Tail Spin: Metal Work – ‘Playing The Percentages’
When admiring the perfectly flat bodywork and highly polished, killer paintjob on a show car, people generally don’t realise the effort that’s gone into achieving it. It begins with getting the metal work as close to perfect as possible. After all, it’s called metal work for a reason – it’s done with metal, not filler!
Read more topPPG colours set the trend at Summernats 28
Any New Year’s hangovers were swiftly set aside as the Australian capital resonated to the roar of high octane horsepower being unleashed to mark the arrival of the annual Summernats car festival (1st – 4th January 2015). With almost 2000 vehicles on display, even mid-30ºCs temperatures didn’t deter the crowds with over 100,000 street machine fans visiting the 70 hectare Exhibition Park in Canberra. For the 28th running of the iconic event, PPG was once again a proud supporter, as well as operating one of the most popular trade stands on site. PPG’s Tony Naughton (NSW Business Development Manager) has made the annual pilgrimage to Summernats for many years, both as an enthusiast and as a member of the PPG Team, and he says it never fails to redline the excitement level.
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