Non-Sanding Sealer
METALUX 2K Urethane Sealer is a non-sanding sealer that applies smoothly while maintaining superior color hold-out and gloss retention for high quality finishes. Produced in three shade choices – 9336 White, 9337 Gray and 9338 Black – all three may be intermixed to provide the painter with a variety of gray shades. It increases inter-coat
High-Gloss, Low VOC Clearcoat
The Permasolid Low VOC Clear Coat 8096 is a high-gloss, low-VOC finish from the Spies Hecker “2K-Acryl-System.” This easy-to-apply clearcoat is designed to deliver excellent results over solventborne and waterborne basecoats. It gives body shops complete control, providing exceptional coverage in only 1-½ coats, enabling refinish technicians to apply it continuously without having to flash
I-CAR Reveals Five-Year Plan at Annual Conference
I-CAR characterized 2011 as the "year of opportunity" at its annual conference held July 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Attendees of the high-energy affair were greeted by fist-pumping music as soon as they entered the meeting room at 7:30 a.m. I-CAR Chairperson Elise Quadrozzi kicked off the agenda by rehashing some of I-CAR’s recent
PPG Names 2011 Dream Car Winners at Goodguys PPG Nationals
PPG honored two outstanding customized vehicles with its PPG Dream Car award at the 14th annual Goodguys PPG Nationals held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, July 8-10. The vehicles were a 1962 Plymouth panel truck owned by Barry and Vicky Cawley of Hardy, Va., and a 1957 Ford Thunderbird owned by Ken
BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl Featured on State Farm’s ‘Hi-Tech Toolbox’
State Farm interviewed BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl for its "Hi-Tech Toolbox" show during the 2011 BodyShop Business Conference held May 5 in Chicago. Host Bob Medved, State Farm corporate claim training instructor, asked Stahl about what it was like to work at Nagy’s Collision Specialists for an entire week last February. He also asked
AkzoNobel Presents 2011 FIT Sustainability Awards
AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings Americas (A&AC) for the second year presented the collision repair industry’s “FIT” Sustainability Award. The by-invitation-only awards ceremony was conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Grand America Hotel before an audience of approximately 100 key collision industry members. Receiving the 2011 award were Mark’s Auto Body Ltd. of
AkzoNobel Sikkens Acoat selected 18th Annual Summer Conference is Minneapolis-Bound
Members of the AkzoNobel Sikkens Acoat selected National Performance Group will gather Aug. 17-19 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, Minn. This group is comprised of leaders from throughout North America representing some of the largest and most progressive collision repair centers in the North American market today, according to AkzoNobel. The 2011
Chrysler Gives Global Approval to Elegance Clearcoat from Sherwin-Williams
Chrysler has approved new 1100755 Elegance clearcoat from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes (SWAF) on a global basis. Having undergone extensive certification, the clearcoat meets the Chrysler PF-10537 standard that the company sets to assure that vehicles repaired at its dealerships use the highest quality automotive refinish products. Designed for force-dry/booth applications, Elegance clearcoat offers the ultimate
AkzoNobel Honors Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry at Gala Event
The five comprise a cross section of service areas within the collision repair, from both the United States and Canada, including publishing, industry association, independent shops and multi-shop operations.
Gunder’s Claims State Farm Altered Prevailing Rate Survey
Gunder’s Auto Center, which recently filed an appeal with the United States Supreme Court in its slander/tortious interference case against State Farm, is now claiming that documents surrendered to the court prove State Farm altered information provided by Gunder’s on paint materials in its prevailing rate survey. Gunder’s claims that it completed and submitted the