Glue Pull Repair: Efficient and Clean Repairs
Repair methods must evolve to keep up with changing technology, and one relatively new method of collision repair that’s growing in popularity, relevance and value is glue pull repair.
Expert Pre-Paint Standard Operating Procedures for Increased Efficiency & Productivity
Learn about the pre-paint body filler repair process to help make your shop locations become more productive, avoid rework, and save you money.
Auto Body Refinish: Paint Prep Fundamentals
Nothing is faster or more profitable than accuracy — doing it right the first time.
Mitchell Selected as Preferred Provider of Vale’s PDR Program
Mitchell announced that Dented Paintless Repairs, Inc. named it the preferred technology provider of the Vale PDR Technician Certification Program in Canada.
Automotive Painting: It’s Still a Good Trade
I can think of no other industry where a young man or woman can start in an entry-level position and excel to an extremely comfortable living — without ever going to formal schooling or training.
DRPs: A Broken Model?
How can insurers and repairers work together to streamline the claims process and earn a fair profit?
The Path to Increasing Throughput and Reducing Cycle Times Is Not A One Size Fits All Process.
Cycle time is one of the many metrics collision repair shops use to gauge their operational efficiency. Whatever can be done to shorten the time it takes to repair and return a vehicle to the consumer not only helps to achieve high customer satisfaction rates, but also maximizes throughput potential. There are a few paths
Proper Paint Prep: Foundational Integrity
Stay faithful to these paint prep fundamentals, and you’ll be able to avoid redos and comebacks.
CAPA’s Stacy Bartnik to Serve Again as Judge for SkillsUSA
Bartnik previously served as a judge at the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships, the last in-person national championship prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Axalta Media Day 2022: A Closer Look at Coating Technologies
Axalta gave members of the collision repair media a tour of its new, 175,000-square-foot research and development facility.