Caulking/Seam Sealer The labor time for welded panels includes the application of caulking/seam sealer to the joints, gaps and seams of welded panels to achieve water sealing. It does not include the use [...]
Each year, the SCRS Education Committee searches the SEMA Show for unique tools, equipment and offerings to the collision repair industry that they feel provide notable value in fixing today’s damaged vehicles. Committee [...]
SCRS Education Committee releases video of "Kool Tools from 2017 SEMA Show & More" Prosser, Washington, February 14, 2018 – In January, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) held an open board meeting [...]
Collision repair facilities performing mechanical operations may find incomplete information in the GTE Pages about included or not included operations. Unless noted in the database part selection footnote, estimators and technicians should consider [...]
SCRS Members, Mitchell and Toyota have teamed up to create OEM Procedures and predictive estimating available within the Mitchell estimating program. From the part selection home screen (repair tab), users will need to [...]
SCRS Members, DEG Inquiry 11652 clarifies Audatex internal labor procedures; the box assembly refinish allowance does not include time for box undersides or unexposed parts. This would be an estimator judgment item on [...]
SCRS Members, 2013-2018 Toyota RAV4 inner rear body panel may allow a section procedure that may let the technician perform a "small" or "large" repair for sectioning the rear body panel, and not [...]
The SCRS OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at SEMA 2017 was moderated by technologist and author, John Ellis, this panel features discussion amongst Mark Allen (Audi of America), Erica Eversman (Attorney at Law, [...]
SCRS Members, Sometime users may experience incomplete or outdated information in the CCC database, as a result of using an incorrect version. Users can confirm which version they are using by going to [...]
In November, members of both the I-CAR Training Team and SCRS Board of Directors connected to talk about the specific application of the information at a shop level. We captured those conversations and technical highlights [...]
