3M Automotive Aftermarket Division Introduces 3M Power Tools for Body Repair
High-tech tools offer integrated cutting and grinding solution with the 3M Cubitron II Portfolio.
NABR Teams Up with Time Shaver Tools to Launch VRS Labor Rate Survey
Survey provides an independent, third-party source of state-wide labor rate data, based on shops’ actual prices, not on an artificially defined, single prevailing rate.
Innovative (and Cool) Stuff for the Paint Shop
During the recent NACE show in Las Vegas, I made the rounds of the paint manufacturer’s display booths. (It’s nice to have them back at NACE, by the way.) My topic for this article is new paint technologies, and I was able to speak to someone knowledgeable at each of the booths. I simply asked
Tool Time: Common Hand Tools
Can you imagine finishing a weld with a file and emery cloth or sandpaper? Can you imagine prepping a panel for plastic filler with a piece of sandpaper powered only by elbow
grease? Can you imagine removing 25 different types of screws and bolts with a socket and a screwdriver – again, powered by
only elbow grease?
Rechargeable Color-Matching Light Featuring All-Daylight
Innovative Tools’ SUNMATCH 3 High CRI+ LED work light with all daylight is a handheld, rechargeable light with excellent color rendering properties for perfect color match.
Door-Fender Paint Stand Eliminates Paint Booth Bottlenecks
The Door-Fender Paint Stand from Innovative Tools & Technologies enables shops to paint two panels in any combination at the same time.
Kent Automotive Offering Live Demos at NACE | CARS
Collision and automotive repair shop owners and professionals can view demonstrations and applications of innovative tools, products and services from Kent’s problem-solving experts.
SCRS Open Board Meeting to Feature Two Special Presentations
One will focus on new and innovative tools that can positively impact collision repair businesses, and the other will focus on proper insurance coverage to make sure you’re protected.
U.S. House Holds Hearing on EV Fires
The hearing dealt in part with concern for auto repair technicians and their need for training.
Rolling into the Repair Shop: Advice on Moving Vehicles Safely and Efficiently
By Tony Ashmore and Brian O’Reilly With each damaged car that rolls into your repair shop, there’s a unique set of challenges. Perhaps it’s a vehicle hit hard on the front end that needs the motor taken out or a whole corner destroyed. In the automotive repair industry, safety and efficiency go hand in hand.
