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You are a happy owner of a brand-new car, everything works, the interior has a scent of leather and cellophane, the car’s clear coat shines, there is not a single chip, and there is a constant desire to keep it clean, not to give a chance to the smallest scratch. You have got confident of the car, it will always start and get to any point on the map. Together with the confidence in your new car, there appears a desire to preserve its new condition for the longest possible time.
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Why do we love our used cars? We keep some cars as they get more expensive with age because of their rarity and uniqueness, or we have to drive others because of the limited budget, or we don’t feel like selling the other ones. All these cars have one thing in common – rust spots, chips appear on all of them over time, and their clear coat becomes cloudy because of the scratches. At some moment, you’ll need to return its previous appearance to the car, protect the body from future destruction. Modern car body service market offers two archaic solutions:
Classic painting of the whole car to be clear-coated
- Preparing for and painting the car both take more than two working weeks, leaving you without a vehicle, but with a pressing issue of how to get from point A to point B and not to waste half a day on that, or it exposes you to huge taxi expenditures;
- The cost of painting exceeds €2,000;
- Dismantling of the whole car, together with removing its interior; the risk to damage or lose fasteners due to assembly faults resulting in interior squeaks and rattles;
- The quality of the clear coat used at the service station and the processes of application significantly compromise to those at the factory, and thus, serve shorter;
- The saddest thing among the above-mentioned is that in half a year the surface of the clear coat will be covered with scratches and chips, and in about a year old rust spots will start to show through;
- Repairing the lacquer and paint coat includes dismantling the part, removing the old clear coat, pre-sanding, priming and painting of the whole part; you will be asked to leave your car for three days and pay about €200 for refinishing of one part;
- Do not expect it will be covered by warranty, as no one allegedly is secured from the chip, which will immediately cause corrosion of the body element, and you are going to the service station again, remembering the number of a taxi service.
Vinyl film car wrap.
- Preparing the car and applying the film to the car take one working week;
- The cost and the quality of the wrap depend on the film producer. For example, to wrap the car with an original film produced by 3M starts from $1,500;
- Application of the car-wrap is impossible without dismantling the whole car, together with the risk of assembly faults resulting in interior squeaks and rattles;
- The car-wrap is hard and absolutely non-elastic, it is not repairable when damaged. In general, the detailers take off the whole damaged element and then apply a new one. Thus, you pay three times: first, to remove old vinyl film, then for the new piece of the film and for the application of that same piece of vinyl. Such repair will take at least two days and cost not less than $100.
- The car-wrap is considered to be a removable protective coating. Apart from a few top companies, whose film costs not less than $40 per meter, after heating, normal wear and removing the film, there remains an adhesive residue, which cannot always be cleaned off completely. It’s not unusual when the adhesive penetrates the clear coat, and the latter cannot be restored up to its original appearance without buffing.
- If you want to change the color or renew the appearance of your PVC wrapped car, you will have to pay for removal of the old film, cleaning off the adhesive residue, the cost of vinyl removal starts from € 300, then you have to buy a new film and pay to wrap the whole car.
The above-mentioned technologies work, but they are obsolete. Preparation, time of application, price, maintenance, repair – nowadays, all of these parameters are lengthy, costly, impractical and outdated. Technologies evolve, solving the problems of car body protection and maintenance in an integrated manner.
Painting and protecting the car with Dempinox Composite.
Dempinox polymer composite satisfied the needs of both the car and its owner. This unique liquid polymer is applied to the car body with spray gun, when dried it transforms into a durable, elastic, impact- and heat-resistant film, resistant to hits, chips, and scratches, protecting the body reliably from corrosion and destruction. Dempinox coating can be removed from the car at any moment, returning the factory appearance of the car. The coating can be easily fixed and maintained, saving your time and money.
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The term of preparing and whole car painting is one day;
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The cost of complete professional painting of the car with Dempinox composite starts at €350;
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Minimal disassembling of the car will preserve all fasteners and clips in their factory condition;
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When preparing to paint with composite, there is no need in pre-sanding of the clear coat, adhesion of the material enables it to adhere reliably to lacquer, plastic, chrome, glass, metal, rubber, and fabric;
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Viscosity, elasticity and drying time of the coat enable you to paint the car on one’s own in any clean facility at the temperature from +18°C to +28°C;
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The palette exceeds eighty colors including base colors, pearl, metallic, fluorescent, luminescent, magic, and chameleon colors.
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The composite film protects the car body successfully from chips, scratches, impacts, corrosion, rust, extreme temperature swings, alkalis, salts, gravel, and road chemicals;
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When damaged, Dempinox is easily fixed within three hours, saving your time and money. The repair will cost €10-20, depending on the complexity of repair work and the area of damage;
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Dempinox composite is a removable protective coating, which means that at any moment, without any additional equipment, you may on your own, or addressing to specialists, completely remove the film, returning its original appearance to the car.
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The glue is not used in the composite film, and this eliminates the above-mentioned problems occurring when removing the vinyl film wrap.
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If you wish to change the color or renovate the coating, you may apply a few coats on top of the old coating;
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Dempinox protective coating possesses hydrophobic properties, repelling water and dirt from the car, diminishing the number of car washes necessary to keep the body clean.
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Fishing, hunting, tourism, travels, offroad festivals – there are lots of ways to destroy the clear coat on your jeep exposing the body to corrosion and rust. Tree branches, rocks, mud, and sand are all the weapons targeting the integrity of the body of your off-roader. There is no elixir of life, but there is a body armor in the form of Dempinox composite polymer elastic film. The composite is applied in a liquid form, taking any body shape, when dried it transforms into an antigravel armor film, resistant to impacts, chips, scratches, temperature swings, ultraviolet effect, moisture, oxygen, salts, alkalis, and acids. Complete painting and protection of an off-road vehicle takes one day.
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When preparing to paint with composite, it is not required to pre-sand the clear coat, as the adhesion of the material enables it to adhere reliably to lacquer, plastic, chrome, glass, metal, rubber, and fabric;
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Minimal disassembling of the car will preserve all the fasteners and clips in a factory condition;
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The viscosity, elasticity and drying time of the coat enable you to paint the jeep on your own in any clean facility at the temperature from +18°C to +28°C;
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The palette exceeds eighty colors including base colors, pearl, metallic, fluorescent, luminescent, magic, and chameleon colors.
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The composite film protects the body of the off-roader successfully from chips, scratches, impacts, corrosion, rust, extreme temperature swings, alkalis, salts, gravel, and road chemicals;
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If damaged, Dempinox protective film can be fixed with one’s hands even in the forest, simply touching the damaged spot up with composite, or you can address to the specialists, who will fix any damage within a few hours for €20.
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Dempinox composite is a removable protective coating, which means that at any moment you may on your own, or addressing to specialists, completely remove the film, returning the original appearance of your off-roader. The glue is not used in the composite film;
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If you wish to change the color or renovate the coating, you can apply a few coats on top of the old coating;
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Protective coating possesses antigravel, hydrophobic properties, repelling water and dirt from the car, thus diminishing the number of car washes necessary to keep the body clean.
Dempinox composite is widely used in protection and improvement of canvas canopies on the off-road vehicles. The composite protects the canopy from fading, loss of elasticity and further destruction, deeply saturating the fabric, Dempinox rubberizes the canopy, improving its hydrophobic properties. With Dempinox, canvas canopy becomes completely waterproof. In addition to waterproofing, you can change the color of the canvas roof to any one presented in Dempinox palette.
Corrosion of aluminum, which many off-road vehicle’s parts are made of, is a constant problem with modern road chemicals. Automobile manufacturers try to protect aluminum with lacquer coat, but all in vain, over two-three years of use the oxidization spots bump the lacquer coat starting the process of aluminum destruction. Alloy wheels, winch bumper guards, heavy duty aluminum bumpers, fixtures and locks, expedition roof rack, aluminum body LED lights are at risk. Dempinox polymer composite reliably protects aluminum parts from damage and corrosion.
The process of painting an off-road vehicle with Dempinox composite:
Thoroughly wash the car with washing agents, blow the water out of all the nooks;
When the car is dry, it should be degreased, and tar should be removed;
Mask with paper all the elements not intended to be painted, such as glasses, lamps, stripping;
The amount of the material is calculated according to the formula: one liter per one square meter of the body;
Apply Dempinox composite in coatings, one by one, the drying time between coats is twenty minutes;
Masking paper is removed immediately after the final coat is applied;
After application it is recommended to let the material dry for 5 hours before use, complete polymerization of composite takes 7 days.
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In this section we will try to review all most frequently asked questions related to application and use of Dempinox polymer composite. In case you did not find the answer to your question here, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form on site, and our specialists will assist you as soon as possible.
What is Dempinox Composite?
Dempinox Composite is a liquid polymer supplied in metal cans of 20l, 10l, and 1l, ready to apply. Sprayed with a spray gun. When cured, creates an elastic impact-resistant film that over years protects the body from chips, scratches, impacts, salt, road chemicals, ultraviolet, metal corrosion. Painting the car with the composite does not require pre-sanding the clear coat. At any time the film can be removed from the body of the car, returning its original appearance. Dempinox Composite palette has more than 90 colors, including pearl, metallic, luminescent, basic colors, magic fluorescent colors, as well as clear one. A whole car painting with composite takes one day.
Can I paint the car on my own?
Dempinox Composite is easily applied onto the car, due to its elasticity and viscosity it fixes the majority of painting mistakes. The process on painting is simple and does not require special skills, disassembling the car and pre-sanding the clear coat. Any clean dry facility with the air temperature from +20°C to +30°C is suitable. The only equipment needed is a spray gun. To paint on one’s own, both an electric spray gun, e.g., Earlex 2900, and a pressure feed HVLP or LVLP spray gun with 1.8-2.0 nozzle are suitable. Having reviewed the instructions, absolutely any car enthusiast can paint their own car themselves within 1 day, saving huge costs on painting, protection and maintenance of their car. Many car enthusiasts having practiced painting on their own car, take the cars from their clients to paint, and start to earn on painting cars with Dempinox Composite.
How long does it take to paint a car?
Preparation work, including car washing, drying, masking, minimal disassembling and degreasing, takes from 2 to 4 hours. The process of Dempinox Composite application to the car body takes about 5 hours, including flash-offs between coatings. Unmasking and re-assembling the car takes about 1 hour. Painting the car with Dempinox Composite takes up to 10 hours. The process of full polymerization and strengthening takes seven days, during which it is not recommended to pressure wash the car.
Can the Composite damage the clear coat?
Dempinox is applied onto the clear coat of the car, creating a durable elastic film which is aimed to protect the original clear coat from chips, scratches, impacts, sanding, road chemicals, effect of ultraviolet, salts, alkali, and extreme temperature swings. The composite is elastic and adheres to the car body due to tightening up, without glue, or heating. At absolutely any moment the film can be removed from the body manually, returning the car its original appearance. The clear coat is reliably preserved under the Dempinox film. Composite cannot damage the car clear coat.
Can different colors from Dempinox palette be mixed together?
Composite is produced in wide palette of more than 90 colors, but it is not uncommon when the client being aware that the coating is removable is not afraid to experiment with the car color. The specialists will mix a desired color for the client without any problem. It is very simple to do. For example, you would like a sky-blue color for which you will need blue and white colors from Dempinox Composite palette, and two medical syringes. Fill one syringe with blue composite, and the other – with white one, and then drop one cubic centimeter of each color into a clean container and mix thoroughly. Check the color obtained, in case a lighter shade is required, add one more cubic centimeter of white composite and mix thoroughly. For example, the client stops at the combination of one cubic centimeter of blue and three cubic centimeters of white, thus we have got a ratio 1:3, and transfer it to the volume required to paint the car. A medium size jeep requires 16 liters of composite, of which there are four liters of blue and twelve liters of white. Mix in a clean container and thoroughly stir with a mixer. The color is ready to apply. It is also recommended to save 300g of the material in case fixing up of the film is required, for a complete color match.
How much Dempinox Composite is required per one car?
To create a reliable impact-resistant film, it is required to apply one liter of composite per one square meter of the car body. Below you will find an average consumption of Dempinox Composite for the main vehicle classes.
A class 6 liters
B class 8 liters
С class 10 liters
D сlass 12 liters
E class 15 liters
F class 18 liters
SUV class 20 liters
Wheels(4 items)
R13 – R15 1 liter
R16 – R18 1.5 liter
R19 – R20 2 liters
R21 – R23 2.5 liters
How can a smooth surface be achieved?
How does an orange-peel effect appear?
Composite is discharged from the spray gun as very small drops traveling through the 20 cm distance to the body where they should smoothly spread adhering to the previously applied material. If the spray gun is held more than 20 cm apart from the body, the drops will dry a little on their way to the body and will be unable to spread completely, creating small specks on the surface of the film. Same thing happens when the air temperature is too high. Solution exists – it is necessary to add to composite 20% of Dempinox brand solvent increasing drying time. The drops will spread right and become even with the film. Applying each coat, make sure the preceding has completely dried. If you don’t, the new coat with the air pressure will create micro-craters in the still soft preceding coat. Try not to pour material over the body, it is better to make many thin coats than a few almost runny ones. Give each coat not less than half an hour to dry. There is a painting phenomenon called “solvent boil”, when the coat applied is too thick, and the solvent is trapped inside and evaporates slowly, leaving tiny craters that will further create a shagreen effect on the finished surface.
The structure of the film depends upon a few factors.
- Recommended temperature for painting is +26°C.
- The distance from the spray gun to the body is 20 cm, the spray gun should be held at the angle of 90 degrees to the painted surface.
- It is recommended to apply thin coats and let each one dry for not less than 20 minutes.
- To obtain a smooth surface, composite should be thinned with Dempinox brand solvent.
What spray gun should be chosen?
There are two types of spray guns suitable to apply Dempinox Composite.
The first one is more of cost-saving, it is an electric spray gun, e.g., Earlex 2900 with 2.0 nozzle. It includes a compressor and a spray gun, operates when plugged into an A/C socket. It is suitable to paint your car on your own, or to start a business on painting cars with composite. Choosing an electric spray gun, it is important to pay attention to the operating parts of the device. The needle and nozzle should be made of metal, which will provide for a long and reliable work of the spray gun.
The other type of the spray guns is a pressure feed spray gun. It is a professional device, more reliable and serviceable. To operate, a pressure feed spray gun requires an air compressor with oil water separator and air pressure regulator. Specialists choose LVLP and HVLP pressure feed spray guns with 1.8-2.0 nozzle and upper tank. Air pressure on the regulator is set to 2 bars.
For reliable work of equipment, after each painting job a spray gun should be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned in solvent.
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