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We owe it all to you BY ALLISON ROGERS Crafting Collision Repair magazine’s 20th-anniversary edition
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The members of Canada’s automotive aftermarket are highly skilled individuals in many areas—but boy, do they know how to party. It’s been a while since we all got together for a good-old-fashioned conference or trade show. Luckily, Collision Repair magazine has got you covered for now. Take a glance through our 20 years of photo archives and see if you can spot some familiar faces!
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The 14500A welder is fully automatic with material recognition using the SMART Auto Set feature and is capable of welding all types of steel, including high strength and advanced high strength steels. The inverter ensures excellent penetration into the substrates and also features automatic thickness recognition. Manual adjustments are also available to allow the operator to adjust the welding parameters. Weld validations are recorded for each weld, saved and able to be exported for each job.Now, the welding machine has been updated with a new touch screen feature and a sliding rail boom system. This model is lighter than the previous welding machine, smaller in size and easier to position for difficult welding applications.
Adapts perfectly to the workpiece. Be it curves, shapes or contours – an even and perfect sanding pattern can be achieved with 7983 siasponge flex. The extra-soft foam of siasponge flex ensures maximum conformability.
Advantages
• Wrinkle Free • Highest Flexibility • Perfect Finish • Longest lifetime • Washable
Applications
Indasa HT Line (High Tech) Series
comprises a high performance grip sanding disc revolutionizing the abrasives industry with advances found nowhere else, useful in a range of applications from heavy sanding to micro-fine finishing.
Features & Benefits:
Matrix Edge™ is rich in color capabilities and tools—color retrieval software, a 5-angle spectro, color books and more. The system not only features a condensed toner assortment for stability and consistency, but quality primers, reducers, activators and hardeners, and of course, phenomenal clearcoats. With Matrix Edge, we recreated what we’re known for– a tough system. Visit Valspar online today to have a representative introduce you to the new Matrix Edge™.
Rexall Labs’ 2.8lb/gal (340 G/L) VOC Compliant Reducer line is designed to be compatible with most urethane paints in the market and is available in three dry time speed and in gallon as well as pail sizes! Simply follow mixing usage and recommendations in the VOC compliant products chart for your area.
Contact your local supplier regarding Rexall’s Compliant Urethane Basecoat Reducer today.
The Touch electronic measuring system from Spanesi® performs repair diagnostics on any lift, bench, or surface. The Touch ensures that vehicles are returned to OEM specifications, all while generating a complete set of pre-repair and post-repair documentation. The Touch is outfitted with all the probes and extensions to reach the most difficult measuring points with ease. Utilizing the intuitive WinTouch software, the Touch provides measurements for vehicle frame and structural items, wheel alignment checks, user-added points (with accompanying photos), mechanical and suspension parts, and comparative measurements.
Flexi No Edge Blending Tape masks around any curve, saving considerable time and materials to give a perfect finish when blending clear coat to curved swage lines and panel edges. Masking corners is now quick and easy and previously difficult to mask areas, such as the fuel filler cap, can now be masked in seconds.
“I use this product on a daily basis and wouldn’t be without it.” – Wayne Beardmore (Damage Undone)
Proudly Made in Canada! These durable, long-lasting discs and sandpaper will provide users with virtually no cracking or peeling, resulting in a smoother finish to your work piece. The Razer Gold line of products feature a superior resin over resin adhesion system, and one of the strongest and heaviest velour backings in the industry.
Pro Spot’s new, easy-to-use automated glass chip repair system is a well designed, precision machined tool made of aluminum alloy. The Windshield Repair Kit is lightweight, very durable and designed to set up quickly over the chip, requiring just a quick turn of the tool – simple, fast and complete.
Pack a punch with the Mini-Ductor Venom HP, the highest-powered Mini-Ductor available. The Venom HP releases hardware from corrosion and thread lock compounds without the collateral damage caused by open flames. At 1800 watts of power, you can heat metal fasteners faster than ever before. Manufactured in the USA with genuine OEM parts.
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