Is Your Collision Repair Facility Equipped for Aluminum Repair Demand?
With more aluminum vehicles on the road, the opportunity to perform repairs on this metal has increased substantially. What’s pulling into your lot these days? And are you prepared to service aluminum vehicles?
Technical: Know Your Adhesives
Many people assume all adhesives work the same. In the repair industry, that’s a dangerous train of thought.
Why Do Insurers Require Shops to Use Substandard Parts?
If insurers can’t authorize any repair, how can they specify any part to be used in a repair? The answer is very simple: They can’t.
Chief Launches New Vulcan Adhesive Debonding Unit
The patent-pending Chief Vulcan ADU is the first product specifically designed to break the bond of structural adhesives in automotive applications.
Massage Out Dents
Glue pullers are an excellent method for removing dings and small dents from OEM paint. When access to the back panel is not possible, glue pullers are the only means of PDR repair. This kit from includes a slide hammer for a more powerful pull on thicker metals. The squeeze puller allows for a massaging
Tools Invented by Collision Repairers
Eureka! These repairers saw a better way to do their jobs, rolled up their sleeves and invented tools they hope will revolutionize the industry.
TECH FEATURE: Brazing is Back
With its small heat affect zone (HAZ), MIG brazing has become the procedure of choice when recommended for high-strength steels.
Practice Makes Perfect in PDR
A steady flow of paintless dent repair work is crucial to keeping a PDR specialist’s skills sharp, and can serve as justification for a select few shops having a specialist in-house. For most shops, however, outsourcing is the way to go.
Make Way for Waterborne
The use of waterborne paint by body shops will soon be mandated in California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District. The technology is likely to reach everyone some day, so here’s what you need to know.
Proprietary Repairs
“Do you think that in the near future, other car manufacturers will follow Jaguar’s lead and require repair shops to be ‘certified’ to fix their vehicles?”
