Train here. Certify here. Win more work.
Opening 2027: a dedicated refinish training center at our North Hollywood headquarters. Weekly classes, top-of-the-line equipment, and in-house Surventis (BASF Coatings) certification on the full Glasurit, R-M, and 3M product lines. No flights. No hotels. No lost shop days.
Why It Matters
Certification is the key to DRP work.
Insurance Direct Repair Programs send steady, pre-approved repair volume to shops that meet their standards — and certified painters on certified equipment are boxes you can't skip. Until now, that meant flying your best techs to a factory training center and losing them for days, then doing it again every two years to recertify. Starting 2027, it happens twenty minutes from your shop.
DRP requirements vary by insurer — our team helps you map the full checklist for the networks you want.
Train
Weekly hands-on classes at our North Hollywood center — live spray work, mixing, and color matching on the same equipment we install in working shops.
Certify
Complete the Surventis (BASF Coatings) certification track in-house — and recertify on schedule every cycle without ever booking a flight.
Qualify
Certified painters and certified equipment check the boxes insurance Direct Repair Programs look for when they choose network shops.
Grow
DRP shops get steady, insurer-referred volume. With A&F behind your paint line, your supply chain and your certifications stay handled.
The Facility
Built like the shops we supply. Only nicer.
Every station runs the same top-of-the-line equipment we install in working shops — so what your team learns here transfers to your floor on day one.
The Curriculum
A to Z means A to Z.
From bare-metal prep to final polish — every stage of the refinish process, taught hands-on by certified instructors.
01 Surface Prep & Sanding
Substrate identification, feather-edging, and the full 3M abrasive system — grits, backups, and dust extraction done right.
02 Masking & Protection
Clean lines, jamb work, and full-vehicle masking with 3M tapes, papers, and film — speed without rework.
03 Mixing & Color Matching
Spectrophotometer workflow, tint theory, and formula retrieval on a live Surventis mixing system — hit the match the first time.
04 Waterborne Application — Glasurit 90 Line
Gun setup, flash times, and spray technique for the industry's leading waterborne basecoat system.
05 R-M Systems
Complete R-M waterborne process training — from primer to blend, for production shops and dealer body shops.
06 Clears & Finishing
Clearcoat selection, application, and bake cycles for a factory-quality finish that holds up under dealership lighting.
07 Polishing & Defect Repair
Nib removal, sand-and-buff, and the 3M Perfect-It system — rescue any panel to show quality.
08 Certification & DRP Readiness
The Surventis certification assessment, plus guidance on documentation and the requirements DRP networks ask for.
Enrollment
Be first in the booth.
Classes will run weekly and seats will be limited. Join the waitlist now and we'll reach out before enrollment opens to the public.