Metalux: As Seen in ‘Fast Five’
Choosing METALUX for the fifth movie of the Fast and Furious franchise, “Fast Five,” was “a thrill,” says the team at Advanced Wholesale Distributors of Puerto Rico and ChemSpec USA. Featured not only in the movie but in shops all over America, Metalux offers excellent performance – on screen and off. The Metalux Automotive Premium
VOC-Compliant Urethane Primer
Montana BIG SKY 2.1 VOC two-component urethane primer is designed to meet the strictest VOC regulations. This primer was formulated to provide high film build, easy sanding and excellent color holdout. Adjust the mix ratio and this chromate-free product can be used as a primer surfacer or sealer. Three choices in color are available –
Education Foundation Hosting Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for 2010 School Makeover Winner
Industry professionals are invited to join Bridgerland Applied Technology College in Logan, Utah, and the Collision Repair Education Foundation the morning of Friday, Sept. 23 for a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the school winning the second annual Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant in 2010. In the end, through the additional generosity
$60,000 Raised for Scholarships at Education Foundation Fundraiser
The 10th annual Collision Repair Education Foundation industry fundraiser, co-hosted by PPG Automotive Refinish, raised $60,000 through the support of the attendees and sponsors, doubling the amount raised during the 2010 event in Chicago. Sponsors and participants enjoyed a day of golf at Stonebridge Golf Club in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 21, and
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
True Colored Primers
METALUX introduces six true colored primers: white, black, red, blue, green and yellow. These primers provide easy sanding with excellent adhesion and topcoat hold-out. They can stand alone or, when used with the EasiMix Professional software, yield over 150 standards for a wide spectrum of color. Tinted primers mean less topcoat while masking stone chips.
Factory Five Racing Names Collision Quest Exclusive Painting Consultant for Factory Five Customers
The world’s largest kit car manufacturer, Factory Five Racing, Inc. of Wareham, Mass., has entered into an agreement with Collision Quest, of Boston, Mass., in which Collision Quest will become the exclusive collision repair and painting consultant to both new and existing Factory Five customers. "Because our cars are built by their owners, there’s a
Waterborne Paint FAQs
We asked the paint manufacturers six questions about low-VOC/waterborne paint with the goal of dispelling the myths and fears about this new technology. Their answers may surprise you.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Gets $1.1 Million in Support in 2010
The Collision Repair Education Foundation says it would like to thank the inter-industry for providing $1.1 million in support to collision schools, instructors and students in 2010. Through monetary and in-kind product donations, the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation donors helped to provide student scholarships, student tool grants, school equipment and supply grants, the 2nd
Low VOC with Great Dry Times
Designed for panel and multi-panel use, PE1500 Clearcoat offers great dry times for a speed clear when applied over a properly applied basecoat color. Average buffing time is 45 minutes or less and it delivers outstanding gloss with low overspray. It increases productivity by maximizing vehicle throughput. This Montana speed clear offers a 4:1 mix
