The
Society
of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will
participate in a live discussion with
Charley
Hutton, a popular custom car painter, from 2 to 3
p.m. Nov. 2 at the Collision Repair & Refinish Section
Stage (North Hall #10873). Hutton will participate in an
onstage interview and question and answer
session.
Working out of his shop in Nampa, Idaho - Charley Hutton's
Color - Hutton has produced an impressive number
of automotive refinishing projects over his career, most
recently through his work using
PPG Automotive Refinish. He has garnered a number of
prominent honors as a result.
His talents have been recognized with two Ridler Awards,
presented by Autorama, a premier customer car show. He
is also the winner of several Street Rod of the Year and
Custom Rod of the Year awards, as well as being the
recipient of America's Most Beautiful Roadster
award.
Many across the nation recognize Hutton who established
himself as a media personality. He first attained
television fame and national exposure through the
Discovery Channel's "American Hot Rod" show, and has
appeared on Hot Rod TV and the Learning Channel's,
"Overhaulin'."
"We have to thank our friends and supporters from PPG
who were instrumental in helping SCRS arrange to add
such a high profile personality like Charley Hutton to
the great lineup we are assembling for the SEMA Show,"
states SCRS Chairman Aaron Clark. "Charley is of great
interest and relevance to the collision repair audience,
as someone who started off in this business like so many
of the custom painters and fabricators did.
"It has already been a great experience for PPG to be
part of the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) program, and
the SEMA Show has really given a great canvas for SCRS
to use as they put together the educational agenda for
the industry," added Domenic Brusco, Sr. Manager of
Industry Relations for PPG Automotive Refinish. " Our
partnership with Charley has shown us how his
craftsmanship and point-of-view really complements much
of the material that SCRS is offering in their RDE
program, and we are glad we can play a role in SCRS'
activities which are clearly providing the widest
possible variety of useful content to the repair
industry."
