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Ch5 PowerTools 42-62
Question | Answer |
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Air polisher | used to smooth and shine painted surfaces by spinning a soft buffing pad |
Cloth or cotton polishing pad | used when heavy polishing is needed. The pad is very tough and will cut paint smoothly and quickly. |
foam rubber polishing pad | commonly used for final polishing to remove swirl marks. It is very soft and will produce a higher luster than a cloth pad. |
swirl marks | tiny unwanted, circular marks that can be seen after buffing |
pad cleaning tool(spur) | a metal star wheel and handle that will clear dried polishing compound out of the cloth or cotton pad |
air tool lubrication | involves injecting drops of oil into the air inlet of all air tools to prevent tion of vehicle's surfaces, use only special air tool oil corrosion and friction damage. |
in line oiler | an attachment that will automatically meter oil into air lines for air tools. |
Blaster | air powered tools for forcing sand, plastic beads, or another material onto surfaces for paint removal. |
hand blaster | small, portable tool for blasting parts and panels on the vehicle |
cabinet blaster | stationary enclosure equipped with a sand or bead blast tool. |
spray gun | used to apply sealer, primer, color, and clear materials to the vehicle |
atomize | to break the liquid into very tiny droplets or a fine mist |
gun body | holds the parts that meter air and liquid |
spray gun cup | fits onto the bottom or on top of the body to hold the material to be sprayed |
fluid control valve | can be turned to adjust the amount of paint or other material emitted |
fluid needle valve | seats in the fluid tip to prevent flow or it can be pulled back to allow flow. |
air control valve | controls how much air flows out of the air cap side jets |
spray gun air cap | works with the air valve to control the spray pattern of the paint. It screws over the front of the gun head. |
spray pattern | the shape of the atomized spray when it hits the body |
Gravity feed spray gun | mounts the cup on top of the spray gun head so that the pull of gravity helps the material flow out of the cup |