At Spies Hecker there is always something exciting going on. Below you will find a selection of our latest news headlines. You can read the full articles by clicking on the article headline or on Details in the links box.
There’s a growing trend towards electronic color measurement. Over 3,500 refinishers worldwide have already switched to ColorDialog spectro, the digital photospectrometer. Austrian airbrush artist Knud Tiroch has executed a truly eye-catching design on a ColorDialog spectro.
Spies Hecker is providing a wide range of help in finding colors on the Internet. This includes current color mixing formulas for the latest car models, paint volume suggestion module plus safety and technical data sheets – all of this and more adapted to smartphones and tablet PCs.
White, silver, black and grey are the world’s favourite car colors. And the number of color effects and multi-stage finishes continues to grow. 60 to 70 per cent of cars in the world are white, silver, black or grey. In 2011, white topped the list of most popular colors.
A cold winter’s morning, and there’s been a frost. In the workshop, the thermometer shows just 12°C. Now it’s a question of being on the alert when mixing and applying paints. Paints are affected by low temperatures – viscosity increases and the products get thicker.
With balanced paint products and clearly defined paint system recommendations, bodyshops can be sure of complying with repair specifications – a big advantage for warranty work and repairs conforming to the manufacturer’s instructions.
The new calendar takes us with speed and variety month for month through the year 2012. With everything from the white Ferrari F430 and the tuned Mercedes SLS Brabus to the noble Wiesmann, the new Spies Hecker Calendar “Passion” demonstrates to bodyshops its enthusiasm for sport and luxury.
New Spies Hecker waterborne base coat Permahyd® Hi-TEC 480 has meanwhile been launched successfully on the international market. Brand Manager Thomas Melzer expresses his satisfaction and explains why mutually balanced product systems with advanced color management will be the success factors of the future for professional bodyshops.
Spies Hecker Training Center, Cologne: The German final in the refinishing discipline as part of the SEAT dealership competition Top Service People 2011 took place in October. The winner from this group will represent SEAT Germany in the international final in Spain in spring 2012.
With immediate effect, TOYOTA Motor Europe (TME) and Spies Hecker are engaging in a relationship for the high quality car repair within the Toyota National Market and Sales Companies. Now, Spies Hecker products and services are available to all of TME’s National Market and Sales Companies (NMSC).
With the launch of new Permahyd Hi-TEC 480 waterborne base coat, it is now possible to visually compare and even correct color formulas to better match the measuered data. We see the job profile of the refinisher is changing. From now on, everyday refinishing will involve craftsmanship paired with skill in the use of digital equipment.
Painting in a new dimension. Spies Hecker’s new Permahyd Hi-TEC waterborne base coat is making vehicle refinishing easier and boosting workshop efficiency. The outstanding properties of the new system are its extra ease of application, excellent color reproducibility and simple blending-in.
When searching for colors and retrieving user information and contact addresses, refinishers are kept up to date for paint repairs – anywhere, any time via their smartphone at www.spieshecker.com/mobile.
Levelling weld seams, gaps and rivets – jobs mainly performed until now with solder can now also be accomplished with Special Putty. The Raderal Special Putty Set 2011 from Spies Hecker is a polyester putty with a metal powder mix for the restoration of contoured surfaces on stressed body areas. This putty serves as an alternative to solder on steel surfaces in the body sector.
With Permasolid® Matt Component MA 110 and Permasolid® HS Clear Coat 8030, bodyshops can now repair matt-finished vehicles to manufacturers’ specifications.
BMW and Spies Hecker have confirmed their cooperation in the refinish sector also for the year 2011. The Spies Hecker product systems are approved for BMW dealers and bodyshops in 29 countries. The agreement also extends to comprehensive support for refinishers locally and targeted training.
Damage to bumpers, scratches on side panels or doors, and paint blemishes due to accident damage – the types of possible damage are many. Every refinisher knows that anyone who wants to repair damaged paintwork professionally has to be flexible – a precondition satisfied by new Permasolid HS Clear Coat 8055.
Simple application, accelerated initial and hard drying - the new Permafleet® VHS Non-Sanding Surfacer 5620 enhances flexibility in commercial vehicle finishing.
Thanks to its extra-fine effect pigments, new Spies Hecker Permahyd® Silver Star Base Coat is perfect for the painting of rims and add-on parts such as mirror housings.
“Passion 2011” is an expression of true dedication to the car painting profession. With its twelve dynamic vehicle motifs, from selected customer repairshop businesses, the calendar takes us through the year. “In our choice of motifs, we’ve attached special importance to extra-innovative and extraordinary bodyshops,” explains Peter Wingen of Spies Hecker Marketing International.
