GLEN MILLS, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axalta Coating Systems, a leading manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, will have a star-studded presence at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 3-6, 2015 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year’s celebrity line-up includes TV hosts, lowrider artists, car builders and custom automotive muralists, painters and pinstripers.
Axalta’s guest industry personalities will showcase Axalta’s paint technologies inside a fully functional outdoor spray booth and mixing room (booth number 69001) as well as at its indoor exhibition (booth number 22391).
In addition, you can join us inside Central Hall at Axalta’s booth number 22391 for autograph sessions, master pinstriping demonstrations and much more.
The celebrities who will help Axalta to highlight our flagship refinish global brands, Cromax®, Spies Hecker®, Standox®, Nason® and Hot HuesTM are:
Kristian Baena – The multi-talented Kristian Baena uses his
skills in painting, welding, fabricating, woodworking and airbrushing to
complete a variety of custom projects for Southern Ground, a
full-production metal shop owned by Amercian country music artist Zac
Brown.
Custom Pedal Car Painting – Tuesday, November
3 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Airbrush Masters Live –
Thursday, November 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The MobsteelTM Crew – Meet Ron Coan and the Mobsteel crew from Detroit, stars of the new NBCSN hit show, Mobsteel, and infamous for starting with “Detroit's finest vintage luxury cars and turning them into modern day menacing street machines.”
Axalta's "We Paint Winners" Commemorative SATA Spray Gun Unveiling
– Wednesday, November 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Autograph
Session – Wednesday, November 4 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
DeWayne Connot – DeWayne Connot has been lettering and
pinstriping since 1974. His work has appeared in several industry trade
magazines including Airbrush Action and Signs of the Times,
and the book, How to Pinstripe. His work is displayed in the
Andrew Mack and Son Brush Company’s Pinstripers Hall of Fame.
Pinstripe
Masters Live – Tuesday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Thursday, November 5
from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, November 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Rachel De Barros – Rachel De Barros is the chief marketing
officer, host and executive producer of Gearhead Diva, a DIY
car-building community and network that produces edutainment style
videos for today’s social media generation.
Custom Pedal Car
Painting – Tuesday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Axalta
Live! At SEMA With Rachel De Barros on Periscope – Tuesday,
November 3 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Shoot a Selfie
With Rachel De Barros Autograph Session – Thursday, November 5
from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Ryan Fielding – Ryan Fielding is the owner/operator of Paragon
Customs, a full-on custom paint, airbrushing, hot rod and chopper shop
located in Sauk City, Wisconsin. Ryan grew up with a welder in one hand
and a paint brush in the other. He started learning his craft at a young
age, helping in his father's garage and doing everything he could to
learn more about customs.
Airbrush Masters Live –
Thursday, November 5 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Danny "Danny D" Gálvez – Danny Gálvez is a
well-known custom automotive painter and pinstriper. Southern California
lowrider enthusiasts, respectfully, refer to him by the nickname of
“Danny D.”
Custom Pedal Car Painting – Tuesday,
November 3 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Axalta Artists
Signature Series Cromax® “Danny
D” Mild-to-Wild CombinationsTM
Launch –Thursday, November 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Autograph Session – Thursday, November 5 from
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Alberto Herrera – Alberto Herrera, renowned airbrush artist,
discovered his passion for lowrider art when he was in high school and
learned the art of airbrushing from Tony Riveras who was airbrushing
shirts in malls and fairs at the time.
Airbrush Masters Live
– Wednesday, November 4 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Paul Quinn – Paul Quinn is a respected airbrush and pinstriping
artist and instructor in the custom paint industry. He has won four Top
Gun Hot Hues™ awards, been featured on Speed Channel’s Unique Whips
and has authored numerous “how-to” articles for several trade magazines.
Custom
Pedal Car Painting – Tuesday, November 3 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Airbrush
Masters Live – Wednesday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
and Friday, November 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Pinstripe
Masters Live – Thursday, November 5 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. (with
DeWayne Connot)
Danny Taylor – Danny Taylor has a nearly 40-year work history in
custom artistic automotive design. His work has been showcased more than
350 times in national magazines and has appeared on more than 60 covers.
Pinstripe
Masters Live – Tuesday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, November 4 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, November 5 from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and Friday, November 6 from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m.
To stay up-to-date on these celebrities and all of the Axalta events at SEMA follow us on Axalta’s North America Refinish social media channels or check out our full calendar of events and celebrity line up at www.axalta.us/SEMA2015. To help make it easy to find us at these events, visit Axalta’s event website that includes information about the shows and Axalta’s participation. These shows enable various types of car enthusiasts to interact with us and gather firsthand information about paint use and garner application ideas.
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