Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 20 | Unique Plant Washes Autos by Steam, Dries by Air, Paints by Air Brush and Dries in Kiln

n r Unique Plant Washes Autos by Steam Dries by Air Paints by Air Brush and Dries in Kiln Probably the most unique plant for the painting and refinishing of automobiles automobile in in the United States is in Salt L Lake ke In fact there is no plant west vest of Detroit that compares to it as it is equipped throughout hout for nearly all the thc work vork to be mechanically done and done with speed and dispatch that compares with no other shop in the time country It is the Utah Auto Painting company Edison street owned by Walter Bell and Harry Brisbee which within the next two weeks will vill have its capacity doubled for fall work just having completed an all addition at 24 Edison S street In the new quarters ate are 10 to v DO elaborately equipped there will be bc besides besides besides be be- be- be sides commodious office quarters a large huge drying r room capable of han handling tour four cars at a 1 time and facilities acUIties for tor han handling more cars With the new quarters the company compan will bo be able to turn out twenty four cars a week weel Tho The efficiency of or this plant has been an appealing feature which has caused It to bo doubled In capacity in a littleover little over ocr two years cars Since the first of the year ear car the plant has handled handle over O 1000 car cars To paint and refinish a a. car takes from three to four foul days ay while a a. car can be In a a. da day or two has been called In to al althis aid this company In rapid work The In Individual In- In ual motor Is one of the great aids to economical efficient and rapid work From the preliminary work of or fitting the car for tor Its new dress to the end the plant is IH equipped to do as much of ot the work as possible mechanically getting setting better work worle than the poor hand of ot man can do For tho ho cutting of or the the grease rease an and cleaning tho tIme machine a a. steam Jet I is used up-ed under thirty to fort forty pounds Pressure This Thus Is followed by a a. drying process with a Jet of compressed air all so o that no time I is wasted an and amid the machinery an and bo both body of tho the car arc thoroughly and und well dried The fhe monotonous rubbing b by hand with sith san sandpaper paper Is 18 done one awa away with b by a sand Mand blast The plant has two to of ot thc these e. e One Is o 0 heavy heay blast for tor the heavier worl work and amid the other othel Is a light ht blast for tor light work worle and finishing II Use uc links Hake O Oven D. D For extra work such as the time enamelIng enamel enamel- ing Ina of or II o i an and other parts that have havo to be extra well veIl finished a bake balo oven O has been provided This Is heated b by both steam and ga gas so ao that a a. coat like lIko a adamant amant ma may be secured 1 For the painting and varnishing of ot tho the cars an air brush Is use used Tho The economy of or this I la on one of or th the most efficient facts about the time plant Tho The corners corner ant and crevices the tho ol ordinary l- l nar nary brush could coul not reach are aro ef of- of covered It would hardly be bo possible to do this thoroughly otherwise other other- wise Iee Besides that the layer of ot Immaterial ma ma- for the coat Is lal laid more uni ummi- Ono One brush does docs the time work of or six elx men The furbishing rubbing and polishIng polish polish- III lug Ing Is ls done almost entirely b by a u flex flex- ible crank shaft Bhatt attached to a motor THIS cnn can be moved to an am Dart of nf tl tia shop hop ana amid placed place In any po position Thi n-Thi This ThIIS Is one of or the groat groa t time time-sa time savers erB besides besides be- be sides doing the time work worle more uniformly The pride of ot the Institution la is tl the e drying room which ham halt attained its high de degree of or efficiency through the time experimental work oric carried on b bv the time concern At first th room was waH not made mado large enough h and a a. proper ga s burner burnel to furnish the time right heat could not be found Mr Mr- Bell after much iu h w work worl rk devised a n heater of or hi lila his own which has two burners and one unUsually un Un- un- un usually large mixer The Time heat has to go so through series a n. of tubes at the top before the time fumes are allowed to escape The fhe burning ot of time the gas gaH Is In a 1 sheet iron receptacle which I i. i li airtight air Ir tight from tho the bottom Up tip so 80 that no ito fumes room whatever escape in th the th drying drIne nf Tried The rhe series of ot experiments carried carrle on 08 has lias shown the time proper degree of heat hent and humidity necessary for tor the time be best t work worl In the dr drying room This Is 18 produced pro pro- b by water air being forced lute Into the time room Thia I. I also warme warmed b by the thc heater so eo that any ammy temperature up to degree can be attained The usual temperature Is in SQ 80 0 to degrees The rhe air enters the room enl e evenly and an exhaust fan In the top of or the room changes chanes the air In tho time room every c ten minutes So Sowell Sowell well Veli has this been regulated regulate that the time painters do not suffer stiffer from the time heat heator or tho the fumes B By the uniform temperature tem tem- and humidity the drying r ismore Is Ismore Ismore more uniform and Is done in about four tour and a half halt hours giving a luster an and clearness that can be bo secured Inno in inno inno no other wa way E Everything in the car painting refinishing refinishing re- re finishing and varnishing can cnn bo be done one In the paint shop in iii record breaking time By Bv the a additional room an and the time better h handling n of cars this plant can I handle more moru cars and handle each car I with more speed than any army other place I In tho the west I