PPG Platinum Distributor Show

Friday 2/22/08 - We stopped in to check out the PPG Platinum Distributor Show, an industry event at the beautiful Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV, just outside of Las Vegas. This event showcases the wide range of products from PPG and their related tools and vendors. Spray guns and airbrushes were well represented by all the major manufacturers. Anest Iwata brought out the big guns - both in terms of equipment and spray legends, specifically Charley Hutton (not Charlie Hutton), formerly of Boyd Coddington fame, and most recently as the man behind the paint for Chip Foose, along with a few episodes of Rides.

Here, Charley unveils a new set of spray guns from Anest Iwata that bear his name - two LPH400 LVX spray guns - one for base colors and another for kandies and clears. This is a nice set-up that will add to any custom shop’s capabilities. We’ll bring you more on this set of great gun soon, along with a follow up to Charley Hutton’s new Color Shop, based out of Boise, Idaho.

No shortage of interest, Charley stays busy sharing the benefits of the new spray guns.

Also on display was the Anest Iwata agitator spray gun. This gun is great in that it mixes your pigment while you spray - perfect for metal flakes and other pigments that tend to settle fast.

A beautiful Arlen Ness motorcycle on display with a plethora of PPG color.

Check out this great paint.

Get funky with PPG color.

Back at the Anest Iwata booth, airbrush demos were executed by Las Vegas airbrush artist Nick Lee of Nick Lee Designs aka NumbSkull Graphix. We brought you some of Nick’s work in a post last year in the form of a tricked out custom bike adorned with skulls and shredded metal.

Above: Nick Lee, Danny from Devious Designs Custom Paintz, and A.D. Cook.

A.D. with Charley Hutton.

A couple cool custom painted boards on display brighten up the event.

Photographer Tara Nichols was on hand documenting the event for PPG. Here, she pauses for a pic with Kathy Cook.

The boys in blue… Mark Hebbeler from Anest Iwata with Charley Hutton.

Thanks to PPG Industries for the great event.

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