• BASF Automotive Refinish

    Southfield, MI 48033

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    26701 Telegraph Road , MI 48033
    Southfield, MI 48033
    https://refinish.basf.us/
    (248) 827-4670

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    In its cloud-based platform Refinity, BASF Coatings consolidates a comprehensive suite of digital business tools for the automotive refinish industry.
    April 16, 2025
    ImagePlus and ScanR spectrophotometer offers body shops faster, more accurate color identification and matching.
    The scarlet Macaw, Rudi, is celebrating 100 years as Glasurit's mascot.
    March 25, 2025
    The Scarlet Macaw, the face of the brand since 1925, celebrates 100 years of paint quality and innovation.
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    HOLDING SWAY
    Oct. 21, 2024
    BASF’s annual color trends research informs the development of surface, texture, and color positions.
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    Dec. 11, 2023
    All disposal expenses incurred during a collision repair are directly linked to the insurance claim and are reimbursable.
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    Technician with scan tool tablet
    Oct. 6, 2023
    Collision centers will need to change the way they operate as they focus on the OEM-certified business model and move away from the insurance direct repair program (DRP) model...
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    Collision repair instructor and student
    Aug. 31, 2023
    Five students will win a $2,500 scholarship and the opportunity to attend the SEMA Show.
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    Block-sanding a panel
    Aug. 8, 2023
    This refinish operation is required to restore a repaired panel to a new undamaged condition. Documentation and education are key to overcome any contention with third party payers...
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    Young automotive painter
    July 7, 2023
    Finding employees is not an easy feat, and the strategies of yesterday will not work today.
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    June 1, 2023
    Review your ordering processes to bring some stability to your parts program.
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    April 4, 2023
    Spend some time on your estimating system’s P-pages to make your damage appraisals more informative and profitable.

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    There are several critical steps that must be performed before any disassembly to identify damage not visible at first glance.
    Feb. 23, 2023
    Removing parts and looking at a vehicle will not let you see everything that is wrong with the vehicle after a collision. There are several critical steps that must be performed...
    Courtesy of Hunter Engineering Co.
    The complexity of today’s vehicles is changing rapidly, and the days of assigning a repair to your “A” tech who would handle the complete repair are gone.
    Feb. 1, 2023
    Technicians need more knowledge for ADAS than for typical mechanical repairs.
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    Paint supplies/paint materials include paint, clearcoat, and the tapes, gap-filling materials, masking paper, sandpaper, cleaners, thinners, and additives used during the refinish process.
    Dec. 5, 2022
    Understanding the difference between liquid products and materials is the first step to profitability.
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    Sept. 28, 2022
    When documenting damage, just ask better. Think like a news reporter and offer the 'who, what, why, where, and how.'
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    Aug. 26, 2022
    Although paint colors are now well beyond basic black, paint materials are still multiplied based on estimated paint hours, as they were for single-stage colors. Billing your ...
    June 29, 2022
    Walking the customer through the repair process helps them understand why an eight-hour repair won’t be ready by five o’clock.
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    May 2, 2022
    It takes strategic planning to determine which DRP to move away from and which OEM certification to pursue
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    Before you begin repairing EVs, you will need some very specific equipment, including a high-voltage lift table.
    March 28, 2022
    Repairing an EV isn’t for everyone, especially those who are not equipped and trained properly
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    March 1, 2022
    Sales per RO, sources of work, severity breakdown, touch time, and paint hours per RO will show you where to focus improvement efforts and how to bring sustainability to your ...