3M Automotive Aftermarket Division to Help Veterans with 2016 Hire Our Heroes Calendar
With a $200 donation to the Collision Repair Education Foundation, shops will receive a commemorative calendar with $1,800 worth of monthly deals on 3M products, along with a window decal to showcase their support for military veterans.
AASP-MN, Axalta Hold ‘Write it Right: Estimating Best Practices’ Seminar
The seminar provided attendees with information and resources to support and justify their position on what it takes to restore a vehicle back to pre-accident condition.
Basic Maintenance
Sadly, for many shops, the maintenance schedule for their shop equipment looks like this: when it breaks, we’ll fix it. Maybe.
AASP-MN and Axalta to Host “Write it Right: Estimating Best Practices” Seminar
The seminar, presented by Mike Anderson of Collision Advice, will provide estimators with information and resources to understand, support and justify their position on what it takes to restore a vehicle back to pre-accident condition.
Save Time and Money with Tube Tape
The foam core lets Tube Tape completely fill gaps, even around sharp corners. Plus, you don’t waste time scraping off adhesive, because it leaves no residue.
Survey Shows Who Pays for What When it Comes to Not-Included Procedures
More than 980 shops around the country responded to the survey, which asked them to report how often they are paid for 26 refinish-related procedures by the eight largest auto insurers.
3M Automotive Aftermarket Partners With Ringbrothers
The brothers will be using the complete family of 3M product solutions, including abrasives, fillers, adhesives, coatings and sealants, masking solutions, paint application and paint finishing.
Technical: The Art of the Refinish
There is a lot that goes into making an “invisible repair” from the refinish side. Here are some procedures to get you off to a good start.
Create a Smooth, Blended Finish
Hostar’s EzEdger folds under one edge of the masking tape as the tape is dispensed, and painting against this folded “soft edge” produces a smooth, blended finish.
Common Paint Prep Mistakes
Despite a plethora of expertise and guidelines out there, refinishes still fail due to mistakes in the paint prep process. Here are some common ones.
