Best Practices Part 2

The shed looks great!!!.....

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….And then the Mule rubs against it, or a limb hits it, or somebody lets the ladder fall down the side of it. Now what??!!!

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When painting of any kind, “touching up” is part of the process. In shed manufacturing it is a very important part of the process. As we visit shed manufacturers around the country, “touch ups” is a common topic of discussion. In our last issue of the Tool Shed we covered some of the best practices for improving the touch up of your solid color sheds. In this issue, we will cover the BIG challenge of touching up semi-transparent urethane sheds. YES IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO TOUCH UP A SEMITRANSPARENT URETHANE SHED!!!

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Semi-Transparent Urethanes are a premium product in the Shed Industry. They have given builders the opportunity to get a stained appearance on a pre-primed substrate and they have a much longer life than standard acrylic paints and also the traditional penetrating stains that have been used on T-111 buildings. The nature of Semi-Transparent coatings are that the more you apply the darker or more opaque they get which makes touching them up virtually impossible. As you try to make the light spot darker you inevitably make a dark ring around the spot. This has been a nagging issue within the shed industry for years. In our continued effort to revolutionize the Shed coatings industry Pittsburgh Paints Tru-Industrial has developed touch up aerosols and markers that match our Semi-Transparent Urethanes. They are easy to use and significantly improve your ability to touch up small areas.

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The cans and markers were developed to go on light and allow you to build your color with multiple coats. When you coat a shed with Semi-Transparents you will have areas that are dark and some that are lighter, so the cans/markers allow you to dial in your color to the desired look. Other benefits of these touch up products are….

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Fast dry formula-- which allows you to apply multiple coats quickly
Non Freeze formula—Allows your drivers to keep a set in their trucks year round.
Markers are excellent for touching up deep scratches or gouges in the wood.
Aerosols are excellent for touching up light areas and edges of trim boards
Easy to use—Your dealers and drivers can now touch up the sheds

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If you are interested in learning more about or trying some of the aerosols\markers please reach out to your local Pittsburgh Paints Tru-Industrial Specialist. We hope you will find this article useful and it will improve the quality of your paint process. If you would like to view past issues of the Tool Shed please a shed expert at sheds@pittsburghpaints.com.