Spies Hecker Archive
02 Oct 2015
Fast drying with Spies Hecker
Permasolid HS Speed Clear coat 8800 from Spies Hecker offers refinishers flexibility of use in extreme temperatures, from hot to cold. “High summer temperatures can cause paint materials to perform differently in application than they do at colder times of the year,” says Kevin Welling, Training Academy Manager for Axalta Coating Systems in the UK
18 Sep 2015
Spies Hecker refinisher wins Toyota Technical Skills competition
The 2015 Toyota Technical Skills competitions were held in July 2015 at the Toyota and Lexus Academy in Nottingham. Both the winner and the runner up of the Paint Technician Skills competition are from Spies Hecker bodyshops. The winner, Martin Moss from RRG Toyota in Bolton, Lancashire, will go on to compete in the 25th
28 Aug 2015
New international training leader at Spies Hecker
Since 1 July the Spies Hecker Training Center in Cologne, Germany, has had a new training manager. Evgeny Khmelev, a qualified mechanical engineer by trade, was previously a technician for Axalta Refinish Systems in Eastern Europe where he supported bodyshops from Kiev to Kamchatka with his technical know-how. Now Khmelev has brought his refinish expertise,
03 Jul 2015
Sparkling Spies Hecker mixing tint for new colours
Spies Hecker has developed a new mixing tint for its Permahyd Hi-TEC 480 system and its Permahyd 280/285 ranges that has a brilliant glitter effect to match new OEM colours. Permahyd WT 304 Magic Sparkle Effect, contains a glass flake pigment to achieve a sparkling paint finish. The new effect tint allows refinishers to carry
16 Jun 2015
Spies Hecker offers solutions for expert primer application
Primers are an essential part of the refinish process when working with certain substrates. They enable paint to adhere to porous or non-solid surfaces and on materials that are not water-resistant. And they serve to create a strong and durable bond between the paint and the substrate. Spies Hecker shares its expertise to help refinishers
15 May 2015
Two decades of electronic colour measurement
Twenty years ago Spies Hecker offered bodyshops its first colour spectrophotometer. Today, the brand uses the practical experience gained since then to continually support its customers in their day-to-day work. “From the first spectrophotometer, our focus was on simplifying and speeding up the search for formulas with a view to improving bodyshop efficiency,” says Anthony