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New Video on Finish 1 System of Refinish Products Now Available

Video on YouTube shows features of the system and a testimonial from a body shop user.

Transtar Autobody Technologies Announces Breakthrough 1K Technology

Transtar’s DTM Waterborne Primer is a gray, premium-grade, 1K anti-corrosive waterborne primer surfacer that performs like a 2K product.

Comparing the Collision Industry of the Past to Today

I hunted down a bunch of old friends and customers who were still repairing or repainting collision damage every day to get their take on what industry changes have been good and which things were better back in the day. Here’s what they had to say.

Protect Yourself Properly

If your lungs take in enough solvent-laden air along with your oxygen, they’ll pass the solvent into your blood stream. As the blood reaches your brain and your brain doesn’t find enough oxygen because the solvent is in there, you’ll become dizzy or lightheaded.

Used Car Dippers and Dead Cats

Short life spans on auto coatings once gave rise to a unique segment of collision repair: the “used car dipper.”

How Do Those Who Do It Well Do It?

Fresh out of a beer-soaked college career with just a few weeks of auto body supply sales calls under my belt, I could tell who was good at what they did in the industry…and who wasn’t.

Auto Refinishes: Amazing Chemistry!

I’ve been around so long that I was there when acrylic enamel was introduced to the industry. I was there when isocyanate catalysts were first offered, when the OEMs started putting clear on the color and when the first three-stage pearls were applied to new cars. Without exception, each of the passing years has brought

Preparing for Waterborne

Haven’t switched to waterborne/low-VOC coatings yet? Here are some steps you have to take to prepare yourself…because there’s no stopping this train.

Compressed Air: It’s All Physics

It was the hot and humid summer of 1977. Disco was in full swing. So was solvent pop and water blisters. But one shop found a creative solution relating to its air compressor.

The Evolution of Paint

From the by-product of a bug to today’s environmentally friendly refinishes, auto paint has had a long and fascinating history.