How They Work: Refinishes
This month, instead of focusing all of our attention on the manual processes of refinishing, we’re going to take a different look at the subject and talk about the business relationships between your paint manufacturer and your shop.
PPG Refinish Products Granted Good Housekeeping Seal Of Approval
Product lines receiving the Seal include Envirobase High Performance, Aquabase Plus, Deltron, Global Refinish System and Nexa Autocolor 2K.
SCRS Welcomes Miracle System/Equipment Gateway As Corporate Member
Company is among the latest to support association’s mission to educate, inform and represent the collision repair professional throughout all segments of the industry.
Technical: Tricks of the Trade
Throughout my years in this industry, I’ve purchased or fabricated some tools and perfected some techniques that have made my job easier and my cycle times shorter. Here are a few of them.
Consultant Talks Lean at Auto Body Association of Connecticut Meeting
Ron Perretta says everyone in the industry has either gone through or read something about lean, but that it hasn’t translated into improved performance.
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Establishes Standard Operating Procedures
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division has established a new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs), along with the products and tools to go with them, to tackle collision repair jobs in an efficient and cost effective way. These new SOPs can be found online at http://3mcollision.com/library/sops. 3M says its SOPs help teach basic and advanced skills,
What Are Your Top Five Repairs?
We break down the five most-requested vehicles/repairs among ALLDATA Collision subscribers.
Pro Spot Names Art Ewing Canadian Sales & Marketing Director
Ewing’s main focus will be to support and further develop Pro Spot’s existing distribution in Canada.
Fred Haas Toyota World Named Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown Winner
Dealer wins honor for third year in a row.
Industry Provides Record $9.4 Million Support for Collision Repair Education Foundation
Total support for high school and college collision school programs in 2013 nearly double 2012 amount.