This patented service allows Furniture Medic to do the same job as a refinisher without the travel, odor, expense or inconvenience of conventional refinishing.

Estee Lauder Idealist Micro-D Deep Thermal Refinisher, pounds 29 A state of the art face scrub that heats up on contact with your skin, melting the micro-fine particles so they don't scratch your face.Philosophy Resurface, pounds 55 This comes in a box with two separate products - Vitamin C-infused crystals to exfoliate dead skin cells, and a gel to apply over the top.

As far as breakthrough products are concerned, Oil of Olay (cleanser), Prada Skin Care (skin), Magic by Prescriptives (skin), Stila Sport Pivotal Skin (face), Tony&Tina's makeup brushes (tools), Estee Lauder Idealist Skin Refinisher (skin) and L'Oreal Feria highlight formula (hair) were picked as the most effective products by readers.

The Onyx HD line makes life easier for the automotive refinisher because it is easy to apply, offers excellent covering power, complies fully with environmental regulations and is safer to use than solvent-based products, according to the company.

Instead of matching colors by eye, with Axalta's Digital Colour Management refinishers simply take color readings of a vehicle's paintwork using Axalta's digital spectrophotometers, which wirelessly send the readings to Axalta's constantly-updated online global color database.

Axalta (NYSE: AXTA), a provider of full digital colour management for refinishers, has sold its 50,000th spectrophotometer globally.

"We are thrilled to be able to offer an all-inclusive class to expand the skills of our refinishers, allowing them to provide a wider range of services to their customers."

Mazar Hussain was denied an apprenticeship at accident repair firm Smart Refinishers because of his race, a tribunal ruled.