Estimating Tip – Mitchell- Door shell vs Outer Panel, Add for Jambs
DEG Inquiry 31868, Mitchell provides an explanation of refinish labor differences between a full door shell replacement vs outer panel (door skin) replacement, when "add for jambs" is automatically added. "The .5 difference represents painting only the rolled edge on the Door Repair Panel." Additional feedback about the labor difference of .5: "If the user needs to refinish beyond the edge. Ultimately, it’s at the user’s discretion."
CCC, Audatex & Mitchell- Quick Reference of Repair Conditions Involving Seam Sealers and Protective Coatings for Welded Panel Labor
The DEG has developed a quick reference chart of Included and not Included labor operations when working with repairs involving the following conditions. To download [...]
Audatex – Glass Sealant Part Selection and Labor
Recent Audatex Inquiries 12661 and 12720 discuss how bonded quarter glass labor is assigned when selecting the “Quarter Glass Sealant Kit” and the “Quarter Glass” [...]
Mitchell – TESLA Database Now Available
MITCHELL has officially launched Tesla Vehicle database for the Model S, X and now Model 3. Additionally improved VIN decoding options are now available. Please [...]
Audatex – Labor Report
How to obtain a copy of the Audatex Labor Report can be viewed by watching the video here. The estimating databases are all [...]
CCC, Audatex, and Mitchell – Disassembly of Replacement Parts for Refinish
Some replacement parts may come preassembled from the supplier in primer or with incorrect supplied body color. Labor to disassemble replacement parts i.e. grilles, mirrors, [...]
CCC, Audatex and Mitchell – Factory Color Pack’s
Some vehicle OEM colors may require a special pigment toner to be mixed in-house or a factory color pack (pre-mixed color) to perform refinishing repairs [...]
CCC, Mitchell and Audatex – Fender Caulking
Recent Inquiry 12587 on 2014-2018 Chevy/ GMC pickup trucks that the replacement fenders do not come from the factory with seam sealer and caulk on [...]
CCC, Mitchell and Audatex – OEM EPC (Electronic Parts Catalogue) Access to Toyota / Lexus Vehicles
Toyota and Lexus have now made it easier to gain access to their OEM EPC’s allowing shops to access this information directly saving a phone [...]
CCC, Mitchell and Audatex – Shipping labels and decals attached to replacement parts
Labor times for Body and Refinish in all three estimating systems (Audatex, CCC and Mitchell) Does not include the labor to remove shipping labels and [...]