Aug
12

The Secrets to Sales Training – 5 Tips that will save you a fortune!

Elite Worldwide.001

I am honored to say that I have presented more service advisor sales courses than anyone else in our industry. I am not telling you this to impress you, but rather to impress upon you that we here at Elite know what it takes to help service advisors go right to the top, so you can rest assured that these 5 tips will lead you in the right direction.

Aug
04

Restoration – Rust Repair – Part 2

In this video you will learn how to remove the rusted panels.  Before you start cutting be certain to make a plan, as you do not want to cut more off than the new part will cover.  It is a good idea to have the new part before starting repairs so you can see how…
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Jul
28

How To Paint Stripes and Two Tone A Car

How To Paint Stripes For A Two Tone

In this video tutorial you will learn how to paint stripes on a car and two tones. Tips and tricks to make your next paint job easier. Promoting collision repair training and news.

Jul
26

How To Replace A Taillight Bulb on a 2009 Pontiac G6 and Save $40

How To Replace a taillight bulb on a 2009 Pontiac 2009

This is a quick video tutorial, which will show you step-by-step how to replace a taillight bulb in a 2009 Pontiac G6. By doing this yourself, you can save around $40. The part only costs $2 and take about 5 minutes.

Jul
12

Auto Data Vin Labels offers free SOPs and “best practices” to improve a shop’s processes, profits

             As a growing number of shops develop written standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve their business performance, Auto Data Labels is providing ready-made SOPs to help shops make the vehicle label replacement process smooth and profitable.             “SOPs and best practices help a business have predictable end results again and again,” Scott Saal, president…
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Jul
11

Podcast: Update to TeachMeHow.info and New Products by 3M

TeachMeHow.info Updates and New 3M Products Info Coming Soon (mp3) Here is a quick podcast update. Listen to learn about new update to TeachMeHow.info I am also planning a trip to St.Paul Minnesota to the 3m Headquarters to learn about new products. Listen to more podcasts at CollisionBlast.com/QuickTips

Jul
09

How To Care For Vinyl Wraps on Cars

TIP: DID YOU KNOW THAT USING LOW WATER PRESSURE DURING YOUR FINAL RINSE WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DRYING? There is a lot of useful information for maintaining your car paint finish, but what about vinyl wraps? Do you care for it the same way or should you use different car care products on it.…
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Jun
29

Restoration – Rust Repair – Part 1

Rust Repair

  In this video you are going to learn a few tips for repairing rust damaged with replacement parts.  Part of the floor pan, rocker panel, and corner cab have all been rusted out.  In addition to the rust, there is also prior repairs that have been made to the 1972 Chevy pickup, which can…
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Jun
29

How To Tint or Smoke Tail Lights

How To Smoke Or Tint Tail Lights

Dent Repair - Spray Guns – Matte Black - Estimating - Smoke Taillights - AirBrush   Copyright © 2011 Donnie Smith All rights reserved. About The E-Book Guide By reading this book you will learn how to smoke your tail lights. Smoked or tinted tail lights have became popular, as it gives the car or pickup a cool effect.  There are several ways to achieve…
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Jun
24

DIY Tip For Bending Sheet Metal Without A Metal Brake

I found this video of Stacey David from Gearz that I thought some of you do it yourself car enthusiasts may find interesting.  Stacey demonstrates a technique of how to bend a sheet of metal using a vise and 2×4′s.  I have never tried this method, but if you don’t have a metal brake, this…
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Jun
21

How To Paint A Motorcycle – Stand For Parts While Painting

How To Paint Motorcycle Tanks - Stands For Holding The Parts

I watched this video on YouTube and thought the viewers interested in painting motorcycle may find useful.  I liked the video, but there were some negative comments.  However, it is hard to tell by YouTube comments.  I really don’t know why some people take to comment…..if the video wasted their valuable time, then why are…
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Jun
20

Women and Social Media Marketing Trending Up In 2011

Jody DeVere

At AskPatty.com we are very committed to educating the auto industry that women are not a diversity or niche market and how to build relationships with women offline and online, including social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Women are the vast majority of  aftermarket customers, yet that message in the Aftermarket falls on deaf…
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