PPG-painted cars take top awards
‘Inferno,’ a bright yellow 1969 Camaro painted with PPG products, captured the Best Street Machine title at the Shades of the Past 35th annual Hot Rod Roundup.[/caption] Strongsville, Ohio — September 27, 2017 — PPG-painted cars took home major awards at the recent Shades of the Past 35th annual Hot Rod Roundup and the Goodguys […]
BASF seeking submissions for 2018 R-M calendar
Mississauga, Ontario — August 7, 2016 — BASF is offering its customers another opportunity to see their work on the R-M calendar for 2017. The company is looking for unique photos of all sorts of vehicles, including motorcycles and planes, that feature its R-M brand finishes. These include Carizzma, Onyx HD, Diamont and Uno. Every year the […]
Rusty Rides Reign at Motorama ’17
By Barett Poley – March 15, 2017 Here’s one to make all you painters and paint techs shake your head in confusion! Patina-finished hot-rods were all the rage in the showcar category at Motorama this year, defying conventions as well as conventional paint-jobs. Of the rust-clad rat-rods were a 1959 Chevrolet Apache, a 1954 GMC […]
Living Legend: Inside the world of Yosemite Sam Radoff
By Barett Poley-February 23, 2017 Delaware, Ontario: Yosemite Sam Radoff has built bikes for Evel Knievel, been featured in Truckin’ magazine and sculpted for Tim Allen. He’s custom-built and painted thousands of motorcycles and cars in his time, and was even sued over his name, once. He won, after proving that he’d been “Yosemite Sam” even […]
