Points for Parts 1 Nason Discontinuation 2 Spectrophotometer Loaner Program 3 TechConnect 4 New Prepper to Painter Training 5

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AXALTA eNEWS SUMMARY

NOVEMBER 2021

Points for Parts

Did you know that you can directly impact Axalta’s color offering and accurate color matching? AND also earn real $?

The Axalta Points for Parts Program is designed to collect car parts (a small metal cut out of a

manufacturer’s color), analyze each color/car part, and create new formulas/variants to be able to offer the best color match. This lends for painters to complete their jobs more accurately and in less time.

How the program works:

1. Register on the Points for Parts site, https://axaltapoints.geigershops.com/ (anyone can register: Painter, distributor, shop)

2. Collect car parts and send to our lab in Front Royal, VA. Make sure to put Points for Parts account number on each car part.

3. Each month, points are tallied for car parts accepted and added to accounts.

4. Each quarter, points are tallied and for any account that has 200+ points, will automatically qualify for a Visa Gift card in that amount.

**Points can also be used to purchase items from our store on the Points for Parts site.

Criteria for an Acceptable Car Part

1. Model year must be 5 years old or newer 2. Effect color Only, unless a Most Wanted Color 3. No bumper parts

4. Car parts must be received in safe conditions (please tape all edges) 5. Preferred car part size is 6”x6”

**see Program Guidelines for details of Car Part Requirements Car Part value:

1. Regular car part is worth 10 Axalta Color Points 2. Most Wanted car part is worth 100 Axalta Color Points

a. Most Wanted color list is updated quarterly. The list can be found on ColorNet and the Points for Parts site.

Current Additional Incentives:

1. Any car part produced in 2021 is worth 50 Axalta Color Points

2. First car part sent in between Oct-Dec 2021 will receive a free Axalta T-shirt 3. New registrations from Oct-Dec 2021 will receive a free Axalta hat

If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Gibson @ [email protected] Contents

Points for Parts 1 Nason 491-17 Discontinuation 2

Spectrophotometer Loaner Program 3 TechConnect 4

New Prepper to Painter Training 5

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Points for Parts Program

Your guide to turning car parts into

Axalta rewards.

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The Axalta logo, Axalta, Axalta Coating Systems, and all of Axalta’s product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Axalta Coating Systems, LLC and/or its affiliates. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Points for Parts

The Points for Parts program rewards customers and distributors who ship qualifying car parts to the Axalta Coating Systems color laboratory. Car parts help Axalta continuously improve color position and provide more accurate color match for the refinisher.

Each car part that meets all program requirements is eligible for Axalta Color Points that can be used to purchase Axalta merchandise in the Axalta Points for Parts Rewards Store and qualify to receive Visa®

gift cards. https://axaltapoints.geigershops.com/

CAR PART REQUIREMENTS

• Car parts must be received in safe conditions

o Car parts received in unsafe conditions (car parts protruding out of package) will be rejected and not shipped back to customer

o Car part shipments must weigh 30lbs. or less. For safety reasons, shipments weighing over 30 lbs. will be rejected and not shipped back to customer.

o Preferred car part size is 6" x 6"

 Car parts smaller than 3” x 5” or larger than 12” x 12” will be rejected

 No whole car parts

• Model year must be 5 years old or newer

• Effect colors only (metallic and pearl)

o No solid colors unless a Most Wanted Color (see current list)

• No bumper parts unless it represents a separate bumper color

• Points for Parts Program account number*/VIN/make/model/code must appear on the back of each car part

• If car part does not meet all requirements or is missing any required information, it will be rejected

Please note partial credit for lost packages will be issued ONLY if a tracking number is provided.

SHIP TO ADDRESS

Axalta Coating Systems Color Lab Attn: Anthony Crescienzi

7961 Winchester Rd Front Royal, VA 22630

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The Axalta logo, Axalta, Axalta Coating Systems, and all of Axalta’s product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Axalta Coating Systems, LLC and/or its affiliates. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

AXALTA COLOR POINTS

• Axalta will electronically issue Axalta Color Points that can be used to purchase Axalta merchandise on the Axalta Points for Parts Rewards Store: https://axaltapoints.geigershops.com/

• Visa® gift cards will be distributed on a quarterly basis to any account that has accrued 200 Axalta Color Points or more

• For Most Wanted Colors, earn 100 Axalta Color Points per accepted car part o Other accepted car parts earn 10 Axalta Color Points per car part

• Axalta Color Points are loaded to the customer account on the Rewards Store monthly

• Please register for an account on the Points for Parts program Rewards Store

• There is no limit to the amount you can earn

ANNUAL REWARD

The top 3 participants with the most number of accepted car parts to the Points for Parts program in a calendar year wins 200 Axalta Color Points credit. Keep those car parts coming!

QUESTIONS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Contact your Axalta representative or the Points for Parts program administrator, Meghan Gibson, by phone at 610-358-5074 or by email: [email protected].

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Points for Parts

MOST WANTED COLORS

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Points for Parts

Most Wanted Colors | Q4 2021

EXTRA! 200 Axalta Color Points for ANY McLaren and Maserati car part submitted!

Send your panels to:

Axalta Coating Systems Color Lab, Attn: Anthony Crescienzi, 7961 Winchester Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630

Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s)

ALFA ROMEO 409 CHRYSLER PGE, GGE GM 296F,GFQ HONDA/ACURA B553P

ALFA ROMEO 486 CHRYSLER PHC GM 297F,GNZ HONDA/ACURA B554

ALFA ROMEO 800 CHRYSLER PHT GM 316E,GFR HONDA/ACURA B638P

AUDI LG5C CHRYSLER PJB, VJB GM 317E,GJW HONDA/ACURA B640M

AUDI LM8Y CHRYSLER PMA GM 328E/G59 HONDA/ACURA B643M

AUDI LV5S CHRYSLER PNM, 318B GM 333E,438E,G6Q,GIV HONDA/ACURA NH877P

AUDI LX6M CHRYSLER PQA GM 424E/GNM HONDA/ACURA NH885M

AUDI LX7F CHRYSLER PSE, SSE GM 429E/GNL HONDA/ACURA NH904M

AUDI LX7H CHRYSLER PSP GM 430E,G4S HONDA/ACURA PB92P

AUDI LY2Y CHRYSLER PVB GM 436E,G5L HONDA/ACURA R580M

AUDI LY9U CHRYSLER PW3, KW3 GM 437E/G50 HONDA/ACURA Y80P

AUDI LZ3C CHRYSLER PW6, 290B GM 441E/G7G HONDA/ACURA Y84P

AUDI LZ5Y FIAT 018,018C GM 442E/G8I HONDA/ACURA YR592M

BMW 490 FIAT 942,942/B,942B,PR5 GM 444E/GIL HONDA/ACURA YR642M

BMW C3C FORD 7G,M7 GM 610G,GHR HONDA/ACURA YR651P

BMW C4A,X1A FORD A3 GM 611G,GHT HONDA/ACURA YR659P

BMW C4E FORD AB GM 613G,G48 HYUNDAI A2B

BMW C4F FORD AE GM 615G,G5D HYUNDAI BJK

BMW C4G FORD EF GM 618G,G6M HYUNDAI BJM

BMW C4P FORD FA GM 619G,G6N HYUNDAI C51,C5G

BMW C4W FORD FU GM 620G,G7W HYUNDAI FR7

BMW C56 FORD GP GM 621G,G7X HYUNDAI FT7

BMW P7S FORD HX GM 623G,GA7 HYUNDAI HT7

BMW X1E FORD HY GM 624G,GHZ HYUNDAI KLG

CHRYSLER 019 FORD KY GM 626G,GCF HYUNDAI M9U

CHRYSLER 018,PBG FORD L9 GM 627G,GCK HYUNDAI NA3

CHRYSLER PAS FORD P2 GM 628G,GCP HYUNDAI PN7

CHRYSLER PB9 FORD PH GM 650G,GGK HYUNDAI PS8

CHRYSLER PCA FORD SB GM 656G,GHD HYUNDAI R4G

CHRYSLER PCD GM 244F,GED GM 658G,GHL HYUNDAI RJK

CHRYSLER PCG GM 245F,GPH GM 660G,GHS HYUNDAI RU9

CHRYSLER PCQ GM 247F,GRC GM 661G,GTL HYUNDAI SMT

CHRYSLER PDN GM 249F,GRW GM 684D,694D,GPI,GUN HYUNDAI ST7

CHRYSLER PEC GM 251F,GSJ GM 694D/GUN HYUNDAI SY9

CHRYSLER PFJ GM 293F,294F,GEJ,GFM GM 746S,GGH HYUNDAI TN3

The list below contains the most wanted colors for October 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021. Your reward for apprehending any of these fugitive car parts is 100 Axalta Color Points per part.

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Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s) Manufacturer Paint Code (s)

HYUNDAI U3P MERCEDES 164 NISSAN/INFINITI KBZ VOLKSWAGEN LP6W

HYUNDAI UE3 MERCEDES 183 NISSAN/INFINITI KCF VOLKSWAGEN LS9R

HYUNDAI URA MERCEDES 191 NISSAN/INFINITI KCG VOLKSWAGEN LY9T

HYUNDAI V7U MERCEDES 255 NISSAN/INFINITI NBL VOLVO 360

HYUNDAI Y7H MERCEDES 271 NISSAN/INFINITI RCJ VOLVO 731

HYUNDAI YP6 MERCEDES 278 NISSAN/INFINITI RCJ VOLVO 733

JAGUAR 1DK,2435,BAQ MERCEDES 346 PORSCHE LK5J

JAGUAR 1DN,2451,LRP MERCEDES 376 PORSCHE LM3R

JAGUAR 1DQ,2435,HIM MERCEDES 385 PORSCHE LM4T

JAGUAR 1DU,2459,MGH MERCEDES 595 PORSCHE LM6T

KIA AAP MERCEDES 644 PORSCHE LM7N

KIA ACG MERCEDES 660 PORSCHE LM7P

KIA AGT MERCEDES 662 PORSCHE LM7Q

KIA ASG MERCEDES 667 PORSCHE LM8Q

KIA B3A/B4R MERCEDES 773 PORSCHE LM8R

KIA B4Y MERCEDES 795 RIVIAN A1AJ

KIA BU3 MERCEDES 802 RIVIAN A1AL

KIA C7R,CR7 MERCEDES 817 RIVIAN A1AM

KIA C7S MERCEDES 818 RIVIAN A1AN

KIA CRB MERCEDES 825 RIVIAN A1AP

KIA D2U MERCEDES 831 RIVIAN A1BH

KIA DU2 MERCEDES 896 RIVIAN A1BK

KIA GWP MERCEDES 897 SUBARU UCD

KIA M3R MERCEDES 922 SUBARU UCG

KIA MB6 MERCEDES 934 TESLA MOTORS 102E,NEUB102E

KIA SPB MERCEDES 947 TESLA MOTORS 1347-01704

KIA SPB MERCEDES 959 TESLA MOTORS NEU262E

LAND ROVER 1DM,2449,GCE MERCEDES 982 TESLA MOTORS WAC20-059

LAND ROVER 1DN,2451,LRP MERCEDES 989 TOYOTA/LEXUS 090

LAND ROVER 1DP,2452,BCE MERCEDES 993 TOYOTA/LEXUS 091

LAND ROVER 1DU,2459,MGH MERCEDES 996 TOYOTA/LEXUS 1K4

LAND ROVER 1DV,2467,HIL MERCEDES 998 TOYOTA/LEXUS 1K9

LUCID MOTORS L901 MERCEDES 813, 5813 TOYOTA/LEXUS 1L1

MAZDA 47C MINI C44 TOYOTA/LEXUS 1L2

MAZDA 48K MINI C4L TOYOTA/LEXUS 1L5

MERCEDES 026 MITSUBISHI C17 TOYOTA/LEXUS 3U9

MERCEDES 033 MITSUBISHI W85 TOYOTA/LEXUS 4Y1

MERCEDES 041 MITSUBISHI Y35 TOYOTA/LEXUS 8Y6

MERCEDES 046 NISSAN/INFINITI B51 TOYOTA/LEXUS 8Y7

MERCEDES 049 NISSAN/INFINITI DAQ TOYOTA/LEXUS D09

MERCEDES 051 NISSAN/INFINITI EBB VOLKSWAGEN L0G3

MERCEDES 052 NISSAN/INFINITI G42 VOLKSWAGEN LC3J

MERCEDES 054 NISSAN/INFINITI HAG VOLKSWAGEN LC5B

MERCEDES 056 NISSAN/INFINITI KBY VOLKSWAGEN LC7A

MERCEDES 144 NISSAN/INFINITI KBY VOLKSWAGEN LD5F

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Discontinuation Notice: Nason

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491-17 Etch Primer, Gallon

Effective immediately, the following Nason^® products are discontinued in an effort to streamline SKUs and simplify product lines. Please sell any remaining inventory.

Returns will not be accepted.

Discontinued product:

• Nason Etch Primer

• Code: 491-17

• GMC: 1250002399

• Size: Gallon Replacement Product:

• Axalta Etch Primer*

• Code: VS3000

• GMC: 1250008816

• Size: Quart

*Must be mixed with VS3001 Etch Primer Activator Discontinued product:

• Nason Etch Primer Activator

• Code: 441-43

• GMC: 1250001897

• Size: Quart

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Discontinued Product:

• Nason Etch Primer Activator

• Code: 441-43

• GMC: 1250002128

• Size: Gallon

• Available inventory: 538

Special Instructions:

Jobbers are encouraged to sell your remaining inventory - returns will not be accepted.

Please refer to our Jobber Operations Manual for additional instructions.

If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Representative, or call Axalta at 1- 855-6-AXALTA.

Axalta Coating Systems 50 Applied Bank Blvd. Suite 300

Glen Mills, PA 19342 USA

+1 855 629 2582 Toll-free when calling within the U.S.

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Update to Spectrophotometer Loaner Process

To help ensure that a loaner spectrophotometer unit (Acquire™ Quantum EFX, Acquire™ Plus EFX, Acquire™ Color Compact, or Acquire™ RX) is available for every customer who requires one during a repair period, effective October 1^st, we are updating our loaner process.

For units still under warranty, there will continue to be no loaner fee for the use of the loaner unit.

For non-warranty units, the current $75 loaner fee will be increased to $150.

For all repairs (warranty and non-warranty), there will be a new 7-day return policy implemented. This new policy requires that the unit to be repaired is returned within 7 business days once the loaner unit is received and requires the return of the loaner unit within 7 business days once the customer receives the original repaired unit. If the units are not returned during this 7-business day period, an additional $75 fee will be charged per 7-business day period until received by the ColorNet^® Support Team.

As part of this new policy, a credit card will need to be provided to initiate the use of the loaner unit for all repairs. This card will be used for any fees incurred as part of this new process.

To assist with meeting this new 7-business day return requirement, Axalta will now be providing FedEx^® return labels for both warranty and non-warranty repairs. These return labels will be provided to use to send back the unit to be repaired once the loaner unit is received and to send back the loaner unit once the repaired unit is returned.

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These policy changes will improve our ability to provide loaner units more effectively for all customers.

If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Representative or call Axalta at 1- 855-6-AXALTA.

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TechConnect Consolidates Contact Options

Earlier this year, Axalta introduced TechConnect, a streamlined route to accessing support services to make it easier than ever for Axalta refinish customers in the United States and Canada to get the technical support they need as quickly as possible.

We are pleased to announce that beginning today, TechConnect options can all be found on a single contact page.

Please visit and bookmark axalta.us/techconnect from your computer and phone to quickly and easily access contact options including:

Whether you have a simple request for documents, color or technical information, need help using ColorNet^® software, have questions about shop equipment, or have a more complex technical issue that may require an on-site visit, you can reach out via

TechConnect.

Take TechConnect with you.

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Scan the QR code using the camera app on your mobile phone, tap the link notification, and select your region. In your browser menu, tap 'Add to Home Screen' to save the page to the home screen of your mobile phone.

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NEW! PREPPER TO PAINTER TRAINING COURSE

As part of our commitment to helping Refinish Customers find and retain talent, Axalta Refinish North America is pleased to introduce a new training option, the Prepper to Painter Development Course.

This immersive course, offered through online and in-person blended learning, focuses on skill development of surface preparation technicians to perform standard paint application tasks. Upon course completion, an existing shop prepper will be able to transition into a painting role to help busy collision centers get more cars through the booth each day.

Courses are enrolling now.

ABOUT PREPPER TO PAINTER TRAINING COURSE

This course is designed to advance preppers who have been in the refinish business for two (2) years and have the aspiration and potential to become a painter.

Course Format:

• Three (3) 1.5-hour webinars (prework)

• Five (5) days in an Axalta Learning and Development Center Course Description:

This class aims to offer shops the ability to transition a prepper to a painter so the technician can complete a basic paint job on a vehicle.

The class consists of three (3) online sessions in preparation for the 5-day in-

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person class, where most of the time will be spent in the shop practicing hands-on application and blending processes and techniques. In the classroom, students will also learn color retrieval and color theory basics.

Course Objectives:

• Gain a better understanding of the different processes, products, and techniques in the refinish process

• Gain basic knowledge of:

o Color theory o Axalta color tools o Paint mixing o Sealer application o Basecoat application o Basecoat blending Course Benefits:

• Excellent way to stimulate aspiring technicians to acquire the knowledge to become a painter

• Structured approach to teaching the basics of painting to a technician who demonstrates interest in this position

• Ability for the technician to handle smaller jobs to free up more experienced technicians

• Ability for the technician to fill in for a painter who’s away from the shop

Prerequisites:

• Completion of eLearning modules on products used at the shop

• Completion of knowledge assessment Cost: $1000

Customers can visit the Axalta Learning Campus to enroll today.

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If you have any questions, please contact your Sales Representative or call Axalta at 855-6 Axalta (292582).

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