Normand Cormier, Author at Autosphere

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Normand Cormier est directeur de la formation en classe pour l’Amérique du Nord et l'Amérique Latine pour les Systèmes de Revêtements Axalta [email protected]. Normand Cormier is Classroom Training Manager for North America and Latin America for Axalta Coating Systems [email protected].

Understanding the Air Requirements of Spray Guns

In automotive refinishing, compressed air plays a critical role. However, this aspect is sometimes overlooked. You only need to look at the problems amateur painters share…

March 17, 2026

The Most Popular Car Colours

Each year, paint manufacturers release a report reflecting consumer preferences for vehicle colours. Here’s an overview of the most popular shades in 2024. Global Overview For…

October 29, 2025

An Automotive Coating That Reduces Heat

In a previous column, I talked about an experimental Nissan finish that kept a car clean thanks to nanotechnology. By creating tiny particles on the vehicle’s…

September 11, 2025

Fighting Static Electricity In Body Shops

If you’ve ever prepped a plastic part for repainting, you’ve probably experienced the sensation of your forearm hairs standing on end when passing very close to…

May 21, 2025

E-coat Technology Reveals Its Secrets

Replacement metal parts are generally covered with a black primer called “e-coat” in the industry. But what exactly is this primer? E-coat, also known as electro-deposition,…

March 20, 2025

Protecting Surfaces From Rust in Collision Repair

Modern vehicles in the North American market offer a multitude of refinements and cutting-edge technologies, but one element continues to attack components: corrosion. What is corrosion?…

January 10, 2025

Automotive Paint Put to the Test

The paint coating on vehicles offers much more than mere aesthetics. It provides protection to the vehicle’s bodywork. To ensure this protection, a battery of tests…

October 28, 2024

Refinishing Plastic Parts

Plastic plays a prominent role in the manufacturing of modern vehicles. Over the years, the need to refine aesthetics and reduce vehicle weight to decrease fuel…

July 30, 2024

The Impact of a Natural Disaster on Automotive Paintwork

What happened? Around thirteen years ago, on March 11, 2011, a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Japan led to an accident at the Fukushima nuclear…

May 2, 2024

Tips for Reducing the Use of Paint and Materials in the Shop

One of the challenges we face every day is: how can we be more competitive in the marketplace? Collisions must be efficient and profitable if they…

March 11, 2024

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Posts by Normand Cormier

Understanding the Air Requirements of Spray Guns

The Most Popular Car Colours

An Automotive Coating That Reduces Heat

Fighting Static Electricity In Body Shops

E-coat Technology Reveals Its Secrets

Protecting Surfaces From Rust in Collision Repair

Automotive Paint Put to the Test

Refinishing Plastic Parts

The Impact of a Natural Disaster on Automotive Paintwork

Tips for Reducing the Use of Paint and Materials in the Shop

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