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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part IV

Shop leaders should work to motivate technicians on educational value, and instill a more positive outlook. They can do that by explaining why training is good for the health and stability of the business. Use phrases such as “Please attend this training and bring back as many things as possible to share with your colleagues.” …

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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part III

  Sometimes, shop owners during the interview, misunderstand the potential technician’s capabilities or the technician lies about what they really know. This happens across any industry but soon flushes itself out with time. Assuming that a technician has all skills needed to achieve accurate and efficient repairs on a vehicle can get you in trouble. …

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Are You Taking Your Training To The Next Level? Part II

Lack of proper knowledge and education is a problem that has plagued the industry for years. Now, with the complexity of new cars, it has become downright dangerous for both the technicians and car owners. It’s not only the technicians fault though if they were improperly trained. There are several key things that can derail …

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Body Shop Owners And PDR Technicians: Aluminum Alloy Is Here To Stay Part V

  For a body shop, not a PDR Technician, you will need to provide an Explosion-Proof Vacuum to clean excess dust from the clean room. This type of vacuum sucks the hazardous particles into a water bath to prevent thermite reactions and explosions. As a PDR Technician, you’re going to want to be sure that …

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Body Shop Owners And PDR Technicians: Aluminum Alloy Is Here To Stay Part IV

There is a great deal of body shop ignorance going on. This could be intentional or because the body shop owners have no idea that there is potential for fatal situations. As a PDR Technician, it is your responsibility to know what danger there can be if the clean room is not available in a …

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Body Shop Owners And PDR Technicians: Aluminum Alloy Is Here To Stay Part III

So Why So Clean? The clean room that is required for working on aluminum is probably the most expensive part of this new technology. It needs to be fully separated from all other types of work where there may be other technicians performing welding, bonding, riveting, sanding, grinding and structured procedures on aluminum components. This …

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Body Shop Owners And PDR Technicians: Aluminum Alloy Is Here To Stay Part II

  You Should Probably Know: By now, if you haven’t heard already, aluminum is appearing far more often in vehicle designs. An example of this is the new release of the Ford F-150 truck. In truth, it hasn’t even been released yet. It won’t be seen on the showroom until this fall. The reason for …

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