New Elektron MultiTool Dent Repair Station Helps Technicians Repair Aluminum
Mobile workstation equipped with tools technicians need to properly repair dents in aluminum sheet metal body panels and hoods.
I-CAR Presents Aluminum Intensive Repair Webinar to RDA/IMPACT Members
I-CAR recently presented a webinar about aluminum intensive repairs to RDA/IMPACT Members and IMPACT Elite Collision Shops. Presented by Jeffe Poole, performance training coordinator for I-CAR, members learned valuable information about aluminum intensive vehicles, including: How the distinctive characteristics of aluminum require proper electrode wire and rivet type and length selection Straightening considerations Removal and
Alcoa Awards $40,000 Aluminum Training Grant to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Seventeen collision instructor/student pairs will be selected to attend aluminum repair training at the I-CAR Tech Centre in the summer of 2013.
Oregon Shop First to Receive Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award
Precision Body and Paint announced it’s the first shop to receive the Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award in recognition of its ongoing five-year commitment to the aluminum collision repair program. In attendance at the presentation Dec. 17, 2010, was Stan Ford, Audi Western Region After-Sales manager; Scott Story, Audi regional manager;
Aluminum Dent Repair
The LENCO AP-3000 is a streamlined, economical system for aluminum dent repair. The system allows the body shop to save aluminum panels that would otherwise have to be replaced, saving valuable time and money. The unit is portable and easy to use with 10-foot power and ground cables. Visit www.lencoautomotive.com.
Aluminum Dent Repair – with a Stud Welder
Aluminum is not a new metal to the collision industry. The Model T Ford had an aluminum hood. The 1925 Pierce-Arrow was all aluminum. And many classic cars of the 1930s had aluminum parts on them. Why? Because aluminum allowed low-production automobile manufacturers to hand-form parts without the use of the costly stamping process. The
Jagging Rights: Jaguar’s Exclusive Aluminum-Repair Network of Authorized Shops
This shop spent $100K to gain entry to Jaguar’s exclusive aluminum-repair network of authorized shops. While developing technologies from the world’s automakers have left most shops out in the cold, they also present risk-takers with some real opportunities. Fairless Hills, Pa. – Hunt Auto Body is at first glance, a typical independent body shop, tucked
Repairing Aluminum-Bodied Cars: Nepotism vs. Capitalism, Pete Petursson
Consumers are clueless they’re “captured,” insurers are angry they’re captured, and shops capturing the work are unsure they’ll ever recoup their investment. Yet OEM-authorized repair shops are a reality … for now anyway.
Longtime Family Collision Repair Business Joins Forces with CARSTAR
JC Auto Rebuilders of Rockford, Ill., has rebranded as CARSTAR Team JC Auto Rebuilders.
Glue Pulling: Auto Body Shop Efficiency and Cleaner Repairs
One relatively new method of collision repair growing in popularity, relevance and value is glue pull repair.
