The meaning of “corporate identity” is usually associated with the big businesses, sophisticated Wall Street offices or banks; however every company, big or small, must have its own distinctive and unique identity. As a collision repair shop owner or manager, you should ask yourself a question: What do we do to differentiate our business from …
by Aslamazis Alexandros If I was asked which way is the best to promote a small business like a car body repair shop, I would reply without second thought- a customer referral or word of mouth. It is free and the most powerful. Although it sounds easy, actually you need to work very hard to …
What is the most important way to promote your bodyshop? Read More »
It was a long time since I wrote my last tip about the ways to increase income revenue in your bodyshop. This one will tell you how to get extra dollars, euros or pesos by repairing burns, tears, cuts and stains on car parts made of leather, vinyl or fabric. My primary goal in this …
Tip 6. How to increase your bodyshop revenue by repairing damages of the car interior? Read More »
In this post I will refer to a common rule of thumb in business and not only, called the Pareto principle, or also known as the 80-20 rule. Personally I believe that this rule should be applied by any trader/supplier in our industry. Actually, 80-20 rule is useful instrument for bodyshop owners as well, but …
Pareto principle for automotive paint retail shop. Read More »
I have read a thought provoking article written by David P. Carlisle in his blog on myguy.org. The original article can be found on this link. In his post, Mr Carlisle predicts that the number of collision accidents will be gradually decreasing due to the implementation by all car producers new accident avoidance and driverless …
Why the collision repair business will drop by 20% until 2022? Read More »
Can you imagine your business with the same consumables, which were used twenty years ago? Maybe the same paint materials? How about painting job with a brush? Sounds funny, doesn’t it? Yet, we would have no progress in our job or everyday life if someone sometime didn’t give a chance to a new product or …
7 reasons why you should reserve time for testing new products in your bodyshop. Read More »
During the last 10 plus years, I had an opportunity to travel and meet many people in car refinishing industry. Whether I was in Africa, South-East Asia, Europe or Americas, more or less, I have stumbled upon the same paint brands (or paint groups). These groups, and I would distinguish 4 of them (I don’t …
5 things big auto paint companies won’t tell you! Read More »
Without a doubt there have been said or written a lot about the HVLP or Compliant spray guns and their benefits. However, switching simply to new (not so new, you can say) technology is not enough. A sprayer must also alter his spraying techniques. Definition of HVLP and Compliant technology and its benefits. Let me …
The minimalist guide to HVLP (Compliant) spraying technology. Read More »
Despite the fact that in modern vehicles, new plastics and composite materials, are more and more used, steel and aluminum remain the basic materials for car body construction, 1st and 3rd place accordingly (2nd by volume material used in cars is plastic).On average, one passenger vehicle contains about 1000kg of steel, and aluminum represents up …
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By Alexandros Aslamazis Some of you may be even surprised that such a question is posed anyway. However, my eyes have seen a good deal of car sprayers using whatever solvent they find available in their body shop to treat the surface prior coating. This is why it makes no harm to repeat certain refinishing …
Why thinner is no good for surface cleaning before painting? Read More »