Practice reports

They transform bare metal into works of art.

Rodnie creates his dream car: a Chevy Impala in ‘Rodberry Red’. Being in a wheelchair doesn't hold him back.

At Neufeld Carpentry, quality is paramount – even when it comes to spray guns.

Three days full of innovation, inspiration and community at the premiere of SATA Xperience, the first major gathering of our collab partners.

The Californian bodyshop Compani Color customises vehicles with care, expertise and dedication – and creates something unique in every paint job.

In practice this happens a lot: after an inductive layer thickness measurement, collision repair paint jobs are rejected on the grounds that the total paint layer is too thick. But is this actually a relevant benchmark? And, how much should it really be?

Michael Bielawa doesn't like calling himself an artist, and he creates works that would be best off in a gallery.

At Pogo Boards, skateboards and snowboards are handmade and painted with SATA.

As the name suggests, Vélocolour paints bicycles, but that would be a simplification.

He is a hobby carpenter and self-taught – but neither of these terms, as accurate as they are, adequately describes Fabian Winter.

Joe and Paul van Nus are the "Dutchboys". In Vicksburg, Mississippi, they design hotrods that are second to none.

The "Messin-with-Jim" coffee trailer has been on the road for some time now, supplying coffee lovers with freshly brewed coffee at festivals, farmers' markets and sporting events.

An artwork with fascinating colours and amazing depth, reaching four meters high and running 32 meters around the entire turbine. Its creator, artist Reinhold Albert, painted it with the help of SATA spray guns.

PMC in Kelowna, British Columbia, has been building custom muscle cars and trucks since 2008.

Katrin Etringer's clients are museums, galleries, private collections, churches and public institutions. The range of tasks is wide: it's all about preserving works of art.

Just do it! Charles Crews recommends this to anyone who wants to gain a foothold in the industry. It pays off if you try to improve, and fight your way through.