2026 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS ® OFFICIAL CALENDAR CONTEST IS NOW LIVE

CLEVELAND – June 16, 2025 – Sherwin-Williams® Automotive Finishes today announced it is accepting submissions for the 2026 Annual Calendar Contest featuring over-the-top builds finished exclusively in Sherwin-Williams, House of Kolor® or Valspar® Refinish paint and products. The contest is open to collision repair and restoration shops, as well as independent designers, pinstripers and customizers across the country.

Each month the calendar features imaginative craftsmanship, vibrant colors, intricate designs, pearlescent finishes, artistic airbrushing, flames, fire and more – all using environmentally sustainable, innovative and cutting-edge products from Sherwin-Williams.

“The calendar provides a rare glimpse into the remarkable and high-end automotive paintwork being done across the automotive industry." says Tony D'Acquisto, Global Vice President of Makreting for the Sherwin- willaims Automotive Finishes Divison 

If you have a passion for paint that shines through each of your projects, submit your masterpiece now through September 12, 2025:

·       Sherwin-Williams® Automotive Finishes

·       House of Kolor®

·       Valspar® Refinish

Winners of the 2026 Annual Calendar Contest will be announced in early October and finalists will receive copies of the printed calendar in addition to being featured across our social media platforms. 

About Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

The Automotive Finishes division of Sherwin-Williams® manufactures and distributes a complete line of advanced technology paint and coating systems for automotive, aerospace and fleet refinishing industries and includes Sherwin-Williams® and Valspar® brands, as well as FASTLINE®, U.S. Chemical & Plastics® (USC) and House of Kolor®. Providing high performance interior and exterior coatings, along with collision repair products to authorized jobber and warehouse distributors, collision repair facilities, dealerships, fleet owners and refinishers, production shops, and original equipment manufacturers, the Automotive Finishes division of Sherwin-Williams is committed to providing its customers with not only superior products and services, but world class color tools, technical training and business consulting ranging from collision repair design services to innovative technologies for shops to drive in-process quality and production. The Automotive Finishes division is a part of the Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group, which supplies a broad range of highly engineered solutions in more than 120 countries around the world. Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. For more information about repair and refinish products by Sherwin-Williams, visit www.sherwin-automotive.com.