The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

The wide world of automotive paint nerd-dom is an easy hole to fall into. Whether you’re obsessed with ultra-niche one-of-one hues or you’re just an admirer of bright, shiny things, you can appreciate ...

PPG is introducing a low-energy paint process for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during the inaugural SURCAR North American Congress, on 13-14 June 2018 in Detroit. SURCAR is a ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that it will introduce a low-energy paint process for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) during the inaugural SURCAR North ...

The paint shop is one of the most expensive parts of an assembly plant to build, in part because of environmental regulations. It also is one of the most expensive parts of a plant to operate because ...

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

Tyler O'Hara, of American Wrap Company, installs PPF on a vehicle's hood. PPF, or Paint Protection Film, is a thin transparent film adhered to a vehicle's painted body panels to protect the paint from ...

Ford Motor Company engineers and scientists have developed a new paint process that allows two different colours of paint to simultaneously be applied to a vehicle without the worry of having the ...

“The automotive painting operation is an energy- and materials-intensive operation and contributes most to the environmental emissions, compared to any other manufacturing process of a vehicle.” ...

Henry Ford once remarked, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black.” The quote reflects his focus on efficiency and cost control during the Model T era.