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Paint the Future: AkzoNobel invites startups to bring surfaces to life in its global challenge

Toronto, Ontario — Startups are about to embark on another exciting journey of discovery and collaboration with AkzoNobel as the company recently launched this year’s Paint the Future global startup challenge. Officially launched on May 18, startups have until July 20 to submit their ingenious solutions to Paint the Future. All submissions will receive feedback […]

Painting

Too Hot to Handle: Ford says to keep EV batteries far from paint booths hotter than 60 C

Toronto, Ontario — Ford recently warned the collision repair industry about the dangers of exposing electric vehicle batteries to excessively high temperatures, specifically referencing those found in some body shops’ paint booths.   According to Ford’s latest On Target newsletter, excessive heat can damage high-voltage batteries (HVB) and high-voltage traction batteries (HVTB) in electric vehicles, hybrid […]

Business

Partners in Paint: PPG acquires Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The giant that is PPG continues to grow as the automotive paint developer announced that it has acquired Cetelon Lackfabrik GmbH, a fellow coatings manufacturer across the ocean in Germany. “The strategic acquisition of Cetelon will allow PPG to further build upon its existing coatings product portfolio, liquid and powder coating technologies […]

Painting

Akzo Art School: AkzoNobel launches Acoat Selected digital training platform

Troy, Michigan — In a commitment to both quality paintwork and the necessary training that goes alongside it, AkzoNobel has announced the launch of its new Acoat Selected digital training platform containing business services content relevant to end-user customers. Announced in a press release from AkzoNobel on Tuesday, the platform will cover a number of […]

Collision Repair

Round Two: FinishMaster announces 2021 Hood Master challenge

Laval, Québec — Calling all spray gun-wielding artists – now’s your chance to show FinishMaster your skills and enter yourself into the running for $20,000 in prizes and the title of 2021 Hood Master. FinishMaster is back with its second-annual Hood Master contest–and the first 200 entries will receive their own 27″ mini hood, compliments of […]

Auto Insurance

Behind the Mask: U.S.-based Collision Advice survey reveals half of shops paid to mask engine compartments

Washington, D.C. — Fifty-one percent of shops surveyed during the annual Collision Advice and CRASH Network ‘Who Pays for What?’ survey said they were either paid “always” or “most of the time” by eight of the United States’ largest insurers for the labour required to mask a vehicle engine compartment in the event of part […]

Quick-Paced Paints: AkzoNobel extends partnership with McLaren Racing

Nashville, Tennessee — McLaren Racing’s 2021 Formula 1 car will feature AkzoNobel’s high-performance coatings in an extension to the partnership established in 2008. As McLaren Racing’s Official Paints and Coatings Partner, AkzoNobel is providing its Sikkens vehicle refinish products for all painted parts of the MCL35M, as well as the team’s transport, garage and accessories. […]

Prep for Performance: 3M’s latest spray gun reviewed by Ink ‘N’ Iron

Toronto, Ontario ⁠— Hilary Noack, owner of Toronto, Ontario’s Ink ‘n’ Iron is among the first to review 3M’s much-touted incoming product, the 3M Performance Spray Gun. 3M says its new Performance Spray gun is designed to deliver top-of-the-line performance with technology that will save you time, allows for faster cleanup, faster changeovers and faster […]

Solve Your Paint Problems: Common auto painting troubleshooting tips

Toronto, Ontario – Painting is often one of the most overlooked aspects of the collision repair process, but a lot can go wrong in the booth and nothing acts more like a rolling advertisement for a shop than their paintwork. A key point to remember is that, like with most things, the first step in […]

Tander Paint to be introduced at Automechanika Frankfurt

By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario– August 14, 2018– A new international distributed brand referred to as Tander is entering the the paint industry. Tander is being launched during Automechanika Frankfurt in Germany, which is taking place September 11-16. Tander is supporting and offering various paint products for paint specialists and industries such as the automotive […]

PBE hosts upcoming tradeshow on April 12

By CRM Staff Toronto, Ontario — April 4, 2018 — The PBE Distributors Ontario Spring Tradeshow is fast approaching. The event, which runs from April 12, from 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm, will be held at the Toronto Airport Marriott. “As always, the most important element of the PBE tradeshow is to bring the latest […]

DeVilbiss advising customers to look out for counterfeit guns

By CRM Staff   Toronto, Ontario — February 22, 2018 — In a recent social media post from Carlisle Fluid Technologies, the abundance of counterfeit DeVilbiss paint guns was revealed. The company warned consumers to ensure they are purchasing their guns from a verified DeVilbiss retailer, otherwise risking receiving a lower quality knock-off.    “We […]

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