Wheeling In The Profits: Tire & Wheel Service
Traditionally deemed mechanical work, tire and wheel service could be the edge your shop needs to attract more customers and inflate profits.
Taking the Chill Away: Shop Heating Systems
Before winter has your employees donning parkas and dubbing the shop “the igloo”, be sure your heating system is the right one for the job.
Three of a Kind
In my 27 years in the industry, I’ve never seen paint problems more infrequently than I do today. Massive, critical paint failures are extremely rare in any shop that uses a single brand of automotive finishes from start to finish. The few times in the last couple of years that I’ve gone to look at
To Be Dust Free Or Not To Be
An investment in a dust extraction system
A Crash Course on Retrofits
As a collision repair specialist, air-conditioning service is part of your job. When your customers bring in their cars for repairs, you want to offer them all the services required.
The Tale of One Shop Continues…
….with Paul and Teresa Slate
Sci-Fi Spraybooths
Today, it’s common for collision shops to use computers for accounting, estimating and even color mixing.
Designing A Dream: Kustom Kreations
The newly opened Kustom Kreations, nestled in the scenic Sierra Nevada mountains of Carson City, Nev., is stopping traffic – literally.
Starting Over
Russ Manley and his father, Ron, have run Manley and Son Auto Body and Paint in Forsyth, Mo., for 34 years. In the early years, custom work was the bread and butter for the shop, but because of poor work conditions, paint jobs that went wrong were as prevalent as the ones that went right.
Partnering With A Paint Company
With so many paint-company partnership programs in the marketplace, making a decision which – if any – to join can be a confusing and time-consuming decision.