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Valspar expands production, expects 200 percent increase in output

Valspar corporate HQ in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota — May 27, 2017 — Valspar has announced expanded production capacity of its automotive refinish coatings products. Recent technology and equipment upgrades at locations in Garland, Texas, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have significantly increased manufacturing volumes, and filling and storage capacity for select brands within the Valspar portfolio, including DeBeer Refinish, Valspar Refinish, Prospray […]

Matrix rolls out new packaging for ease-of-use

The new labels identify product categories with colour. Blue represents clearcoats, red is for primers, grey highlights ancillary items and all FX Series products are marked with a bright green ribbon.

Minneapolis, Minnesota — March 26, 2017 — Matrix Automotive Finishes has redesigned the packaging of its entire product line. The redesign is less about prettying up the package and more about helping users gets the best results in the mixing and application process. Labels on the brand’s toners, basecoats, clearcoats, undercoats and ancillaries, as well […]

Valspar’s Matrix Automotive Finishes announces ‘Award Winning Finishes’ calendar

This 1952 International 110 by Justin Nichols of Nichols Paint & Fabrication is this year’s first place winner in the Matrix Award Winning Finishes Calendar Contest and the feature vehicle in January 2017.

Minneapolis, Minnesota — December 18, 2016 — Matrix Automotive Finishes has selected the winners of its Award Winning Finishes Contest. First-, second- and third-place winners are featured in the 2017 Matrix Automotive Finishes Calendar along with the work of some of North American’s most renowned refinishers using Matrix-only brand products. “This year’s calendar showcases the […]

Matrix Automotive Finishes recognizes ‘Mavericks of Color’

A new marketing campaign from Matrix Automotive Finishes features the 'Mavericks of Color,' Cody Lumpkin, Ryan Evans and Shane Marchyshyn.

Minneapolis, Minnesota — November 13, 2016 — Matrix Automotive Finishes introduced a new marketing campaign recognizing the industry’s most notable shop owners, custom painters and artists at the 2016 SEMA Show. The brand’s newest marketing campaign also includes the first bilingual advertisement in major industry publications. The new 2016 Mavericks of Color campaign stars Ryan […]

‘Counting Cars’ TV show and Matrix Automotive Finishes team up for sixth season

The sixth season of History Channel Canada's hugely popular 'Counting Cars' will hit screens across the country later in August.

Las Vegas, Nevada — August 15, 2016 — With the sixth season of the hugely popular History Channel reality TV series ‘Counting Cars’ set to hit screens across Canada later this month, avid watchers of the show may notice a familiar brand returning to the fold for yet another year. Matrix Automotive Finishes, a subsidiary […]

Matrix Automotive Finishes launches 2017 calendar contest

Matrix Automotive Finishes is looking for vehicles to feature in its 2017 calendar contest

Minneapolis, Minnesota — August 11, 2016 — Matrix Automotive Finishes, a brand of Valspar Automotive, has put out the call for cars coated in the company’s colours to step forward and potentially have their vehicle featured in the paint brand’s 2017 calendar ‘Award Winning Finishes.’ The calendar contest is open to classic and custom cars, […]

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