SCRS Quick Tip: Riveting Equipment Maintenance & Cleaning
In this video, we address a common frustration among technicians—receiving equipment that hasn't been properly cleaned or reset. Barry is joined by Randy from I-CAR to discuss considerations on how to maintain and inspect both battery-powered and pneumatic riveting machines. They cover the importance of keeping dies and tools clean, ensuring batteries are charged, and performing regular oil changes on pneumatic tools. The discussion also touches on what [...]
SCRS Quick Tip: Matte Finish
Replicating matte, satin and low-gloss finishes can create added complexity in the repair process. Consumers often pay additional for these unique refinish applications, which add [...]
Cole Strandberg on the end of the single-store, generalist body shop – IDEAS Collide 2024
Cole Strandberg, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, LLC shares his perspectives on the end of the single-store generalist body shop. As vehicles [...]
Quick Tip: Refinishing Bumpers w/ ADAS
Bumpers with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) add to the refinishing concerns and considerations that professional repair facilities need to consider. Many automakers [...]
Quick Tip: ADAS Systems: Rear Cross Traffic Alert
Rear Cross Traffic Warning is part of the collision warning system that detects vehicles approaching from the side at the rear of [...]
Quick Tip: ADAS Systems: Trailer assistance
Trailer Assistance options are great features that can help when lining up your vehicle hitch ball with a trailer coupler, or when steering [...]
Quick Tip: Manage & Measure your P&L
Every business in every industry needs an accurate P&L. From managing and measuring performance, to doing taxes to seeking our loans, the [...]
Quick Tip – Cash vs Accrual Accounting
In this video we discuss different methods of accounting, for example cash and accrual accounting practices. Cash accounting recognizes income and expense when [...]
Quick Tip – ADAS Systems: Active driving assistance
Active Driving Assistance, which is classified as Level 2 Driving Automation by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3016 standard, is a driver [...]
Quick Tip – Internal Process Audit
Many businesses invest time and energy into developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), but may not always realize when they aren’t being followed. Have [...]