The Latest Automotive Refinish Technology
We’ve all heard today’s vehicles are not your father’s vehicles. They’re highly complex rolling computers with more lines of code than Facebook. But this isn’t your father’s paint today either. Refinish technology has made leaps and bounds as well. Here is some of the latest refinish technology on the market.
3M Introduces New High Power Spray Gun Cleaner
3M has introduced a new spray gun cleaner that meets VOC compliance requirements in all 50 states, including California’s stringent regulations.
UV Products Making a Resurgence in the Auto Body Industry
The days of wasting money on small spot jobs and slowing down cycle times due to waiting on products to cure are slowly coming to an end with the resurgence of UV products.
SEM Products Broadens 1K Clear Line with New Matte
SEM’s new 1K HS Matte Clear is a time-saving clearcoat for matching the sheen of bare or exposed basecoat on many underhood and inner-panel parts, such as trunk pans and strut towers.
Standard Operating Procedures for Heavy Duty Truck Repair Now Available from 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division announced it has created an online Heavy Duty Truck Repair Center to offer all of the solutions, SOPs and repair processes to repair professionals who focus on heavy duty trucks.
SEM Introduces OEM-Matched Coating for Automotive Trim Components
Named for its exemplary qualities, Trim Black Ultra provides a spray gun-like application and finish, fast coverage, adhesion to a multitude of substrates, and superior UV resistance, according to the company.
SEM Expands Weld-Through Primers Line with New Zincweld
Zincweld is specifically formulated to deliver best-in-class corrosion protection.
Tree-Stump Pulling, Pranks and Other ‘Sketchy’ Memories from 48 Years in the Auto Body Industry
A standing joke in our business is about the country body shop that pulled out frame damage with log chains and tree stumps.
3M Introduces High Power Spray Gun Cleaner
New 3M High Power Spray Gun Cleaner delivers cleaner in an aerosol can to blast excess paint and primer off spray gun surfaces – inside and out.
Spray Products Corp. Acquires Manufacturing Facility Near Cleveland
Spray Products Corp., a Conshohocken, Pa.-based manufacturer and distributor of aerosol and liquid products used in body shops and other applications, has taken ownership of a 270,000-square-foot facility in Medina, Ohio, near Cleveland.
