Spraying, Color Matching and Pore Filling
General Information
Date: July 27 – 31, 2009
Cost: $750
Time: TBD
Class Size: TBD
Instructor: David Smith, Mitch Kohanek
Description
This is a comprehensive class to help you understand why and how to color match and create custom colors, create closed pore finishes and advance your knowledge of spraying equipment. Students will keep the panels they create.
Both the theory and application of how to use primary and secondary colors to make the color you are looking for. Shading, tinting and extending will also be covered. You will learn how to add primary and secondary colors to pre-made cans of stain to “tweak” them in the correct direction. This color knowledge will be applied with dyes and stains being applied directly to the wood as well as glazing and toning techniques with any type of coating.
You will also learn how to achieve a professional closed pore high gloss piano finish every time. Panels with cured lacquer coatings will be made available for students to achieve the final high gloss rubout by hand and with power equipment. These panels will stay at DCTC.
Upon completion of this class the student will understand the dynamics of hand held spraying equipment. Turbine, compressed air, conventional, HVLP, LVLP, gravity feed, pressure pot and air assisted airless systems will be discussed and used. Emphasis will be on understanding the importance of wet mill thickness, calculating dry mill thickness, equipment use and maintenance, problem solving finishing defects.
Instructor
David Smith
David Smith is a 1994 graduate of the National Institute of Wood finishing. He has owned and operated Davills Wood Finishing since 1993. David's specialty is Onsite commercial wood refinishing and touch-up. Because of the diverse situations David is called upon to work in, he is uniquely qualified to teach about various spray systems and their capabilities.
Mitch Kohanek
Lead Instructor - Wood Finishing Technology Program
Registration:
For questions about the class, contact Mitch Kohanek
Phone: 651.423.8362
Email: mitchell.kohanek@dctc.edu
