VIDEO: Prepping a Panel for Filler, Presented by Evercoat
The do’s and don’ts of prepping a panel for body filler.
Measuring P&M Sales and Expenses in Your Body Shop
In this column, I’ll share my benchmarks and my math for the one management number that every body shop spends at least some math time on – paint and material (P&M) sales and costs.
Building Your Auto Body Shop by the Numbers
Here’s how I went from sweeping floors to managing three body shops with a complex financial footprint.
How to Get Paid for Body Repair Materials
How do most collision repair facilities calculate body materials on a vehicle? Adhesive, drill bits, weld-through primer, etc. Are the insurance companies required by law to reimburse body shops for this additional cost?
What Women Really Want from Your Auto Body Shop
If over half of your customers are female, why haven’t you taken a moment to think about how to provide for them in a better way?
How to Train an Auto Body Painter’s Helper
While it’s true the techniques are many and the fundamentals are few, I’m going to teach a new helper a specific technique within specific parameters, staying faithful to the fundamentals in order to achieve the desired outcome.
Auto Body Equipment and Supplies That I Like – Part III
In any industry where the labor times are presented as a “flat rate,” the key to making a profit is to do the work in less time than allowed while still producing a safe and accurate repair. Here is some technology that can help.
Second Zenetec Auto Body Location Utilizing Symach Equipment
A few years after announcing their plan to open a collision repair business in Barrie, Ontario, Martin Monteith and his son, William, opened their second Zenetec location in January 2018 utilizing Symach equipment.
Evercoat Reminds Auto Body Shops to Prepare for Hot Weather
ITW Evercoat reminds body shops to be prepared for hot weather by using Rage Ultra XTRA extended worktime body filler.
Florida Body Shop Restores Fire Trucks for Pink Heals Charity Organization
When Tallahassee firefighter Sarah Cooksey needed a fire truck restored and painted pink for a charity near and dear to her heart, Mike DeSherlia and Legacy Toyota answered the call.
