Profit in the Paint Shop Series: Sanding Fundamentals
Sanding is not a haphazard application of various pieces of
grit-impregnated parchment, but a very deliberate and fundamental task of the refinish process.
Compressed Air: It’s All Physics
It was the hot and humid summer of 1977. Disco was in full swing. So was solvent pop and water blisters. But one shop found a creative solution relating to its air compressor.
Thumbs Down to Insurers’ ‘Rule of Thumb’
Shops may find themselves in trouble if they allow insurers to use the “rule of thumb” method to reimburse for paint materials – because selling goods at a price below the acquisition cost is typically illegal.
Clark Plucinski, Stacy Bartnik, Named to Collision Repair Education Foundation Industry Leadership Circle
Stacy Bartnik of CARSTAR and Clark Plucinski of True2Form/Gerber Collision & Glass have been added to the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s donor Industry Leadership Circle through their personal contributions of $1,000 each to the organization. The donations from Bartnik, current member of the Education Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and Plucinski, Education Foundation chairman emeritus, will
Auto Body Frame Machine Purchasing Tips
Frame machines come in all shapes, sizes and capabilities. The more you know about them, the better buying decisions you can make.
Front-Desk Fender Bender
Every day, Ashley Hill sits for hours on end behind the wheel of a candy pink ’65 Ford Mustang customized just for her. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Hill, a receptionist at Brasher’s Auto & Truck Collision in Wood Village, Ore., is one of five shop employees whose desk has
AAPEX Early Exhibitor Contracts 64 Percent Higher than Same Time Last Year
The number of exhibitors contracted for the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) 2010 to date is up 64 percent compared with the same time last year, indicating greater confidence in the economic recovery and foretelling a strong aftermarket industry footprint in November, according to show owners. Equally as encouraging is a significant increase in booth
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Cambodian Claims Self-Built Car Operates Telepathically
A Cambodian man says his homemade gold convertible can literally read his mind. “I just snap my fingers and the car’s door will open, or I just think of opening the car’s door, and the door opens immediately,” Nhean Phaloek tells the Agence France Presse (AFP). Phaloek calls his fiberglass-bodied, two-seated car the 333-2010 and
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Falling Off Barstool Draws DUI Charge
Falling off a barstool doesn’t normally warrant a DUI, but if the stool is mounted to four wheels and an engine rather than a barroom floor, all bets are off – just ask Kile Wygle of Newark, Ohio. Wygle’s troubles began after a joyride on a homemade motorized barstool went awry and Newark police, responding
Confessions of a Hail Chaser
Hail chasers have evolved from an illegitimate group of ragtag hooligans to a new breed of professional PDR technicians. But there are some stories from the early years…
