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ANTI-STATIC GUN
BWS are a key supplier of the Starfinish anti-static gun, a tool that creates the perfect paint finish. Bodyshops use this anti-static gun to eliminate static on plastic, bumpers, trim and panels. Its application is simple but has a significant effect on the finish of your work. You can learn more about "what is static on car panels, and how do we eliminate it"? Shop with us today and get your bodyshop's next anti-static gun.
Anti Static Gun For Sale
All of the equipment we supply has been personally approved by our team of engineers, including the range of anti-static guns for sale. An anti-static gun uses two piezo-electric crystals, compressed by a hand trigger. This compression effect generates a positive stream of ions, which attracts the dust off the chosen surface, leaving the surface with a negative charge. The anti-static gun for sale at BWS is the Star Finish gun, a tool trusted by thousands of bodyshops worldwide. It's a simple-to-use and effective method of removing static from surfaces. Shop with BWS today or contact our technical support team of engineers for further information regarding the anti-static gun for sale.
WHAT IS STATIC ELECTRICITY?
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Static electricity is caused by an imbalance of electric charges on the surface of a material. It can be created by two surfaces contacting each other and separating. One of the surfaces has a high resistance to electric current and therefore becomes the insulator.
Static can be caused when rubbing the panel in the process of paint preparation. for instance, plastic bumpers.
The action of you rubbing the panel or "tacking off" means you are causing patches of positive and negative charged electrons on the panel. These charged electrons electrical will stay on the panel until corrected or ionized.
what problems does static cause
This static charge will stay on the panel until it can be eventually discharged creating a problem when spray painting the now negatively and positively charged panel
The metal particles of the paint react to the electrostatic phenomenon in the same way iron fillings react when placing a magnet above them. They are attracted and point in different directions. This is what causes shadows etc.
The painter's skill could correct this slightly during application but this would mean using more material and more costs and possible faults.
FAQ
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You remove static electricity from car body panels by allowing the panel to discharge. Another way is using a an anti-stat gun that replaces the positive ion particles with negative ones.
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Static electricity can be removed from paint by using a humidifier in the work area, or by using an anti stat gun prior to painting the panel The humidity will help to dissipate the static charge, and the water will help to reduce the amount of dust that is attracted to the paint.
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Static electricity can also be caused by friction. For example, if you rub the panel in preparation, it will create static electricity. And if there is a lot of humidity in the air, that will also increase the amount of static electricity that is created.
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The metal particles of the paint react to the electrostatic phenomenon in the same way iron fillings react when placing a magnet above them. They are attracted and point in different directions. This is what causes shadows, no shine, paint runs and excess paint material