About Me

Hello everyone and welcome to the Blog. I have been in the collision repair industry now for 18 years. I acquired my journeyman’s certificate back in 1998 and I am still very passionate about this industry today. This is my knowledge I am sharing with you here, we will come together here and learn together.

My career started back in 1992 when I finished high school and toured a massive collision shop in Calgary, Alberta. Our class went to Concours Collision Center and I was blown away. This is where I wanted to work, and I was able to get into Concours and work there for five great years. This is where I learned that quality is number one. I was trained to Prep high end vehicles and was put through my apprenticeship while working for Ken Friesen, the owner of Concours Collision. I then moved on from there and worked at two GM dealers for several years. I ended up at A1 Auto body which is a small little place that takes up a whole city block and has approximately sixty technicians on the floor and twenty front end staff.

I have since moved on from both shops and landed and acquired a painting position at Stampede Collision, which has just built a brand new collision repair facility in Springbank at 80 Commercial Dr N.W. Calgary, Alberta.

PPG’s Envirobase HP is working seamlessly and creating great results in the final refinish product. Color matching and overall appearance are the number one benefits.  PPG is at the top of the automotive paint product market. I write on all topics and share the water borne experience with all my readers.

Feel free to ask any question as it pertains to the collision industry, I will do my best to answer your questions promptly and accurately.

~Mike.