In this part of the collision repair management series I would like to talk in depth about probably the most important aspect in every collision repair workshop, regardless of its size or location. In fact, I rephrased a little in the title of the article the old saying: “Cash is the King” to “Cash flow […]
Collision repair management 101: Cash flow – is the emperor. Part 3. Read More »
If we leave aside the size of each bodyshop, we could divide them into two categories: these with paint mix system installed and those without. The latter are using paint mixing services from their main consumables supplier. The percentage of bodyshops with a paint mixing machine in store varies from country to country; while in
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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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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
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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
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I truly believe that learning from successful practices of other industries and applying them to your own industry is a very helpful practice. In this article, I would like to draw your attention to the email marketing. What is email marketing? According to Wikipedia, email marketing is a commercial message to a group of people
Email marketing for bodyshop. Start building your mailing list now! Read More »