“I have held many positions throughout my career in the paint business. In every position I have tried to understand what worked and then share my knowledge with others. I am still learning and looking for opportunities to share.” Bob Lyons
My career in the paint industry started 45 years ago and today I’m still amazed at what a paper thin layer of paint will do.
Whether applied as a liquid or a powder, your product finish is integral to the perceived value of your product. The product finish is what the end user sees first, touches first, and photographs. Conversely, your product finish may cause the first complaint, nullify all other demonstrations of product performance, and be the trigger that opens your customer up to talk to a competitor.
Don’t overlook the opportunity to use your product finish to differentiate yourself from competition. Don’t limit your self to generic
If you don’t have something positive to say about your product finish then often description of product finish is often limited to identifying the type or source of the coating. “It’s a 2-component aliphatic polyurethane” or “it’s a gloss red we buy from XYZ”
The body is given four coats of paint-hand polished between coats, the final paint coat applied by hand -for a smooth 'lustrous finish which is especially salt-resistant.
reduced to the specific coating that is being applied. The product finish might be described in technical terms, by identifying supplier, or
he product finishcan strengthen you brand.
The value of a positive first impression
The value of durability consistent with product performance
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Whether applied as a liquid or a powd
the finish is key to creating a positive first impression of the product. add end users have high expectations.
t a lot from paint. We expect it to protect and decorate our homes, cars, bridges, pipelines, airplanes and ships.
End users expect a lot from and at the same time we know that paint is not magic in a can. We know that a coating is one part of a process that combined produces the results, either good or bad.
Developing the right price
t solve the problem or supply systems that produce incomplete or totally misdirected solutions.
our process of defining the problem This is based on my experience that procesoften develop solutions without clearing defining the problem. you have to start with a clear definitionthat unless based on my experienceMy purpose in building this website it to offer small and midsize product manufacturers a process to create effective specifications for the product finish.
A framework is in place to develop specifications for many market segments. The military, architects, road engineers and most large companies have
development of systems, which today I call processes, that provide solutions.
The purpose of this website is to help original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM’s) develop more effective specifications for their product finishing process.
I link the performance is on the process of applying paint to decorate and protect manufactured product. I have observed that manufacturers place a high value on the finish being to their product. And yet, often fail to develop meaningful specifications that link all of the steps required of the finishing process. It is likely that the benefits derived from this website will be different than my original idea, but that’s OK. Nevertheless, the content being developed for the is designed to support the following:
The integration of product finishes into brand strategy
Improve production throughput while meeting the expectations of the end-user.
