BASF AUTOMOTIVE REFINISH NEWS
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DANVILLE, VA, June 21, 2023 – The Triple Crown of Rodding is proud to announce Operative Talent as its Official Charity for the 2023 event. Operative Talent is an educational initiative focused on attracting future talent to the thriving automotive industry. The Triple Crown of Rodding is already being recognized as one of the premier […]
Do you have a vehicle painted with R-M products that you’d like to see in a calendar? BASF Refinish wants to hear from you. Beginning this month, BASF is collecting submissions to compete for a spot in the 2024 R-M calendar that will be distributed to collision shops and car enthusiasts across the US and […]
DANVILLE, VA, May 12, 2023 – The Petty Family Foundation is excited to announce that they have joined the ever-growing list of over 40 Operative Talent project partners with the shared goal of raising awareness around automotive industry career opportunities. They join Operative Talent founding partners KTL Restorations, BASF, and the Collision Repair Education Foundation […]
◼ Expanding color spaces make the overall rainbow of automotive color broader ◼ White, black, gray, and silver still dominate for non-commercial vehicles ◼ Yellow, orange, green, and violet all gain market share As they have for several years, achromatic colors dominated the automotive market around the globe in 2022. But as BASF’s designers found […]
SOUTHFIELD, MI, January 17, 2023 – November was an exciting month for the team at LaBrecque Autocraft after winning the Concourse Gold award at the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (MCACN) auto show for their exceptional work restoring a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible. The Judge was painted with a custom mix of Glasurit 55 […]
After four intensive days of competition, winners emerged from a diverse field of the world’s best car painters Sustainable Practice Awards also highlighted Glasurit’s eco-effectiveness All competitors used refinish products and color matching tools from Glasurit, BASF’s premium refinish paint brand Winners of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting raised the bar […]
SOUTHFIELD, MI, October 24, 2022 – Visitors to booth #20365 at the 2022 SEMA show will learn about BASF’s educational and innovative solutions that support refinish technicians around the globe with products and services to help them work more efficiently and sustainably. BASF will feature products from four of its paint lines – Glasurit, R-M, […]
SOUTHFIELD, MI, October 13, 2022 – BASF Refinish is accepting enrollment into its instructor-led 100 Line certification course offered now at one of several training locations around the US and Canada. The I-CAR-recognized course offers comprehensive training around the 100 Line product portfolio including how to perform repairs in compliance with all Glasurit warranty processes […]
Body shops can now manage production from anywhere through AutoSpot, an intuitive digital production management tool that allows technicians and managers to track every part of a repair moving through their shop in real time. Launched in 2022, AutoSpot is a separate entity that can work in any body shop regardless of paint line and […]
Bogi Lateiner has partnered with BASF and Volvo to complete another All-Female Build, a project designed to encourage more women to consider work in automotive trades. Both BASF and Lateiner, founder of Girl Gang Garage, share a passion for promoting diversity in the trades. More than 150 women from around the world participated in the […]