BodyShop Business examines the profitability of converting your shop to waterborne automotive refinishes, best practices for waterborne application and what the future holds.
Waterborne Automotive Refinishes: Translating a Conversion to Profits
I can think of no other industry where a young man or woman can start in an entry-level position and excel to an extremely comfortable living — without ever going to formal schooling or training.
When my father got started in the collision repair business in the late 1940s, the body technicians were known as metal men and they were predominately combo guys — meaning they took the job start-to-finish, painting what they repaired. And they repaired more than they replaced. Body filler as we know it today had yet to be invented; his body filler was lead.
What constitutes custom paint? And what’s the difference between custom painting and collision painting?
Stay faithful to these paint prep fundamentals, and you’ll be able to avoid redos and comebacks.
Repairers don’t think about it, but there is liability associated with paint that could land them in court as defendants.
In order to overcome refinishing challenges, one must first understand the issues encountered.
Hospeco Brands Group has a huge variety of products that protect the technician and also protect the vehicle.
FinishMaster hosted 350 guests at the 4th annual Hood Master and PiN Master Challenge showcasing the skills of collision painters.
The Turbo Tornado Blow Gun delivers the air flow you need when and where you need it.
Paint prep fundamentals: sanding, cleaning, masking, priming, block sanding and blend panels.
