CARQUEST Automotive Finishes is a national full-service distributor offering the industries most complete line of high quality Paint, Body, and Equipment (PBE) products in the Collision, Fleet and Commercial industries.

With a growing national foot print, CARQUEST Automotive Finishes is focused on continued growth into the major markets across the US and Canada, with stand alone PBE stores. Our stores bring the highest level of service and product offerings available to an ever growing customer base.

CARQUEST Automotive Finishes’ full offering of Paint Body and Equipment supplies makes us the only choice that you will ever need for your collision shop. We distribute the top names in automotive paint with inventories of PPG, DuPont and BASF, along with all the top names in sundries lines.

People and training are at the core of everything we do. With an industry that is changing at a rapid rate, we realize that technical training is one of the most important aspects in being a premiere PBE distributor. We are committed to having the best trained people in the industry to serve our customers changing needs.

Look to CARQUEST Automotive Finishes trained professionals as your partner in working with your shop to achieve productivity and profitability goals. We have 18 highly trained technicians serving our customers in the field, bringing hands on training directly to the refinishers at the shop level, right in their own working environment. This approach to training has delivered excellent results for our customers while keeping productivity at its highest level.

Technology is ever changing in the collision industry and CARQUEST Automotive Finishes is committed to being the leader in bringing new and innovative technology to our customers. With our new “Automated Inventory Management” software (AIM) as just one example, we can take the management of your shops inventory and profitability to a whole new level.

Count on CARQUEST Automotive Finishes for all of your Paint, Body and Equipment needs.

History

CARQUEST Automotive Finishes, Inc. the assets of its subsidiary Automotive Finishes, Inc. and their locations in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Leadership Team

Our corporate team is led by Wayne Lavrack, President; Jay Sharp, Vice President, Marketing; Allen Dedman, CFO; and Kevin Nelson, National Sales Manager.