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The Advanced
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PPG
Repaint Reporter
Volume 67, Number 3
Fall 2008
executive editor
Ann Donati
Creative Director
T. Jon Worden
Design Director
Dave Buffington
Design Staff
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Kevin Nowak
Mark Francisco
Bob Santoro
managing editor
Meredith Simpson
Contributing editor
Cristina Fronzaglia
Writers
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Eli Greenbaum
Paul Walter
Production manager
Shellie Hill
Contributing Photographer
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Contents
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GREEN SHOWCASE
Michigan’s LaFontaine
dealership goes green
all the way!
10
RidlER RAmblER
“Ferrambo” rides off
with the most coveted
custom car award
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VibRANCE
COllECtiON ®
GOES WAtERbORNE
PPG offers compliant
solution for custom color
and special effects finishes
16
FiRSt ClASS
biG RiG
First Class Services wins
“Big Rig Build-off”
12
WiNNiNG FiNiSHES
of the PPG Hot Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
PAINT
YOUR RIDE contest!
Departments
4 Inside Line
Randy Cremeans, PPG Refinish marketing director, discusses
“winning with PPG.”
5 Team PPG
Up-to-date news and announcements from the world of PPG.
18 Tech Talk
How TouchMix ®
Paint Manager TM
helps monitor and manage
the efficiency and costs of a refinish paint operation.
20 In Living Color
PPG’s Mike Henry discusses the causes and solutions for
dealing with OE color variations.
22 Training Update
Technician training is now available online at ppgrefinish.com.
24 Taking Care of Business
MVP Director Jim Berkey discusses how collision centers
can gain the competitive edge when dealing with today’s
challenges.
28 PPG Spotlight
Holiday gift ideas and 2009 calendars available through
PPG Refinish.
31 Gallery
A showcase of eye-catching finishes created by
PPG customers.
32 What’s New
D8152 clearcoat—the ultimate in gloss and appearance
is here.

I N S I D e l I N e T e A m P P G
Winning with PPG
By Randy Cremeans
Marketing Director, PPG Automotive Refinish
The cover of this Repaint Reporter
showcases three exceptional, awardwinning
vehicles—great examples of
how our customers are “Winning with
PPG.” But as you read the entire issue, it
should reinforce the many other ways PPG
Refinish is working to help our customers
succeed and win at what they do.
The amazing article on LaFontaine Automotive Group’s
“Green Showcase” is but one example of how PPG leads the
way in bringing new, advanced waterborne technologies to
the marketplace—solutions that answer the need for greener,
more ecologically-sound products. Key to our unrivalled
success in winning collision centers over to waterborne
compliant solutions has been our very informative “Convert
with Confidence” training process that provides shop
personnel with all the training and knowledge they need to
make a successful conversion as seamless as possible.
Providing our customers with solutions for succeeding
in stiffly-regulated VOC regions now extends to the custom
color segment where custom builders, designers and
enthusiasts depend on our Vibrance Collection ®
line-up of hot
colors to create winning finishes. These customers will be
glad to know that PPG is again taking the lead in providing
a compliant solution for custom color finishes. Thanks to
our expert color matchers and the countless hours spent
matching all of our custom colors for use with Envirobase ®
High Performance basecoat—and a new Vibrance Collection
midcoat—a complete waterborne system for the Vibrance
Collection will be available the first of the new year.
Now, with all the focus lately on “green” product
initiatives, don’t think that PPG is taking our collective “eye
off the ball” in regards to enhancing our line-up of solventbased
refinish systems. Our new D8152 Performance +
Glamour Clearcoat and our continued effort to consolidate
hardeners required for our premium systems, are good
signs that we’re not standing still when it comes to our
refinish product offering. This is further supported by our
Product and Color teams’ initiatives to bring you the best
in color capability. Fruits of their work can be found in
the 19 new toners that were recently introduced to help
paint technicians keep pace with the OE color space—not
to mention PPG’s accelerated effort to offer the latest
information on variant formulas.
With a new training center in Northern California, the
launch of online tech training at our refinish website and
our MVP team’s industry-leading Green Belt Training that
is helping progressive shops take the steps they need to
compete successfully, there should be no doubt that we at
PPG Refinish are doing more than just blocking and tackling
to help our customers win in today’s highly competitive
marketplace.<
PPG approved by Volvo Car
Corporation as one of the preferred
suppliers for global dealership and
independent repairs
PPG AUtomotiVe ReFiniSh
PPG Automotive Refinish has been
named as one of the preferred
suppliers by Volvo Car Corporation for
its worldwide network of dealerships
as well as for independent
collision centers around the globe.
The designation includes PPG’s
innovative and advanced waterborne
Envirobase ®
High Performance, and
Nexa Autocolor
Aquabase ®
Plus
basecoats.
Volvo’s objective is to provide
its customers with premium-level
repair quality in the aftermarket.
Consequently, Volvo rigorously tests
all materials to make certain they
meet the company’s strict standards
before they are approved.
“Being designated as one of
the preferred suppliers by Volvo
is something to take great pride
in,” said Ken Davis, PPG manager,
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OEM business development.
“Volvo is well known for its quality
and to be one of their approved
suppliers is recognition of the
quality of our products. We will, of
course, work closely with them to
provide complete support to Volvo
dealerships and independent shops
around the world.”
Peter Larsson, Volvo’s deputy
director, painted body engineering,
said, “One of the major criteria
for selecting preferred suppliers
is quality assurance which will
safeguard the Volvo repair quality
in our network. PPG continues
to demonstrate high quality and
commitment for its paint products
and processes. I am very pleased
to say this collaboration will
bring benefits to our international
network.”<
Big Flake is
a Winner
PPG AUtomotiVe ReFiniSh
Ditzler ®
Big Flake
, PPG’s new bold
metal flake finish reminiscent of
’70s-era show
cars and custom
bikes, has been
named the 2008
New Product
Winner for
Paint and Car
Care Products
by the Goodguys Rod and Custom
Association. The announcement was
made at the 11 th
annual Goodguys
PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio,
where over 50 companies entered
products.<
PPG products featured in eight of
year’s top ten green building projects
PPG ARChiteCtURAl GlASS
The American Institute of Architects’
Committee on the Environment
(COTE) has named its top ten green
building projects for 2008, and
eight of them feature architectural
glass and paint from EcoLogical
Building Solutions by PPG Industries.
Six projects were built using
low-emissivity glass by PPG, and
Pittsburgh ®
Paints were used in
two more.
To learn more about EcoLogical
Building Solutions by PPG, visit
www.ppgideascapes.com or call
1-888-PPG-IDEA (774-4332).<
(Above) The Baltimore Visitor Center
showcases the use of PPG’s energyefficient
Solarban ®
60 glass.
PPG and Bayer earn environmental
honors
PPG Industries and the Bayer
Corporation are among 21 companies
nationwide that the Wildlife
Habitat Council will recognize as
Signature of Sustainability sites.
PPG and Bayer received the honor
at a reception at the Pittsburgh Zoo
and PPG Aquarium. The companies
were recognized for the natural
habitat sites they maintain and for
the public education they provide on
environmental issues.<
PPG donates to
SkillsUSA
PPG Automotive Refinish recently
donated $10,000 to SkillsUSA, a
national nonprofit organization
serving teachers and high school
and college students preparing
for careers in trade, technical and
skilled-service occupations.
The PPG donation supported
the 2008 National SkillsUSA
Championships, held this summer in
Kansas City, Missouri. The national
competition involved more than 5,000
students participating in 91 handson
skill and leadership contests
including collision repair technology
and, for the first time, automotive
refinishing. Each SkillsUSA
Championships contestant is a
state-level gold medalist.<
Chrysler chooses
Aquabase ®
Plus
for national
training center
Chrysler Corp. has announced it has
installed a system using Aquabase ®
Plus waterborne basecoat at its
National Technical Training Center,
located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
According to Chrysler, the move
to using waterborne paint brings the
training center into conformance
with other Chrysler facilities, such
as the majority of assembly plants,
which already use PPG waterborne
coatings.
The National Technical Training
Center evaluates equipment and
materials and approves aftermarket
refinish products for the originalequipment
manufacturer (OEM).
Implementing the use of waterborne
coatings at the center had been
considered since California and
Canada mandated their use in an
effort to reduce volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions.<
CORRECTION: In the previous
issue of Repaint Reporter, our
story profiling Superior Auto
Body misstated the type of dryer
and filtration system installed
at their shop. They are the
Tsunami Dryer System and Tsunami
Filtration Systems distributed by
Sheppard Mechanical Sales &
Service, Inc.
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“No one required us to do
this. We thought it was
the right thing to do for
our employees, for the
environment and for the
community. We want
to set a good example
and we believe in giving
back to the community.”
IF YOU WANT TO GET AN IDEA
OF WHAT THE FUTURE WILL LOOk
LIkE, PAY A vISIT TO LAFONTAINE
AUTOMOTIvE GROUP’S NEW
BUICk-PONTIAC-GMC-CADILLAC
DEALERSHIP IN HIGHLAND,
MICHIGAN. AS GM’S FIRST
GREEN DEALERSHIP IT SETS THE
GOLD STANDARD FOR OTHERS
TO FOLLOW.
Ryan LaFontaine
General Manager
LaFontaine Automotive Group
Green Showcase
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(Above) 85 skylights
provide energy-saving,
natural daylight
throughout the facility.
(Below right) Customers
are treated to the
conveniences of a café,
boutique, hair salon, and
kids play zone.
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“Wow!” That’s the immediate
reaction of most customers and
visitors who enter LaFontaine’s new
$15 million dealership for the first
time. After all, have you ever seen a
car showroom that offers customers
the convenience of a café, gift
boutique, hair and nail salon, and
video-monitored kids play zone?
What’s most impressive, however,
is the commitment it took to
become one of the first dealerships in
the nation to “go green” and achieve
Gold LEED certification. LEED
certification (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental
Design) provides
independent thirdparty
verification that
a building meets the
highest sustainability
standards.
Ryan LaFontaine,
general manager of
the family-owned
LaFontaine Automotive Group, said
the dealership had been planning a
new facility since 2000 because it
was outgrowing its longtime location
in Highland, but didn’t look to go
“green” until about two years ago.
He estimates that the dealership
spent an extra $2 million to do what
was needed to qualify for LEED
certification.
The centerpiece of its green
initiative is a 64-well geothermal
system that heats and cools the
building by capturing energy stored
in the earth, 350 feet below the
building. With annual energy savings
of up to 54% over conventional
HvAC alternatives, it’s estimated
that the geothermal investment will
be recouped in five years.
Throughout the facility you’ll
find evidence of ecologically-wise
features. Solid doors are made from
compressed corn cobs and wheat.
The pavement and metal decking
is 60% recycled content. The car
wash recycles 85% of the water
conventional car washes would
waste. Some 85 skylights provide
energy-saving, natural daylight, and
computer-controlled lighting with
sophisticated photocells ensures
lights are shut down in unused
areas and artificial lighting is turned
off when enough daylight fills
the facility.
Other environmentally-friendly
elements include service bay lifts
that use vegetable oil instead of
caustic and difficult-to-dispose-of
lubricants. A rainwater collection
system, powered by a windmill,
irrigates the landscaping. Green belts
are in evidence everywhere to reduce
the “heat island” effect of such a
large facility. To encourage recycling,
separate bins for trash and recyclables
are located throughout the facility.
Even the café’s cold drinking cups
are corn-based and recyclable.
LaFontaine employees are
encouraged and rewarded for
adopting green practices. For
example, preferred parking spots are
reserved for employees who carpool
to work or anyone who drives lowemissions
or alternative fuel vehicles.
Storage areas and changing rooms
are also provided for employees who
bicycle to work.
Green body shop
Once the decision was made to
incorporate a collision repair
center into the dealership’s service
capabilities, the search began for
the latest technologies and systems
that could best support their green
initiative.
“After visiting the NACE Expo,
we weighed the pros and cons of
going with a waterborne paint
system versus solvent-based,” said
Todd McCallum, fixed operations
director for LaFontaine. “In the end,
we decided to get a jump start on the
technology we feel will inevitably be
mandated for the Great Lakes region
in the not too distant future.”
After deciding to convert to
a waterborne system, settling on
PPG as the refinish partner was not
difficult according to McCallum.
“They made it easy for us,” he said.
“We did our due diligence and
brought in all the paint companies,
but the overall commitment from
PPG, as well as their distributor
Painters Supply & Equipment
Company, and the
excellence of
the product sealed
the deal.”
Aside from all the
environmental benefits
of waterborne paint, McCallum
said the production aspects were
also critical in weighing the move
to waterborne. “We wouldn’t
compromise on quality and the
Envirobase ®
High Performance system
proved outstanding for ease of
application and color matching.
PPG also gave our paint technicians
complete training and support.”
McCallum became particularly
impressed with the Envirobase HP
waterborne basecoat when he and
11 technicians attended a hands-on
demonstration at PPG’s Training
Center in Wixom, Michigan.
“They handed me a spray gun
and asked me to try my hand at
painting a panel,” he recalled.
“Given that the only painting I ever
did was with a brush, I was surprised
and impressed with how easy it is
to apply. I thought to myself, ‘if I
can paint a good match, our skilled
painters will sure be
able to.’”
Paint technician
Bennie Miller echoed the
praise. “I’ve been using
PPG products for over
30 years, and this time they really
have outdone themselves with this
Envirobase waterborne paint. It offers
high productivity, and application is
so easy, anyone can spray it.”
To accommodate the waterborne
system, LaFontaine installed a stateof-the-art
waterborne spray booth
with the AdvanceCure
Accelerated
Airflow System from GFS. The
curing system uses high-velocity air
blower towers to speed flash off and
drying times.
After opening for business this
past June, the LaFontaine collision
center is off and running smoothly.
In the first month alone, some 55
customers brought their vehicles
in to be repaired and painted at
the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly
body shop. The success they’re
experiencing with waterborne
convinced the LaFontaine group
to make the switch to Envirobase at
the collision center it operates in
Dexter too.
Ryan LaFontaine says the “buzz”
on its green showcase is spreading far
and wide. To date, representatives
of some 35 other dealers and body
shops have toured the facility.
McCallum adds, “General Motors is
so impressed, they’re benchmarking
this store.”
As one tours the facility, a peek
into LaFontaine’s office, located
front and center near the showroom,
will reveal a sign hanging proudly
above Ryan’s desk: “Going green
isn’t only the best way to go. It’s the
only way to go.”
It’s a statement that’s aptly
reflects the spirit and commitment
that abounds throughout the
dealership.<
(Left) State-of-the art
waterborne spray booth
with air blower towers
speed drying times of
Envirobase HP basecoat.
Recyclable drinking cup
made from corn.
(Below) LaFontaine’s
Geothermal system
provides up to 54% annual
energy savings over
conventional heating and
cooling systems.
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Ridler Rambler
AWARDinG-WinninG “FeRRAmBo” illUStRAteS thAt BeAUty iS moRe thAn Skin DeeP.
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HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT WINNING THE “RIDLER
AWARD”—THE NATION’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS
RECOGNITION FOR CUSTOM CAR ExCELLENCE?
Answer. Meticulously customize
a tiny station wagon from a longdefunct
nameplate, marry it with
a full-on Ferrari power plant and
components, then top it off with
a flawless, shiny, bright red finish.
PPG “Ferrari Rosso Corsa Red”
to be specific. That’s the short
story of “Ferrambo” and its
capturing of the Don Ridler
Memorial Award at the
2008 Detroit Autorama.
But the real beauty is in
the details…
“Ferrambo” is the product of
a creative collaboration between
builder Tim Divers of Divers Street
Rods and owner Mike Warn from
Wilsonville, Oregon. As so many
inspired projects do, this one began
with more than a little speculative
fantasizing over the availability of
a clean 1960 Rambler American
wagon in Tim’s shop and Mike’s
taste for exotic automobiles as the
owner of Gran Prix Imports. After
an initial start as a basic Rambler
with a Ferrari engine project, the
perfectionist overachievers at Divers
ran off with the plot, and soon a fullblown
attempt at winning the Ridler
was underway.
The flawless finish on
“Ferrambo” aptly reflects the
exceptional and unique vehicle
beneath where you’ll find
meticulous craftsmanship, attention
to detail and exceptional creativity
everywhere you look. Divers
started by fabricating the chassis to
incorporate a removable subframe
for the engine and transaxle. A 2002
Ferrari 360 Modena donated more
than its powerplant, surrendering
its suspension to complement the
395 horsepower, 3.6-liter v8 and
6-speed gearbox.
Combining features of the two
distinctly different vehicles, the
wagon was transformed to take
on decidedly Italian styling cues
reminiscent of the romance of ’50s
and ’60s classic European design.
The hand-formed aluminum
bumpers and grille, the handmade
headlamps, taillights and steering
wheel are all products of the talent
pool at Divers. Even the threaded
hardware is a Divers design, evident
in the elegant splined fasteners used
throughout the car. Tim tapped
his brother Scott for the wheel
design. The custom center-lock 18”
fronts and 20” rears were machined
specifically for “Ferrambo.”
Meshing the Ferrari components
into the Rambler, Divers did
away with some of the modern
technology, such as the paddle
shift, electronic throttle and
indecipherable Italian electrics.
Shifting is now through a gated lever
and the butterfly-valved throttle
provides a real connection with
the driver’s right foot. The original
wiring went in the bin and Brian
Macy sorted out the Motec CPU
that now directs the electrons.
At the Divers shop in Startup,
Washington, Shawn McNally and
Jim Lykken executed a flawless PPG
finish using Deltron ®
DBC75259 over
red oxide DP74LF sealer and topping
it with DCU2002 clear. Not only
was the body covered in PPG—
every single part on the car has been
treated. Rather than plating or
polishing, every component of the
suspension is body finished and
painted to present the cleanest,
smoothest finish possible. k38
primer surfacer was used throughout
the build. The frame was treated to a
chemical cleaning with Dx579
followed by conditioning with
Dx520 before applying DP90LF
sealer and DCC9300 color. After
prepping all the pieces with Dx533
and conditioning with Dx503, the
engine was fully detailed using
DP48LF sealer, DBC33897
Fine Silver Metallic and DCU2002.
PPG custom painting
instructor Paul
Stoll was
enthusiastically
on board, providing support to the
Divers crew. The phenomenal finish
speaks for itself.
“True to its promise, PPG
provided us with the most durable,
reliable and beautiful finish products
possible,” explained Divers. “The
PPG Ferrari Rosso Corsa Red
color chosen for “Ferrambo” really
delivered.”
Combining the talents of
Divers Street Rods and the openmindedness
of “Ferrambo”
owner Mike Warn resulted in a
stunning cross-platform creation.
Contemporary Ferrari mechanicals
wrapped in the much-modified
skin of a diminutive Rambler
wagon—modern power and
technology within an extensively
reworked vintage envelope renders
an incredible original construction.
No part of the vehicle was left
untouched and every detail is
prominently displayed for all to see.
The flawless red finish covering it
all is both the introduction to this
marvel, and afterward, the indelible
memory.<
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PPG hot Wheels ®
12
Spectraflame ®
Paint your Ride Contest
Winning Finishes
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIvE CUSTOM CAR
BEAUTY CONTESTS IN THE COUNTRY AS THE PPG HOT
WHEELS ®
SPECTRAFLAME ®
PAINT YOUR RIDE CONTEST
LIvED UP TO ExPECTATIONS.
the quality of the entries made selecting a winner
very difficult. After whittling the preliminary field
down to 12 finalists, the decision naturally got
even harder. but in the end, Jim and melinda
Cooper’s 1956 Chevy Handyman 2-door wagon
was awarded the grand prize at a special reception
held at the 11 th
annual Goodguys PPG Nationals
in Columbus, Ohio.
Paint Your Ride contestants included custom
painters, car builders and hot rod enthusiasts who
created original paint schemes for their vehicles
using any of the 12 vibrant colors of the popular
PPG Vibrance Collection ®
Hot Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
paint. the co-branded line features colors found on
the popular Hot Wheels ®
line of die-cast toy vehicles
from mattel, inc.
the judging panel comprised a distinguished
group well-known to street rod buffs: dave
Perewitz of Perewitz Cycle Fabrication, PPG
custom painting trainer Paul Stoll, larry Wood,
chief designer at Hot Wheels ®
, brian brennan of
Street Rodder magazine and Ed Capen of the
Goodguys Rod & Custom Association.
Faced with 12 jaw-dropping, wow-inspiring
color schemes, the judges did not have an easy time.
Wood said, “We were so impressed with the finalist
cars. it was a difficult decision. Everyone has their
own taste in cars and each judge had a favorite. but
in the end, we all agreed on the Chevy Wagon. it
had everything—awesome paint, cool graphics, a
great overall look.”
As the grand prize winners, the Coopers, from
laguna Hills, California, will receive an exclusive
Hot Wheels ®
1/18” scale model award trophy
featuring their winning paint job. their car’s paint
scheme—Hot Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
medium sapphire
with silver flames, from PPG’s Vibrance Collection—
will also be reproduced on a future Hot Wheels ®
toy
car from mattel, inc. in addition, the car will be
showcased in the PPG booth at the upcoming 2008
SEmA show in las Vegas and featured in a 2009
PPG calendar along with the other finalists.
All the finalists attended the annual Goodguys
PPG Nationals—the largest, most prestigious
show the Goodguys organization sponsors. they
displayed their vehicles in the special Paint Your
Ride contest area, and were guests of honor at a
ViP-style, PPG Paint Your Ride cocktail party and
banquet where the winner was announced. When
Jim Cooper’s name was read, his reaction came
through loud and clear, “i was pretty excited. i was
amazed to see all the wild and over-the-top finishes
you can achieve with Spectraflame ®
paint. All the
entries were truly spectacular, so it’s a real honor to
be named the winner.”
“All of us at PPG were especially wowed by the
entries” said Randy Cremeans, marketing director
for PPG Refinish. “And the contest itself proved to
be an excellent showcase for the awesome finishes
that can be achieved with our hot line-up of Hot
Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
colors.” <
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The 12 Finalists of the
PPG Hot Wheels ®
Paint Your Ride Contest
1956 Chevrolet Handyman
2-door Wagon
Jim & Melinda Cooper,
Laguna Hills, CA
Medium Sapphire
1960 Chevrolet El Camino
Jerry Ford, New Braunfels, TX
Bright Red & Orange
1931 Chrysler 309 4-door Sedan
Keith & Kathleen Bright,
Salina, KS
Anti-Freeze Green
Spectraflame ®
1969 Chevrolet El Camino
David Giles, Arkport, NY
Medium Sapphire &
Anti-Freeze Green
1951 Mercury Sport Sedan
Zachary Hawthorne,
Mineral City, OH
Purple
1950 Studebaker
R-Series Pickup
Rick & Kathy Adams,
Backus, MN
Orange
1903 Custom-built Oldsmobile
John F. Beecher III, Lafayette, IN
Anti-Freeze Green
1932 Ford High Boy Roadster
Tom Paternoster &
Brent Keener, Rochester, MI
Anti-Freeze Green, Orange &
Lime Gold
1959 Ford Thunderbird
2-door Convertible
Clifford Nicholson, Dassel, MN
Lime Gold
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
RS/SS Convertible
Tim Doyon, Eagle, ID
Hot Wheels ®
Blue
1953 Ford Panel Truck
Kevin Young, Byesville, OH
Rich Yellow Gold, Hot Wheels ®
Blue, Hot Pink & Anti-Freeze
Green
1970 Chevrolet El Camino
Custom
John Joyce, Germantown, MD
Hot Wheels ®
Blue, Hot Pink,
Purple & Medium Sapphire
*Finalists shown in no particular order.
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First Class
Big Rig
A chromed and detailed
Pittsburgh Power engine
pours out 750 hp of brute
strength, enough to haul
monstrous loads.
WHEN A COMPANY IS NAMED “FIRST CLASS SERvICES,
INC.,” THERE’S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON IT TO DELIvER
THE GOODS. AND THAT’S ExACTLY WHAT FIRST CLASS
SERvICES DID AT THIS YEAR’S “BIG RIG BUILD-OFF.”
Headquartered in Lewisport,
kentucky, First Class Services is
a highly-regarded, 140-person
transport company that carries
liquid and dry bulk loads across the
country. Randy Stroup, its founder,
president and CEO, is a thirdgeneration
trucker who believes
strongly in premium customer
service and all-out fleet maintenance.
He also loves big trucks. Even more,
he loves making them look good.
It was that love of trucks that led
Stroup to enter and subsequently win
the 4 th
annual Pride and Polish “Big
Rig Build-Off” truck beauty contest
at the Mid-America Trucking Show
held this past March in Louisville at
the kentucky Exposition Center.
The contest, by invitation
only, matched five prominent
North American custom truck
builders in a challenge to create
the ultimate big rig working truck.
Participants were supported by
PPG and Jones Performance, Inc.
with PPG supplying paints and
Jones Performance offering design
consulting and fabrication services.
“First in Class” paint finish
Stroup’s entry, a 1986 “359”
Peterbilt 63’ Flat Top Sleeper
plucked out of the company fleet and
appropriately named “First in
Class,” easily caught the judges’
attention. (How could it not?) The
truck was finished with PPG’s
gleaming Vibrance Collection ®
Liquid
Crystal Candy Apple Red and
Burnt Orange colors on
top of Delfleet ®
Evolution
primers and sealers, and
clearcoated with Delfleet
Evolution F3905. The paint
was supplied through PPG
distributor Gipe Autocolor
of Owensboro, kentucky.
The result is a huge custom
truck sporting a “wow”
finish usually associated
with show-stopping
street rods.
For First Class Services, however,
a striking paint job is really no
surprise. The company has an
in-house paint facility in nearby
Owensboro and uses PPG paint
exclusively. The company’s fleet is
painted an eye-catching combination
of flame red, high metallic burgundy
and stardust gold.
“We have a great relationship
with PPG,” Stroup says. “We love
the product, love the support. We
put four-and-a-half months of
custom work into this truck inside
and out. When it was time for
painting, we wanted something that
would really stand out in the
crowd of beautiful trucks
that would be at the show.
So we decided to use PPG’s
Vibrance candy colors.”
“Putting these Vibrance
colors together created
an unbelievable finish,”
adds Greg Boarman, paint
shop manager. “They were
beautiful in any kind of
light, but simply amazing
in sunlight. It’s a look that will last
for years.”
While the truck’s paint scheme
makes the first impression, it is also
a unique creation underneath, with
all the radical modifications that
Stroup and his crew came up with.
The original CAT 3406B power
plant was replaced by a Pittsburgh
Power 750-hp engine. The frame
was stretched from a 260” wheelbase
to 305”. The cab and sleeper were
converted to a unibilt
format. The windshield
was lowered by four
inches, and the dash,
header, door panels,
floor boards and rear
interior sleeper were all
replaced. The stunning
paint job was the
finishing touch.
Since winning the
Big Rig award, “First
in Class” has been on the 2008 truck
show circuit strutting its colors
across the country. When the tour
is complete, “First in Class” will
return to the ranks of the working
trucks at First Class Services where
undoubtedly the drivers will be
lining up to take her on the road.<
DAIMler TruckS
expANDS ppG role AS A
ToTAl Source SupplIer
Coming Soon—the 2008 Big
Rig Delfleet Evolution Poster
featuring “First in Class.”
See your PPG distributor or
territory manager for more
information.
Daimler Trucks North America recently extended its partnership with
PPG by selecting Delfleet as the OEM paint system at its Sterling
truck manufacturing plant, located in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Previously, in 2006, Daimler Trucks designated PPG as an OEM Total
Source Supplier and awarded PPG all of the paint business at its
Portland truck plant.
As a Total Source Supplier, PPG provides a complete range of
paint technologies enabling Daimler Trucks North America to
meet customer demands and compete in the heavy-duty truck
market. The line-up of products includes PPG’s industry-leading
Powercron ® electrocoat and Delfleet topcoats for cabs and
chassis.
Approved worldwide for warranty work
Daimler Trucks North America corporate
engineering has rigorously tested and
approved the Delfleet Evolution system for
all warranty and paint repairs on all Daimler
Truck brands, including Sterling and Western
Star models, in their business and repair
centers worldwide. With the approval, the
same quality paint system used on the
OEM’s original truck finishes can be
used in the aftermarket creating a
unified PPG offering.
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T e C H T A l K
Paint Manager’s
Production screen
allows multiple
technicians to enter
data on a repair order.
TouchMix
p A I N T M A N A G e r
T H e l AT e S T T o o l f o r m A N A G I N G y o u r PA I N T o P e r AT I o N C o S T e f f e C T I V e ly
IN A COMPETITIvE ENvIRONMENT WHERE MANAGING
INSURANCE CAPS AND kEEPING COSTS TO A MINIMUM
ARE CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING PROFITABILITY OF
YOUR PAINT REFINISH OPERATION, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
A PRODUCTION MANAGER TAkE ADvANTAGE OF THE
LATEST COLOR MANAGEMENT TOOLS.
With its full-featured paint mixing
tracking features, TouchMix ®
Paint
Manager
provides instant access to
all the information required to make
informed decisions on job costs,
material usage, mixing efficiency,
inventory and much more. In fact,
Paint Manager can generate over
30 reports for the collision shop
manager to work with, including
such essential information as:
• Paint and Material Gross Profit
• Repair Order Cost per Refinish Hour
• Average Employee Cost per Refinish Hour
• Painter Mix Accuracy
• Product Usage
• VOC and HAPS reports
For users without touch-screen
hardware, TouchMix software is
flexible enough that it can run
as a mouse-driven Windows ®
application for use by the
production manager. For example,
with a networked system in place,
Paint Manager information can be
viewed on a computer in the front
office, while the technician in the
mixing room uses the compliant,
touch-screen version connected
to a computerized scale. For shops
currently using TouchMix Basic
Mixing in the mixing room, Paint
Manager is an simple software
upgrade and will integrate
seamlessly with the current system.
managing costs with
Paint manager
There are a myriad of ways Paint
Manager works to monitor and
control costs in the paint booth,
giving the production manager the
enhanced ability to:
• Customize pricing
• Optimize color control
• Minimize paint usage
• Control volume required per color
• Benchmark technicians product usage
• Track product usage over time
Many of the cost-managing
reports draw from information
entered on a Repair Order Entry
screen, which can be accessed
via the Production screen. At a
minimum, the repair order number
should be entered to enable any
real job tracking capability. The
Production screen can be ‘switched
on’ as the default screen. This
allows multiple painters to select
their particular “RO” and assign
the color mixing, reducing and final
clear application to one repair order.
Paint Manager offers a variety of
options for customization, so the
system can be tailored to track and
control as much or little as you need
for your collision repairs.
Volume Estimator enables the painter to visually select the area(s) to be
repainted and automatically calculates the appropriate volume of intermix.
Controlling paint usage
Paint Manager’s instant access to
reports—such as Paint & Material
Gross Profit, Product Usage, Repair
Order Cost per Refinish Hour and
Painter Mix Accuracy—gives
managers a true picture of how well
the shop is controlling paint usage.
But there are also many features
available to paint technicians to help
manage paint usage on their end.
For example, there is a Minimum
Mix button that calculates the
smallest amount to mix without
jeopardizing color match—and
there’s a Recalculate feature that
can automatically adjust for “over
pours” to avoid waste.
One cost-saving
feature for
paint usage in
the mix room
is the Volume
Estimator. This
helps the painter
select the right
amount of product
to cover per panel
on the vehicle.
To illustrate how
Volume Estimator
works, let’s say 4
ounces is the default
volume for painting a panel. First,
the technician selects a panel
to repair. One tap on his touch
screen will indicate full coverage.
TouchMix will respond by showing
the formula for a 4-ounce volume
of the intermix color. Two taps on
the screen will indicate a blended
area. This would indicate a 2-ounce
volume to mix. If the two adjacent
panels are selected, the volumes
for a panel and blend repair are
added together and TouchMix will
compute the formula for a 6-ounce
intermix.
With all its features, numerous
functions and flexibility, there is
not enough space here to detail all
Sample of a 6-ounce formula for a two-panel repair, automatically
calculated by Volume Estimator.
the benefits of using TouchMix Paint
Manager. If your shop isn’t already
taking advantage of this powerful
tool, you may be missing out on
many opportunities to save time,
money and increase profitability in
the paint operation. To learn more,
contact your local PPG territory
manager or distributor.<
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Demystifying
oe Color
Variation
I N l I V I N G C o l o r
by mIKe HeNry, PPG mANAGer, Color PrINT ToolS
CRASH! That awful sound that comes from screeching
tires, and then, bumper meeting fender. The vehicle
owner’s expectations for the repair are high—they want
their car’s finish to be just like the factory, the way it
looked on the showroom floor.
But for the painter, any vehicle color can be a
challenge, and with the increasing use of metallic and
pearlescent pigments, that WOW effect must be restored.
In our example, the color of the customer’s fender may
be a little bluer and a little darker than a car of the same
color that was repaired a week ago. If both customers
were to compare their vehicle colors, they most likely
would say they are the same exact color. A professional
painter however can easily perceive the difference.
There are several reasons for color variation. One is
the fact that OEMs might source their paint from more
than one supplier and they often use different paint
chemistries. Depending on the source, pigments can
also vary in their material makeup, and this can often
contribute to a color shift.
Another cause occurs at the assembly plants where
variation in line speed, application equipment calibration,
robotic pathing and spray-line environmental conditions
can all contribute to color disparity. Bottom line—no
OEM can match a color standard 100% on every vehicle
and eliminate process variation completely.
These subtle variances—and sometimes not so
subtle—present a challenge for the paint technician
who must determine the right color formulation that
accurately matches the actual color of the customer’s
vehicle should it vary from the OEM standard.
The Color variance Program at PPG identifies
variances when they occur, with the goal of providing
refinishers with an extensive formula database to cover
all the colors they are likely to encounter. The PPG
Refinish team proactively seeks out new color variants at
import centers as new model year vehicles arrive at our
North American ports of entry.
PPG territory managers, distributors and painters play
a critical role in partnering together to identify potential
variances in the field at the point of vehicle repair. When
an unfamiliar color comes into a collision shop, a car
part—typically a gas cap or a body panel—is sent directly
to PPG’s Cleveland Refinish laboratory where it is
analyzed and a determination is made to create a special
variant. The PPG Car Parts program targets new and
difficult carryover colors and has been largely responsible
for our success in developing hundreds of variant
formulas each year.
Getting accurate, up-to-date variant color
information quickly to the end user is a high priority
of the Color variance Program. When a new variant
is approved, the formula is entered into PPG’s Global
Reflective Intermix Database and immediately uploaded
to the PPG Online Color database. Online Color can be
accessed in the Color Tools section of the PPG Refinish
website (ppgrefinish.com). Within 24 hours of a variant
creation, a shop technician, painter or distributor can
easily search and find the variant formula.
The new variant formulas are also added to the
next quarterly updates of PPG’s e-Fiche, TouchMix ®
Basic Mixing and Paint Manager
color retrieval software.
To verify the correct variant for the vehicle repair, a
visual representation of the color is the recommended
next step. The PPG color retrieval software provides
a link to the correct visual color tool for confident
identification and accurate color matching. The PPG
Color variant System is available for both our solventbased
and waterborne paint lines and is easy to use at the
car. Each system contains hundreds of large color chip
decks covering exterior body and underhood colors for
all major vehicle manufacturers. To assure accuracy, the
chips are sprayed using PPG Refinish paint so the match
from the vehicle color to color chip to color formula is a
reliable and dependable color solution.
If you’d like to learn more about OEM color
variation and are attending the NACE Expo, be sure to
attend our presentation on “Demystifying OE Color
variation” on Wednesday, November 5 at 8:00 a.m.<
True
®
With Envirobase
High Performance.
Color matching today’s
sophisticated OEM colors is
easier than ever, once you’ve
made the move to Envirobase
High Performance. The
Envirobase system of advanced
non-stir, high opacity toners is
well-proven to offer true matches
to even the most difficult
colors—a definite breakthrough
in color-matching accuracy.
Experience color matching
with the industry’s most
advanced waterborne basecoat.
• Unparalleled color match
• High-opacity pigments
• Easy to apply and blend
• Anti-settle toner technology
• Spray-applied variant chips
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PD-0100 Light Body Repair and Surface Prep Process Learning Module ( 00:31 / 06:54 )
Outline Notes
1. Introduction
2. Benefits
3. Video
4. Review
5. Clean area
6. Sand Damaged Area and Feather
7. Sand Low Spots
8. Use Mixing Techniques Outlined
9. Rough shape Filler
10. Apply 3M Dry Guide Coat
11. Block Sand
12. Rough Featheredge
13. Apply Finishing Putty
14 Block Sand
15. Apply 3M Dry Guide Coat
16. Block Sand
17. Fine Featheredge Around Repair
18. Problem Prevention
19. Quiz
20. End
divided into modules, so the user
can more readily absorb the content.
Following the video, there’s a
step-by-step review to reinforce key
practices and tips.
After the content is presented and
reviewed, the student is prompted
to take a quiz. All questions must
be answered correctly to pass. The
student can review the course
content and re-take the quiz as many
times as needed. Upon passing the
quiz, the student can download a
“Certificate of Completion.”
Registering for a course
Signing up and taking one of the
online courses is easy. Simply go to
the Training & Support section of
the PPG Refinish website, and select
the “Online Training” link.
00:21 / 02:28 00:40 / 02:28
00:54 / 02:28 01:15 / 02:28
Ready online. Anytime.
PPG REFINISH WEBSITE OFFERS TECHNICAL TRAINING
COURSES FOR TECHNICIANS, APPRENTICES AND STUDENTS.
The industry today demands
consistency from its collision repair
centers. Critical to productivity
and profitability, shops require
technicians to maintain a high level
of technical knowledge and skills.
Collision centers now have another
option for continued learning.
It’s PPG’s new Online Technical
Training video courses, available at
ppgrefinish.com.
“It’s always been our goal to
extend our training reach; providing
technicians with another resource
PD-0100 Light Body Repair and Surface Prep Process
SlidE 3 Of 20 PAUSEd 00:00 / 02:28
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on best practices for refinishing a
vehicle.” Bill Troyer, director of
training, PPG, continues, “Offering
online training complements our
instructor-led classes. This new
instruction, now available at the
technician’s convenience, will
become a strategic segment of our
training solution. We’re continuing
to build tools for collision centers
looking to standardize their repair
operations.”
Developing course content
Developed through a partnership
between PPG Refinish and 3M’s
Automotive Aftermarket team, each
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online course is designed to teach an
established standard technical repair
process.
The video courses teach standard
processes from light body repair
to polishing and detailing. Eleven
courses are currently available with
additional ones to be uploaded in the
near future.
According to Troyer, the training
courses were developed using a
proven methodology for teaching
students of varying skills and ability.
As a result, each video course is
Technicians who have already
attended a PPG training course
and are currently registered in the
PPG database can use their existing
PPG User ID to access the available
courses. They do not have to reregister
to take an online course.
However, since the training is only
available to PPG customers, students
without an existing PPG User ID
must submit an application for
registration and approval.
After entering their PPG User
ID and password, students can select
from the listing of available courses.
“We believe these online courses
will benefit technicians looking for
additional training. They supplement
our instructor-led offering and
reinforce what technicians learn in
NeW TrAINING
ceNTer IN
NorTHerN
cAlIForNIA
San Francisco •
★
Concord
Rancho Cucamonga
★
Los Angeles •
San Diego •
PPG Refinish recently opened a
state-of-the-art Business Development
Center in Concord, California
serving collision repair facilities in
San Francisco, Sacramento, and the
Northern California region.
As the only fixed location training
facility operated by a paint supplier
in Northern California, the new BDC
will focus primarily on training and
support for PPG’s Envirobase
our classrooms around
the country,” added
Troyer. “They also offer
a perfect opportunity for
vocational instructors and
their students to study best
practices for paint repair.”
Another new feature
under the Training &
Support tab allows users
to view their current
instructor-led, PPG
training transcript. Go
to the “My Training” tab; enter
your PPG User ID and password for
access. Students can also update their
personal profile with new addresses
or employer changes.<
®
High
Performance and Nexa Autocolor
Aquabase ®
Plus waterborne basecoat
systems, in response to the new VOC
regulations taking effect for Northern
California. The new center will also
offer training for PPG’s fleet and
industrial coatings.
The facility replicates the paint
shop of a collision center including
the latest equipment for optimizing the
process time of waterborne basecoat.
Now PPG customers will have the
opportunity to learn about this newly
mandated technology in a hands-on,
“real world” environment.
The Concord center is PPG’s
second such facility in California. A
training center in Rancho Cucamonga
(Los Angeles area) has been in
operation for several years.
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TAKING CAre of buSINeSS
Surviving the
“Perfect Storm”Facing
Collision Repair
B y Jim Be r k e y , Di r e c t o r , mVP Bu s i n e s s so l u t i o n s , J B e r k e y @ P P g . c o m
There’s a “perfect storm” prevailing over today’s
collision repair industry—and there can be no
doubt that new thinking and new approaches
will be required for any collision shop wishing
to weather the storm, compete successfully and
operate a sustainable, profitable business.
In the meteorological sense a
“perfect storm” is the simultaneous
occurrence of weather events that
combine to create a significantly
more powerful storm than the effect
of the events taken individually. In
collision repair, there are significant
trends (events) underway that added
together are creating the “perfect
storm” in our industry.
Prevailing trends
Pressures on maintaining shop
profitability has never been greater.
The total collision market is getting
smaller—primarily due to the
increased introduction of accident
avoidance technology, rising gas
prices (resulting in fewer miles
driven) as well as the increase in
total loss rates. At the same time
the market is shrinking, there is an
overabundance of shops competing
for the same business. And today’s
consumer is more demanding than
ever with high expectations for
quality and fast service.
knowing they are a mouse click
away from a policyholder changing
carriers, insurance companies are
under more pressure, as they fight
to grow and maintain policyholder
loyalty. As a result, nearly all insurers
have developed a much more
competitive set of performancebased
DRP programs that present
new challenges for shops to improve
the quality, speed and cost of
operations of their repair process.
This trend is of critical importance
to collision centers given that the
top ten insurers (who influence 65%
of collision repair opportunities) are
downsizing their DRP networks and
thus, further reducing access to work
for those collision repairers not part
of their respective networks.
the challenge of improving
cycle time performance
Since insurers now consider fast
repair turnaround as a key factor
in maintaining their customers’
loyalty—and a key differentiating
factor in determining which shops
get their business—improving “cycle
time performance” is the critical
challenge facing collision shops as
they navigate this perfect storm.
When you think about it,
fast cycle time was often talked
about, but rarely considered a key
consideration in selecting one shop
over another. But now that the game
has changed. Some businesses may
require reducing cycle time in half to
meet increasing expectations.
Maintaining production
efficiency remains important, but
the most significant opportunities
for improving cycle time center on
the reasons why vehicles sit idle. It’s
not about working harder or longer.
It’s about eliminating the reasons
why technicians are not touching
the customer’s vehicle more
continuously.
Increasing “touch time”
efficiency requires re-examination of
every aspect of the repair process—
from estimating and production
scheduling to parts ordering and
getting the right parts at the right
time to the right technician. It
requires better communication
to assure that everyone is on the
same page. And most critically,
it requires the ability to attract
and retain the right talent—and
effective leadership—to implement
the required changes in the repair
process and develop a culture
of continuous improvement
throughout the organization.
This is where our MvP Business
Solutions team comes into play.
knowing the challenges that our
collision center customers face,
we have been hard at work for the
last several years upgrading and
developing our program offerings
to help our customers gain a
competitive advantage in quality,
speed and cost of operations.
A green belt in lean
One of our newest and most
comprehensive programs designed to
help collision shops improve virtually
any aspect of their repair process
is the MvP Green Belt Training
program. This 4-day course,
conducted both in the classroom and
on the shop floor of an exemplary
collision center, focuses on the
proven process improvement science
of Lean Six Sigma and how these
principles can be practically applied
to the collision repair process. Green
Belt Training offers an effective
balance between teaching enough
theory to understand the challenges
and providing practical solutions
within collision to insure that shops
can leave class and actually start
down the path of implementation.
MvP Green Belt covers all
the basic fundamentals of Lean
Six Sigma, such as workflow and
workplace organization, variation,
visual control, problem solving
and continuous improvement.
Attendees also study best practices
for eliminating waste and how to use
repair order data for process design
and resource planning.
Green Belt training is relevant
for any collision center business,
regardless of the size or structure of
their operation. Customers who have
gone through Green Belt training
come from shops ranging in size
from doing $750,000 in business, on
up to $10 million annually.
Since it takes more than an
understanding of the processes
to implement Lean Six Sigma
principles successfully, the Green
Belt curriculum offers guidance on
how to devise an implementation
roadmap and how to develop and
lead a work culture committed
to change and continuous
improvement.
Green Belt Training offers a
path toward continuous process
improvement. For those shops
wishing to focus on business
fundamentals like estimating,
production management, and
administrative management to name
a few, there’s the MvP Business
Development Series of 1- and
2-day courses. Each focuses on best
practices related to a specific business
fundamental.
Whichever path you choose that
best fits your needs, your partnership
with PPG Refinish can provide
you with solutions for weathering
the “perfect storm” in our industry
and providing your shop with a
competitive advantage in quality,
speed and cost.<
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The Hottest Colors
PPG’S ViBRAnCe ColleCtion ®
go green
line oFFeRS ComPliAnt
WAteRBoRne SolUtion FoR
CUStom FiniSheS
As new, more stringent VoC
regulAtions tAke effeCt in
CAliforniA And CAnAdA, it
is rAising ConCerns with
professionAls who mAke their
liVing CreAting hot pAint
sChemes for Custom VehiCles,
motorCyCles, helmets And
other “one-off” CreAtions:
how will we be Able to
CreAte speCiAl effeCts And
Custom pAint jobs And still
meet VoC mAndAtes?”
not to worry.
PPG’s technology and color teams
have developed a compliant solution
that ensures all the colors and special
effects currently offered with the
Vibrance Collection will be available for
use with PPG’s premium Envirobase ®
High Performance waterborne basecoat.
“Our customers in California
and Canada love working with our
Vibrance Collection custom color line
and they’re very important to us,”
says Randy Cremeans, marketing
director for PPG Automotive
Refinish. “So we challenged our
team early on to make sure that
the custom painter would not be
hindered in the least bit when it
becomes necessary to convert to a
waterborne system.
“Our goal was to take all the
custom colors now available in
solvent-based systems and offer those
same colors in waterborne. And I’m
proud to say we’re accomplishing
our mission.”
For the large majority of Vibrance
colors, developing a compliant
solution was pretty straightforward.
PPG’s expert color-matchers
matched the solvent-based custom
colors with Envirobase HP waterborne
basecoat. The result is a full lineup
of “waterborne” formulas
available for those who want to
create special finishes using Crystal
Pearl
, Luminescence
II ®
, xirallics,
Harlequin ®
, Liquid
Metal or
StarFire.
new VWm5555 Vibrance
Collection midcoat
Some special effect pigments
available in the Vibrance Collection
required a new technological solution
to achieve waterborne compatibility.
PPG developed the answer with
its new and innovative Vibrance
Collection midcoat. vWM5555 is
designed to create a midcoat layer
on top of the waterborne basecoat
and allows painters to use Vibrance
Collection special effect pigments such
as Radiance ®
II dyes, Flamboyance ®
,
Prizmatique ®
, Liquid Crystals and
Ditzler ®
Big Flake
.
The new vWM5555 midcoat will
be available through PPG distributors
throughout North America in
January, 2009 to create a complete,
compliant custom color solution.
For clearcoating, there’s a choice
of compliant 2.1 clears available for
use with Envirobase High Performance
waterborne basecoat.
making a splash at SemA
PPG’s waterborne, compliant
solutions for custom painters and
collision repair centers will be
showcased at November’s SEMA
show in Las vegas. If you’re
attending SEMA you’ll be able to
see examples of Vibrance Collection
custom finishes using waterborne
basecoats as well as meet with PPG
technical experts should you have
any questions.<
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P P G S P o T l I G H T
Holiday
Gift
Ideas
With the holiday season fast approaching, now’s the time to
prepare your list and order gifts for your customers, employees
and friends. PPG is there to help with its great offering of new
and unique merchandising items, including nostalgic collectables
of “Pete the Painter”, the famous cartoon refinish trainer of
yesteryear for the Ditzler ®
brand, plus eye-catching Vibrance
Collection ®
wearables—and much more!
NeW AND uNIque ITeMS AVAIlABle FroM THe ppG MArkeTplAce
To view details and order these and many more items,
visit www.ppgmarketplace.com or call 1-800-675-4PPG.
Ditzler Green Bobcat T-shirt
Item 1332 M-XL $8.15
XXL $9.95
XXXL $10.95
Pete the Painter Bobble Head
Collector Edition
Item 1963 $6.95
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Ditzler Black T-shirt
Item 1328 M-XL $8.95
XXL $10.95
XXL $12.95
Ditzler Hat
Item 1440 $7.95
New 4-glass Tumbler Set
Collectors Edition
Item 1964 $20.50
Pete the Painter T-shirt
Item 1330 M-XL $13.95
XXL $14.95
Vibrance Long Sleeve T-shirt
Item 1329 M-XL $15.50
XXL $17.50
PPG Long Sleeve Green T-shirt
Item 1331 M-XL $15.85
XXL $17.10
2009 PPG Calendars
DoN’T DelAy, orDer yourS NoW!
A PPG Wall Calendar is an ideal gift that keeps giving all year long.
PPG’s 2009 Wall Calendar program offers a wide choice to pick from.
Featured here are a few of many available.
T r o p i c D e l 2 i
New! 2009 Nexa Autocolor Calendar
Part No. RMCL09
Size: 18.5” x 37”
Sleek annual offering from the Nexa
Autocolor
brand
New! 2009 PPG Darrell Mayabb Calendar
Not pictured
Part No. PPGCL09
Size: 18.5” x 37”
Hot rodding’s favorite artist does it again in
January
T r o p 2 i 0 c 0 9 D e l i g h t
®
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
U l t i m a t e p e r f o r m a n c e a n d d u r a b i l i t y f r o m t o d a y ’ s m o s t a d v a n c e d f l e e t s y s t e m .
New! Delfleet ®
Evolution
Poster Calendar
Part No. DFTCL09
Single sheet, 12-month calendar
Size: 27” x 36”
Beautiful photo illustration promoting PPG’s
premium-quality fleet system
2009
New! Paint Your Ride Poster/Calendar
Part No. ARCLPYR08
Combined poster and 12-month calendar
Poster Size: 27” x 36”
Calendar Size: 36” x 27”
Features the twelve finalists of the
PPG Hot Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
Paint Your Ride contest
vintage PPG style To view all of PPG’s 2009 calendar offerings and to order online,
visit the PPG Merchandising section on the lower left-side menu
of ppgrefinish.com.
Grand Prize Winner:
1956 Chevrolet Handyman
Owners:
Jim & Melinda Cooper,
Laguna Hills, California
Paint Scheme:
PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame
Medium Sapphire with silver flames
1956 Chevy Handyman 2-door Wagon
Jim & Melinda Cooper, Laguna Hills, CA
PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Medium-
Sapphire with silver flames
1959 Ford Thunderbird
Clifford Nicholson, Dassel, MN
Lime Gold
1960 Chevrolet El Camino,
Jerry Ford, New Braunfels, TX
Bright Red and Orange
1951 Mercury Sport Sedan
Zachary Hawthorne, Mineral City, OH
Purple
1953 Ford Panel Truck
Kevin Young, Byesville, OH
Rich Yellow Gold, Hot Wheels Blue,
Hot Pink & Anti-freeze Green
1950 Studebaker R- Series Pickup
Rick & Kathy Adams, Backus, MN
Orange
JANUARY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
APRIL
S M T W T F S
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5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
J ULY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
OCTOBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Paint Your Ride
The 12 Finalists of the PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame PAINT YOUR RIDE Con
NOVEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
2009 Calendar
AUGUST
F EBRUARY
S M T W T F S
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8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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MAY
S M T W T F S
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9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15
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23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30
Paint Your Ride
The 12 Finalists of the PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame PAINT YOUR RIDE Contest
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MARCH
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
DECEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
J UNE
S M T W T F S
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7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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1969 Chevrolet Cam
Tim Doyo
Hot Whe

Exceptional Rods
Demand Exceptional Color.
“Winning the Ridler
Award demands a
perfect finish…
that’s why we went
with PPG Deltron ®
and Ferrari Rosso
Corsa Red.”
©2008 PPG Industries www.ppgrefinish.com
Tim Divers Divers Street Rods
FERRAmbo. WinnER oF THE 2008 RiDlER AWARD.
oWnER: Mike Warn builDER: Divers Street Rods
ConTEmPoRARy FERRARi 360 moDEnA mECHAniCAls
WRAPPED by A CusTomiZED 1960 RAmblER WAGon.
Productive solutions for every need.
trailer for Bikers
Custom paint jobs aren’t just for cars, trucks or motorcycles. Check out this trailer
from Wells Cargo, Inc. Its Ogden, Utah plant built this beauty for display at the annual
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, held in South Dakota. The trailer can easily hold two large
motorcycles—Harleys, road bikes, choppers, or what have you. But for us, the story
is the paint job.
Wells Cargo used PPG Deltron ®
DBC basecoat and DCU2042 clear over the
aluminum and fiberglass body. Then artists Jennifer and Blaine Willardson of Elite
Customs in Ogden, and Jason Doll of Doll’s Kustom Fx, Bismarck, North Dakota,
applied their talents. The three created head-turning airbrushed graphics using
Radiance ®
II candies and clearcoat from PPG’s Vibrance Collection ®
, along with
Global Refinish System ®
basecoat and clear.
The trailer has since been showcased at various shows throughout the West
where it has gotten plenty of notice.
Headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, Wells Cargo manufactures cargo trailers for
industrial, commercial and recreational uses at six locations across the country.
one Wild Willys
This show-stopping 1941 Willys is a kit car from Outlaw Performance in Pennsylvania.
Owner Thomas Arcese of Long Island, New York, and good friend James Mariani built
it from the ground up in Arcese’s garage. They enhanced the fiberglass body by adding
1939 Ford Deluxe headlights and frenched taillights. Under the hood, they dropped in a
blown Chevy big block 540 cid mill that pours out a whopping 850 horsepower.
Of course, a car that powerful has to have a paint job to match and
that’s where this Willys really shines. Arcese went first-class all the way
choosing PPG’s Saab Silver paired with six coats of gleaming candied
Radiance ®
II Cream Cycle from the Vibrance Collection ®
. He
then topped it off with lots of clear and pinstriping by
Nelson Medina to finish the look. The payoff? Bigtime
awards including Best of Show, Best Detail
and Best Paint at Boston’s World of Wheels
where the car debuted as well as Top 10 ratings
from Boyd Coddington and NSRA and a cover spot
on the Hot Rods 2009 calendar.
A tribute to heroism
G A l l e r y
Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell was the only survivor of a devastating Taliban attack in
Afghanistan which killed three members of his squad and 16 rescuers when their
Chinook helicopter was shot down. He wrote a book, “Lone Survivor,” about the
experience and was being interviewed on television when renowned motorcycle builder
Jeri Exner of Jeri’s Springer Front End, happened to be watching. Exner was so moved by
Luttrell’s story he decided right then to build a bike honoring the Navy Seals.
Exner donated his time and talent and recruited noted painter Justin Barnes of
JB Grafix to finish the bike. PPG was proud to donate its coatings to the cause. Barnes
selected Ditzler Big Flake ®
silver-to-gold basecoat and Hot Wheels ®
Spectraflame ®
Hot
Wheels ®
Blue—all from the Vibance Collection ®
—topped with Deltron ®
DC3000 clear.
He also painted graphic reminders of the event, including
the Navy Seal trident logo, on the bike. Dubbed “Lone
Survivor,” the motorcycle has been drawing
crowds and winning show awards
wherever displayed.
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D8152 offers the ultimate in gloss and appearance—making it the ideal choice for luxury cars and other
high-end vehicles. Compatible for use over Global BC and Envirobase ® D8152
W H A T ’ S N e W
Performance
Glamour Clearcoat
High Performance basecoats, this
premium performance clear is easy to apply, while delivering superior and best-in-class appearance. It’s the
ideal complement to D8150, Global Performance Clearcoat.
n Ultimate in gloss and overall appearance
n Exceptional holdout
n Ideal for larger repair areas
n Superior application properties
n Easy to buff, if desired
n Suitable for hot or humid conditions
n New consolidated hardener package
for D8152 and D8150
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