Performing Custom Modification
Performing high-quality custom modification can be extremely rewarding, not to mention provide higher net profits than your average collision job.
The Functions of Fasteners
Self-piercing rivets, solid shank rivets, blind rivets, Dacromet bolts and so on. Understanding how these one-time fasteners work and what function they play are vital to producing a quality and safe repair.
TECH TIPS: 2006 Ford F-150, Lincoln Mark LT Cab Side Sectioning
To section or not to section, and where to section – these are the questions we all deal with each day when developing a repair plan for today’s Vehicles. Manufacturers will often publish or update procedures that involve sectioning, welding locations, corrosion protection or recommended equipment for properly repairing and evaluating these vehicles. Throughout our
SUPER TECHNOLOGY ISSUE: Pedal to the Metal
Carmakers are introducing exotic metals to vehicle
structures at an alarming rate for the sake of fuel efficiency and passenger safety. Understanding their properties is key to quality repairs.
TECH FEATURE: Illuminating Aluminum
Aluminum is a different animal than steel. As it becomes more prevalent in vehicle construction, repairers will need the training and tools to
perform quality and safe repairs.
High Performance Transfer Tapes
Adchem Corporation offers high performance adhesive transfer tapes for bonding to foams used for sound attenuation and vibration damping. Adchem’s adhesive transfer tapes provide excellent adhesion to most foams and plastic materials, including low surface energy substrates.
Collision Survival Guide
Business strategies for a slow market.
LORD Corp. Receives 2007 Vendor of Year Award from I.A.M.G.
LORD Corporation – maker of Fusor Automotive Repair Adhesives – was recently named 2007 Vendor of the Year by The International Autobody Marketing Group (I.A.M.G.), a national association of PBE warehouse distributors throughout the United States and Canada. According to Erika Brower, I.A.M.G. operations manager, the award is presented to one successful business partner
Proper Plastic Repair Procedures
Given the shrinking pool of repairs, it’s probably a wise strategy to look for opportunities everywhere you can. Plastic repair is one of them.
