Ohio’s DCR Systems Switches to Four-Day Work Week
Mentor, Ohio-based DCR Systems has begun transitioning team members at its accident repair centers to a four-day work week featuring 10-hour shifts Monday through Saturday. The four-day work week has been in place at DCR’s Metro Accident Repair Center in Brook Park, Ohio, since January 2008, and at Classic Accident Repair Center in Mentor, Ohio,
ASA States Position on Two Blend Deduction Issues
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors has approved two position statements on blending issues, including the use of the term “blending” in regard to labor and material reductions and also deductions related to a number of specific refinish procedures. Both positions were presented to the board by the ASA Refinish Subcommittee during the
Finalists Named in PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest
PPG has announced the 12 finalists in the 2008 PPG Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest. Contestants included custom painters, car builders and hot rod enthusiasts who created original paint schemes for their vehicles using any of the 12 colors from the PPG Vibrance Collection Hot Wheels Spectraflame paint. The co-branded line features colors
CIC Posts Estimating Best Practices for Review
The Collision Industry Conference’s Insurance Relations Committee has posted a draft of its Estimating Best Practices for review prior to its next meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., on July 23. The document contains a proposed outline of procedures to be taken during the estimating process and includes sections on identification and inspection, photographing, parts replacement, full-body/partial
Texas Body Shop Wins Governor’s Volunteer Award
Bates Custom & Collision of Baytown and Channelview, Texas, was recently honored by the state of Texas with the Governor’s Volunteer Award for its ongoing community support and contributions to the Harris County Department of Education’s (HCDE) Head Start Centers. Lee and Leila Bates received the award at a June 4 ceremony at the Driskill
Spartan Chassis, Inc. Honors PPG with 2008 SPARC Award
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom chassis and vehicles for the national emergency-rescue, recreational and specialty vehicle markets, recently honored PPG with its 2008 SPARC Award for outstanding supplier performance. The SPARC award, an acronym for “Supplier Performance Action Review Committee,” is based on a Spartan Chassis supplier’s engineering and manufacturing support,
Keystone to Host PBE Seminar in Vancouver, Wash.
Mackin’s Auto Body at 300 SE Hearthwood Blvd. in Vancouver, Wash., will host a Keystone Automotive Services PBE shop seminar on June 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. to demonstrate the use of Keystone brand refinish materials. Registration is $50 and includes $100 in Keystone brand PBE paint products. Food will be provided, along
PPG Trains OEMs in New Waterborne Paint Technology
In an effort to reduce VOC emissions, new environmental regulations in California and Canada will soon require that waterborne basecoats replace solvent basecoats for vehicle refinishing. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have a vital interest in this development and how it will affect them in the future. With that in mind, major OEMs are turning to
Repairing the Hyundai Santa Fe Tailgate Garnish
A few weeks ago, your shop replaced a tailgate on a Hyundai Santa Fe. Everything looked great, and the fit and finish was to OEM standards. You took all the right steps, and your customer was happy when she picked up the vehicle. Now, your customer comes in stating that the paint is wearing in
Legislative Lowdown
Connecticut – A Connecticut bill that would require disclosure to consumers that they have the right to choose the repair facility to complete repairs to their motor vehicles was recently approved by the state’s Senate. House Bill 5152 will now go to Gov. M. Jodi Rell for final approval. If passed, the bill would require