Plastic Repair: A Solution to the Parts Shortage
If you can’t get parts, then it makes sense to repair them. So maybe it’s time to dust off the old plastic welder and two-part bumper repair adhesives.
Removing Insurers from the Collision Repair Process
Who is the customer? Is the vehicle owner’s angry uncle the customer? Is the vehicle owner the customer? The insurer? Let’s find out.
OEM Training, Tech Compensation and the Tech Shortage
Where do you see the industry heading as far as OEM training is concerned, especially with all the consolidation going on?
Survey Shows 73% of Body Shops Use ALLDATA for OEM Info
A recent survey from Collision Advice showed that ALLDATA continues to be the most popular choice among body shops for researching OEM repair information and procedures.
Proper Collision Repairs: Weeding Through the Fakery
With so much fakery out there — fake news, deepfakes, fake profiles — is our filter getting better at determining what is real and what isn’t?
CARSTAR Owner Offers “Green” Collision Repairs
Jason Wong, who owns multiple CARSTAR stores throughout San Francisco, says being a “green” repair facility requires much more than just hanging a “We Recycle” sign in the shop.
Auto Body Repair: The Cost of Doing Business
Accepting the payor’s explanation that a service you provide is “the cost of doing business” just may become the cost of you going out of business!
SUN Collision to Showcase Repair Info at NORTHEAST Show
SUN Collision will be showcasing its advanced repair information software at the 2022 NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show March 18-20 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey.
To Repair or Replace Plastic Parts? That is the Ultimate Question, and Depending on How You Answer May Help Your Bottom Line.
Many OEM trends affect the way we make repairs in the market today—from complicated electronics and accident avoidance systems and sensors to vehicle designs with lighter weight, dissimilar metals, and plastics. Keeping up with all these industry trends, required trainings, ongoing certifications and proper maintenance of standard operating procedures can be challenging for collision repair
Aluminum Panel Dent Repair: Training is the Key
For a complete, safe and quality repair, it’s important to understand the considerations involved with repairing aluminum.
