| PUBLISHER'S MESSAGE |
We've Only Just Begun
We’ve Only Just Begun Five full years of celebrating champions.Anniversaries are more than periodic milestones; they are passages to a future full of possibilities. uring our five years of publishing, we have been committed to making a significant contribution to the industry: a magazine celebrati...
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| HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Negative Reaction
What you need to know to protect against isocyanates. Isocyanates are highly reactive chemicals typically found in the hardener of two-part paints and primers and on occasion in some quick drying body fillers. They are present in two forms, monomer and polymer, and both are a health risk when the...
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| WHO IS DRIVING |
Looking Ahead
The past can teach us about the future if we know how to read it. I was informed that this issue of the magazine would be a retrospective in honour of the five year anniversary. I was asked to have this column look ahead to the future as kind of a counterpoint. The industry cannot rest on its laur...
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| RECYCLING |
Creating Disharmony
Fragmentation is leaving the industry vulnerable. I recently got to talking with one of our long time collision repair customers who had some strong things to say. To get at the untarnished truth I promised her total anonymity. For the sake of convenience we will call her Alice.Alice is a very pro...
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| WOMAN OF THE INDUSTRY |
Breaking New Ground
Micky Pozsgai puts her shop experience to good use on the road for Sherwin-Williams. Traveling off the beaten path and establishing new ground is nothing new for Maria (Micky) Pozsgai, a Sales Representative for Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. As a female working in what many say is ...
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| SOAPBOX |
It seems like it’s imitating the movies.
I’m not a real big movie buff but I could not help seeing some similarities to some of the discussions that have taken place at recent CCIF meetings around the country and several Hollywood blockbuster movies that I have had the pleasure of watching over the years.
There is a scene in this movi...
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