Our Environmental Commitment

Protecting What Matters Most

It's no secret that automotive maintenance and repair can be very harmful to the environment, using toxic chemicals that often produce even more noxious fumes and material waste.

At Pelletier's Auto Body, we don't believe it has to be that way.

Pelletier's Auto Body understands the responsibility we have to do everything in our power to make as little impact on the environment as possible. That's why we actively seek new and better ways to provide top quality products and services while minimizing harm to the environment. We are one of only a handful of facilities in Canada to work closely with the industry's top materials developers as a test bed, helping refine products and processes to improve environmentally-friendly products and reduce waste.

Water Based Solvents

We are proud to use the Sikkens Autowave® water-borne paint system, which is fully compliant with the strictest legislative regulations. Simply put, solvent-based coatings use chemical compounds as the main solvent for thinning pigment solids. Although effective, this method releases Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) into the atmosphere. Water-borne coatings like Sikkens Autowave® use water as the primary solvent, greatly reducing VOC emissions. Sikkens Autowave® has proven to be the best waterborne paint system on the market, meeting the highest standards for car repair. And it's lifetime guaranteed.

Responsible Abrasives Solutions

Pelletier's is the only shop in Northwestern Ontario to provide a full range of environmentally responsible Abrasive Blasting Services. We are one of the only facilities in Thunder Bay to provide soda blasting, using common baking soda to gently and responsibly clean any surface. For a more aggressive abrasive, we re-use crushed walnut shells as a blasting medium with no environmental impact. For the most demanding jobs, we are the only shop in Northwestern Ontario with a Cyclone blast cabinet, which reclaims and reuses the aluminum oxide 'sand', minimizing hazardous waste.

Pelletier's Auto Body is proud to be Northwestern Ontario's leader in environmentally responsible automotive maintenance and repair solutions. It's what matters most.