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‘Tuff’ Bedliner

Zolatone Automotive, Industrial & Marine has relaunched the Tuff Rider urethane bedliner system with a new and improved formula. Tuff Rider has been redesigned to offer a durable, protective and easier- to-apply coating for the application to truck beds and many other uses. This tough, textured coating is resistant to water, solvent, chemicals and abrasion

Pull Dents Quickly

Make short work of dents by introducing the industrial slide hammer to the job. Instead of laboring hours to fix dents, you can be completely finished in five minutes or less. This tool is easy to use – just glue the disk to the dent, attach and engage the puller, and the dent pops out.

Front-Desk Fender Bender

Every day, Ashley Hill sits for hours on end behind the wheel of a candy pink ’65 Ford Mustang customized just for her. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Hill, a receptionist at Brasher’s Auto & Truck Collision in Wood Village, Ore., is one of five shop employees whose desk has

Rent Your Own Vehicles

Why send your customers to a local auto rental company when you can keep revenues in-house by renting your own vehicles? Lancer Insurance Company’s auto liability product allows body shop owners to rent replacement vehicles without referring their customers – and rental profits – to a third party. Call (800) 782-8902 ext. 3027.

Boosting Your Bottom Line with Boat Repair

Boat repair might be just the ticket for body shops looking to shore up their bottom lines with a wave of potential profits.

Building a Successful Side Business in Bedliners

A pioneer in sprayed-on bedliners shows off
some of his greatest creations and offers advice to
those desiring to explore this profit center.

Remanufactured OEM Wheels

NewWheel.com is an online source for remanufactured OEM aluminum wheels. It has 30,000 OEM wheels in stock and ready to ship from nine locations nationwide. Each wheel sold goes through a thorough exam to ensure structural integrity. It also provides a limited lifetime warranty (road hazard and manufacturer defects excluded). It does not carry aftermarket

Epoxy Truck Bedliner with Kevlar

The Defender epoxy bedliner, the only epoxy bedliner with Kevlar, is durable and tough and provides maximum protection. It delivers maximum bare-metal adhesion and more scratch and chip resistance than a urethane liner. It can be sprayed or rolled on and is UV- ­and fade-resistant. Call (330) 830-6000.

Quickly Pull Dents

Make short work of dents by introducing the Industrial Glue Puller to the job. Instead of laboring hours to fix dents, you can be completely finished in five minutes or less. This tool is easy to use – just glue the disk to the dent, attach and engage the puller, and the dent pops out.

Cleaning, Polishing, Refinishing

Al’s Nylon Filament Cup Brush is made with special nylon filaments blended with silicon carbide. It lasts up to six times longer than conventional wire brushes, and uses include frame and body cleaning, polishing and surface refinishing. It’s safe for use on metal, wood and plastic surfaces and is an excellent prep tool for Al’s

Mobile Wheel Repair Service

Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, Inc. (AWRS) is the largest mobile wheel repair company in the world. With its “workshop on wheels,” AWRS-certified technicians drive to your location to provide cosmetic repair, refinishing and straightening on any OEM or aftermarket wheels with same-day turnaround. With over 400 mobile units, AWRS services most major U.S. cities. To

Tools Invented by Collision Repairers

Eureka! These repairers saw a better way to do their jobs, rolled up their sleeves and invented tools they hope will revolutionize the industry.