Farecla Bonnet Painting Competition live on YouTube tomorrow
Farécla will tomorrow (Friday, 11 October) be announcing the winner of the Farecla Bonnet Painting Competition 2024 in a special livestream presentation of the Grand Final starting at 12:00 noon on YouTube Premiere (@fareclaproductsltd).
Farécla has once again created and hosted a series of bonnet painting competitions to highlight and reward the amazing skills of the current crop of young painters in automotive refinishing and the aftermarket.
Farecla Bonnet Painting Competition
The broadcast will be about 10-12 minutes long and includes a brief overview of the competition, a recap of the judges, a spotlight on each of the finalist’s bonnets, announcing the winner of the multimedia award, and the reveal of Farécla’s Grand Final winner and runner-up.
2024’s final five have already arrived at Farécla HQ in Ware where it will be the job of the recently announced judging panel: to decide and announce the winner. This year’s judges are:
- Mick Finch (senior technical service specialist in Vehicle Finishes EMEA for AkzoNobel Coatings).
- Richard Hutchins (skills competition manager for the Institute of the Motor Industry).
- Daryl Head (group talent facilitator at ZIGUP/FMG Repair Services and 2017 WorldSkills Abu Dhabi silver medallist).
- Tom French (graphic design and brand manager for Farécla Products).
£1,000 cash prize
The winner of the 2024 Farecla Bonnet Painting Competition will receive £1,000 in cash, a Cordless Farécla G Plus Polishing Machine and the complete Farécla G360 Super Fast Polishing System.
This year’s contenders are:
- Jackson Bailey from FMG Repair Services in Stockport.
- Rylee Gale from Barnfield College.
- Kayleigh Meadows from Motofix in Northampton.
- Aaron Marshall from Motofix in Swindon.
- Lauryn Palmer from FMG Repair Services in Milton Keynes.
Join Farécla tomorrow (Friday, 11 October) at 12:00 noon, when David-John “DJ” Cousins (sales & marketing content co-ordinator for Farécla Products) kick off this year’s Grand Final broadcast.
Cousins said: “I think it’s a significant step-up from our previous Grand Final broadcasts. The Grand Final of the 2024 contest was a joy to oversee and I hope our viewers will respond positively to this enhanced presentation which gives our entrants more time to shine and feels like a proper celebration of their collective efforts.”
