TOO GOOD TO MISS
TOO GOOD TO MISS PDR TECHNIQUES GO MAINSTREAM After decades of separation from the collision repair sector, paintless dent repair (PDR) technicians developed techniques unheard of in the mainstream repair community. And now, some collision facilities are bringing these techniques to support more traditional repair processes. There is no question that, in some circumstances, PDR […]
COVERAGE GUARANTEES
COVERAGE GUARANTEES THE GEAR THAT WILL KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS COMING BACK While painting vehicles may sound like a simple enough task for anyone who has never tried to paint a vehicle, those who have will know just how difficult it can be. Paint is fickle. It dries differently depending on the temperature, the airflow and […]
PRIMED AND READY
PRIMED AND READY AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING; AN ART AND A SCIENCE It is an uncomfortable truth that—for many members of the general public—the go-to way of measuring how well an auto repair facility repaired has nothing to do with a vehicles post-repair crashworthiness, or how close to pre-accident condition it is. In most cases, a collision […]
FEVER PITCH
FEVER PITCH WHY HEALTH AND SAFETY JUST BECAME BIG BUSINESSES I n 2020, health and safety procedures often made the difference between success and failure for many collision industry businesses. As the general public became wary of crowded places, only those businesses that had taken industrial health and safety seriously for employees found it easy to […]
DISINFECTION DONE RIGHT
DISINFECTION DONE RIGHT CLEANING THROUGH YOUR COMPETITION In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the general public remains cautious about touching surfaces others hands have been in contact with. As a result, consumers are still drawn to facilities which advertise thorough disinfection policies to consumers. But what does a thorough disinfection process involve? WHEN CLEANING […]
SHATTERING THE GLASS
SHATTERING THE GLASS A TRANSPARENT LOOK AT AUTO GLASS One thing should be very clear: bringing auto glass repair and replacement services into a collision business is no easy task. While most cutting-edge repair facilities do now provide glass replacement services, many smaller facilities still rely on third-party providers. Even among those businesses that have […]
COVER YOUR ADAS
COVER YOUR ADAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance System. It refers to any electronic system that assists the driver while driving and is intended to improve vehicle safety. It is estimated that nearly 40 per cent of the new vehicles sold in Canada today have ADAS systems built into […]
TAILOR-MADE FOR THE TRADE
TAILOR-MADE FOR THE TRADE WHEN IT COMES TO ALIGNMENT AND MEASURING SYSTEMS, DO YOU HAVE YOUR OPTIONS STRAIGHT? Until recently, most collision facilities outsourced alignment and measuring work. Thanks to recent innovations, however, many collision repair facilities can do far more in-house than ever before. The biggest shift that has allowed for collision businesses to […]
PRECISION MEASURING WITHOUT BORDERS
PRECISION MEASURING WITHOUT BORDERS WHY NEW ALIGNMENT AND MEASURING TECH IS TAKING BUSINESS OUT-OF-BOUNDS While vehicle lifts might be stuck inside collision facilities, they are no longer required for many measurement procedures to be performed. Since the late 2010s, cutting-edge measuring systems providers have begun delivering products that allow vehicle measurements to be made precisely […]
STUCK ON GLUE
STUCK ON GLUE THE COLLISION SECTOR ENTERS THE ADHESIVE AGE—IS YOUR BUSINESS READY? It is easy to understand why progressive repairers are frequently averse to the idea of learning about the latest adhesive technology, and its increasing role in making structural repairs. Adhesives have a bad name. Structural repairs are important. Other approaches, like welding […]
