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Changes Are Coming To Automotive Repairs Are You Ready? Part IV

Trailer repair shops are overwhelmed with horse and cattle trailers and are booking two to three weeks out. Knowing the type of aluminum and what gauge will help you when buying the correct wire for the repair and do a good job. Usually, the job itself will take less than an hour when it comes

Changes Are Coming To Automotive Repairs Are You Ready? Part III

So How Do You Work With Boats, RVs and Trailers? Many of the boat repairs are very similar to the plastic repair procedures that are currently used. You work on a bigger scale of course and for the most part have to really be sure that you can even do the job. Meaning can you

Changes Are Coming To Automotive Repairs Are You Ready? Part II

You will need and be required to know the procedures to work with all types of materials such as plastics, carbon fiber and metals such as ultra-high strength steels, aluminum and magnesium. You and body shops will have to be able to provide these skills if you intend to survive in this industry.  The good

Changes Are Coming To Automotive Repairs Are You Ready? Part I

Whether you are ready or not, changes are coming. Our first instinct is to rebuff change and pretend that it isn\’t happening or at the very least will go away, but this is just not the case. If you are in the repair industry then you must know that change is inevitable. In this industry

Ford Has An Aluminum Show And Tell About The 2015 F-150 Part IV

  Profits for Ford in 2012 were $5.7 billion and then jumped to &7.2 billion in 2013. The company is worried because not only do they have the new aluminum truck and its uncertainty in the market, but they also have the launch of the 2015 Mustang which has been the cornerstone of Ford\’s success. If you

Ford Has An Aluminum Show And Tell About The 2015 F-150 Part III

  Ford Motor Company has taken their F-150 to a whole new level with their military grade aluminum alloy truck body and have offered up a much more efficient solution to how the body work is done.  It\’s becoming clear to the industry that a lot of  thought went into its design resulting in ease of

Ford Has An Aluminum Show And Tell About The 2015 F-150 Part II

  Ford\’s creative and colorful display provided an awe inspired response from the engineers in the group and it gave a very visual interpretation of how the construction and repairs of Ford\’s very popular  F-150 would change going forward with the aluminum redesign. One of the major changes in design is in the apron tubes.

Ford Has An Aluminum Show And Tell About The 2015 F-150 Part I

Ford is making its rounds throughout the US trying to introduce their new F-150 before it hits the Showrooms this fall. They were fully aware that releasing a truck made with military grade aluminum alloy would raise some eyebrows and ruffle some feathers. True to their suspicions it created quite an uproar in the automotive

PDR Technicians: Does Bird Poop Really Destroy Your Clear Coat? Part I

Yes and No. Car enthusiasts dread the potential of bird poop destroying the hood of theirs cars, and yet, to avoid the blistering heat, they choose to park under trees and take the risk. The word is, that the acidity from the bird gifts will cut right through the clear coat and quite often the

PDR Technician: Drilling And Disclosure

Drilling is a very sensitive subject for both the Technician and the customer. You can find yourself in a lawsuit quicker than you can blink if you drilled and did not disclose the possibility of issues. You will of course have a contract/disclaimer form that they will need to sign if you have to drill,

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