Industry News – Industry
Here is a great article about men and women working together in the automotive repair industry. But the same is really true of almost any repair or manufacturing facility. At least in the collision industry, there is a recent rise in female ownership, management and trained technicians. …
It has been said that the next big effect that technology will have on society will be robots, in one form or another. How about riding to work inside one? Most of you know that there has been a lot of research being done on the driverless car, or autonomous vehicle. …
Charley Hutton, noted custom car designer and painter, has been affiliated with PPG for the past several years. He is known for his unique designs and excellent paint work. These days he uses PPG’s Envirobase waterborne basecoat almost exclusively. Accentuating his use of water and design, Charlie received the highly prestigious 2013 Ridler Award, now in it’s 5oth anniversary. …
In the latest survey, there’s a new sheriff in town. After 10 years, white has replaced silver as the most popular car color. Years ago it was various shades of teal – remember that? And then the browns and greens of the 70′s? …
Matte colors are becoming more popular these days – notice anything different on football helmets? Cars too, especially custom vehicles, are taking the plunge beyond just flat black to lo-sheen colors.
Most often they were painted in single stage, so the protection of a clearcoat was not available, unless you experiment with flatting agent in standard clear and do it yourself. …
