DeVilbiss Automotive Refinishing Introduces the TEKNA QuickClean Spray Gun
DeVilbiss Automotive Refinishing announces the new TEKNA QuickClean, its latest high-performance spray gun. The spray gun features the QuickClean coating: Developed for military, aerospace and surgical applications, the coating provides fast clean up, superior durability and high corrosion resistance. DeVilbiss says the new TEKNA spray guns are fully coated both on the inside and
BASF Automotive Refinish to host VisionPLUS Performance Group Conference
BASF announced the VisionPLUS Performance Group Conference, a two-day, interactive conference for collision center owners and managers. The conference will be hosted in Chicago, Ill. at the Hilton Indian Lakes Resort on May 16 and 17. Attendees will experience candid discussions and personal insight into insurance relations from an engaging insurance executive, along with idea
BASF Automotive Refinish Announces New Sales Management Appointments
BASF Automotive Refinish has announced the following changes to its sales management team. Denise Kingstrom Fernandez has been appointed strategic accounts manager for BASF Automotive Refinish and, as such, assumes responsibility for managing its ColorSource program. Kingstrom Fernandez has been with BASF Coatings North America for 11 years, most recently as business development manager for
PPG Appoints New VP of Automotive Refinish
PPG Industries announced that John R. Outcalt has been appointed vice president, automotive refinish, and will assume global responsibility for PPG’s automotive refinish business effective March 1. Outcalt is currently vice president, automotive refinish, Americas. He will continue to be based at PPG’s automotive refinish business headquarters in Strongsville, Ohio, and to report directly to
BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions to Exhibit at SEMA
BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions announced that it will exhibit at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in booth 21442. BASF will showcase paints from its Glasurit and R-M automotive refinish systems. Chip Foose, nationally known automotive designer and owner of Foose Design, will be on hand to
BASF Celebrates 90 Years of R-M Automotive Refinish Paint
BASF Automotive Refinish announced that it’s celebrating the 90th anniversary of one of its automotive refinish paint brands, R-M, founded in the summer of 1919. Today, the R-M product line includes like DIAMONT, ONYX HD and CARIZZMA. BASF says it all started with a duck decoy made and painted by the Mason Decoy Factory in
Scuderi Auto Body CARSTAR Celebrates One Year Using BASF Waterborne Automotive Refinishing System
In January 2008, Scuderi Auto Body CARSTAR of Rockville, Md., converted its automotive refinishing systems from a solventborne paint to the Glasurit 90 Line waterborne system by BASF – The Chemical Company. The shop is celebrating the one-year anniversary of what it dubbed an "environmentally sound decision." BASF says its Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Refinish Used on Seal Displayed at Inauguration
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp. (SWAFC) Ultra basecoat, with a combination of its 930 and 947 clearcoats, was used to paint the new oversized Great Seal of the United States recently unveiled and displayed in Washington, D.C., during inauguration ceremonies for President Barack Obama at the Capital Hilton. The seal, visible during news conferences and featured
PPG Automotive Refinish Distributor to Race With Rusty Wallace
Strongsville, Ohio – PPG Automotive Refinish launched its new fast-drying Deltron DC3000 Velocity Clear with a NASCAR promotion, but after the launch, what landed on the decklid of Rusty Wallace’s race car was one lucky PPG Automotive Refinish distributor! This national promotion, which was targeted to PPG Automotive Refinish distributors and provided an opportunity to
Valspar Automotive Features 12 Refinishers in 2021 Calendar
Valspar Automotive has selected the winners of its award-winning finishes contest to be showcased in the 2021 Valspar Automotive Calendar.
