An Honest Day’s Work
Have you ever been told you need to do an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay? To me, this saying takes me back in time. It makes me think of my father and grandfather instructing me on chores. It makes me think of manual labor that brought sweat and satisfaction. When I look back, I am thankful for those lessons. I believe the motivation to do this ...
CPV Paint & Graphics is a Future 50 company!
CPV Paint & Graphics won the Future 50 award for being one of the fastest-growing privately owned companies in the Milwaukee area. FRANKSVILLE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2024 CPV Paint Graphics (Custom Painted Vehicles, Inc.) has been honored as a 2024 Future 50 company by BizTimes Media in collaboration with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of ...
Excellence Matters – Desire and Achieve It…
The word excellence is the most cliché word used in small businesses, likely sharing the ranks with "quality" and "finest." But if most people were asked to give a definition of what excellence is, they can't. So, in the void of understanding, a common counterfeit definition is "doing the best you can." On the surface, this is true, but to make excellence matter ...
Discover Your Niche
At CPV Paint and Graphics, we have established ourselves as a leading provider of specialized paint applications, particularly in the motorcycle market. Our journey began with a broad offering encompassing various types of vehicles, or non-vehicular applications. However, as our expertise grew, we recognized our true calling within the motorcycle industry in a ...
Painting the Future
If you’ve ever considered a career in automotive and specialty paint, now may be the time. In 1980, at the age of 4 years old, I got my first invitation into my dad’s paint shop to “help out”. I can still remember how that little two car garage smelled of lacquer and the way the full-size conversion van seemed to overflow the space. I remember the countertop ...
It’s Time to Come Clean…
As the days get shorter and the nights get longer, it is that time of the year for those living in cold climates to start thinking about storing your motorcycle away for the winter. Completing a thorough detail is one of the most crucial steps in preparing your bike for storage. Detailing everything will help keep your bike at peak performance, retain a high ...
More Than Shipping
At first glance, the shipping department seems straightforward; just packaging up motorcycle parts, throwing a label on a box, and calling it a day. Not at CPV. Our shippers are more than that, they are skilled inspectors of world-class motorcycle paint finishes. After a part has gone through the entire paint process, we take the time to double-check everything ...
CPV Paint & Graphics Expands Franksville, Wisconsin Operation
CPV Paint & Graphics to break ground on 26,000 square foot Facility Expansion Project FRANKSVILLE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, June 1, 2023 CPV Paint & Graphics (Custom Painted Vehicles, Inc.) recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their new 26,000 square foot facility expansion project. This impressive addition will be seamlessly connected to their existing 34 ...
What’s Cheese Got to Do With It?
Now and then, you come across a book or a story that forces you to measure how you are doing in a certain area. Not long ago, a friend recommended “Who Moved My Cheese” by Dr. Spencer Johnson, a powerful allegory for both life and business. The author uses cheese to represent the goal as we travel through the maze of life. Its message prompts readers to ...
Call the Exterminator
Why is painting so much harder than it looks? Why do hobbyists struggle to get as good of results as a professional paint shop? Let’s break it down… Paint is a sticky liquid pushed through a mechanical device that breaks it into tiny particles and casts it onto a surface. While still wet, those particles flow together and form a wet film that becomes a dry film ...
