AkzoNobel Announces Upgraded Color Tools
AkzoNobel’s Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC), which pioneered the auto refinish industry’s first color measurement tool capable of accurately measuring special effects paints like metallics and pearlescents, has now made what the company says is its most advanced color measurement tools available to selected customers. Previously, A&AC was using its AkzoNobel formula development tool (FDT)
Keystone/LKQ Donates $1,000 in Tools to Vo-Tech School as Part of Commerce Insurance Program
On March 16, Keystone/LKQ donated $1,000 in tools to Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School as part of MAPFRE | Commerce Insurance’s “C.A.R.E.S. in the Community” program. Bay Path students, along with their teachers, hand-picked tools and supplies they needed from the Keystone Catalog. These tools will be used in the repair of
Better Body Tools
These cleverly designed tools from Killer Tools will save time and headaches in the shop. First up is the Johnny On The Spot (ART 125), which converts an air drill into a spot weld drill, giving the leverage needed to take out spot welds or drill holes without arm stress. It fits 3/8- or ½-in.
Why You Should Replace Hand Sanding with Power Sanding
Power sanders are much faster than hand sanding, and fast is the name of the game in collision repair. So stop hand sanding and learn to love the “bomb.”
Tools Invented by Collision Repairers
Eureka! These repairers saw a better way to do their jobs, rolled up their sleeves and invented tools they hope will revolutionize the industry.
Tough on Grease, Easy on Hands
Kresto Heavy Duty Hand Cleaner from STOKO Skin Care is the professionals’ choice, and STOKO says it’s the best hand cleaner on the market. It’s engineered to be tough on grease but easy on hands. Get pure performance with Kresto Skin Repair’s non-greasy formula to help heal hard- working hands, while Kresto Kwik Wipes provide
Burglary Leaves Shop Missing Tools, Truck Worth a Total $54,000
Burglars targeted a New Paris, Ind., body shop last week, using a truck owned by the shop to haul away thousands of dollars in tools. Police believe the thieves have also used the shop’s truck to steal from several other local businesses. Tim Spurlock, owner of Spurlock Body & Paint, told WSBT-TV that when he
Handy Pull Kit
Steck Manufacturing Company’s Handy Pull Kit is ideal for light-duty pulling of tapped holes in body structures and proper hood and trunk alignment. The kit includes three metric (6mm, 8mm and 10mm) eyebolts, 3-in. metal Offset Hinge Pull Plate and a 3-in. right angle metal Backing Plate with multiple patterned metric holes. Visit www.steckmfg.com.
New Line of Mini Air Tools
Mac Tools’ new line of mini air tools are low noise, lightweight and competitively priced. The composite body design reduces fatigue. Other features include variable speed trigger, one-hand operation forward/reverse switch or speed regulator. Call (800) MACTOOLS.
Handling and Repairing Ford F-150 Magnesium Radiators
One of the most requested pieces of OEM documentation in the collision industry today is “new materials, locations and procedures.” Why? Because advanced materials are becoming more popular with almost every vehicle maker due to the never-ending quest for fuel efficiency, ease of manufacturability, performance and styling. Magnesium is but one of the advanced materials
