Getting Your Mark-up on Sublet Services
What do you do when an insurer refuses to pay your standard mark-up on sublet repair services?
Chief Heavy-Duty Rivet Gun Designed for Fast Repair of Steel and Aluminum Truck Cabs
The repair tool puts out 10 metric tons of compression force, which is plenty of power to install new rivets or press out existing rivets in the thick steel and aluminum in truck cabs, according to Chief.
Ford Approves Chief PNP90 Rivet Gun for F-150 Collision Repair Program
Chief states that the PNP90 is the only rivet gun in the Ford F-150 Collision Repair Program that is pneumatically driven to provide maximum rivet consistency.
Technical: Getting in Too Deep
A good customer brings in their aluminum-intensive vehicle with structural damage. Do you take the job because of your pride? This is where a shop can get into trouble.
Chief Heavy-Duty Rivet Gun Cabinet Designed to Improve Technician Ergonomics and Productivity
By taking some of the rivet gun’s weight off the technician’s shoulders, the Chief Heavy-Duty Rivet Gun Cabinet is designed to help technicians more easily maneuver the gun and work longer with less physical strain and fatigue.
SEM Releases SOP for Panel and Rivet Bonding
SEM announced it has released a five-step standard operating procedure (SOP) and an accompanying video for panel and rivet bonding repairs.
NORTHEAST 2017: Highlights from Mike Anderson’s ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Results
During his presentation at the 2017 NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show, Anderson discussed the results of the “Who Pays for What?” surveys from 2016 – including a line item that can get you in your DRP’s doghouse.
Chief University Introduces Industry’s First Joining Technologies Class
The one-day class is designed to provide estimators and appraisers a thorough understanding of the current welding, riveting and adhesive bonding and removal technologies being used in today’s shops.
Technical: Weld Bonding – The Best of Two Worlds
Shops that don’t use squeeze-type resistance spot welding in combination with adhesives are missing the big picture and possibly exposing themselves to a negative situation.
3M Products Used in Collision Repair Shops Also Keep NASCAR Drivers in Fast Lane
From the time production starts on a NASCAR racecar to the time it returns to the shop after a grueling race weekend, 3M products are a part of the entire process.
