By nature, bumpers are designed to protect a vehicle, so it is the most common part of the car to be repaired. In fact, all statistics prove that. However, we see many mistakes done during the process of the preparation of the bumper for the paint job. Below I present 4 easy, but very important …
by Alexander Aslamazis Aerosol sprays are used widely in a modern car repair shop, including painting area. In the past, spray paints were mainly considered as DIY products, however nowadays aerosols have more and more usage by real professionals. The quality of the finish and spray fan have improved significantly. Moreover, some coatings, like primers …
Aerosol paint in auto body shop. Historical snapshot. Read More »
Numerous articles have been written about the gentle art of saying no. Perhaps it is about time to say a few words and provide some tips applied to the day-to-day operation of a car paint shop. Below you can find six situations when, as far as I’m concerned, a car painter should be firm and …
The art of saying NO applied to car body repair business. Read More »
written by Alexandros Aslamazis In most of the countries in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is in the middle and temperatures reached the peak. Unfortunately, not all of us are on holidays, so business in body shops continues, despite the “beach mood”. Below you will find seven short tips, which may help you to deal with …
I really love to make assumptions of different kind. What if … I was invisible, what if I was a millionaire, what if you had limitless resources for your paint shop or bodyshop? The last one actually was a title for my blog post sometime ago. Here is another one: “What if I had just …
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October has been quite a busy month for me. I traveled a lot, visited Jordan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, FYR of Macedonia and Romania. Every time I visit such countries, I learn a lot about how car body jobs can be done in the most unsuitable environments. Without spray booth, with desert dust flying around and …
What we can learn from car sprayers in so-called “developing” countries? Read More »
This is the second post in series of articles about how to stop wasting money in your bodyshop, and increase the overall profitability. In the first article we discussed how to save money by avoiding paint overmixing and using a spray gun efficiently. Today I will speak about abrasives and more precisely how to …
Stop pouring money down the drain in your bodyshop. Part 2. Read More »
It has been a while since I wrote my last post about bodyshop’s revenue growth ideas. So, here you are. We all know that vehicles in a modern city are prone to scratch or bump their wheels. High pavement borders and parking bumpers are one of the most common objects damaging alloy wheels and compromising …
Tip 7. How to increase your bodyshop revenue by repairing alloy wheels? Read More »
It is not a secret that a body repair shop, regardless of its size, is a business; and every business is designed to make profit for the owner/entrepreneur who invests his money and expects return on his investment. The more profit a bodyshop produces, the better for its stakeholders (the owner, employees, suppliers etc). So, …
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