The use of waterborne automotive paint continues to increase as the legal allowable limits of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) continues to decrease. Rule 1151 is the law that started the regulation of VOCs and other automot ...
PAINT REPAIR Over the life of a vehicle, the paint is exposed to a wide variety of natural elements. These range from ultraviolet radiation from the sun, to bird droppings, to stones and gravel kicked up off the road. The ...
Fender bender accidents can occur in parking lots, on the street at stop signs and even with the door jamb on the garage. The point is, these minor accidents occur frequently and unpredictably. And, often, front headlamp a ...
Performance is a wide-ranging term in the automotive industry. When someone talks about upgrading vehicle performance, engine and suspension modifications usually come to mind. But performance also includes how a vehicle look ...
The exterior of a vehicle is subjected to a wide range of environmental effects. These effects vary widely depending on the part of the country in which the vehicle is driven. The net result can be a deterioration of the pain ...
Nothing can be more irritating for your customer than a rattle, wind noise, or a vibration that makes driving their car unpleasant. This is especially true if the vehicle is relatively new. Nothing can be more frustrating for ...
When a passenger vehicle is involved in a collision, quite often, the damage extends beyond what is visible to the naked eye. Underneath the crumpled sheet metal can be a more serious problem; namely, a damaged unibody or fra ...
PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR IS PDQ Paintless dent repair, also known as PDR, is a quick and easy technique used to remove small dents from body panels without the use of body fi ller, or without sanding and painting the damaged are ...
One of the toughest tasks involved with repairing collision damage is matching the paint color when re-painting a repaired section of a vehicle. That’s because, these days, cars aren’t just red, green and blue. And every ...
CHALLENGES TO CONSIDER When a severely damaged vehicle is brought into your shop, it’s highly likely a large amount of sheet metal will have to be replaced. What should be repaired or cut out are questions that have to be a ...
