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What Causes Orange Peel on Car Paint? And How to Avoid This Paint Defect

A car’s paintwork is a tell-tale sign of whether a vehicle owner has properly looked after the exterior. Paintwork can also affect the vehicle’s resale value and raise concerns about the car’s overall condition, which can say a lot about its durability and longevity. Well-maintained paintwork can make a car…

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7 Auto Repair KPIs for your Body Shop

Meeting deadlines, keeping customers satisfied, and checking that your processes are efficient – these are all things you should be keeping an eye on within your body shop. One of the best and easiest ways to do this is to select the auto repair KPIs most relevant to you and…

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What is ASE Certification?

If your automotive repair business is striving for excellence, you might be considering going down the route of ASE certification. When you’re aiming to run a successful automotive repair business, you want to be able to show off the skills and techniques of your talented technicians, and achieving this…

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The Importance of Diagnostic Scanning a Vehicle Ahead of Repair

Even if you’re in the habit of vehicle repair pre- and post-diagnostic scanning, you might not have realised just how important these steps are in the collision repair industry. When a car is involved in an accident, any body shop professional will know that it isn’t just the bodywork that…

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What Equipment & Supplies Are Required for Powder Coating?

Powder coating is an electrostatic process used to strengthen materials and surfaces in many industries, including automotive and industrial. But if you’ve never done this process and don’t know where to start, or you’ve tried it in the past and didn’t get the results you were hoping for, we’re here…

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How to Remove Old Masking Tape & Residue from a Car

Masking tape can be used for a range of purposes relating to collision repairs and the automotive industry more generally. But in some cases, removing old masking tape can be a nerve-wracking task. If you’ve ever completed a job only to remove the masking tape and find that overspray has…

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