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Kool Tools: Pre-SEMA 2019
I have been conducting I-CAR mobile welding tests for 15 years now.
One of the commonalities between most collision repair shops is chaos.
Best Body Shops’ Tips: A Roadmap to Repair Planning
You may be surprised to learn that many body shops create a “repair plan” at the end of the repair when everything has been documented and the final bill is created, according to Tim Ronak, senior services consultant at AkzoNobel.
Techs of Tomorrow: Cheerleader, Gymnastics Coach, Collision Repair Student All in One
Written by Victoria AntonelliEighteen-year-old Michelle Perschall discovered her love for automobiles at the age of four when her grandparents bought her a bright yellow racing Corvette Power Wheels.
Solving the Tech Shortage: Steps to Finding Qualified Employees
From coast to coast, collision repairers are talking about the talent pool shortage facing the industry and what can be done to address what some are calling an impending crisis.
Yelp Experts Yelp Back About Billion Dollar Bully
Body shop owners and Yelp experts who work with the collision repair industry weighed in recently about last month’s article (Does Yelp Bully Body Shops?) in the wake of Billion Dollar Bully, a documentary about how Yelp can adversely impact small businesses.
Pasta, Pizza and La Pigna—a Body Shop Vacation
In the land of four-foot pizzas, pasta cooked al dente each and every time and breathtaking scenery everywhere you look, Autocarroseria La Pigna in Longobardi, Italy, is a second-generation shop with five employees that recently celebrated its 52nd anniversary.
In Reverse: The 1980s – Keeping up With Technology
It seemed like we had just gotten over the decline of the hippie movement, and the rise and fall of disco and a TV actor being president of the U.S.
Truck Topics: Shop Profile – Diversified Body and Paint
In 1989, Mark Gibson started painting Peterbilt hoods in his father’s garage - an inauspicious beginning to what would later become one of the premier heavy-duty truck body shops in the country; Diversified Body and Paint Shop located in Denver.
From the Desk of Mike Anderson: Calculating the Cost of Comebacks
Written by Mike AndersonWhat’s the cost of a comeback?
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Protect Your Shop From the Threat of Ransomware
Written by Chasidy Rae SiskWith an alarming increase of ransomware attacks plaguing the collision repair industry, cybersecurity has become an important topic for shop owners to educate themselves on for the safety of their businesses.
Solving the Tech Shortage: Focusing on Kina’ole: Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason
Samantha McCauley, a collision repair refinish instructor at Hammond High School in Hammond, IN, said it can be very challenging to acquire the proper tools and equipment needed in her classroom to properly instruct students.
The Best Body Shops’ Tips: How to Leverage the Certified Repair Model
OEM certification programs are increasingly becoming a major topic of discussion among collision repair facilities across the country.
From the Desk of Mike Anderson: Check OEM Procedures Before Disconnecting, Reconnecting Batteries
Written by Mike AndersonThe “Who Pays for What?” summer survey looked at how often shops research the OEM procedures related to disconnecting and reconnecting batteries.