New member, need help running an efficent assembly line

[Evolved1]

Hello my name is Mason Polaski and I work for a company called Undercover Tonneau covers in Rogersville Missouri. We manufacture painted to match truck bed covers. On an average day we will paint 60 covers a day. Sometimes we have trouble with dirt, although we have a 6 million dollar facility, dirt is nearly impossible to get rid of. The covers go thru 6 paint Booths, oven baked, and then they get nibbed and sent out to the end of the assembly line to be buffed and polished and ready for package. As you all know, it's not always easy buffing out 1500 grit sand marks on a black mirror. Looking for a company that has a concept of a quick procedure to the perfect product. We are a very large company and we are not afraid to try anything. If any vendors or people of higher level can help. Please reply.

Thanks!!!

Mason Polaski

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[Evolved1]

No one?

 

[FUNX650]

No one?

Let me be the first to give it a stab...

Being that I live in Ohio, I support and purchase my A.R.E. truck caps and tonneau covers from Pro Trim in Tipp City, Ohio. They source these from A.R.E.'s
Mt. Eaton, OH facility.

Thanks for asking, though.




Bob

 

[Evolved1]

Why would you buy a fiberglass cover.. this isn't the 90's lol

 

[FUNX650]

Why would you buy a fiberglass cover.. this isn't the 90's lol

I realize it took you almost a complete circadian cycle to come up with your dazzling witticism; and, I may be too old to comprehend the comedic nature of your reply; but...
Pray tell...Why wouldn't you purchase "fiberglass" vehicle assessories?

BTW: Are you still purchasing vehicles manufactured with/from ferrous materials? If so...Why?




Bob

 

[ScottB]

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[megacabcummins]

They have spray booths that you can also cure the paint in, negating the chance for dirt to get into the paint.... That is the route I would look at.... And they don't cost that much. I would look at 3 or 4 of those, get rid of the old spray booth and ovens, your operating costs will go down, production will go up. If your starting out with less defects in the paint you are far better off as I am sure you're well aware. You might even want to see if you can divide one booth into two compartments having the ability to go from 3 or 4 to 6 or 8, or just being able to move a painted part directly to the other end of the booth and start the curing process. Another plus is the fumes will stay in the booth, much healthier environment for your workers...

 

[opie_7afe]

Why would you buy a fiberglass cover.. this isn't the 90's lol

id rather fiberglass over abs which over time heat degrades any sort of plastic, fiberglass is less likely to happen so id rather fiberglass instead of abs plastic, looked at your website, looks like some decent covers, imo you really should be looking at an autobody forum, we are the ones who fix the swirl marks painter's create. and maybe you should look into spraying and letting paint harden in same booth, if you are and still are getting dust its the enviroment you are spraying in or the workers are not clean enough.

 

[Evolved1]

They nib every cover and we have to buff the scratches out. I've been detailing for 8 years. I have a 3 step process with meguiars products but it takes to long. I was trying to see if there are new products out that work faster with the same reaults. If there was an outside sales person they could get a big sale if they have something good to offer.

 

[Evolved1]

You can't teach someone how to buff over night. It's an art. You can't just hand someone a buffer and tell them to go to town. This is what I'm working with... These workers have never buffed in their lives. I'm trying to give them better techniques to make perfect end results.

 

[Evolved1]

They have spray booths that you can also cure the paint in, negating the chance for dirt to get into the paint.... That is the route I would look at.... And they don't cost that much. I would look at 3 or 4 of those, get rid of the old spray booth and ovens, your operating costs will go down, production will go up. If your starting out with less defects in the paint you are far better off as I am sure you're well aware. You might even want to see if you can divide one booth into two compartments having the ability to go from 3 or 4 to 6 or 8, or just being able to move a painted part directly to the other end of the booth and start the curing process. Another plus is the fumes will stay in the booth, much healthier environment for your workers...

This is an old picture, but you can see what kind of environment we are working with. This is a picture of 5 of the booths before they added the ovens and clear booths and all the ventilation systems. It is the best of the best. We use Dupont Waterborne paint. Over 60,000sq-ft. I just want a faster step to getting out the nib marks on black blue and other dark covers. Whool, foam, polish takes too long.