Standox Archive
23 Aug 2013
Standox expands online documentation of historic colours
The classic colour documentation from Standox allows vintage car enthusiasts to get an online representation of what their favourite classic car looked like in its original colour. To achieve this, Standox has digitised its information on historic vehicle colours. The online documentation has been recently updated and the colour codes of 23 additional car marques
09 Aug 2013
Standox trains bodyshops to save time materials and energy
Standox is well-known for the quality of its products and its excellent colour matching tools, and the brand’s time-saving one visit application (1VA) process is also proving very popular with bodyshops.
07 Aug 2013
Flake identification made easy with Standox
The latest update in colour retrieval software from Standox includes a new tool called the Effect Navigator, which improves the selection and search efficiency of the Genius spectrophotometer. This special fan deck helps the refinisher to identify the flake size on paintwork, to help with matching the formula.
22 Jul 2013
Two new images for global Standox advertising campaign
Standox has added two new visuals to its current award-winning global advertising campaign. In keeping with the previous adverts, the new images present an artistic interpretation of the term “colour” and have been designed to appear to be the result of randomly flowing coloured paint.
17 Jun 2013
The art of carbon fibre refinishing with Standox
Carbon fibre is very popular with car manufacturers. It’s stronger than steel and lighter than aluminium – two important factors for modern, high-end sports cars. Although still relatively expensive, the costs of producing this fibre-reinforced polymer are decreasing, enabling car manufacturers to use it more widely. Consequently, it is important that bodyshops have the knowledge
20 May 2013
Refinishing on a grand scale
Russell’s Auto Body Centre is a thriving bodyshop and accident repair centre based in Andover, Hampshire. It offers the whole gamut of services from re-sprays and restorations to SMART repairs, as well as working with everything from small cars to large commercial vehicles. Its website boasts an expert colour matching service, and for this and