Axalta’s Eye: White continues to top Global Automotive Color Popularity, but gray makes gains
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania — If you bought a grey vehicle in the last year thinking you’d stand out from the typical black or white-coated car, we’ve got some bad news for you. Axalta released its 69th annual Global Automotive Color Popularity Report, revealing the majority of cars on today’s roads are white (35 percent), black […]
Think Pink: Jeep extends availability for limited edition pink hue
Windsor, Ontario — Jeep has announced a limited-edition pink hue it will offer to Canadian customers for the 2022 Wrangler—so long as they get their orders in by the end of the month. The company is calling the shade ‘Tuscadero’, which it describes as ‘a “deep and intense chromatic magenta.” It joins three other special […]
Paint In a Spray Can?! Jim Sarnovsky on Peter Kwasny Inc. and SprayMax systems
Toronto, Ontario — On today’s episode of Industry Insider, we chat with Jim Sarnovsky, the director of sales for Peter Kwasny Inc. and its SprayMax systems, to learn more about the company aerosol can solutions and more, plus what’s on the horizon for this Germany-based business.
Collision Cure: PPG launches ONECHOICE® SU1280 UV-Cured Primer Surfacer
Toronto, Ontario — PPG has launched the ONECHOICE® SU1280 UV-Cured Primer Surfacer for Canadian and U.S. automotive refinish markets. This latest offering from the international automotive paint supplier is available in a spray-gun-applied quart and uses advanced UV-cure coating technology that can be sanded just two minutes after application. Compatible with all PPG topcoats, PPG […]
Paint Source Party: Paint Source Auto Supply to host grand opening event today
Scarborough, Ontario — It’s a Paintsource party in Scarborough, Ontario today and tomorrow as the autobody paint and supply store celebrates the grand opening of its new Morningside location. The company will be hosting a full-throttle grand opening event at 1345 Morningside Ave., Unit 2 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on both Friday, September […]
Environmentally Conscious Coatings: BASF announces 2050 net-zero goal
Ludwigshafen, Germany — BASF has announced its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Based on the most recent progress in developing low-emission and CO2-free technologies, the company said it is also significantly raising its medium-term 2030 target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. BASF now wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by […]
Showing Off: 3M releases paint booth productivity demo using Performance sprayer
Toronto, Ontario – Looking to make the most out of your time in the paint booth and keep cycle times down? 3M has all the tips for “paint booth productivity” in their latest demonstration video, released on YouTube on Feb. 4. In the latest video from the company’s collision repair channel, 3M application engineer, Brady […]
Bold and Blue-tiful: PPG’s 2020 Colour Report shows continued increase in blue hues
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — On Tuesday PPG released its 2020 automotive colour popularity report, and the results are mind blue-ing. The colour, called ‘optimistic’ by PPG, climbed to nine percent of the global colour share in 2020—a one percent increase from 2019. The trend reinforces PPG 2019 automotive colour forecast, which anticipated that sales of blue […]
Green Machines: Axalta announces 2021 automotive colour of the year
Basel, Switzerland — Axalta has announced its 2021 global automotive colour of the year—Electrolight. ElectroLight is an expressively refreshing green-yellow hue inspired by bold, contemporary flavours that echo style, energy and flair. The colour invokes a blend of sport design elements with functional performance and offers versatility when combined with two-tone charcoal colour accents, or […]
