The Northwest Auto Care Alliance (NWACA) is hosting a “Lunch & Learn” from noon to 1 p.m. PST Jan. 14, featuring Aaron Schulenburg, executive director of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), to speak about the study SCRS conducted on paint blend times.
The presentation will be available exclusively on Zoom. Register here.
In 2022, SCRS released the results of a “blend study” it conducted in coordination with AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes, Axalta Coating Systems, BASF Automotive Refinish, PPG Industries and Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, and audited by DEKRA. The study compared the difference between the time necessary to perform full refinish on the exterior of a new and undamaged panel to the time needed to blend the same panel.
The results concluded the blending took more time, not less, than full refinish.
Learn how the study conclusions made way for information providers to conduct their own research, and the resulting outcomes and changes to their systems. Understand how the response and documentation from the IPs can provide opportunities to document variations in the refinish process and provide both painters and repair planners a foundation for more informed conversation surrounding the application of refinish for color match.
Schulenburg will also touch on other valuable resources coming from SCRS as a national association.
