Body Shops

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 […]

I have to admit, I like comparing things which are not meant to be compared just for fun. So, after the blog post “4 things a car painter and a doctor have in common?”, have a look on what the most skilled killer has in common with a peaceful (well I suppose in most cases)

We all try hard to get new customers and to turn them into loyal clients, which will be spreading a good word-of-mouth about our bodyshop.  A happy customer will most likely tell 3 other people about you; right after his experience with your business, while an unhappy one will tell another 10, about how bad

According to Wikipedia, procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later time, sometimes to the “last minute” before the deadline. Well, procrastination is something we face in

In this post I would like to turn your attention to 3 tools, which almost every auto body repair shop owns and at the same time ignores their existence. Everyone knows that by investing in this equipment you will be able to improve overall paint quality, save time and money. This is the reason why

    Along with the posts about the major car paint defects in a bodyshop, I would like to elaborate further on one of those defects – clearcoat matting (or dieback). In plain English, it means that a surface (clearcoat) loses its gloss and transparency. Frankly speaking, I thought that I know all of the

Just a few weeks ago I had a conversation with a car body shop owner, who complained to me that to find a good painter nowadays is difficult. All the candidates claim that they are as good as close to perfect, but after a week of a trial you understand that this is very far

I have stumbled upon a very nice blog post a few days ago. The article was written by Jim Lafeber and posted on www.drbeasleys.com (for original article follow the link ) The list of the major causes of swirl marks is exhaustive and helps to realize how many things could affect a polishing job. Removing

by Aslamazis Alexandros After almost fifteen years in car refinishing business, I have heard quite a few myths. I bring to your attention 15 myths about products and not only, which have been proved to be wrong. Myth #1. HVLP spray guns are the only professional’s choice for quality paint applications. Not really! LVLP, Reduced