While the world moved to Dry Sanding in Paint Stripping, Filler, Putty and Primer Sanding, Clear Coat Sanding has always been a challenge for most Abrasive Manufacturers. The Production Line methodology adopted for pre-paint booth operations, come to a grinding halt in the Post Paint Booth steps. Most of the conventional body shops shift to Wet Sanding, as the worry of clear coat damage plays on their minds.
The Result: Pile Up of Vehicles for Paint Correction and Polishing!
In today’s world of Expensive Body Shop real estate, where each OEM is trying to squeeze out every ounce of revenue for the Body Shop through multiple value-added services, the ignorance of Top Coat Dry Sanding is causing them productivity loss of more than 15%, due to this slow down in this Final Body Shop operation – High Gloss Finish – the only step which is visible to their Valued Customer!
Kovax’s (Japan’s No.1 Abrasives Manufacturer) Advanced Buflex and Assilex 100% Dry Sanding System till Grit 4000 with controlled scratch pattern is targeted towards the Smart Body Shop Owner – as this Optimized Sanding and Polishing System comprising of High Precision Dry Sanding Abrasives, Polishes, Pads and Tools ensures that the Body Shops continue the famed Continuous Production System methodology extends to Post paint operations as well. No wonder, Kovax is the Sole Approved Vendor for one of the World’s Premium Automotive Manufacturers in India – where their discerning customers are able to enjoy the Perfect Finish.
| S.No | Feature | Benefit |
| 1 | Faster Productivity | Improves Body Shop Throughput by 15%* |
| 2 | Controlled, shallow scratch pattern(Assilex+Buflex combination) | Reduction in Post Paint Operations Time by at least 50%* |
| 3 | 100% Dry sanding process (No water or slurry) | Allows continuous, unobstructed monitoring of the surface throughout sanding |
| Contributes to the Body Shop journey to become water neutral | ||
| 4 | Eliminates drying time between sanding stages | Enables seamless transition from defect removal to refinement to polishing |
| 5 | Super Assilex for controlled defect removal | Efficiently removes orange peel and surface defects while creating a shallow, uniform scratch pattern (Blending of Panels) |
| 6 | Super Buflex for ultra-fine refinement | Produces an ultra-fine finish that is significantly easier to polish than conventional methods (Till Grit 3000 for Normal Colors and Grit 4000 for Black) for Mirror Gloss Finish Every Time |
*Under Monitored Conditions
The Shallow Scratch Pattern of Kovax’s Patented Assilex and Buflex (measured below in real world Body Shop conditions in India) enables this Phenomenon!
Adopt Dry Top Coat Sanding and Polishing and Stay Ahead of the Curve!
