PPG to Build New Paint, Coatings R&D Center in China
The new facility will be part of the company’s efforts to continue to strengthen its R&D footprint to better serve customers in China, across the Asia-Pacific region and globally, and will service all of PPG’s strategic business units.
Axalta, NAPA Launch Montana Big Sky Low-VOC System for Canadian Refinish Market
Montana Big Sky Low VOC Basecoat is a new 3.5 lbs./gal. VOC-compliant refinish coating introduced in Canada and available only from NAPA and CMAX stores.
Sherwin-Williams Introduces Ultra 9K Waterborne Basecoat System
Sherwin-Williams, through its Automotive Finishes division, has introduced what it says is its best basecoat ever: the Ultra 9K Waterborne Basecoat System, combining productive speed and system design to help shops dramatically increase volume.
How to Train an Auto Body Painter’s Helper
While it’s true the techniques are many and the fundamentals are few, I’m going to teach a new helper a specific technique within specific parameters, staying faithful to the fundamentals in order to achieve the desired outcome.
SCRS Release New Video Detailing Refinish Process
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has released a video covering the live presentation from DEG administrator Danny Gredinberg, who detailed the process of feather, prime and block and what occurs in the refinish process after 150 grit.
Automotive Refinish: Profitability in the Paint Shop
With tighter profit margins today, we need to track our paint and materials usage and a host of other numbers. After all, if you can’t measure it,
you can’t manage it.
PPG Introduces MeasureColor Mobile Color-Matching App
MeasureColor Mobile, available in the United States and Canada, combines cloud technology with a handheld, Bluetooth-enabled scanning device to read a color, interpret the data and quickly send the closest PPG color match to the app on a customer’s tablet or smartphone.
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.
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Keeps NASCAR Teams in Fast Lane
It’s said that an individual is never more than 10 feet away from a 3M product. In the NASCAR garage, it can be said that a crewmember or driver likely is in constant contact with a 3M product.
SEM Products Adds Six New Colors to Factory Pack Basecoats Line
Factory Pack is a professional-grade, time-saving urethane basecoat packaged in a shop-floor-compliant, convenient aerosol can, according to the company.
3M Launches Paint and Solutions Center for Installers of Paint-Protection Film
The introduction of the new 3M Pattern and Solutions Center “is set to deliver tremendous improvements in software performance and pattern design, serving as a one-stop-shop for both patterns and marketing materials,” according to 3M.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Announces 2018 First-Quarter Training Schedule
Held at training centers across the country, the courses provide participants with a combination of classroom, online interactive and hands-on instruction.
