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PPG instructor shares airbrush finesse in return visit

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Photos by Tom Wilson, writer/editor-Penn College News

Stoll assesses the brushwork of collision repair technology student Izzy S. Povod, of Palm Coast, Fla.
Stoll assesses the brushwork of collision repair technology student Izzy S. Povod, of Palm Coast, Fla.

A PPG Industries Inc. training instructor, renowned for his custom paint artistry, shared decades' worth of expertise this week with Penn College students, faculty and career and technical education instructors.

Paul Stoll – who last visited campus during the Air Affair East showcase in May 2007 – began Wednesday with a basic airbrush class. Further daytime and evening sessions will cover a variety of topics and skill levels.

PPG Industries Inc. is a longtime corporate partner and was instrumental in launching Penn College's ongoing Global Experiences visits with famed carmakers in France and Italy

Through its years of philanthropy, which has included providing waterborne automotive finishes to College Avenue Labs, the company has risen to the Visionary Society level ($100,000-$499,999) on the college's Donor Wall.

Fine-tuning their skills at the easel are automotive restoration students Kyle W. Godin (in yellow shirt), of Allport, and Alex Riddle, of Kingston, Mass. Each earned degrees in May: Godin in collision repair technology and Riddle in automotive technology.
The guest instructor provides a template for his Wednesday morning class. From left are Joseph Kaplafka, from Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School; Donald Gunther, from SUN Tech Area Technical Institute; and J. Todd Warren, a PPG sales representative. Gunther and Warren serve on Penn College's Collision Repair Advisory Committee.
Stoll demonstrates how to paint a dagger (or rat tail) stroke, just one of the many steady-handed techniques he's perfected over the years.
Among the day's students is Darrin T. Dale, from Clearfield County Career & Technology Center, and one of the first collision repair instructors to take part in Penn College's dual enrollment program.

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