Guide to Adhesives in Collision Repair
All adhesives are not the same. And don’t assume that adhesives are universally recommended for repairs by all the OEMs. These are just some of the sticky subjects I’ll cover based on my experience with these products.
Collision Repair Customer Profiling
In order to develop profitable relationships with your customers, you need to be an expert in dealing
with their different personalities.
AASP/NJ’s NORTHEAST 2011 Show Has Increased Online Presence
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) are already working to make their flagship event, the 34th annual NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands, their best show to date. Through incorporation of a technologically heavy marketing plan including utilization of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn as well as a revamped, interactive
ABPA Takes Issue with NACE Presentation on Aftermarket Parts
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) has taken issue with information on aftermarket parts disseminated by attorney Andrew Rodenhouse at an Oct. 10 NACE presentation. ABPA is claiming that Rodenhouse, in his presentation about the potential liability incurred by body shop owners who use aftermarket parts, based many of his claims on the assertion that
Collision Repair Education Foundation Provides 2,000 Tech Uniforms to Students
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) has provided 2,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide this fall through the support of Audatex, a Solera company; AutoZone; Chicago Pneumatic; Craftsman; I-CAR and PPG Automotive Refinish. In addition to providing uniforms to collision students, the project helped raise $20,000 for the
Repairer Who Helped Solve Rape/Murder Named One of Five NABC Pride Award Winners
In the July 2010 issue of BodyShop Business, 45-plus year collision industry veteran Sam Metz told the story of how he was able to assist Reno, Nev., police in solving the abduction, rape and murder of Santa Barbara City College student Brianna Denison by James Biela, who was ultimately convicted and sentenced to death by
SCRS to Cover the Cost of Membership for Collision Repair Education Foundation Schools
As part of its ongoing effort to support industry education, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced at its board meeting held during the 2010 SEMA Show that it will begin picking up the membership cost for educational facilities that provide a collision repair vocational or technical program. This offer is effective immediately to
SCRS Encourages Industry Opposition to Proposed NCOIL Model Acts
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has reiterated its previously established opposition to legislative model acts under consideration by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Property & Casualty committee. SCRS says it’s encouraging every repair facility and collision repair association to actively contact legislators prior to the upcoming meeting to urge for them
Bridgerland Applied Technical College Collision Program to Receive $50,000 Makeover via Collision Repair Education Foundation
Bridgerland Applied Technology College of Logan, Utah, was selected from over 50 school applications and is the recipient of the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) Ultimate Collision Education Makeover $50,000 school grant. This is the second annual makeover school grant provided by the Education Foundation. Bridgerland’s application displayed a strongly
Ford Announces Aftermarket-OEM Crash Test Results at CIC
The ongoing aftermarket-OEM parts debate continued at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) held Nov. 3 at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, with Ford Motor Company concluding as the result of crash tests it conducted that using aftermarket bumpers can negatively impact airbag deployment. Ford was prompted to conduct the crash tests as the