making the difference new paint tinting system from PPG

For Auckland based Wallace Furniture Finishers, changing and moving forward as better ways of doing things arise has become integral to their ongoing growth as a leading furniture finisher. JOINERS Magazine’s Bob Nordgren spoke with owner Keith Wallace about their latest development.

The business relocated to its current site back in 2016. It is a purpose built, 760m2 building containing their existing positive pressure temperature controlled spraybooth and drying room duly revamped from their previous factory along with a second new spraybooth with one large 11.5m by 5.7m temperature controlled drying facility accessible to both booths. There is also a new open faced two man preparation booth for sanding and upgraded open face booths for undercoating, sealing and staining, meeting ASNZ 4114 standard.

“We generally supply sprayouts for our cabinetmakers and the accuracy of these is critical to avoid expensive resprays and unhappy clients” Keith comments, “moving to the weight based tinting system was the answer.” In January this year Keith made the move to the new weight based mixing bank tint system called Paint Manager supplied by paint manufacturer PPG Industries through their distributor Wairau Paint Centre.

“The system offers several key advantages over what we had been using previously.” explains colour matcher Ben Wallace, Keith’s nephew. “The system from PPG is above all simple to use. You can mix any quantity down to 200mls without losing accuracy. We are mostly using 2 pot polyurethane finishes in the high end residential market, so it is important to us that the samples we supply match the eventual colour of the job without having to waste paint with bigger quantities. Another key advantage is being able to mix the exact amount of paint required for the job, meaning we don’t have to store large amounts of leftover paint and the cost of eventually disposing of it. The Paint Manager Software (which is an update on the previous system called Merlin) can be updated online which is more convenient and saves time and money for us.” All this leads to a quicker turnaround to their clientele as well as great accuracy for colour formulations – be they original or matched.

For Keith the new system has fitted in well with the business “We have confidence in our ability to perform quickly and accurately to meet our clients needs with the new system with all colours being mixed inhouse. That is a significant factor in our ongoing success.” Keith notes.

You can mix any quantity down to 200mls without losing accuracy. We are mostly using 2 pot polyurethane finishes in the high end residential market, so it is important to us that the samples we supply match the eventual colour of the job

Business has been good for Wallace Furniture Finishers. Since 2016 they have grown from 6 staff to 10. “Demand has been very good and we are working to our maximum, even over the weekends to keep up.” comments Keith. “Along with our well organised factory layout the new tinting system has made a real difference.”

For more information contact Keith Wallace at Wallace Furniture Finishers Ltd, 553 Rosebank Rd, Avondale, Auckland, (09) 829 2111; keith@ wff.net.nz

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DISTRIBUTORS

Whangarei Paint Centre

Whangarei (09) 430 2414

Wairau Paint Centre

Auckland (09) 443 3430

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Auckland

(09) 573 1620

Grayson Auto Colour Centre

Auckland (09) 278 0685

Autolink Distributors Ltd

Hamilton (07) 846 1443

Linkup Paints (BOP) Ltd

Tauranga (07) 571 8921

Complete Paints Ltd

Napier (06) 843 1122

Total Paint Supplies Ltd

New Plymouth (06) 769 9415

Total Body Shop Ltd

Wellington (04) 586 6681

Paintco

Nelson (03) 546 6660

PPG Industries NZ Ltd

Christchurch (03) 384 0255

Rainbow Paints Ltd

Dunedin (03) 474 0659

Southern Paints

Invercargill (03) 218 4664

PPG Industries NZ Ltd, 5 Monahan Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland Freephone 0800 990 093 • Freefax 0800 659 377 • www.ppgic.co.nz