Collision Damage Appraisal, Nitrogen Plastic Welding Added to SkillsUSA Championships
Students in the Collision Damage Appraisal competition will have to demonstrate that they’re capable of assessing frontal damage, unibody damage and light mechanical damage, as well as rear damage that necessitates quarter-panel replacement.
Polyvance Demonstrates Nitrogen Plastic Welding at SkillsUSA Competition
At the SkillsUSA conference in Louisville, Kurt Lammon of Polyvance gave a demonstration of a new nitrogen plastic welding component that will become an official part of the competition in 2018.
Urethane Supply Announces New Instructors for I-CAR Nitrogen Plastic Welding Course
John Wilburn (Alabama), Tim Lewis (Boston), Bob Bryant (Seattle), Bill Athon (Alabama), Greg Borst (Wisconsin), Bill King (North Carolina) and Leon Roberts (Alabama) will present the three-hour “Introduction to Nitrogen Plastic Welding” course right in shops for up to three technicians.
Urethane Supply Announces New Instructors for I-CAR Nitrogen Plastic Welding Course
Bob Zelano (Florida), Lupe Hererra (Texas), Peter Vann (Southern California) and Steven Dike (Missouri) will present the three-hour “Introduction to Nitrogen Plastic Welding” course right in shops for up to three technicians.
Nitrogen Welding System for Plastic Repair
Urethane Supply Company’s new 6056 Nitrogen Welding System is the most complete and technologically advanced plastic welding repair system available in one package. It uses a hot air welder with nitrogen as a shielding gas to prevent oxygen in the air from contaminating the weld. This creates the strongest, fastest repairs possible. It’s easy to
Polyvance Releases New 6180 Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station
The Mini-Fuzer includes both a hot air welder and an airless welder for making repairs to a wide variety of plastic materials.
Plastic Repair for Today’s Modern Vehicles
It’s important that plastic repair considerations keep pace with the technological advancements of today’s vehicles.
Plastic Repair: A Solution to the Parts Shortage
If you can’t get parts, then it makes sense to repair them. So maybe it’s time to dust off the old plastic welder and two-part bumper repair adhesives.
ASE Offers Free Webinar on Plastics Identification
The webinar, titled “Plastics Identification for Effective Repairs,” will take place on May 3 at 4 p.m. EST.
Plastic Repairs: Are We Throwing Away Opportunity?
Plastic has become such a large percentage of a vehicle’s makeup that repairing it has become a mainstay in the collision repair industry. But training is the key.
