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PPG Adds RapidMatch XI to Color Solutions Toolboxby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 05-02-2017 PPG announced it has expanded its Color Solutions XI product line with the introduction of the all-new RapidMatch XI spectrophotometer. Combining groundbreaking optical power, color camera images a... |
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PPG Launches New Aquabase Plus Compatible P190-6950 Extended Performance Clearcoatby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-13-2016 PPG’s Automotive Refinish business unit has introduced P190-6950 Extended Performance Clearcoat, an easy-to-use clearcoat engineered expressly for use over AQUABASE Plus waterborne basecoa... |
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PPG Introduces EC550 En-V Ultra Gloss Clearcoat for Envirobase High Performance Basecoatby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-06-2016 The Automotive Refinish business unit of PPG has launched EC550 En-V Ultra Gloss Clearcoat, a new production-friendly clearcoat formulated specifically for use with ENVIROBASE High Performance wat... |
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PPG Adds New HS Basecoat Hardener to Delfleet Evolution Lineby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 02-16-2015 PPG Commercial Coatings has introduced Delfleet Evolution F3259 HS Basecoat Hardener, an ideal match for use with the brand’s FBCH premium basecoat. F3259 Basecoat Hardener has been specially des... |
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PPG Introduces Multi-Panel Clearcoatby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-08-2014 PPG Automotive Refinish has enhanced its OMNI LV product line with the introduction of MC2910 EuroPlus Multi-Panel Clearcoat. MC2910 is a 2.1 VOC clearcoat ideally suited for multiple panels and la... |
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PPG Launches New Look for Envirobase Waterborne Product Lineby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-01-2014 PPG Automotive Refinish has created new global branding for its popular Envirobase High Performance waterborne product line. Updated product packaging for the leading PPG brand now sports a complet... |
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PPG Expands PPG OneChoice UV Primer Systemby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-26-2019 PPG announced that it has expanded its PPG OneChoice UV primer system to include a handheld ultraviolet (UV) LED cure light to provide a speedier solution. Technicians can complete spot refinish ... |
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PPG to Continue Sponsorship of Tasca Racing Teamby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-04-2019 PPG announced that it is continuing its sponsorship of drag racing’s popular Tasca Racing team throughout the 2019 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) season. Led by Bob Tasca III, team pres... |
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PPG Announces Q2 2019 Collision Refinish Training Scheduleby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-04-2019 PPG has announced the schedule of collision refinish training classes for the second quarter of 2019. Collision refinish courses set for April, May and June will cover PPG premium brands includin... |
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PPG Announces Team Penske Primary Sponsorship for 2019by Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-18-2019 PPG has announced that it will continue its longstanding support of Team Penske by serving as a primary sponsor for multiple races throughout the 2019 season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series,... |
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PPG Announces 2019 Show Truck Tour Scheduleby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-01-2019 PPG has announced the 2019 appearance schedule of its popular show truck. The bold red, white and blue PPG tractor-trailer rig – a rolling exhibit of premium PPG products – will kick off its cro... |
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PPG Video Affirms Commitment to Diversityby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-19-2018 Workplace diversity is a priority across all PPG Industries’ business units. Supporting that corporate-wide commitment — a key part of PPG’s core values — the Automotive Refinish division ... |
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PPG Sets Q2 Collision Refinish Training Scheduleby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-03-2018 PPG has announced its schedule of collision refinish training classes for the second quarter of 2018. Collision refinish courses set for April, May and June will cover PPG premium brands includ... |
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PPG-Painted Car Takes 2018 Ridler Award at Detroit Autoramaby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-29-2018 A heavily customized 1957 Chevrolet dubbed “Imagine” and sporting a gleaming silver PPG finish claimed the prestigious Don Ridler Memorial Award at the recent 66th Detroit Autorama. The ann... |
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PPG Recognizes Painters Supply with Platinum Distributor of the Year Awardby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-27-2018 PPG’s automotive refinish business has honored Painters Supply & Equipment Company (PSE) of Taylor, Mich., as its 2017 Platinum Distributor of the Year. John Parran, PPG director, Platinu... |
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PPG MVP Business Solutions Announces Schedule for ‘Elevating the Customer Experience’ Classby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-22-2018 PPG MVP Business Solutions has announced the schedule for its “Elevating the Customer Experience” class. The course’s objective is to provide collision center owners, managers, sales staf... |
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PPG-Painted Custom Builds Earn Top Honors at Goodguys Awardsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-14-2016 A 1967 Chevelle and a 1961 Ford F-100 pickup – both painted with PPG products – earned top honors from the recent Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. The Chevelle, built by Jeremy and Phil ... |
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PPG in Full Color at SEMAby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-11-2016 PPG is tipping its hat to color through a display of dazzling paint jobs and world-class custom cars, trucks and motorcycles at this year’s SEMA show Nov. 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.... |
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PPG-Painted Cars and Trucks Shine at Shades of the Pastby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-04-2016 Cars and trucks bearing PPG finishes carried off several key awards at the annual Shades of the Past Hot Rod Roundup, held Sept. 9-10 at Dollywood Splash Country in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. This year, ... |
PPG Platinum Distributor Painters Supply & Equipment Receives ACE Awardby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-30-2016 Painters Supply & Equipment Co., a Taylor, Mich.-based PPG Platinum Distributor, has been named the winner of the Auto Care Association’s Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Award for 2016-2017... |
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PPG Introduces Upgraded Tint Guide Postersby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-29-2016 Recognizing that blending is not always an option for some paint technicians, PPG has made significant upgrades to its traditional tint guides and created new posters that provide quick, visual “at-... |
PPG Continues Support of National SkillsUSA Championshipsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-23-2016 PPG once again supported the SkillsUSA Championships, which were held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, June 22-23. SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit organization, serves more than 300,00... |
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PPG Restoration Seminars Address Challenges Facing Custom Car Buildersby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-21-2016 PPG continued its commitment to custom car restorers with a two-day restoration seminar at the company’s Business Development Center in Wixom, Mich., August 16-17. The class, intended for profes... |
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PPG Earns American Honda Approvalby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-16-2016 PPG announced it has received approval from American Honda Motor Co., Inc., for use of its Nexa Autocolor 2K, Deltron, Global Refinish System, Envirobase High Performance and Aquabase Plus products... |
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PPG Devotees Honored for Outstanding Achievementsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-14-2016 PPG devotees Jerry Covington and Dermie Close were recently honored for their respective outstanding achievements in the world of custom motorcycles and cars. Covington is a longtime fixture in... |
Bob Medved Joins PPG MVP Business Solutions Teamby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-07-2016 PPG has announced the addition of Bob Medved to the Automotive Refinish SBU as a business solutions manager within the MVP Business Solutions team. Prior to joining PPG, Medved served as the senior... |
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Honors PPG Manufacturing Facilityby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-06-2016 PPG announced that its coatings and resins manufacturing facility in Delaware, Ohio, has earned a Gold Level Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Award from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agen... |
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PPG-Painted Oldsmobile Wins Hot August Nights Cupby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 08-18-2016 A 1939 Oldsmobile Series 60 convertible dubbed “Olds Cool,” painted by Charley Hutton using PPG products, captured the inaugural Hot August Nights Cup on August 6th at the recent namesake clas... |
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Simon Pagenaud Takes PPG-Painted Chevy to Another Team Penske IndyCar Victoryby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 08-12-2016 Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud drove his No. 22 PPG Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet to another Verizon IndyCar Series win, beating teammate and second-place finisher Will Power to the checkered flag... |
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PPG Dream Car Award Winners Named at Annual Goodguys PPG Nationalsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 08-03-2016 PPG Industries took a starring role at the 19th annual Goodguys PPG Nationals held July 8-10, 2016 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio. The annual PPG Dream Car award winners were named, and... |
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PPG Continues Support for Speedway Children's Charities in New Hampshire Chapter Track Walkby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 07-28-2016 PPG Industries demonstrated its ongoing support for Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) by joining with the organization’s New Hampshire chapter on July 16th for the 2016 Track Walk fundraiser at ... |
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PPG Certification Program Aims to Keep Technicians Up to Dateby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 07-13-2016 Advancements in auto refinish technologies, combined with the growing number of OEM special effects vehicle finishes, make it critical that collision refinish technicians stay current with availab... |
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PPG Enhances Training Facilitiesby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-16-2016 In its ongoing commitment to provide comprehensive professional training, the Automotive Refinish business unit of PPG has expanded and improved several of its Business Development Centers to “s... |
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Toyota of Orlando Named Toyota Certified Collision Center of Year for Second Timeby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-30-2015 Toyota of Orlando has won the Toyota Certified Collision Center (TCCC) Triple Crown Award. It is the second time the dealership has received the accolade; the previous honor came in 2012. The awar... |
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PPG Show Truck Gets A New Patriotic Lookby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-28-2015 PPG Automotive Refinish has repainted its popular show truck. The truck, a 75-foot 2016 Freightliner Cascadia tractor-trailer rig now features a fresh red, white and blue paint scheme reminiscent of t... |
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PPG Presents BAPS Auto Paints & Supply with Platinum Distributor of the Year Awardby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-02-2015 PPG Automotive Refinish has named Pennsylvania-based BAPS Auto Paint & Supply the 2014 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The announcement was made by Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinu... |
PPG Completes $40 Million Plant Expansion In Brazilby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-23-2015 From aftermarketNews.com. PPG Industries held a ceremony to mark the completion of a $40 million, 65,000-square-foot plant for onsite resin production at its Sumaré, São Paulo, Brazil, coatings m... |
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Pro Spot Introduces New SP-5.3 Double Pulse MIG Welderby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 07-31-2017 Pro Spot has introduced the new SP-5.3 three-phase double pulse MIG welder. The SP-5.3 is a collision repair tool derived from industrial standard welding machines. The microprocessor-controlled wel... |
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Smart Spot Welderby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-28-2011 Pro Spot International, Inc. has launched the new SMART i5 spot welder. Among the many new specifications that the i5 features, some of the most notable changes and additions include: auto mode, which... |
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CE- and ETL-Approved Weldersby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-18-2010 Pro Spot is now CE and ETL approved. Products included in certification are the i4 and PR-2000 Resistance Spot Welders. Pro Spot has worked through a long certification process to get its products and... |
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Pro Spot Hosts SCRS at Tennessee Training Facilityby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-22-2019 Pro Spot announced that it hosted the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) on April 16 at its new training facility in Nashville, Tenn. The event kicked off a week of industry meetings ... |
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Pro Spot Hosts Welding Day for American Hondaby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-09-2019 Pro Spot announced that it recently offered hands-on spot welding and MIG welding training to the Collision Market Department of American Honda Motor Co. at Pro Spot's state-of-the-art training c... |
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VIDEO: Pro Spot Showcases New Products at SEMAby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 02-06-2019 Ryan Swanson, training development manager for Pro Spot, walks us through some of Pro Spot's newest products at the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. You'll see the PR-5 DFC Digital Force Control Rivet G... |
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Art Ewing, Pro Spot’s Sales and Marketing Director for Canada, to Retireby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-22-2018 Pro Spot International announced that Art Ewing, the company’s sales and marketing director for Canada, will retire. Russell Duncan, previously the equipment specialist for Color Compass, wil... |
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Pro Spot Hosts Craftsman Collision Team at Carlsbad, Calif., Headquartersby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-12-2017 Pro Spot International announced that it recently hosted the Craftsman Collision management team at Pro Spot’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Carlsbad, Calif. The managers of Crafts... |
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Pro Spot International to Exhibit at AASP/NJ NORTHEAST Showby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-16-2017 Pro Spot International announced it will be exhibiting at the three-day NORTHEAST 2017 Automotive Services Show held March 17-19 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. The show is pr... |
Pro Spot to Exhibit New Products at Maaco Expoby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-10-2016 Pro Spot International announced they will be exhibiting products and a new surprise at the Maaco Convention and Tech Expo in Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 12-16. Pro Spot will have live MIG welding and d... |
Pro Spot Attends American Honda Conference in Wisconsinby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-06-2016 Pro Spot International is attending the American Honda Parts & Service Zone Fixed Operations Conference at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wis., Oct. 5-7. Pro Spot representatives will be availabl... |
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Pro Spot Exhibits at Automechanika in Frankfurt, Germanyby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-26-2016 Pro Spot International had another successful exhibition at the Automechanika trade fair held Sept. 13-17 in Frankfurt, Germany. Pro Spot released the SP-5.3 MIG Welder with 3-phase power to th... |
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Pro Spot Distributor Sponsors Inaugural Golf Tournamentby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 09-22-2016 Pro Spot International’s Innovative Solutions and Technology recently helped sponsor the inaugural golf tournament benefiting the Collision Repair Education Foundation presented by the I-CAR Gre... |
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Pro Spot Announces Special NACE Show Dealsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 08-11-2016 Pro Spot announced it will be demonstrating and training on their line of products in booth No. 404 at the NACE Expo Thursday, August 11th, and Friday, August 12th. Pro Spot is also offering NA... |
Pro Spot to Highlight Repair Equipment at NADA Expoby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-31-2016 Pro Spot International announced it will highlight the newest in collision repair equipment at the National Automobile Dealers Association Expo and Convention (NADA) in Las Vegas April 1-3 at the Las ... |
Pro Spot to Display at 2016 I-CAR Volunteer & Instructor Conferenceby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-08-2016 Pro Spot International announced it is sponsoring the 2016 I-CAR Volunteer & Instructor Conference, March 10-12 in Orlando, Fla. Pro Spot will be displaying the updated PR-5 riveter and its new... |
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Pro Spot Sponsors Charity Event for Children's Hospitalby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-15-2015 Pro Spot International announced it sponsored the 23rd annual PBE Charity Golf Classic benefiting BC Children’s Hospital. The event was held at Morgan Creek Gold and Country Club in South Surrey, Br... |
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Pro Spot Introduces Virtual Welding Contest at AASP Northeast Showby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 05-12-2015 Pro Spot International hosted a virtual welding contest to educate attendees and bring attention to the importance of training at this year’s AASP Northeast Show held in Secaucus, N.J., in March. ... |
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Pro Spot Names Art Ewing Canadian Sales & Marketing Directorby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 06-25-2014 Pro Spot International announced the appointment of Art Ewing as sales and marketing director – Canada. Ewing's main focus will be to support and further develop Pro Spot's existing distribution in ... |
Pro Spot Donates More Than $115,000 in Welders to Collision School Programsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 03-04-2014 Pro Spot International Inc. has donated two types of welders to eight high school and college collision school programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Schools received either th... |
Pro Spot Hires New Director of Training and OEM Relationsby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-11-2012 Pro Spot announced that it has hired Roger Larsen as director of training and OEM relations. “I’m very excited to have Roger joining our company," says Ron Olsson, president of Pro Spot Interna... |
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Prospray Automotive Finishes Introduces Bold New Packagingby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 12-14-2015 Saluting their European heritage, Prospray, a premium, global refinish brand of Valspar Automotive, has introduced a new, clean, bold and distinctly European look to the labeling of all of its Prospra... |
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Versatile and Fast Clearcoatby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 05-30-2014 Pro-Spray’s PSC-4500 Hyper Clearcoat is a high-solids product that amps productivity and can be mixed to meet National Rule or low-VOC compliance. Designed for use over Pro-Spray Solvent Basecoat an... |
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Precision Color Selection Systemby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 12-15-2011 Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes has introduced a powerful tool that takes the guesswork out of color-matching. The Navigator precision color selection system features more than 5,100 of the most popul... |
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Jet Black Waterborneby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 02-05-2010 Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes is now offering WBC-452-2 Factory Pack Jet Black Basecoat formulated for H2O. WBC-452-2 is not a toner but a pre-mixed basecoat developed to match nearly all of today’s... |
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Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes to Showcase 1962 Chevy Corvette Roadster at SEMAby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 10-16-2014 Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes has partnered with The Custom Shop in Flanagan, Ill., to display a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster known as the "Copper Topless" at its booth (11253). The Custom Shop... |
Pro-Spray Finishes Releases 2014 Training Scheduleby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 02-05-2014 Pro-Spray Finishes has released its 2014 training schedule. The courses being offered are designed to provide hands-on knowledge in a variety of areas for the automotive painting professional. Clas... |
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Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes Launches YouTube Channelby Body Shop Business Staff Writers - 04-04-2013 Pro-Spray Automotive Finishes has launched its branded YouTube channel to help users improve the quality and efficiency of their jobs. Visitors can view a library of resourceful, high quality video... |
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