AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Rolls Out Mobile Color Retrieval Tool
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has gone mobile and brought the convenience of its Sikkens Mixit Online color retrieval system to mobile phones. Sikkens Mixit Online can now be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any mobile phone that connects to the Internet and is available free to AkzoNobel Car Refinishes customers. With
Matrix System Enters the Specialty Automotive Market with SALT ERASER
Matrix System Automotive Finishes, a manufacturer of aftermarket paint products, has announced the launch of SALT ERASER to the specialty automotive market. SALT ERASER is a new product that removes stubborn salt stains from any fabric quickly and without scrubbing. It penetrates the fiber deeply and breaks up and evaporates the salt within minutes of
Sterling Autobody Centers Returns to Lean Environment
Sterling Autobody Centers recently completed the third segment in its journey back to a lean environment. During the past six months, Sterling’s leaders completed the first two segments of lean implementation — Leadership Alignment and Strategy Deployment — to enable the completion of its most recent activity, Value Stream Mapping. “Our entire organization is
Honda Recommends Against Repairing with ‘Aftermarket, Counterfeit or Gray Market’ Parts
American Honda has released position statements on Honda and Acura Genuine Parts. The statements say that failing to repair Honda and Acura vehicles with OEM parts could compromise vehicle safety and performance, along with warranties. The position statements are reprinted below: HONDA GENUINE PARTSThe original parts used on a Honda automobile are designed and built
17 Caliber Collision Shops Recognized by CCAR
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announced that 17 Caliber Collision Center locations in California and Texas have received the “GreenLink Shop” recognition. The shops are: • Caliber Collision-Alvin, Alvin, Texas • Caliber Collision-Cavender, San Antonio, Texas • Caliber Collision-Central Plano, Plano, Texas • Caliber Collision-Clear Lake, Houston, Texas • Caliber Collision-Colleyville, Colleyville, Texas
Hyundai: No Aftermarket, Imitation or Recycled Parts in Collision Repairs
Hyundai Motor America has joined a growing list of OEMs recommending that repairers avoid using recycled parts or aftermarket parts in collision repairs. The automaker has released a statement saying that it does not support the use of "aftermarket, imitation or recycled collision repair parts" because the parts could compromise a vehicle’s performance in a
Mitchell International and I-CAR Ed. Foundation Distribute Software to Schools
The I-CAR Education Foundation has announced a new program for collision career and technical schools and colleges. Starting this fall, all secondary and post-secondary technical schools and colleges that have a collision repair program will be invited to complete a “Collision Repair School Solutions” survey. The Education Foundation will use the results to track general
Web Presence Management: Optimize Your Website
Consumers who need collision repair services are now almost exclusively searching for body shops online. So does your shop rank high in their search results? If not, you need search engine optimization (SEO).
Compressed Air and Waterborne: What You Need to Know
Before shops convert to waterborne/low-VOC basecoats, they need to evaluate whether their compressed air systems will support the conversion.
A Shot of Enthusiasm
It’s easy to be pessimistic about this industry when you hear first and second generation shop owners tell you that, instead of proudly handing over the business to their kids, they’re going to tell them to run as fast as they can in the opposite direction. But I’ve got an easy cure for the doldrums,