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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q.1 What is
“CLASSIC SPRAY PAINT” (CSP)?
Q.2 What are the
unique features of CSP that makes it unique compared to “the
conventional paint”?
Q.3 What typical
applications are recommended with CSP?
Q.4 What are the major
ingredients and the technical specifications of CSP?
Q.5 Does it contain any
harmful environmental substances?
Q.6 How is CSP applied or used? What are steps involved?
Q.7 Why use a
“primer” before using CSP?
Q.8 Can CSP be coated on any
material surface?
Q.9 How does CSP offer
“value-for-money” (VFM) proposition?
Q.10 How does CSP compare with stability, hardness, adhesion and
flexibility offered by conventional
paint?
Q.11 What are
Gold/Chrome/Metallic effect paints offered by CSP?
Q.12 Does CSP offer any
protective paint? / What is 190- lacquer?
Q13 What is sunshine tolerance
lacquer?
Q.14 What is the coverage with one can of 400 ml?
Q.15 What
is the shelf-life under normal conditions?
Q.16 What are the precautions to be taken to ensure smooth flow
of paint from the aerosol can and
achieve satisfactory
performance in all respects?
Q.17 What
are safety & health precautions while using or
storing CSP can?
Q.18
What do you mean by GREATER OPACITY / EXCELLENT HIDING POWER?
Q.1 What is
“CLASSIC SPRAY PAINT” (CSP)?
A. To put it simply- it
is the same conventional paint but in a different format. The
paint is packaged in an aerosol can under pressure with a
gaseous propellant for release as a spray of fine particles of
paint on the surface to be painted to form a fine coat of paint,
whereas the propellant gas gets released in the atmosphere.
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Q.2 What are the
unique features of CSP that makes it unique compared to “the
conventional paint”?
- It is “ready to use” paint that requires
neither thinner to be mixed nor brush.
- Drying time: conventional paint, depending
on its type/constitution, normally takes a very long time
either for “touch-dry” or “hard-dry”, sometimes as much as 5-6
hours for complete cure, whereas in CSP, it is just less about
15 minutes for “touch-dry” and about 60 minutes for
“hard-dry”! Thus, your object to be painted is ready for use
within 60 minutes flat!! Thus, CSP increases efficiency,
productivity and convenience of use anywhere!!!
- No special technical skills required- in
fact it is so user friendly that any body with common sense
can use it.
- Longer shelf life: conventional paint when
not in use (even if packed in a container) becomes very hard
over a period of time and may become useless after a year or
two, but CSP remains as fresh as ever for three years from the
date of manufacture, provided it is used and stored as per
instructions.
- CSP can be used on practically any material
(except a few- see below for details), thus giving you a wide
choice for multiple applications.
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Q.3 What typical
applications are recommended with CSP?
A. Practically
anything and everything anywhere! A touch-up application for
any surface/material is the major use of CSP. Our specially
formulated products with metallic effects of Gold, Silver,
Chrome; Fluorescent shades and Hammer Finish shades are highly
popular. CSP comes in a wide range of categories with diverse
applications in practically all segments:
- Furniture (normal wood, antique wood)
- Automobile (touch-up for four-wheelers,
complete painting for two/three-wheelers)
- Handicrafts (made of any material except
PP plastics/thermo-cole /wax)
- Engineering (for
coding/identification/complete painting of: machinery,
motors, tools)
- General Workshops (cycles, compressors,
helmets, refrigerators, machines, tools)
- Outdoor Publicity/Advertising & Signage
(High gloss and Fluorescent shades)
- Cine Studios & Exhibitions (fast drying
applications in studio-sets and promos)
- Petroleum/Oil & Mining
(identification/painting of high heat pipes/boilers)
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Q.4 What are the major
ingredients and the technical specifications of CSP?
A. Each product
has its own composition in terms of ingredients and
technical data, please refer to each product group under
“PRODUCTS” for product description in details. CSP is
manufactured under strictest international standards of
quality in a factory certified under ISO – 9001. If
additional details are required for your specific
application and a particular material, please forward your
inquiry to us; we will be glad to provide satisfactory
solution to your painting application within over-all
parameters of our CSP technology
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Q.5 Does it contain any
harmful environmental substances?
A. Absolutely not!
It is formulated from the same ingredients as the
conventional paint plus an environment friendly propellant
in the gas form that helps eject the paint particles. CAP
does NOT contain harmful CFCs that deplete the ozone layer,
and is manufactured in an environment certified factory
under ISO- 14001. Also, please see safety
instructions/precautions under A.17
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Q.6 How is CSP applied or
used? What are steps involved?
A. The spray
painting involves four-step procedure (also read details
under Answer 16)
- Pre-painting treatment of surface to be
painted: Here, the procedure is the same as in the
conventional paint- the material surface has to be free of
any dirt, grease, rust, etc. For excellent results, the
surface should be made smooth by applying a uniform coat
of “putty”, well dried and another coat of any good
acrylic/nitrocellulose (NC) based primer (see Q.7: Why use
primer?). The entire surface should be totally dry before
it is ready for painting. The area, where painting is to
be done, should be well ventilated, free from dust but not
windy (to avoid spread of valuable paint material).
- Shake the aerosol can well (you will
hear a sound of mixing marble being scrubbed inside-this
makes the paint mix well with the propellant inside).
- Open the cap and place your thumb on
the nozzle and press it (as you do with any normal
deodrant spray can). Care should be taken to ensure that
the object to be painted and the position of can in your
hand should be parallel, that is, position of the can is
parallel to the surface to be painted. Also, the distance
between the object to be painted and the can should be at
least 10-12 inches- if it is too close, you will find
paint dripping on the surface, and paint being wasted if
it is beyond 12 inches.
- While you press the nozzle with your
thumb with steady and even rate, ensure a uniform hand
motion: either right to left and back or top to bottom and
back for better utilization of material and uniform
coating. Avoid circular or any other direction/method.
Allow it to dry for about 15 minutes in dust free
condition. The surface is now “touch-dry” or “tack-free”.
It can be used after one hour when it is totally “cured”
or “hard-dry”.
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Q.7 Why use a
“primer” before using CSP?
A. A primer has two-fold effect: first- it provides
a smooth surface on the material to be painted as it fills
up porous material like paper/wood, and thus saves on the
paint material (since porous material has tendency to
absorb paint). Second- it acts as an anchor/bond between
the surface of the material and the paint, resulting in
better adhesion, giving longer lasting painted surface. We
recommend any good acrylic/nitrocellulose (NC) based
primer to be applied with brush or spray on the
pre-treated surface as explained under A.6.a.
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Q.8 Can CSP be coated on any
material surface?
A. It depends on several factors. CSP can be coated
to the following material surfaces: paper; board; wood
(with finished surface); mild-steel (iron); other metals;
glass; ABS; ceramic, etc. However, for plastic polymers
such as PP and other engineering plastics, we have a
special PLASTIC SPRAY PAINT (to be available very
shortly). CSP also can not be coated on materials like wax
and thermo-cole.
We must add here that to get excellent results of hardness
and adhesion on materials like glass, metals (particularly
brass, copper, aluminum, etc), ABS, ceramic, it is highly
recommended to make use of a suitable primer (also known
as Etch primer) as first coat. CSP to be used after the
primer is totally dry, preferably after an hour, whereas
etch primer needs curing time of at least 12 hours.
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Q.9 How does CSP offer
“value-for-money” (VFM) proposition?
A. Well, we must emphasize here that CSP concept is
highly recommended if you are looking out for:
- Convenience: “do-it-yourself “
dispensing with the services of a painter
- Quick results: CSP increases
efficiency and hence maximizes productivity
- Versatility: difficult narrow areas
can’t be reached through a brush, however, with CSP, no
matter what or where, painting is a pleasure with 100%
coverage. Similarly, on distant project sites, no need
to carry bulky equipment like compressor/spray gun, and
no worries of power cuts/generators.
Thus, considering the advantages and
benefits of CSP compared to the conventional paint, we
can conclude that CSP offers you a premium product with
lots of benefits & values for a little extra money.
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Q.10 How does CSP compare with
stability, hardness, adhesion and flexibility offered by
conventional paint?
A. As mentioned earlier, CSP does not differ in
terms of basic ingredients used in its manufacture, that
is, the major ingredients are the same that are used to
formulate the conventional paint, and as such,
fundamental characteristics such as stability, hardness,
adhesion and flexibility are equal or superior to those
offered by the conventional paint. However, you are
requested to please carefully analyze the application
desired by you and the suitability of our spray paint on
your material by checking with our specifications as
mentioned under the relevant product group/category,
and, in case of any doubt, please do write to us and
confirm before using our products.
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Q.11 What are
Gold/Chrome/Metallic effect paints offered by CSP?
A. CSP offers specially formulated spray paint to
provide films with “metallic effect”.These metallic
effect paints have the appearance of relevant metal-
gold, chrome, silver, etc., but care should be taken to
ensure that coated film should avoid scrubbing or
clashing to prevent the damage of its metallic effect.
In other words, its application should be avoided where
the painted surface is likely to be used quite
frequently- for example: a door handle/knob.
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Q.12 Does CSP offer any
protective paint? / What is 190- lacquer?
A. Yes, we do offer a unique acrylic based
transparent lacquer in two varieties- 190 (Gloss) and
191 (matt). The utility of this product is two-fold:
one- it gives a transparent coating to the surface that
is already painted (acrylic or NC based); this coated
film protects the surface from abrasion & dust; the
surface can be cleaned with a damp cloth; thus enhancing
the stability of the coated surface for a longer period
of time. Second- it imparts a gloss appearance if 190 is
used and a matt finish with 191. This product is ideal
for any polished wood surface (any furniture like
chair/table/cupboard) that needs a fresh coat of polish
(not recommended for a surface coated with PU material).
The method of application is similar to our other normal
paint categories.
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Q13 What is sunshine tolerance
lacquer?
A. This is unique transparent lacquer that is
sprayed on to the painted surface and the coated film
protects the painted surface from being faded away fast,
that is, it provides resistance to ultra violet rays.
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Q.14 What is the coverage with
one can of 400 ml?
A. Well, as with conventional paint, coverage
very much depends on several factors like:
- the type of surface/material
(paper/board/wood absorbs paint to a great extent,
smooth surface like glass the least)
- quality of surface treatment given
before actual painting (smother & filled-up surface
will give better coverage)
- application method- how, by whom
and under what conditions is the paint sprayed – windy
room will waste a lot of material; if you are
following instructions of spraying and for a normal
thickness of film, the coverage is satisfactory. But
if you desire a thicker coat, obviously you need to
apply more material or two coats of paint, hence less
coverage.
- Under ideal conditions of use and
based on the assumption that above conditions/factors
are satisfactory, a coverage of 12-15 sq. ft or more can
be achieved with one can of 400 ml.
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Q.15 What
is the shelf-life under normal conditions?
A. The shelf life of CSP is about three years
from the date manufacture/import as mentioned on the
can, provided the can is stored properly as per
instructions of use. You must ensure that can is
properly handled and nozzle covered with the cap
provided after every use. After every use, press the
nozzle slightly by holding the can up-side down to
eject excess air inside. (Also see A. 16 below for
better results)
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Q.16 What are the precautions
to be taken to ensure smooth flow of paint from the aerosol can
and achieve satisfactory performance in all respects?
A. Please follow the following precautions
(also read instructions given under Answer 6):
- In order to have a smooth free
flow of paint, care must be taken to avoid blockage
of nozzle valve with paint by doing the following:
i. Shake the can vigorously for a minute before
using.
ii. c
- If the paint is being ejected out
is not thick enough, that is, mostly it is the
propellant, then turn the valve nozzle 180o
and use again.
- If the paint drips down the
surface while spraying or adequate coating is not
being formed, it means that you are either too close
to the surface or too far from the surface of the
material being painted- maintain a distance of 10-12
inches between the can and the material surface.
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Q.17 What
are safety & health precautions while using or
storing CSP can?
A. Following safety precautions should be
adhered to while storing and/or using:
- Contents are extremely
inflammable under pressure; hence keep away from
extreme high heat temperatures, open flame, spark
or any other source of ignition.
- Use only as directed-
intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating
and inhaling the contents can be harmful or fatal.
- Use only under well ventilated
conditions and store the can in a dry and cool
place, preferably below 46o
C. Very high temperatures may lead to explosion.
- Avoid contact with skin and
inhaling of vapours or spray mist.
- In case of contact with skin or
eyes, splash repeatedly with warm water and
consult a doctor immediately. If swallowed, do not
induce vomiting, call physician immediately.
- Keep the can out of the reach
of children.
- Do not puncture or increate
container even when empty.
Q.18
What do you mean
by GREATER OPACITY / EXCELLENT HIDING POWER?
A. In simple language, the opacity means the ability
to keep light passing through, that is, a paint with a high
opacity will hide the substrate (material) painted well. In
other words, the substrate (material) to be painted will require
less paint, thus saving on material cost. CSP range of products
gives you excellent hiding power compared to any other similar
spray paint product.
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