Cooper Color, Inc. Auto Paint and Refinish Systems - PPG Refinish - St. Louis, MO - Collision Repair

Cooper Color, Inc.
1524 Lonedell Industrial Court
Arnold, MO 63010
Tel: 636-296-7743
Fax: 636-296-3176

Aquapel® Vehicle Glass Treatment
Aquapel Glass Treatment, developed and patented by PPG Industries originally for the aviation market, is applied to the exterior of vehicle glass, leaving the windshield and window surfaces water-resistant. Aquapel forms a fluoro-polymer bond with the glass that withstands abrasion by wiper blades, car washes and squeegees and lasts up to 6 times longer (4-6 months) than silicone-based products.

Installed in a matter of minutes by an easily trained technician without tools or equipment, the treatment can remarkably improve vision in rain, sleet and snow and eases snow, ice and insect removal. Raindrops bead up and roll off the windshield and other vehicle glass. Glare is also reduced, especially at night. Studies show the result is better driving vision and increased time to react to road hazards.

Aquapel is not available from retail stores as a do-it-yourself product but is professionally applied. The product comes packaged in a Professional Installer Kit with 24 Aquapel Glass Treatment applicators, static cling stickers to record the application date, consumer sales brochures, mirror hangers and the application instructions. It can be used as a promotional item for your customers and insurance agents.

When drivers see how Aquapel improves their visibility and promotes safer driving, they'll return for periodic re-applications and refer their friends and family.

CertifiedFirst™ Network: CertifiedFirst™ Network It takes more than quality repairs to attract and satisfy today's customers. That's why more than 900 collision centers have chosen to participate in the CertifiedFirst™ Network. By meeting high standards for customer satisfaction, facilities and services, CertifiedFirst™ Network-approved shops take advantage of national and local marketing initiatives, as well as innovative business development programs - all targeted to attract more business and turn estimates into repair orders!

Be the "repairer of choice" with insurers and consumers in your market.
Sign up with the CertifiedFirst™ Network today!

For more information, contact us, call 1-866-CERT-1ST or visit www.certifiedfirst.com

PPG MVP: Since 1994 PPG has brought together thousands of collisions centers to benchmark their performance and share best practices. Practically every shop size, ownership structure, and market, has been explored in North America and Europe to identify forward thinking collision centers to learn what they are doing differently and better.

PPG Technical Training/Management Training : These links will take you to a Collision Center Matrix that provides a training path for the various employees in a collision center. Each of the courses have a complete course description that explain who should attend, what topics are covered, what you will receive at the end of the program, and the course length listed in days.

The Paint Shop Performance Assessment (PSPA)

The PPG Paint Shop Performance Assessment (PSPA) describes an exciting and new value added approach to refinish sales. This document will serve as an introduction to the program objectives, opportunities and approach followed by an overview of the software application.

Program Objective

Provide PPG distributors with a tool that

Supports the consultative selling model
Supports the position as partner vs. Seller/buyer
Leverages distributor experience in the pain department
Helps quantify the value added to PPG products and services

Current Situation

Customer/Prospect perception that paint is paint - Customers/Prospects focus on price!
Highly competitive market condition resulting from trend toward fewer but larger shops
Often times at the high end, distributors and territory managers have difficult time establishing position with MVP. In many situations it is difficult for the territory manager to gain competitive advantage solely on the basis of MVP.
Dealers often times have MVP type programs available through the manufacturer (Toyota, Ford, etc.)
Give away programs, deep discounting and investments putting increased pressure on profits.

Opportunity

Differentiate between price and cost
Quantify the features and benefits of PPG products and distributor service
Leverage refinish expertise of the distributor and territory manager
Gain competitive advantage through formalized needs assessment
Use report as a tool to strengthen relationships at the top of the customers business - periodic business performance review
Help customer increase paint shop productivity thereby increasing paint purchases
Help customer reduce cost through waste reduction and tighter inventory control
More effectively communicate features/benefits of products and services
Opportunity to learn how to quantify benefits of products/services

Cooper Color, Inc. is proud to introduce you to the all new FaxBack Service by PPG. This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week so you can instantly receive the information you need.

Dial 1-800-450-2654
( For System Instructions - Type Extension 24747)

Indexes Available:

Technical Bulletins
Deltron Index
Fleet
Global
LIC
OMNI
Specialty Performance
Training
and so much more...

For further document information, call 440-572-6111

Cooper Color, Inc.

Cooper Color, Inc.
1524 Lonedell Industrial Court
Arnold, MO 63010
Tel: 636-296-7743
Fax: 636-296-3176

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