By Dylan O’Hagan
Peterborough, Ontario — March 30, 2016 — With a master painter as part of the team, SATA and Uni-Select Canada recently teamed up to offer spray paint gun training and expertise across the country.
The training was offered in major cities across Canada including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Montreal, Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area. Recently the training was offered both in Etobicoke at the AkzoNobel training centre and in Mississauga at the PPG training centre.
“What sets this training apart was having Andy Engenhardt here, a master painter from Germany,” says Brad Lengsfeld, SATA Canada Business Development Manager. “Not only does he have experience as a painter on a shop level, he also has his masters degree in painting, which covers the chemical side of paint. With his expertise and thorough understanding he was able to answer even the most technical questions.”
The importance of proper air quality and proper filtration were covered in the classroom. However most of the training took place in an actual spray booth. In the spray booth, Engenhardt discussed gun set up, fan pattern adjustments and other topics. While there was a classroom portion, the training was mostly hands on according to Nicole Constantineau, Sales Representative for Uni-Select.
“It’s absolutely hands-on. They spent maybe 40 minutes in theory in the class and the rest was hands-on in the spray booths,” says Constantineau. “They showed the importance of spray patterns, gun adjustment and volume of air.”
Painters, salespeople and technical representatives attend these training sessions and can walk away with much more information about paint spray guns and spray booths, according to Lengsfeld.
“Many problems in painting can be traced back to air quality and a little education can save a lot of time and money. The training is detail oriented and provides examples of how not to and how to properly spray paint a vehicle,” says Lengsfeld.
Constantineau said that she hopes the people who attended left with a much greater understanding than when they began the training.
“I hope they leave with the importance of the spray gun, the importance of the tool and the maintenance of it. As far as the shop is concerned the spray booth is their money maker. So the equipment related to that is very important,” says Constantineau.
