Author, Professional Trade Magazines - Adam Pishl
Repairing little problems can spare stacks of finished parts from being sent to the chipper.
Large wood products manufacturers and small woodworking shops routinely encounter scratches, gouges and dings after the finish has been carefully applied. Although many manufactures have done a remarkable job in reducing damage through myriad in-plant procedures, the industry has been unable to effectively eliminate wood damage and its effects on production. Furthermore, a significant percentage of touch-up related issues are out of the manufacturer’s control. When the finished product leaves the shop, handling from delivery personnel, installers, contractors and finally consumers regularly results in damaged goods...
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Large wood products manufacturers and small woodworking shops routinely encounter scratches, gouges and dings after the finish has been carefully applied. Although many manufactures have done a remarkable job in reducing damage through myriad in-plant procedures, the industry has been unable to effectively eliminate wood damage and its effects on production. Furthermore, a significant percentage of touch-up related issues are out of the manufacturer’s control. When the finished product leaves the shop, handling from delivery personnel, installers, contractors and finally consumers regularly results in damaged goods...
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Six Steps to a Productive Touch-up Program
...“Should we repair it, send it back through the finish line or send it to the chipper and remake the part?” yells the shop foreman. “We have to make a decision now!”
Do you have a touch-up artist in your shop? Do they have the best and most up-to-date tools, and a work environment that turn problems into solutions?
A few years ago, I visited one of the newest most sophisticated manufacturing facilities in the western U.S. I was surprised to see a repair department still using a combination of wood glue, sawdust, and a household iron to do repairs. Companies are still refinishing and scraping parts that can be repaired in 3-7 minutes, not realizing there are new technologies that allow better results in less time...
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...“Should we repair it, send it back through the finish line or send it to the chipper and remake the part?” yells the shop foreman. “We have to make a decision now!”
Do you have a touch-up artist in your shop? Do they have the best and most up-to-date tools, and a work environment that turn problems into solutions?
A few years ago, I visited one of the newest most sophisticated manufacturing facilities in the western U.S. I was surprised to see a repair department still using a combination of wood glue, sawdust, and a household iron to do repairs. Companies are still refinishing and scraping parts that can be repaired in 3-7 minutes, not realizing there are new technologies that allow better results in less time...
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An Introduction to Touch-up
Eighteen years ago, I was introduced to touch-up while working in a small furniture restoration shop. During the finishing process, and occasionally after the finish was applied, we would pull out the set of 12 pigment powders and touch up the minor color imperfections.
When we were faced with more serious damage we would reach for the auto body filler topped with a dressing of the appropriate colored stains and paints and then seal it with the finish we were using on the furniture. Today, many shops continue to use these difficult and unpredictable methods of touch-up primarily because many finishers are unaware there are other available options.
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Eighteen years ago, I was introduced to touch-up while working in a small furniture restoration shop. During the finishing process, and occasionally after the finish was applied, we would pull out the set of 12 pigment powders and touch up the minor color imperfections.
When we were faced with more serious damage we would reach for the auto body filler topped with a dressing of the appropriate colored stains and paints and then seal it with the finish we were using on the furniture. Today, many shops continue to use these difficult and unpredictable methods of touch-up primarily because many finishers are unaware there are other available options.
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