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A painter wearing a SATA supplied-air respirator hood and protective suit sprays gold basecoat onto a masked classic car in a spray booth, with SATA and DanAmAir banners on the wall behind.

The Paint You Spray Is About to Change. Here's How to Be Ready.

From basecoat to clearcoat, low-VOC rules are reformulating the paint you spray. The chemistry is shifting under your gun.
SATA
A person wearing a protective coverall, hood, and respirator mask sprays paint from a handheld spray gun onto a vehicle panel inside a paint booth, with visible overspray mist in the air.

Axalta, AkzoNobel Shareholders Approve $25 Billion Coatings Merger

Shareholder vote clears a major hurdle for two of collision repair's largest refinish coatings suppliers to combine, pending regulatory approval.
Lisa McArdle
A painter in protective coveralls, respirator mask, and gloves spray-paints a vehicle bumper inside a paint booth.

Frame by Frame: Gigi Walker Was a First-Generation Urethane Painter. Now She’s Handing Off the Trade

Walker shares what shops can learn about protecting painters from chemical exposure and why she believes kindness is the best trick of the trade.
Leona Scott
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Sherwin-Williams Automotive Refinish Sales Rise as Company Posts Higher Q2 Earnings

Performance Coatings segment profit climbed 11.5% in the quarter, with automotive refinish among the fastest-growing businesses.
Lisa McArdle
PPG Posts 7% Sales Growth in Q2 2026 as Automotive Refinish Coatings Continue to Slide

PPG Posts 7% Sales Growth in Q2 2026 as Automotive Refinish Coatings Continue to Slide

Aerospace led organic sales growth for the quarter, while automotive refinish coatings posted a double-digit percentage sales decline.
Lisa McArdle
Axalta Reports Record Adjusted Earnings in Second Quarter as Refinish Sales Rise 6%

Axalta Reports Record Adjusted Earnings in Second Quarter as Refinish Sales Rise 6%

Coatings supplier's refinish segment posted higher sales as the company heads toward an Aug. 5 vote on its merger with AkzoNobel.
Lisa McArdle
Technician wearing a white protective coverall with a Sherwin-Williams logo and respirator mask works underneath the raised front end of a red commercial truck in a shop bay, with a garbage truck visible outside.

Five Signs Commercial Vehicle Refinish May Be Right for Your Shop

A Nashville-area shop owner added fleet and commercial refinish work to three locations, and the results changed how he thinks about growth.
Lisa McArdle
A technician in a red-and-gray striped shirt uses a handheld orbital sander on a maroon vehicle panel, with white sanded patches visible where the finish has been feathered down. The panel is removed from the vehicle and mounted on a metal stand.

"Who Pays for What?" Survey: More Shops Shift Priming Duties to Painters as Insurers Push Back on Blend Time

Data shows feather, prime, and block moving to refinish technicians, but insurer acceptance of updated blend formulas is sliding.
John Yoswick
Read the Label First: Inside Merced Auto Body's Approach to Equipment and Quality

Read the Label First: Inside Merced Auto Body's Approach to Equipment and Quality

A shop owner with no painting background explains why the details in metallic and pearl work matter most.
Lisa McArdle
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BASF Coatings Relaunches as Surventis

The newly independent Surventis begins operations July 1 under majority ownership by Carlyle.
Lisa McArdle

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