The Auto Body Blog

The 2009 PPG Platinum Distributor conference was “Making Waves”.  Surfs Up! The 2009 PPG Platinum Distributor Conference was a wave of success. Open to all Platinum Distributor owners and their key employees, the conference took place at the Green Valley Ranch and Resort in Las Vegas in February. “We would like PPG to know how [...]

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PPG Automotive Refinish announced today they are assisting Penske Racing in converting their state-of-the-art, race car painting facility in Mooresville, North Carolina to the environmentally-friendly PPG Envirobase® High Performance waterborne coatings system. The conversion began with the painting of the No. 2 Miller Lite and No. 77 Mobil 1 Penske Racing Dodge Chargers, which made [...]

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Mercedes-Benz approves PPG premium paint brands for repair work Daimler AG, manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, announced it has approved PPG’s Global Refinish System, including its innovative Envirobase® High Performance waterborne basecoat, for repair in North America of all Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. In addition, PPG’s Delfleet commercial coatings system has been approved for repair of Mercedes-Benz [...]

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PPG Spring MVP Business Solutions conference to address collision industry’s perfect storm PPG’s MVP Business Solutions team will host a major conference for collision center owners and managers from across North America, March 9 – 11, 2009 at the Hilton Resort at Squaw Peak in Phoenix, AZ. Through a combination of management training, peer exchange [...]

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PPG Automotive Refinish will debut a waterborne compliant solution for its Vibrance Collection® line of custom colors and effects at the 2008 SEMA Show, being held November 4 – 7, in Las Vegas, booth #23093. According to PPG, its custom color compliant solution especially addresses the needs of professionals in areas where stiffer VOC regulations [...]

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No other company has more expertise in advancing waterborne automotive coatings technology than PPG. Long before most of North America’s body shops had even given thought to waterborne finishes, PPG was already immersed in it. That’s because PPG saw the environmental handwriting on the wall even before it was written and for the past two [...]

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Sterling St. Thomas begins using PPG paints Daimler Trucks North America has selected PPG Industries, Inc. for OEM and aftermarket paint needs for heavy-duty truck production at the Sterling St. Thomas Plant. In January 2004, Daimler Trucks North America corporate management recognized PPG as a Total Source Supplier awarding PPG all of the paint business [...]

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