Body Shop Owner Eyes $1 Million In Sales By Age 32
Hard work and determination can pay off if you set your goals on success.
Students Challenged To Envision Body Shop Of Future
Students were challenged to consider necessary changes in operations, marketing and financials for the body shop of the future.
Auto Body Shop Donates Pro Spot Welder To Northeast Community College
Northeast Community College’s automotive program in Norfolk, Nebraska, recently added a Pro Spot welder to its classroom as a donation from local auto body shop, B Street Collision Center.Â
Measuring For Damage In The Body Shop
As designs in vehicle safety improved to keep that crush away from the occupant compartment, we see a great shift in where damage occurs. How are you finding that damage?
Body Shop: Fixing Dents In Aluminum
By now, we’ve all heard about aluminum repair and the cost of training and equipment. You all have your opinions on how feasible and viable it is. Many are evaluating whether it’s worth the money and time. I can’t answer these questions for you, since the variables are across the board. People tell me all the time that “It’s not hard, just different” does not apply. And I’m here to tell you it’s not hard, but it is different. Very different.
Bodyworks: Working on Hybrids: a Body Shop Primer
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Hybrids account for only 1% of all U.S. light-vehicle sales, which actually presents a dilemma for shops: Because hybrids aren’t all that common (yet), shops aren’t as familiar with the potential hazards as they should be.
The Training It Takes To Be a Body Shop Technician
Adapted from Mark Claypool’s article in BodyShop Business
BodyShop Business, WIN to Hold Event on Tech Shortage
The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at Babcox Media, 3550 Embassy Parkway, Fairlawn, Ohio (15 minutes south of Cleveland and north of Akron).
Shop Profile: From Antibiotics To Auto Body
Growing up in Flushing, Queens, N.Y., Jahid Habasi was engrossed in the automotive field. His father was a mechanic who wound up opening up his own body shop. But, once he retired, Habasi had to venture off on his own and find his own path. In 2007, Habasi entered the pharmacy program at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkhill, N.Y. “I did it to make my parents happy, to let them know that I’m book smart as well as street smart,” says Habasi. While he was in college, Habasi looked for a job. And like two magnets destined to snap together, he found himself working in a collision repair shop.
BodyWorks: Tales From the Shop
Every botched job I see reminds me of the lack of pride some techs and painters have in their work. Having a plan and following your paint system’s handbook goes a long way toward avoiding such disasters.