Symach ‘Future Center’ Has Been Busy Since Opening in March
Symach, a Bologna, Italy-based manufacturer of spraybooths and other paint equipment, said its “Future Center” has been buzzing with activity since opening in March.
Refinish: The Green Scene
An update on the low-VOC/waterborne product market and how collision repairers are integrating “green” into their shops.
Automechanika Frankfurt to Host Free Collision Repair Workshops
Trade show to take place Sept. 16-20, 2014, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Car Bench America Welcomes Bob Stevenson to National Sales and Training Team
Stevenson brings 20-plus years of collision knowledge and experience in both paint and equipment.
Preventing Peelers
A shocking number of bumper covers painted in body shops end up peeling, but all it takes is following the paint manufacturer’s procedures for finishing flexible parts to banish these eyesores forever.
Mercedes-Benz Dealer Relocates Maryland Collision Center
EuroMotorcars, a Maryland- and Pennsylvania-area Mercedes-Benz dealer, has established a new collision center in Rockville, Md., serving the dealership’s Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Sprinter, Maybach and Smart clientele. Its previous collision center was located in Clinton, Md. The new, 20,000-square-foot Rockville facility will have three paint booths and will use Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint from
Efficient Waterborne System
BASF’s Glasurit 90 Line waterborne system offers highly concentrated, quick and efficient coverage. It’s an easy-to-use product that delivers cost advantages to body shops as well as on-target color-matching, quick-hiding and fast drying. The proven technology meets the country’s most stringent VOC requirements.
EPA Provides Free Waterborne Webinar
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted a Webinar on converting to waterborne paint last month, and a recording of the event is now available to download for free. The Waterborne Coatings Webinar includes a technical presentation on waterborne technology and discusses the equipment needed to make the switch and how converting can affect shop
Lithia Body & Paint Converts to Waterborne
Lithia Body & Paint of Medford announced today that it has converted its shop from a solvent-based system to the Glasurit 90 Line waterborne refinish system by BASF – The Chemical Company. Two months prior, the shop was certified as being “Eco-Logical” by the Department of Environmental Quality’s Pollution Prevention Outreach team. Lithia‘s goal is
Several CARSTAR Stores Switch to Waterborne
A&B CARSTAR in Kansas City, Mo., has become one of the first automotive repair stores in the United States to switch to environmentally friendly waterborne paints and coatings, according to Brett Bailey, president of A&B CARSTAR. BASF’s Glasurit 90 waterborne paints have replaced solventborne paints and coatings at the shop. Northeast Collision CARSTAR in Depew,