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PPG
Repaint Reporter
Volume 70, Number 1
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Executive Editor
Cristina Fronzaglia
Creative Director
T. Jon Worden
Design Director
Dave Buffington
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Managing Editor
Meredith Simpson
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6 MARTINO AUTO
CONCEPTS
The place to go for repair
of luxury vehicles and exotic
sports cars
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14 AUTOBODY
COLLISION AND
GLASS Ohio-based
despite tough times
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TEAM PPG
Up-to-date news and announcements from
the world of PPG.
20 A TALE OF TWO
CADDIES ’59 Cadillacs
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IN LIVING COLOR
How RapidMatch™ raises accurate color
matching to the next level.
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TECH TALK
Charley Hutton takes us step-by-step and
creates the wood grain effect using Envirobase®
High Performance.
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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Racer Jim Guthrie taps MVP teachings to fulfill
his quest for speed at his Car Crafters collision
center.
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GALLERY
Unusual ways and eye-catching examples of
how PPG finishes are put to good use.
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Team PPG
Olympic Paints introduces mobile app for
The mobile app seamlessly ties to Olympic Paints’ online
iPhone and Android devices
color tools, which include a downloadable desktop
By simply snapping a picture on a mobile device,
application that gives consumers the ability to view the
homeowners can quickly find a matching shade of Olympic
entire Olympic Paints color palette. Consumers also can
paint, thanks to the new Colorclix mobile application
virtually “paint” a room to instantly see how different
Paint panel bash
available free from Olympic® Paints. The ColorClix app helps
colors work together in a space. Additionally, consumers
Lowrider magazine recently teamed with Paul Stoll, paint
consumers find color inspiration in anything they see by
can save their projects and share with friends via email,
professor at PPG, to put on the 1st Annual PPG Lowrider
snapping a photo with a mobile device, selecting any color
Facebook or Twitter to gain confidence in their color
Paint Panel Bash at PPG’s Los Angeles training center. The
displayed and matching it to one of more than 1,200 Olympic
choices. The ColorClix mobile app is available in the Apple
idea behind the event was to provide the opportunity for
Zero-VOC Interior and Dirtguard Exterior Paint colors. It also
App Store or the Android Market. A version for Windows®
Lowrider builders and artists from around the country to
helps users select paint colors, order samples and find retail
PC and Mac computers is also available for download at
learn about and to demonstrate the endless custom
locations across the country.
www.Olympic.com.
possibilities using PPG’s Envirobase® High Performance
™
waterborne system and special effects and colors from the
Vibrance Collection® by PPG.
IN MEMORY
OF DAVE
KITAGAWA
Deb Nucciarone will be assuming
PPG CANADA
the role of Product and
John Kelly has been appointed
Marketing Manager. After
as Western Canada Training
Dave Kitagawa passed away peacefully
graduating from the University
Manager for PPG Refinish. John
ON THE MOVE
TWO NEW HIRES AT
PPG Canada—
Automotive
Refinish Appoints
New Director
at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Tuesday,
of Waterloo with an Honours
comes to us from the refinish
Dee Schlotter, national
April 5, 2011 at the age of 52 years. Dave is survived by his
B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry,
industry, having held positions
brand manager for PPG
beloved wife Kimberley of just under 20 years, his son Matthew,
Deb commenced her
Pittsburgh Paints and
father Toshio, brothers and sisters: Stephen (Gail) Kitagawa of
employment with PPG as a
collision center to trainer for
Hinojos to the position of Director, Automotive Refinish, PPG
Porter Paints, and Charles
Markham, Ellen Kitagawa (David Huff) of Calgary, Karen Kitagawa
Chemist trainee. She has had a varied background working
11 years at DuPont in Western Canada.
Canada Inc. effective July 1, 2011. In his new assignment,
E. Bunch, PPG Industries
Froese (Brian Froese) of Etobicoke, mother and father-in-law
in a technical capacity for Industrial Coatings and in
chairman and CEO, holding
Myrtle and George Kidd of Chatsworth, as well as his brother-in-
Customer Service and Logistics at the Clarkson Plant
John Veresuk joined PPG
Guinness World Records
law, sisters- in-law, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by
before joining Refinish in 1998 as Manager, Technology
Refinish as Commercial Territory
certificate.
his mother Iris Kitagawa.
Services and subsequently moving into her current
Manager for Saskatchewan
Rafael joined PPG Industries, Inc. in 1998 and has held
position as Product Manager.
and Manitoba. John has a
various positions throughout his thirteen year career. His
™
Deb Nucciarone
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rafael
Rafael will be responsible for the continued growth of the
Canadian PPG Automotive Refinish business unit.
background in coatings and
proven track record as a Territory Manager, National
related application equipment,
Account Manager, Business Development Manager and,
the role of National Business
and was recently a part of the
Development Manager. Norm’s
PPG’s PKAF OEM group working
Accounts will position him well in his new role. Rafael has
with Toyota.
extensive knowledge of the Automotive Refinish Business
Pittsburgh Paints sets Guinness World Record
focus will be on developing new
for largest paint swatch
opportunities and growing
John Veresuk
most recently, North American Manager of National
and emerging trends with multiple-shop operators.
PPG Pittsburgh Paints recently set the Guinness World Record for
existing customer business
the “Largest Paint Swatch”—measuring 68 square feet, or 24
among MSO’s and other large
times larger than a typical swatch. An official Guinness World
collision shop accounts, with
Records™ Adjudicator presented the company with a certificate to
the assistance of the Regional Business Development
declare the swatch as the largest in the world. The event kicked
Managers. Additionally, Norm will lead our Canadian OEM
off a month-long effort by The Voice Of Color® program to draw
initiatives and retain his current responsibilities for the
consumers’ attention to the power that a fresh coat of paint can
Canadian Platinum program.
™
John Kelly
Norm Angrove will be assuming
Dave worked with various companies throughout the Ontario
region including PPG Canada Inc. and UAP.
from production painter in a
Please join us in welcoming John and John to PPG
Norm Angrove
Canada Inc., Automotive Refinish.
Rafael’s leadership will further enhance the growth and
success of PPG Canada Inc., Automotive Refinish.
add to a home, and the many tools available to homeowners that
simplify the process for choosing the right color.
Please join us in congratulating Deb and Norm; wishing
them each success in their new roles.
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MARTINO AUTO CONCEPTS
A Reputation
Good as Gold
In the 1920s, Glen Cove, N.Y. was home
“People are often surprised to hear that
five Lutro semi downdraft prep stations,
In May of 2008, LaPadula and his business
to famous industrial tycoons such as J. P.
we are not a direct repair facility for any
three Lutro climate-controlled downdraft
partner, Jon Holzer, were joined by Derek
Morgan and F. W. Woolworth. Today, this
insurance company, and yet 95% of our
spray cabins from Germany, custom rim
Pasch. Together they decided to take a
community overlooking Long Island
work is insurance-related,” says Joe
racks and other specialty touches that are
good thing and make it even better: MAC
Sound remains one of the most affluent
LaPadula, president and founder. That’s
all part of the Martino experience.
Auto Couture became an extension
zip codes in the U.S. It’s the kind of place
possible, in part, by virtue of their
where the cars, like the people who
specialty equipment: Martino Auto
While the new facility was in-progress,
leveraging the company’s reputation
own them, are often noteworthy. Serving
Concepts is one of only eight facilities
LaPadula saw an opportunity to try
for superior repair work into the
the Gold Coast crowd and its rare and
in North America to repair cars using an
something new and chose to implement a
market for outstanding vehicle
expensive vehicles has become a
Italian Car Bench Octopus, in addition
new paint line as well. With the assistance
customization. “Interiors, wide body
specialty for Martino Auto Concepts.
to five Celette® fixture and Car-O-Liner®
of their distributor, Single Source Inc., and
conversions, color changes, wheels,
benches. The company has worked
PPG Territory Manager Sonny DiGregorio,
suspension, brakes, stainless steel
diligently to become certified to perform
Martino started using a solvent-based
exhaust,” says LaPadula, “whatever
Concepts business plan
repairs on luxury brands such as
Nexa Autocolor system. They have since
the customer wants, we make it happen.”
is to cater to those who
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW,
begun making the move to Aquabase® Plus
want the ultimate in
Mercedes-Benz and Rolls Royce.
waterborne basecoat. “We wanted to be
Last year, the custom work included an
help raise money for a variety
ahead of the curve with water,” he said.
Enzo Ferrari (one of 399 ever built)
of charitable causes.
The Martino Auto
®
attention to detail,
of the Martino Auto Concepts brand,
™
perfection or artistry.
Martino Auto Concepts acquired its
“Plus, OEMs such as Lamborghini utilize
valued at $1.7 million, a Nissan GT-R in
current facility in 2004 by buying an
a PPG waterborne system, so we’ve found
Lamborghini pearl orange, and a custom
abandoned collision center near their
that it’s excellent for newer models or
Cadillac Escalade in matte black that was
original location. Because the new facility
3-stage colors.” LaPadula predicts that
“so perfect, the customer wanted to sell it
is located on multiple levels, a great deal
Martino will convert entirely to water-
because he was afraid he would ruin it.”
of retrofitting was required to install the
based coatings in the future.
be successful everywhere,
Gatsby-level luxury, it works.
The Martino group organizes
annual car show events to
It’s a niche that might not
but here, surrounded by Great
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CATERING TO
AFFLUENT
TASTES PAYS
OFF FOR THIS
PERFECTIONDRIVEN, HIGH
END FACILITY
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“We’ve got flatbed trucks out there
right now, picking up vehicles in other
states to bring them back here because
the customer won’t go anywhere else.”
last year’s New York International Auto
Show where they showcased five cars.
Among the show-stoppers was a
For Joe LaPadula, who has
modified Cadillac Escalade finished in
spent his entire career in the
matte black—a project that was
collision center business, MAC
completed using PPG’s Deltron®
Auto Couture has provided a
DCU2060 Flexed “N” Flat. LaPadula
new outlet for his creativity
recounts, “Though not really designed
and passion. Likewise, when a
for overall repaints, we were able to
Manhattan-based
achieve impressive results with this
hip hop artist
product. We’ve had many OEM people
approached him
asking how we did it!”
to refinish his
17th century
“People
know that
we’re as
neurotic
about cars
as they
are,” says
LaPadula.
Customers who are fanatical about their
also cares about the community. In 2009,
flops,” says LaPadula, “We’ve barely
MAC Auto Couture was back at the
picture frames
vehicles have learned to seek out Martino
they organized and hosted the inaugural
scratched the surface of what we want to
auto show again this spring, this time
to contain
Auto Concepts and MAC Auto Couture.
Gold Coast Extravaganza—a showcase of
do with these colors. We use them on
with a total of 10 vehicles on display.
automotive-
People know that we’re as neurotic about
customers’ exotic cars that helped raise
helmets, roof tops—even covering wood
While success has become anything
themed art,
cars as they are,” says LaPadula. “They
money for a neighboring school for
trim with a cool ‘cosmic’ color.”
but rare at Martino Auto Concepts
LaPadula
know that we’re going to do the extra
children with language and autism
and MAC Auto Couture, one thing
considered it
detailing, cleaning and polishing, going
spectrum disorders. This past year MAC
Fame begets fame, it seems. MAC Auto
is certain—their extreme attention
just another
through the doorjambs with Q-tips. I even
decided to turn to a national charity and
Couture was featured in DUB and RIDES
to detail will continue to make this
way to cater to
had a customer once who took his BMW
raise money for the Diabetes Research
magazines, and was invited to exhibit at
collision center a one-of-a-kind.
the car crowd.
home and disassembled it, just to make
Institute. The charity car show event was
“I’d been
sure we had refinished the underside of
relocated to a larger venue, closing the
experimenting
the body panels and the bolts!”
entire downtown area of the City of Glen
with candy
Cove in order to accommodate over
apple colors and
®
As concerned as they are about quality
600 vehicles that attended the
metal flakes,” he says. “It’s
and special touches, the Martino group
show, now titled the Gold
fun to go to the art show and
Coast Concours.
see how he’s made the frame
part of his art.”
Loyal to PPG products through
and through, Martino utilizes
specialty colors from PPG’s
Vibrance Collection® to achieve
spectacular special effects. “Pearls,
heavy flake metallics, liquid pearls, flip
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IN LIVING COLOR
New,
innovative
electronic
formula
delivery
provides
the latest
in fast and
accurate
color
matching
Defining a color formula that most accurately matches the
customer’s vehicle is essential to the efficient throughput of any
productive collision repair center. Now, with the newly-launched
RapidMatch™ formula retrieval module for PPG’s PaintManager™
system and the industry’s only 5-angle spectrophotometer,
RapidMatch X-5, the workflow in the paint operation can be elevated
to the next level of color-matching accuracy and efficiency.
“RapidMatch represents a significantly-improved electronic approach
to formula retrieval and a major step forward in the science of colormatching,” says Mary Park, director, global color, PPG Refinish.
“In essence, we’ve taken the power of a scientifically-developed
algorithm customized for the automotive coatings segment coupled
with an instrument that truly measures color travel, and created a
new approach to electronic formula retrieval with our new RapidMatch
software module. Once the spectrophotometer takes its 5-angle
reading of a customer’s vehicle color, RapidMatch finds the closest
match from PPG’s extensive database of the latest OEM primes and
The Advanced
RapidMatch X-5
variants­—even special field formulas. Plus, it offers other innovative
• Measures vehicle
advancements to make the technician’s job easier.”
color from five
reflective angles
Search Options
• Specialized algorithm RapidMatch offers a choice of search options to find the closest
calibrated for
match. The “OEM Code Search” is the most preferred and provides
automotivE coatings
the best route to finding the correct OE pigmentation. There’s also
• Advanced optics, an an “OEM Filtered Search” option, which focuses on the effect pigment
improvement over LED of the returned formula that appears on the Match Rating formula
technology
list and provides additional “best match” formula options beyond
• Instant formula
the original OEM code. A “Wild Card Search” combs the entire
database downloads
PPG Refinish color database to find the closest match when OEM
• Ergonomic design with
information is not available.
touch controls
• AFFORDABLE
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Exclusive Electronic Match Rating System
One innovation in the RapidMatch™ electronic retrieval
system is its “Match Rating” feature. It rates the
selected formula, on a scale of 0 to 20, for its ability
to achieve a blendable match of the targeted color.
The lower the match rating, the better the chance to
retrieve a blendable formula for the vehicle repair.
Match ratings carry a visual color indicator that
quickly alerts the technician when to “Blend” or
“Check” the returned formula. And taking it one step
further, a new “Adjust” feature provides the technician
with further direction on improving the color match.
RapidMatch Rating Guide
0 to 5—Blendable for
Solid Colors
0 to 10—Blendable
for Metallic and
Pearl Colors
11 to 20—Check with
Visual Reference
> 20—Tinting May Be
Required
Downloadable Formula Database
Improved Workflow Opportunities
One of the best features of the RapidMatch
Park says the RapidMatch X-5, working in
system is the ability to search and
concert with PPG’s PaintManager system,
rate from the most up-to-date formula
presents the opportunity for shops to
database—including prime, variants
re-think their workflow and color-
and special field formulas. Coupled
matching process. “Given the accuracy of
with PaintManager’s™ Internet Update
the RapidMatch X-5, we believe collision
feature, technicians will now receive
centers will find the system beneficial for
important color information monthly,
use for all refinish repairs—not just
including reflectance data to support
difficult-to-match or unknown OEM
the RapidMatch program.
codes.” The management at Smail Auto
Body is already exploring this option. “We
The launch of RapidMatch follows a year
have a teardown department where the
of beta testing in real collision centers
vehicle is first brought into the shop,” says
with real PPG customers. Their experience
Lemley. “So we’re considering using
with the new system provided very positive
RapidMatch here, along with our spray-
feedback.
outs, so the code and the paint match can
be set well before the vehicle enters our
“There isn’t a day that goes by that
process line.”
we don’t put the RapidMatch X-5
spectrophotometer to good use,” says
“As the perfect complement to our variant
Ron Lemley, paint department manager
deck system and other excellent color
for Smail Auto Body & Collision Center,
tools, RapidMatch is one more example of
Greensburg, Pa. “When we run into
PPG’s commitment to color-matching
problems, say like when a brand new
leadership for auto refinish,” says Park.
car comes through and it isn’t coded,
RapidMatch gets us right in the ballpark
For more information on PaintManager
without trying to figure out what that
color retrieval software and the
code is. It works really well.”
new RapidMatch X-5 spectrophotometer,
Advancing Bodyshop Efficiency through
Color Excellence
Consistent delivery of outstanding color matches is vital to the success of bodyshops
around the world.
The ability to consistently craft exacting matches to today’s sophisticated OEM finishes is critical to repair
process efficiency. The latest innovation from Nexa Autocolor,™ Aquabase ® Plus basecoat, combines next
generation waterborne technology with state-of-the-art color tools to offer progressive collision centers
the most reliable and efficient color matching process in the industry. For more information, contact your
Nexa Autocolor distributor.
Aquabase Plus. The latest innovation in color matching technology.
visit ppgrefinish.com, or ask your PPG
distributor for a demonstration. 12
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autobody collision and glass
Embracing
Change
A multiple-location collision
center proceeds confidently
toward the future, despite everchanging market conditions
and demands
Since switching, Hardin wasted no time
But one thing won’t change with the times,
4 REPAIR FACILITIES
in taking advantage of PPG’s many value-
and that’s the company’s loyalty to its
58,000 SQ. FT. OF
Autobody Collision and Glass started out
In summer of 2009, frustrated with the
added services, in particular throughput
customers and employees. Autobody
FACILITIES
as a Columbus, Ohio area collision center
minimal level of support and service
performance training from the MVP
Collision and Glass just completed its
affiliated with local Saturn dealerships. In
provided by his past paint supplier, Hardin
Business Solutions team. He closed one
annual employee appreciation event where
years past, the company would rent out
began his quest for a partner that shared
shop entirely for four days to allow his
employees use “money” they’ve accrued
the Columbus Zoo to hold an appreciation
his company’s culture of continuous
team to participate in MVP Green Belt
during the year by achieving sales goals
day for its Saturn vehicle owners—some
improvement. He invited three vendors
Training on the practical application of
to buy things at an auction held at a local
29,000 of whom are still potential
to make recommendations regarding a
Lean Six Sigma, on the company’s own
country club. It’s an old-school, “receive
customers. Now, with the untimely
paint system that would be best suited for
turf and under their particular operating
a watch on your 5-year anniversary,
demise of the Saturn brand, Autobody
his Midwest environment and throughput
conditions. “There’s real value in having
employee of the year-type event,” says
Collision and Glass is diversifying its
requirements. “I let them (the paint
everyone focus on something together,”
Hardin, “but there’s nothing wrong with
dealership connections to include
companies) decide,” Hardin says, “whether
says Hardin. “It was fun watching the light
honoring traditions so long as they don’t
PAINT SYSTEM
Mitsubishi and Wheego, an electric car
they would recommend a solvent system
bulbs go on as members of the group saw
keep you from moving forward.”
ENVIROBASE® HIGH
franchise. It has fostered a relationship
or waterborne.” One brought solvent, and
the impact of completing one vehicle
with Hertz Rental Cars, and has
two—including PPG—arrived with their
before moving on to the next one.” Since
In today’s market, where the only constant
successfully negotiated DRP contracts
water-based systems.
participating in the training in December,
is change, companies like Autobody
$10M+ COMBINED
ANNUAL SALES
48 EMPLOYEES
20 YEARS IN BUSINESS
6 REPAIR BOOTHS
5 prep decks
PERFORMANCE
Hardin’s team has gained a full hour in its
Collision and Glass are relying
The painters, accustomed to working on
labor hours per day—proof positive that
increasingly on valued partners
Like many of the most successful shop
Saturn vehicles, were wary of a non-solvent
the combination of the paint system and
like PPG to give them a
managers, Chris Hardin, VP at Autobody
solution. “But PPG believed in waterborne,
the training is working well.
competitive edge. Having
Collision and Glass, welcomes the
and they were willing to take it to the
change and the challenges that come
gunfight,” says Hardin. PPG’s Envirobase®
Hardin intends to have two more teams
$10 million sales mark,
with it. “If it’s DRP that your business is
High Performance basecoat ultimately
attend MVP Green Belt Training this year,
Autobody Collision and
based on, then you better be focused on
prevailed, says Hardin, “because the
and also plans to participate in MVP’s
Glass has proven that it
CSI and cycle time.”
product worked very well and PPG offered
Leading Change and Advanced Estimating
pays to embrace the
service and support in abundance.”
business development courses.
future—whatever it holds.
with several large insurers.
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AT A GLANCE
recently surpassed the
Wheego electric car
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tech TALK
Charley Hutton,
custom painter
extraordinaire,
explains how to
create a realistic,
wood grain look
with a few simple
tools and ®
Envirobase High
Performance
basecoat.
A painted wood-grain effect is
inexpensive ones with stiff bristles. The
We didn’t like the look we were getting,
one way to add a distinctive look to your
brushes are used to create very tight
so when we went to wipe the paint off,
custom build. In this Tech Talk, I’ll show
grain lines, what we call the “dry
it smeared and created a really nice
you how to paint a panel with one style
brushing” technique. And finally, you’ll
wood grain effect—and I’ve been using
of wood in the center, framed by another need an airbrush and compressor for
wood grain look.
this technique ever since.
shadowing and highlighting.
The Tools
Creating the wood grain effect is about
Of course, like learning any special effect
having the right tools. You’ll want to
technique, it will take some practice to
have a variety of sponges, some with
get the technique down. Some of the
loose density for creating larger grain,
techniques I’ve learned actually came by
and others more dense for tighter
accident. For example, Paul Stoll, PPG’s
grain. Sea sponges are ideal. You’ll also
custom painter/trainer, and I discovered
need a choice of brushes, preferably
a cool trick while doing a ’49 tin woody.
The Paint
Two colors of basecoat are needed for the wood-grain
look—a dark, reddish brown (T442 Woody Brown at 800.0 pts.
and T430 Green 100.0 pts.) and a lighter tan color (T429
Trans. Golden Yellow at 940.0 pts., T442 Brown 40.0 pts. and
T430 Green 20.0 pts.) In my case, I use Envirobase® High
Performance basecoat and it works wonderfully. I especially
like the fact that if you apply some paint and you don’t like
the effect you’re getting, you can easily re-wet again with more waterborne color, giving yourself a fresh start.
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PAINTING THE OUTER FRAME
Start with the top and bottom portions of the frame. Wet
I’m starting with a white base-coated panel, masked off to
your finer sponge with the lighter tan color, squeezing
create a center panel. Each end of the outer frame should be
out the excess by pressing it into the side of the mixing
masked with mitered corners, typical of wood frames.
cup. Then, simply drag the sponge across the surface in
one direction, repeating the process several times.
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3
9
10
Then, as the paint begins to dry and get sticky, drag your
After finishing the top and bottom of the outer frame, mask
Shadow and Toning
gloved hand across the painted surface. As it begins to drag
the corners off before doing the sides. Be sure to “under
Next, reduce the same lighter color with a clear basecoat
it’ll create authentic-looking grain with that knotty look.
mask” a bit, which in the end will create a darker line
T490 at 2:1, and reduce 4:1 with reducer. This will make
After dragging all the way across the panel for several
highlight. Then, using your sponge and gloved hand, create
the color more transparent. Airbrush the outer frame
strokes, start from the center and drag, and make smaller
the wood-grain look on the side panels, as you did on the top
panels to add tone and accentuate the grain in the wood.
swipes in succession, gradually tapering your strokes to
and bottom. Remove the masking on the corners and allow
When the ¼-inch lines are unmasked it will leave the
short swipes. If the paint starts to set, just re-wet it with
the paint to dry.
lighter highlights.
more waterborne paint.
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Painting the Center Panel
After it’s dried, re-mask the outer frame, and remove the
Next, we need to mask the outer frame to create a beveled
Airbrush the areas left unmasked. This will darken them and
masking from the center—you’re ready to create the wood
Now you want to add tone with a paintbrush and the darker,
look. With ¼-inch tape, mask from the side where you want
create the illusion of shadows.
grain effect on the middle panel. With the sponge, use the
reddish shade of brown. Dip the brush into the mixing cup
the light source to appear to come from. Do the same with
same technique as the outer frame to apply the color. Start
and tool it out, so little is left on the bristles. Using light
the bottom edge. Then mask the frame panels, leaving only
at one end and drag the sponge in straight lines across the
strokes, swipe the brush across the panel, creating the
the bottom edges of the frame exposed.
panel. Keep applying coats and as the paint begins to dry,
darker streaks. First, apply strokes horizontally across the
it’ll get sticky and cause the sponge to drag. This creates
panel. Be sure to leave streaks to mirror the inconsistent
a streaked, grained look.
color of natural wood.
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After creating the darker shadow lines, re-mask over the
lines in preparation of creating a lighter, highlight line. Once
you airbrush the unmasked areas of the frame, making it
darker, the area covered by the tape will leave a lighter,
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highlight line.
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Next, airbrush the panel in vertical, up ‘n down strokes.
Logo Option
This is called “ribbing.”
If you’d like to add a simple logo, this is the stage to do it.
And here’s the finished look.
Using the same paint you used to tone the wood, airbrush
the cut-out of the logo. This will create a darker highlight
around the letters, creating a de-bossed effect.
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feature
Two Caddies take
different
paths
yetdifferent
share
Two Caddies
take
paths
a common ground
If proof was ever needed to show there’s more than one way to skin a cat,
or, in this case, to restore or customize a car, check out these two awardwinning stunners—Wild Cad and the Custom Restoration Cadillac. Both
began life as 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Villes, yet each traveled down very
different paths to fulfill their owner’s dream. Though wildly different, both
share amazing paint jobs achieved with PPG’s Deltron® system and its
Vibrance Collection® of custom colors and effects. Both cars received much
attention at the 2010 SEMA Show, as befitting vehicles on display in PPG’s
booth decked out as a retro-themed ‘50s diner.
Wild Cad
Owned and built by customizer Mario Colallilo, Wild Cad is a glitzy, righthand-drive, radically customized Cadillac from Sydney, Australia.
When Colallilo first saw Wild Cad, it was a gutted hulk sitting on an old
chassis with just three wheels. Colallilo has been building custom cars for
30 years, and this time he really let his imagination go. The result is a car
with a drastically chopped roof, ultra-low ride height, killer profile, space
age interior, and enough hybrid engineering to impress an MIT grad. And,
oh yes, a fabulous paint job.
Colallilo invited legendary customizer and master painter Gene Winfield to
Sydney to help finish the car. The two of them, along with PPG training
manager John Hristias, created the one-of-a-kind Deltron “Perfect Purple”
color by incorporating Vibrance Collection® Liquid Crystal, Flamboyance® and
Crystal Pearl® special effects.
“The car had to be spectacular and PPG’s Vibrance range gave us
everything we needed,” said Colallilo.
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Wild Cad
1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Builder/Owner: Mario Colallilo
Paint Stylist: Gene Winfield
Paint Finish:
PPG K93 Primer,
Deltron DBC “Perfect Purple” with Liquid Crystal,
Flamboyance, Crystal Pearl
Features:
454-cubic-inch, Chevrolet Turbo 400 V8
Jaguar front-end suspension
Air Ride Technologies springs
Custom monocoque chassis
Awards:
2010 SEMA Show—Best GM Passenger Car
2011 Grand National Roadster Show—George Barris
1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Kustom D’Elegance award; Most Radical Hardtop award
Builder: Todd Lewis, Xtreme Restorations, Inc.
2011 Sacramento Autorama—King of Kustoms award;
Owner: Lou Querusio
Custom D’Elegance Outstanding Engineering award;
Custom D’Elegance Outstanding Engine award
Custom Restoration Cadillac
gracefully flow with some 300 feet of
The Custom Restoration Cadillac, owned
custom-bent chrome. The interior
Paint Finish:
by Lou Querusio, was crafted by Todd
showcases a host of custom touches like
NCP270 Primer
Lewis of Xtreme Restorations, Slatersville,
Biarritz-inspired bucket seats, remote
NCS2003 Sealer
Rhode Island. Although this Caddy’s been
control locks, navigation and push buttons
DBC 90990 Vanilla Shake
truly customized bumper to bumper, its
for the ignition and transmission. The
DBC 83318 Soft Yellow
reincarnation took a “restoration”
Chateau Mauve interior color is an
DBC 2074 Chateau Mauve
approach with an aim to create the look
original factory choice from the ’70s.
DCU2002 and DCU2060 Clearcoats
Features:
of a GM concept car of the era.
And then there’s the paint finish—a
390-cubic-inch, 345-horsepower Cadillac V8
While subtle in its approach, the
perfect complement to the car’s
with tri-power
restoration is full of unique touches.
character. Ken Washwell and painter Ken
Custom dual quad exhausts
Lewis upgraded the stock 390-cubic-inch
LaFlemme relied on Deltron® DBC and
Air Ride Technologies suspension
V8 and 4-speed tranny with tri-power
custom hues selected from the Vibrance
Handmade trim and interior
from a ’58 model. The exterior moldings
Collection® Soft & Subtle color card. After
Awards:
setting up for the finish with NCP270
2010 SEMA Show—Mothers® Choice Award
Primer and NCS2003 Sealer, the Caddy
2010 Grand National Roadster Show—
was topped with color coats of Vanilla
1st Place in Class
Shake over Soft Yellow. Chateau Mauve
2010 Sacramento Autorama—1st Place in Class,
was selected for the striping to match the
Outstanding Overall Custom
interior and deliver the three-tone look.
Several coats of DCU2002 and DCU2060
clears created the show-quality gloss.
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Taking Care of Business
Gifted racer
Jim Guthrie
applies his
expertise to
collision
repair
By the time Jim Guthrie was 6 years old,
his competitive nature was already
apparent. “None of my Hot Wheels® or slot
cars were stock,” says Guthrie. “I always
modified, and I always won (in races with other
kids).” It was an early indication of a career that’s
been characterized by risk-taking and always
striving for a faster, better, smarter solution. And
at age 50, it seems that Guthrie’s need for speed
shows no sign of slowing as he steers the
direction of Car Crafters Inc., a market-leading
collision shop in Albuquerque, N.M. Not
surprisingly, when a teenaged Guthrie was faced
with the choice between going to college to
become a dentist or “finding a shop of your own,”
Guthrie chose the latter. He rented his first
space for repairing and customizing cars in
1982—continuously expanding facilities to keep
pace with the company’s growing market share.
But it was Guthrie’s keen interest in racing
that fueled his passion, and kept him striving
for that “next best thing” both personally
and professionally.
“Before I was married, I was really into road
racing motorcycles,” says Guthrie. “My wife
wasn’t too keen on that, so I agreed not to do
that anymore. But I didn’t say anything about
racing the 4-wheel stuff!”
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In 1996, Guthrie made his debut as an Indy
needle the wrong way, but at least if you
Racing League (IRL) driver. For the 1997
measure, you’ll know.”
season, he told his wife that he needed to
Car Crafters
at a Glance
mortgage their home to purchase the new
Guthrie has been an active participant in
IRL-required chassis. With no sponsorship
PPG’s MVP Throughput Performance
and with everything the couple owned on
Solutions program for six years, and was
the line, he won the Phoenix race, attracted
among the first shop owners to participate
a sponsor for the upcoming 1997 Indy 500,
in Green Belt Training, MVP’s intensive
and was awarded Rookie of the Year by the
workshop on the practical application of
IRL. Unfortunately, he was seriously
Lean Six Sigma for collision repair. “Green
Jim Guthrie’s collision
injured in a multi-car crash during the
Belt Training has been invaluable to me,”
repair center, Car
1998 Indy 500, thus ending his IRL career.
says Guthrie. “It helps shop owners take
Crafters Inc., employs
the best of what’s out there and put it to
use in practical, ‘quick start’ fashion.”
more than 50 people at
But Guthrie’s interest in racing was far
its 50,000 square foot
from over. He ventured into the Star
facility in Albuquerque.
Mazda Series in 2005, fielding a car for his
Just as the MVP program preaches,
Car Crafters boasts
son Sean, who has since moved into the
Guthrie is a big believer in “keeping score.”
Guthrie used Car Crafters as a “live
But Guthrie’s current interest is Drift
annual gross revenue
Firestone Indy Lights Series. “Sean has
His paint supervisor, a mechanical
laboratory” to develop a shop
racing (formulad.com). One need only
of $11.7 million, has 65+
far more natural talent than me,” says
engineer by training, measures and
management computer system that he
watch the high speed battle between him
repair bays, and has
Guthrie, “and he’s VERY competitive!”
documents performance in every part of
ultimately sold to Mitchell. To this day,
in a Corvette-powered Mazda RX7 and
the process. During their recent switch
Mitchell continues to conduct software
a stretched 05 Kawasaki ZX10 motorcycle
earned a “no holds
barred” share of the
Whether it’s in the racing circuit or in the
to a waterborne basecoat system, for
development and high-end technical
to know—with Jim Guthrie at the wheel,
market.
collision industry, Guthrie believes in
example, Car Crafters conducted line trials
support for the system from Guthrie’s
all bets are off.
creating a culture of change. “You can’t
with every major paint supplier. They
Car Crafters location.
accept the status quo,” he says. “In
documented pros and cons of each system,
racing, it might be a wing angle, a spring,
and ultimately chose Nexa Autocolor®
What’s next for Guthrie and Car Crafters?
plug or shock. But you have to try.
Aquabase® Plus for its consistent
With annual gross revenue of $11.7 million
Likewise, in shop management, you
performance.
and a “no holds barred” share of the
might make a change that moves the
market, it’s hard to imagine ways in which
“Green Belt Training
has been
invaluable to
me. It helps
shop owners
take the best
of what’s out
there and
put it to use
in practical,
‘quick start’
fashion.”
Car Crafters could improve its performance.
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PLANES, TRAINS AND other things…
The guys at Auto Art Studio in Prescott, Ariz. love to customize
cars. And when their work benefits a charity, so much the
better. That’s what this 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT is all about.
Brad Houk and Justin Burns took the high-performance stock
Mustang, and put it into the ‘something special’ category by
boosting the engine to 650 horsepower and giving the body its
very distinctive look.
Charity Mustang...
sold at a Barrett
Jackson auction in
Scottsdale for
$91,000—the highest
sale of the day
Painter Charles “the kid” Armstrong gave the car his artistic
touch using PPG’s Deltron® DBC basecoat for the rich, deep
black finish, topped with a show-quality gloss of VC5200
Custom Clear. For the eye-catching brushed aluminum look
of the racing stripes, Vibrance Collection® Liquid Metal was
applied over Blue-to-Red Harlequin® to add depth and create
a streaked appearance. The car was sold at a Barrett Jackson
auction in Scottsdale for $91,000—the highest sale of the day—
with proceeds going to Bennett’s House, a local charitable
organization.
On track for safety
How do you make an old locomotive engine look brand new?
Easy. Turn to PPG. The engine, a 1947 “SW-1” model built by
General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, was recently
donated by the Georgia Northeastern Railroad to the Cobb
County (Ga.) Safety Village, an education project for area
children. It was a generous gift, but the 64-year-old engine
Honoring our military
was showing its age and needed sprucing up before it could
Carubba Collision Corporation of Buffalo, N.Y. painted and reconditioned this Korean War-vintage Navy
Road Body Shop in Smyrna, who contacted PPG to help
be put on display. Enter Dempsey Mosely, owner of Atlanta
reconnaissance jet for the recently-expanded war memorial in Walter M. Kenney Field in suburban
refinish the locomotive. Working with PPG Platinum
Tonawanda. The jet was retired from action, donated to the city by the Navy, and placed at the site in
Distributor ACS of Georgia, PPG called on Big John & Sons
1959. The plane, a Grumman F9F-6P Cougar, was originally part of the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy’s
Locomotive Painting, specialists in refurbishing trains, for
flight demonstration squadron. Over the years, its once-shining finish fell victim to time and weather.
their assistance. They gave the engine a fresh look using
a PPG Commercial Performance Coatings system, comprised
Over the past two years, company president Joseph Carubba has stepped forward and volunteered
of CRE Epoxy Primer, AUE-300 Topcoat and ESC-600 Clear.
his team’s services to repaint the plane, fix the decals, and restore its glory. His crew painted it,
appropriately enough, with a blue topcoat using PPG’s Commercial Performance Coatings AUE-360
The locomotive is now being used to teach children about
over a CRE primer. Carubba was awarded a civic citation in appreciation of his contributions.
railroad crossing safety. ACS of Georgia, Atlanta Road Body
Shop, Big John, and PPG are being recognized by Safety
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PPG ON ICE
Franny Drummond is painting goalie
masks for the National Hockey League,
and he’s using PPG products to do it.
Drummond, of Drummond Custom
Airbrush, Langhorne, Pa., has been a
hockey goalie and is an avid Philadelphia
Flyers fan. Three years ago he ventured
outside his comfort zone of cars and
motorcycles and started painting the
masks. His first was for the Flyers’ Ray
Emery playing in the 2009 NHL Winter
Classic, followed by a custom mask for
Re-restored Ferrari
Brian Boucher, another Flyer. Drummond
If they did it right once, why not let them do it right
The Precision crew went to work on the million-
insists on the Deltron DBC system for his
again? Apparently, that’s what one of Lee Brown’s
dollar sports car and meticulously repaired the
creations and his distinctive work has led
customers thought. Brown, owner of Precision Auto
body. The car’s deep burgundy metallic finish
to a contract with a mask manufacturer.
Body, Reseda, Calif., restored this beautiful and
came out looking like a pristine sheet of glass,
Drummond shoots! He scores!
very rare 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso some 37 years
thanks to Envirobase® High Performance products
ago. So when the car was damaged recently in a
and D8126 CeramiClear® Mar and Scratch
roadway mishap, its owner brought it back to
Resistant Clearcoat. The Ferrari’s actual
Brown for another restoration.
designation is 250 GT Pininfarina Berlinetta, but
®
the car became known as “Lusso,” meaning
luxury in Italian, and very appropriate here.
A truck to help fight cancer
There are many ways to display support for cancer research, and Ron Charlebois, owner of R. R. Charlebois, Inc.,
a truck sales and repair facility in Milton, Vt., took part with a unique approach. A local waste removal company
Retro motor coach
asked Charlebois to paint one of their trash haulers pink—the color associated with the fight against breast
Conceived by famed industrial designer Brook
Painter Dennis Barraza gave the coach its
cancer. Charlebois agreed and
Stevens and one of only three ever built, this 1941
maroon and beige finish using PPG’s Delfleet
turned to PPG’s Delfleet® Evolution
Western Flyer motor coach was given a new life by
Essential® system. Ledbetter unveiled it at the
system to do the job. Painter
award-winning, custom car upholsterer Howdy
2010 Goodguys 24th West Coast Nationals, where
Dana Murphy applied FBCH HS
Ledbetter. When Ledbetter found the rare relic, it
it won a Goodguys Pick award.
Polyurethane Basecoat and FDGH
was a rusted shell. He then took a new Ford
Single-Stage HS Polyurethane Enamel to give
chassis, stretched it 48”, rebuilt the body, custom
the truck its distinctive finish. The paint job
fabricated fenders and added a 1941 Ford grill,
was so impressive that another Charlebois
upside down for a cowcatcher look.
customer, a bus company, requested a pink
finish for a motor coach to show its support
Throughout the restoration, Ledbetter stayed
for cancer research.
true to the vehicle’s original retro style.
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