Anyone else doing interior?

[Smart-Tech]

Right mate, im off to d.f.s in the morning!

Already done that. They have there own techs
To answer Mike. Good colourmatch comes with good eyesight and a knowledge of colourmixing 

So your saying that colour match and mixing requires skill which needs to be honed though daily practice?

Good eyes are imperative but practice gives a better understanding of colour. To over simplify is to say red and yellow make orange. You can alter the level of either and give a different colour or add blue, black or white to change the result.

[Screenman]

I remember Glass-Aid giving me a colour triangle with just 3 colours on it, this helped by showing that if you added too much of one colour putting another in would bring the colour back to where you started when tinting.

I have always been extremely poor at tinting probably explains why I now do the other skills, It seemed easy in the days of Lucerne Silver, Nightfire red, they always seemed to work straight out of the pot.

[markt1]

 Just done one today and from start to finnish 30mins £90 spot on i dont do many nowadays but i havnt lost the touch i did 3different parts on a matiz dash and the manager actually thought i had put a new dash in it

[curro]

Just done one today and from start to finnish 30mins £90 spot on i dont do many nowadays but i havnt lost the touch i did 3different parts on a matiz dash and the manager actually thought i had put a new dash in it

Mark, do you mix your paints using the sem colour fan/book or just by eye? I used to use that method until i left the colour fan on a job but thought the mixing formulas were crap anyway.
I now just mix by eye or use one of the many cans i have.
Cheers
Dave

[markt1]

Mix by eye although i could do with some top ups in sem can i still get it?

[Smart-Tech]

NWSR sell surecoat and colourcoat 

[markt1]

Rob is it mixable with old sem

[curro]

I have sem but i cant remember which one it is, its waterbased i know that, think it might be surecoat. I also have about 50 rattle cans from image, mostly greys and blacks, must get them out of the depths of the shed!

[markt1]

 My sem aint sh-tty waterbase

[curro]

My sem aint sh-tty waterbase

You must have had it yonks then

[Mike]

My sem aint sh-tty waterbase

Bet it dont have your name or gkass aid on the tin

[markt1]

Too right you know that YODA

[Smart-Tech]

Rob is it mixable with old sem

It is the SEM. Just tell them you wan't solventbase. 

[alanh]

Mark, The SEM coating you have is the old coating and can be used on hard plastics and some vinyl.

Do not use it on leather, for leather you should use the surecoat waterbased. Its far superior for using on leather and does not peel off or fail.  Use it with the crosslinker and get your prep 100% and it will stick for life.

One of my services is leather repair. I see it as a very good additional income. I buy my products from NWSR and Vinyl Pro in USA, A guy called Thad runs the business with his wife Donna.

I met up with them both a few years ago and they really do know their stuff and have a good relationship with SEM.

He sells DVDs which can help guide you if you have not had thorough training. I charge a minimum of £90 for any leather repair in a car and £150 for any repair in someones home or office.

I have repaired dentist chairs, aircraft seats and leather sofas for customers local to me.

I had a customer that had a brand new leather suite delivered and the delivery men scuffed all corners when trying to get it in the house.

I charged £200 and was in and out in less than 2 hours!
I always charge more when working in someones home as the risk for damage is higher and you need to work very cleanly and carefully. Spill a drop of paint on that carpets and  :-

I really enjoy leather and any interior work as the customer is always amazed and the work pays really well IMO. Look up Vinyl pro on the net.