Daland Body Shop Going Green with PPG Waterborne Refinish System
Daland Body Shop Inc.has announced that they have
converted from a solvent-based system to PPG EnvirobaseR High Performance
waterborne basecoat for vehicle paint repairs.
The transition is part of an
overall Daland Body Shop initiative to sell, service and repair vehicles in
an environmentally-friendly way. The company is one of the first in San
Mateo County to move to a waterborne system. "This decision was the right thing to do," said Rich Pera, Pres. Of Daland. "We're very conscious of the need to safeguard our environment. We're making
a number of changes to help and support our environment. There are many
recyclable out there that need to be addressed.' We're very pleased to be
working with PPG and others to make this change."
Automotive collision centers in California and Canada are making the
transition to waterborne basecoats in anticipation of new air quality
regulations requiring the use of waterborne basecoat to further reduce VOC
atmospheric emissions and improve air quality.
Once deciding to convert to a waterborne system, settling on PPG as the
refinish partner was not difficult according to Pera. "They made it easy for
us," he said. "We did our due diligence and brought in all the paint
companies, but the overall commitment from PPG, as well as their distributor
Painters Supply & Equipment Company, and the excellence of the product
sealed the deal."
"Aside from all the environmental benefits of waterborne paint, the
production aspects were critical," continued Pera. "We wouldn't compromise
on quality and the Envirobase High Performance system proved outstanding for
ease of application and color-matching. PPG also provides our paint
technicians with complete training and support.
The enthusiasm over going green also extends to Daland's paint supplier. "We're very pleased to be partnering with PPG and Daland," said Rich Gardino
Jr., of Peninsula Color Service. Delivering environmentally-friendly green
technology to support Daland's certification efforts is rewarding and
exciting."
Paint and Finish
PPG Paint Coatings
We only use the best quality PPG paints. PPG backs their paints with a Lifetime Paint Performance Guarantee, which gives the consumer worry-free assurance that their vehicle will receive a quality refinish repair and that all products used are state-of-the art and willperform tooptimumstandards for gloss and durability. Furthermore, all paint colors are mixed by factorycomputer codes and 
then custom tinted by a trained technician to match your vehiclesspecific color.
