Prep for Perfection
Shortcuts and speed only lead to hack paint jobs. Performing the right paint prep procedures from start to finish will help you avoid costly re-dos.
BUSINESS FEATURE: How Do Customers Choose Your Body Shop?
There are many factors that come into play when it comes time for a consumer to select a collision repair facility. Do an honest assessment of how you compare with other shops, and you’ll be well on your way to knowing whether you stand out or just blend into the background.
Body Shop Owner Constructs Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness
When Dave Ludwig was asked to sponsor a booth at “Bras Across the River,” a breast cancer awareness event in his town of Manchester, New Hampshire, he turned it down. He wanted to support the event, but not with a piddly booth. Instead, he put his skills as a body technician and painter to good
Reporter Bends Radiator Support in Half During TV Report on Aftermarket Parts
An investigative reporter with Fox 5 Atlanta filed a report on aftermarket parts last week, as an increasing number of people are questioning the quality and safety of non-OEM structural parts. During the broadcast, I-Team reporter Dana Fowle bent an aftermarket radiator support in half to demonstrate the difference in structure compared to an OEM
Diminished Value: Fact or Fiction?
Whether or not you agree with or support the idea that customers’ vehicles lose significant portions of their value after they leave your shops, the market has spoken to the issue, and it appears to be an inescapable fact.
Debate: Do Dealership Body Shops Perform the Lowest Quality Repairs? No.
Bob Flanigan, manager, O’Daniel Motor Sales Body Shop, Ft. Wayne, Ind., argues that dealership shops perform quality repairs.
Debate: Do Dealership Body Shops Perform the Lowest Quality Repairs? Yes.
Danny Wyatt, owner, Collision Service Investigators, Salisbury, N.C., argues that dealership shops perform the worst repairs.
How to Sell Your Body Shop
So you’re thinking about selling your shop. Times are tough, and you’ve had just about enough of this crazy industry. How much is your business worth? How can you maximize its value? Read on and perhaps your retirement can be that much rosier.
Why You Should Replace Hand Sanding with Power Sanding
Power sanders are much faster than hand sanding, and fast is the name of the game in collision repair. So stop hand sanding and learn to love the “bomb.”
DETOURS: Art Exhibit, Anyone?
What better place to hold an art exhibit than at a body shop? After all, smoothing the wrinkles out of panels without ever letting anyone know you were there can be considered fine art itself. Marrying both seems natural. No one has to convince Giovanna Tanzillo of that. The co-owner of Uptown Body & Frame
