Spraybooth Air Filters
For over 30 years, Viskon-Aire Corp. has engineered and manufactured air filters and related products for use in a wide range of spraybooths. Viskon-Aire says its products are manufactured to the highest of quality standards and designed to create the cleanest operating environment in the most cost-effective, energy efficient manner. Visit www.viskon-aire.com or call (800)
AkzoNobel Schedules U.S. Launch of Wanda Waterbase Basecoat System
After being launched into the Canadian collision repair market segment in February, AkzoNobel’s highly anticipated Wanda Waterbase basecoat system will be available to the U.S. collision repair industry in the early second quarter of 2011. Built on Wanda’s core proposition of simplicity, color and value, AkzoNobel says the new Wanda Waterbase basecoat system provides an
Body Shops, Insurers Still at Odds Over Feather, Prime and Block
Collision repairers should be charging for feather, primeand block as a paint procedure, not a body procedure. Yet that is not happeningin Jon Griesenbeck’s area, and he is not happy about it. Griesenbeck of Euro Specialty, Inc., in Roanoke, Va.,recently had trouble getting reimbursed properly for feather, prime and blockfrom State Farm and says he’s
Michigan Paint Mixing Equipment Manufacturer Celebrates 70th Anniversary
As Dedoes Industries of Walled Lake, Mich., celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, owner Nancy Dedoes Amberger recalls how the company she owns came to be the only manufacturer of paint mixing equipment for the automotive and industrial refinish industries in the United States. “When my grandfather heard of Henry Ford and his success, he
Clark Plucinski, Stacy Bartnik, Named to Collision Repair Education Foundation Industry Leadership Circle
Stacy Bartnik of CARSTAR and Clark Plucinski of True2Form/Gerber Collision & Glass have been added to the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s donor Industry Leadership Circle through their personal contributions of $1,000 each to the organization. The donations from Bartnik, current member of the Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and Plucinski, Education Foundation chairman emeritus, will
PPG Announces 2010 Platinum Distributor of the Year
PPG has named Miller Auto Parts & Supply Company, Inc., as its 2010 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The award was announced at PPG’s annual Platinum Distributor Conference, Feb. 24-27 at Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla. Charlie Lightner, president of the Huntingdon, Pa.-based distributor, accepted the award on behalf of the company. “I
Chi-cago, Chi-cago!
How does the song go? “Chi-cago, Chi-cago, that toddlin’ town…” Judging from the response so far to the 2011 BodyShop Business Conference & Trade Show – Strategies for Success, it seems that people are just as excited as I am that this year’s event is in Chicago – St. Charles, Ill., to be specific. One
Getting Paid for Paint and Materials
Reader’s Choice question: “Why is paint and materials tied to paint labor rate? It should be invoiced and marked up accordingly. How do we change this? We went from a 35 percent profit on paint and materials to 2 percent in the last two years.” – Jim Patrick, collision repair manager, Langs Chevrolet, Beavercreek, Ohio
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.
Virtual Paint Training Offered at BodyShop Business Trade Show May 5
Ever wished you could perfect your painting technique without having to suit up or waste valuable product? You’ll have the chance at the 2011 BodyShop Business Conference & Trade Show – Strategies for Success, slated for May 5 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill. The trade show, which is free for collision