Thanks to the work of the team at Advanced Wholesale Distributors of Puerto Rico, METALUX(tm)
went Hollywood to star as the paint on the
race cars featured in the upcoming Fast & Furious 5
movie.
The film required fast paint drying times and exceptional matching capability due to the
pressures of filming budgets combined with the need for quick turn-around times on repair of
the stunt vehicles. Particularly in vehicle intensive action films like the Fast & Furious
series, featured vehicles often get damaged in the stunts. They need to be repaired and get
back to filming as soon as possible. The production team required many different refinishes and
color changes, as well as matting base finishes and some special effects that were made
possible thanks to the advances in technology that this paint line offers.
Color also was a critical requirement and with more than 140,000 color options, METALUX has the
comprehensive color system they needed. In this filming many variations of color were needed
for the movie because it included some past signature colors from previous exclusive models
while introducing some new colors to be released with the movie in 2011. More than 70
different cars were refinished with METALUX for the filming in Puerto Rico.
Full expert installation and support by Advanced Wholesale Distributors enabled METALUX mixing
equipment and toners to actually be on the movie set, thus providing instant access to all
color tools. A METALUX certified technician was also on set to demonstrate how user-friendly
the paint is. The production team was satisfied with METALUX and most of its products were
taken to Atlanta, where the movie is scheduled to continue filming.
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