Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Disable & Enable Airbag System
DEG Inquiry 17882 confirms what steps are considered during "Disable & Enable Air Bag System."According to Mitchell Cloud Estimating, "the labor allowance for Disable & Enable Air Bag System includes all the steps as outlined in the procedure from the vehicle manufacturer one time.If an additional Disable & Enable Air Bag System is required, a time should be agreed upon among all parties and recorded on the damage report."Additional DEG Note: [...]
Estimating Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Additional Labor Operations
When performing R&R (Remove and Replace) or R&I (Remove and Install) procedures in Solera Qapter, users can quickly include necessary "Additional Labor Operations" directly during [...]
Estimating Tip – All Three – Solvent Testing Replacement Parts
Replacement parts may require solvent compatibility testing prior to refinishing to ensure your products don’t react with factory coatings. Labor and materials to test, strip, [...]
Estimating Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Attachment Photo Mark-Up
Use the integrated markup tools to highlight specific damage or repair areas directly on your photos. When you save these annotations, Qapter automatically preserves the [...]
Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Masking Backside of Bumpers
DEG Inquiry 40336 confirms published refinish times on bumpers may not include masking the backside of bumper in the radar zone. Where we have been able [...]
Estimating Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Chip Guard Application
Solera Qapter users can reference information about Chipguard application in Solera DBRM page 139 section 4-4 Refinish Guidelines "The application of chipguard material to the lower [...]
Estimating Tip – CCC – Filling and Bleeding Cooling Systems
DEG Inquiry 40223 addresses feedback from MOTOR about operations that are NOT INCLUDED when filling and bleeding cooling systems"1. According to the "Guide To Estimating: RADIATOR", [...]
Estimating Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Seam Sealer on Bumper Reinforcements
DEG Inquiry 40215 provides Solera feedback regarding labor and materials for seam sealer found on bumper reinforcements.DatabaseReferenceManual-4-25.pdf Page 44 Section 4-2 Labor Exclusions:Application of Seam Sealer: Application [...]
Estimating Tip – CCC – CCC GTE 2025 Update
CCC MOTOR has released the 2025 GTE Updates available here. All updated folders and topics in the Table of Contents display a star and all updates [...]
Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Riveted Liftgate Stoppers
Estimating Tip – Mitchell – Riveted Liftgate Stoppers DEG Inquiry 39789 confirms that the labor time for transferring riveted brackets, braces, or specifically bumpers and stoppers [...]