are rarely caused by the paint itself but by misapplication, surface incompatibility, or cutting corners during the prep stage. Knowing what fa …

Melt Down vs. EZ Flow: What's the Difference? Refinishers often ask us to explain the difference between Melt Down and EZ Flow. While both enhance your finish, they’re built for entirely different purposes. Used correctly—and together—they can produce jaw-dropping results. Let’s break it down: Melt Down: Urethane Repair Blender for Spot Repairs Purpose: Melt Down is designed to eliminate the hard dry edge (the dreaded “halo”) that forms around spot repair …