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- Paint Supplies Shops ·
IBIS Global Summit 2024 Main Takeaways
For those of you who is not familiar with IBIS (not the hotel chain), it stands for the International Bodyshop…
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- Body Shops ·
Body Filler Showdown: When to Go Light and When to Go Heavy?
In the realm of automotive body repair, the choice between lightweight body filler and standard weight body filler is crucial,…
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- Body Shops ·
Navigating the New Frontier of Car Repairs with ADAS and Coatings
Recently I conducted small research on Linkedin, asking my colleagues a simple question: “Do you think that in the future…
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- Body Shops ·
Mastering Inventory Management: A Deep Dive for Collision Repair Shops
I strongly believe that a successful collision repair shop needs deeper knowledge of business basics. It is not enough to…
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- Body Shops ·
Producing Car Clear Coat is a Piece of Cake!
Actually, producing a high quality automotive clearcoat is far away from easy. In fact, a simplistic idea that you just…
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- Paint Supplies Shops ·
Trends in Automotive Paints in 2024
As always on the last day of the year, I look back on the year to go and try to…
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- Paint Supplies Shops ·
Will ADAS destroy the car collision repair business?
So, you know those high-tech safety features in newer cars? They’re called ADAS, short for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems. These nifty…
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- Body Shops ·
The Birth of Microfiber
The genesis of microfiber dates back to the late 1950s and 1960s, with a series of developments in polymer science.…
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- Body Shops ·
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics for Collision Repair Shops
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics for a collision repair shop can help assess its efficiency, profitability, and customer satisfaction.…