This is the last post for 2014. I thank everyone who took time to read and comment on my articles. I hope that 2015 will bring peace, prosperity and health to our troubled world. I don’t feel like writing too long post on some technical staff or bodyshop management. It is time to relax, take …
by Alexander Aslamazis We will all agree that a bodyshop professional, a painter, a body shop manager or a panel beater, must work hard to keep up with modern technology, new materials and techniques. However, we often forget that the same applies to the paint suppliers (or jobbers as their are called in the US) …
Old school vs new school. Car paint traders business through generations. Read More »
by Alexander Aslamazis A few months ago, we launched a discussion on Etalon LinkedIn group, which was about automotive clearcoats’ classification. The problem is that there is no clear distinction between MS, HS and Ultra HS clearcoats. In fact, most of the suppliers prefer to name its clears HS, even if the product is low …
Why do I like Linkedin? Merely because it is the only place on the web you could communicate with fellow colleagues from any industry in the world without any geographical boundaries. As business owner, I am wondering what will be the next big thing in automotive refinishing industry? So, why not to get opinions of …
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 »
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 »
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 »
Probably in this post you will find ideas, which, more or less, you know about, yet it is always useful to shape these ideas in a real plan of action. Why do you need to grow anyway? In fact, making such a plan is not something to procrastinate, because additional sales, which you consider of …
4 directions to grow your automotive paint supply shop Read More »
I am privileged to meet a lot of bright people during my trips around the globe. Car paint industry may not attract many people with PhD or MBA degrees, but believe me, many collision repair professionals in our industry are outstanding craftsmen and have true entrepreneurial spirit. We all can learn from each other, and …
What if you had limitless resources for your paint store or body shop? Read More »
by Alexandros Aslamazis A few weeks ago I started a discussion on two LinkedIn groups with the title: “Which non-premium paint brand do you think is the best?” I was really surprised how many people commented. In total 74 comments on Automotive Refinishing Reloaded and Automotive Refinish groups were left. Therefore I …
Which non-premium paint brand do you think is the best? Read More »