DEG Estimating Tips
DEG Estimating Tips
Estimating Tip – CCCONE Web – Bedside Shipping Braces
DEG Inquiry 41507 shares information on replacement bedsides that may come supplied with a shipping brace requiring removal prior to installation. "Any labor required to remove a shipping brace or otherwise prepare the replacement part prior to installation should be determined through an on-the-spot evaluation based on the actual replacement part received and applicable Ford repair information."
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 [...]
Estimating Tip – CCCONE Web – Right Click Mouse Function Estimate Lines
CCCONE Web users can insert lines above or below an estimate line, andedit line properties using the “right click” mouse function.