DuPont Refinish Introduces ChromaPremier Pro System
DuPont Refinish has introduced ChromaPremier Pro, a new product system that DuPont says can reduce booth cycle time and consume less energy due to efficient bake cycles. “This new system shows that we actively listen to our customers and continually work on providing an innovative offering for their success,” said Fred Wissemann, DuPont Refinish brand
Get Ready to Tune Up
By the time you read this, we’ll be smack-dab in the middle of Industry Week in Las Vegas. The NACE, SEMA and AAPEX shows are certainly the spectacles of our industry, and Vegas provides an excellent destination for grand-scale gatherings such as these. The great thing is that there’s something for everyone at these events,
Laying it on Thick
Sprayed-on bedliners, once the realm of only a few manufacturers, are now available from many different sources as very basic systems to incredibly elaborate ones.
Finalists Named in PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest
PPG has announced the 12 finalists in the 2008 PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest. Contestants included custom painters, car builders and hot rod enthusiasts who created original paint schemes for their vehicles using any of the 12 colors from the PPG Vibrance Collection Hot Wheels Spectraflame paint. The co-branded line features colors
Chip Foose to Promote BASF Products
BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions today announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Chip Foose, well-known automotive and product designer, to promote its waterborne automotive refinishes and to develop a new line of automotive refinish colors under the Foose name. No stranger to BASF automotive refinish paint, Chip Foose grew up watching his dad
Joint-Venture Motorcycle Project
WIZARDS Products/RJ Star Inc. and ChromeFusion LLC/Sanjoy Engraving are creating a one-of-a-kind Joint-Venture Motorcycle Project. Work has begun on a Harley Davidson Road King that’s a platform for the artful creations of ChromeFusion, which involves engraving into metal, “show chroming” and custom paint together on the same surface. The project will be on display in
A Different View of NACE
A year ago as I prepared for my first NACE show as an overwhelmed publisher of a magazine that reaches just about every collision repair shop across America, I wrote a column about leadership (or lack thereof) in our industry. Now, as I prepare for my second NACE next month in Las Vegas and reflect
Viva Las Vegas
The 24th annual NACE show brings an opportunity to explore 2,000 trade show booths, further your education, hang out with friends and maybe wake up with an empty wallet and an unwanted tattoo.
(Bed)Line up for Profits: Spraying Bedliners Is a Way to Boost Your Bottom Line
Spraying bedliners is a way to boost your bottom line — and is strictly a customer-pay upgrade (read: no insurer involvement). It’s not easy owning a collision repair shop these days. Business is down, costs are up (and continue going up), customers are pickier than ever, insurers are cheaper than ever … Bet you could
