Last week a big shipment arrived at the collision repair program at Butler Community College.  It was a new vacuum system for the collision repair program.  I know, a vacuum does not sound like much to rave about, but this piece of equipment is going to provide a much cleaner and safer learning environment for the students. 

 The Eurovac vacuum system will be placed in our one of our storage areas and hose drops will be ran and installed at each work station.  This will allow the students to connect an air hose and vacuum line to the tools being used.  With all the sanding of paints and fillers and grinding we do, this is going to eliminate much of the dust and dirt in the shop.  Not only will this provide a cleaner shop, it will also help produce cleaner paint jobs. 

 We’re excited to get this hooked up and start using it and to be teaching green technology.  One of the first steps towards teaching green technology was when we started using Aquabase paint last year ago.  This is a waterborne paint system owned by PPG.  Waterborne paint produces less volatile organic compounds (VOC).  VOC’s is what ends up polluting our environment and is what the EPA is concerned about.

 A greener training facility is awesome, but the color matches waterborne paint has is amazing.  The color matches have been more accurate, which requires less time tinting and/or blending paint.  The Aquabase system also eliminates the need for a paint mixing system that agitates the paint, which saves time. 

 With or without the green factor, it has been a positive experience moving this direction.  Less dust flying around cleaner paint jobs, and better paint matches is what I see beneficial.  A cleaner and safer learning environment is an added bonus for teaching green technology.

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In this video, you will see a few of the things the students at Butler are learning how to do.  It is hard to find time to take photos and video clips of every job, but this will give you an idea of what we do.

Students are doing everything from spot jobs to complete paint jobs. We recently replaced a bedside on a Chevy pick-up.  This is the process of removing the bed from the frame, cutting the welded side panel off, and installing a new side panel using adhesives and welding.

We are also learning how to perform smaller repairs and blending paint.  Blending paint is the process of fading the new color into the existing color.  When perfected, this process will produce an invisible repair.

Body repair, plastic repair, welding, priming, blocking, masking, painting and clear coat is a few of the things we are learning on a daily basis in the program.

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FERRARI BROS. BODY SHOP (Monrovia, California)

Auto Rust Repair – In part 1, we are going to learn how to cut out a rust hole.

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This is part I of auto rust repair tutorial.  This lesson we are going to talk about cutting out the rusted damaged area and welding in a new piece of metal.

Determine Extent of Rust

The first thing you want to do is determine, where the rust is located and the extent of the rust. Rust is really not that hard to find. Obviously, if there is a hole, that is easy to find, but a lot of time the rust does not eat all of the way through the metal you may be able to repair the rust without having to cut out a section of the panel and adding a new piece to the panel.

Where Does Rust Come From?

Rust starts forming on the metal underneath the paint or from the backside. For different reasons, it could be due to salt on the roads that cause rust, it could be mud getting caught behind this area and not being cleaned, which results in the moisture causing it to rust, it could have had a repair in this area before and didn’t have the proper corrosion protection applied to the metal.  But for whatever reason, the rust starts forming on the metal. At this point you can’t see it, but as it starts spreading and growing it starts pushing the paint out and will bubbling the paint outward.

The First Indication Of Rust

When you see bubbled paint, this is the first indication there may be rust underneath it. This is the time you want take action and repair the rusted area.  At this stage you may not have to cut the rusted area out and replace it with a patch panel repair panel.

Determining The Extent of Rust

To determine how bad the rust is, use a screw driver or scratch awl to push on the bubbled area.  This will flake some of the rust out, but if does not push through, you may able to clean that area up, grind to bare metal, and apply corrosion protection.  The the part can be refinished, which will protect the panel from rusting again.

A Rust Hole

If the screw driver or scratch awl does push through or if it is too extensive to repair, it is going to require cutting out the rusted surface and replace area with new metal.

Before Cutting

Before you start cutting determine how big of an area needs to be removed.  Just because you have a quarter size hole does not mean that the rust is just in that area. Chances are it has spread behind the panel more than that.  So you want to grind the rust area to the metal and make sure the outside rust is removed.  Now you should be able to determine how thick the metal is around the edges.  You want to make your patch big enough to where the new patch is going to be welded to good metal on the panel.  Most of the time you are going to have to extend out where the rust was present to three or four inches past the area to assure  you are going to be cutting and welding to good metal.

Marking The Cut Line

Once you have determined where to cut, the easiest way I have found to mark the cut line is to use masking tape.  It is really not that necessary to spend a lot of time measuring to make perfect measured mark lines, as the piece cut out is what will be use as a template to make the patch repair.  I lay out the masking tape around the area to be cut out and use the masking tape edge make the cut.  Many time you will be by an edge flange where the metal wraps around the panel.  There will be several spot welds on the inside of the flange, which will need to be drilled out.

Making The Cut

Once the tape is  laid out use a cut off saw to make the cut along the tape edge.  Care must be taken not to cut into any inner panels, as you do not want to cut into inner panels.  You may have to carefully cut the outside panel taking care not to cut all the way through other components of the car.

Following the tape line, make the cut all the way around the rusted area and drill out the spot welds if there are any on the flange area.  Try to remove the rusted area with a little damage to it as possible.  The piece need to be removed if one piece if possible so it can be used as a template when making the new patch panel.  When the entire edge is rusted, the panel can’t really use the entire piece. In this case, use masking tape to lay out the shape of the panel.

Check Metal For Thickness

Make sure that your edges are good metal that you will be welding to.  Now you are ready to start fabricating your new panel or preparing a pre-shaped repair panel that can be purchased.  Pre-shaped repair panels make the job much easier, but with a few basic tools, you can fabricate some of the panels yourself, if they are not too complex or have multiple body lines.

The students did an outstanding job on this corvette. After watching the video, you will hear how excited the auto body repair instructor is and how proud he is of the students that painted the car. I can relate with him, I still remember the first car that I painted in high school and how it felt to step back and see the end results. It still excites me to step back and see something I sprayed that turned out good. However, not all of mine turn out as I hoped and that can be very discouraging as well.

As the instructor in the video, I get excited when a student’s paint job turn out good too. After all of these years, I still get the rush from seeing the finished project.

Watch this video and you will hear the pride this instructor has for his students.

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Kudos to the collision repair students and instructor at Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida.  They made some SMC (sheet molded compound) repairs to the vette body, stripped the old paint finish and repainted the car complete.  You can see from the video they did an outstanding job.  The corvette looks absolutley great and they all deserve a thumbs up for their effort.

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I would like to give a shout out to Liquid Design Custom Paint and Airbrush.  They have been a long time follower on my YouTube channel and have been very helpful by providing comments to the videos.

The business is located at 2132 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778.  They perform custom paint and airbrushing.  You can see from the video that they do outstanding work.

Kudos to Liquid Design and thanks for being a YouTube subscriber.

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By David Brauns

You are entitled to diminished value if your car was repaired after being in an accident. Diminished value is the amount of money your car decreases in value because it has been in a wreck. When you go to sell your car, the car dealer or buyer can pull a report out of a national database using your car’s VIN number. When they see your car was in an accident, it makes your car worth less. In most States, you have a legal right for the insurance company to compensate you for this lost value.

The amount of diminished value you may be entitled to varies wildly based on a lot of factors. To get started you should first make sure you “qualify” for a claim. You should have a claim if:

1. Your car’s fair market value prior to the accident was at least $5,000.
2. Repairs exceeded $1,500.
3. Your car is no less than eight years old.
4. Your car doesn’t have a salvage title.

Once you tell the insurance company that you want diminished value, they will get back to you with an offer. As with all offers in life, their first number is usually not the highest they are willing to go. It is a starting point to see if you will jump at it and to see if you are up to a negotiation.

If you decide to counter the insurance company’s offer, you are going to need to present a dollar amount that you think your car lost in value. You just can’t pull a number out of thin air. You need to find a diminished value appraiser who will run your car’s numbers and give you an official report on how much value your car lost. You then send your adjuster this report and demand the diminished value amount the adjuster came up with.

If the adjuster does not agree to this higher amount, you will need to negotiate with him or her. Negotiating is a topic in and of itself. But at a high level, you need to get the adjuster to explain why their amount is right and yours is wrong. Then you will need to “debate” the adjusters reasons. A lot of times the appraiser who did your diminished value report can help you come up with good reasons for increasing the diminished value based on their report.

Finally, some insurance policies have an “independent appraiser” clause. You can tell the adjuster you want to invoke that clause, which costs them time and money. They will have to pay a third-party appraiser to analyze your car’s diminished value. Many times the adjuster will increase their offer the amount of money it would cost to pay that third-party appraiser. So, this can be a quick way to get them to bump up their offer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David Brauns is an experienced Atlanta accident attorney. He began his career working for insurance companies with the intention of learning how they defended serious personal injury cases so that he could one day start his own law firm and oppose them. Unlike other personal injury lawyers, David only takes a select number of cases each year to ensure that he is strategically litigating each of his clients’ cases towards maximum value. You can visit his website AtlantaPersonalInjuryCenter.com to learn more about dealing with insurance adjusters.

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We are discussing color theory in class today. I found this video that does a good job of explaining the color theory process.

The video hits on the things we need to know when tinting automotive paint. By understanding the color wheel, you will be able to mix and match automotive paint much easier.

Watch this video to learn about this app. If your kids are out speeding, the parents get a text notification. This is cool for the parents to have peace on mind. However, I must admit, I am glad they didn’t have this when I was a kid. With my younger days in mind, you can bet I am going to use this when my kid starts driving.

Watch the video and let us know what you think.

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Learning to do some of your own car maintenance will save you money and help your car last longer.  In this tutorial, you will learn how to replace windshield wipers.  This only take a few minutes and you can buy new wipers at Walmart or any parts store.  Follow the simple steps below to do this yourself.

1. Determine the length of your windshield wipers.  You can do this by using a tape measure to measure the length of your blase, compare the new blades with the old blades, or ask for assistance at a parts store.  By providing the make and model of your vehicle, they can tell you which wipers your vehicle takes.
2. Remove the old wiper blade by pushing in on the clip and pulling down.
3. Compare old wiper with the new wiper to assure you have the correct part.
4. Reverse the process to install.  Make sure you hear the clip to assure the wiper is properly secured.

That is it…simple to do and will save you money on your car maintance expence.

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RENO, NEVADA – January 16th – GRC-Pirk Management, managers of www.haps6h.com, announced they will provide a complimentary template along with telephone consultation to collision repair centers subject to the annual notification requirements under EPA Regulation 40 CFR 63 Subpart 6H: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources.

The firm’s Senior Environmental Engineer, Shannon McDaniel stated, “The EPA requires all spray coating operations to comply with the NESHAP 6H Rule, meaning most body shops must file an annual notification. In support of the EPA Collision Repair Campaign, we are helping shops navigate through the confounding language and confusing requirements of the compliance codes, until the reporting deadline of February 29, 2012.”

Steven E. Schillinger, GRC-Pirk President said, “Although the January 10, 2011 compliance deadline has long since passed, spray coating operations are still required to report compliance or risk violation. By not reporting compliance, there is a risk of violating the Clean Air Act.” Schillinger continued, “Knowing how to follow the HAPs 6H requirements can benefit those working in the collision repair industry, both economically and environmentally.”

About the EPA Collision Repair Campaign (www.epa.gov/collisionrepair) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed the Collision Repair Campaign to focus on meaningful risk reduction in the Collision Repair source sector to complement the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ongoing community air toxics work and attain reductions at a faster rate. The Campaign serves as an opportunity for shops to work towards compliance with the Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating HAPs 6H Rule.

About HAPs 6H Report (www.haps6h.com/Pdfs/HAPS_6H_Annual_Notification_Report.pdf) GRC-Pirk Management created haps6h.com for state and local authorities to assist building owners in eco-friendly fulfillment on a professional engineering basis, enabling third party validation, verification, and documentation. Engineers managing haps6h.com have extensive experience in climate, energy and compliance measures, having consulted on issues ranging from permitting, to greenhouse gas calculations. Each engineer is committed to building sustainable solutions for clients and executing the most appropriate course of action to secure the most favorable outcome.

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If you had a car wreck, would you know what to do.  Car crashes happen ever day and is a normal occurrence to police officers, auto body shops, and insurance adjusters.  However, there are many people that have never been involved in an auto accident.  Therefore, no thought or preparation has been given to what they should do, if they do have a fender bender.

Having a car accident is a stressful experience.  Although, you can take a few steps to prepare yourself if this should ever happen.  Of course, no one wants to plan on having an accident, but if you will follow the steps in the video, you will know what should be done, if you should ever have a wreck.

This video covers what should be done immediately after the accident.  In upcoming videos, I’ll discuss what steps can be taken throughout the whole process.  From the time you have the accident, until you have the keys back in your hands and your car back on the road.

Hopefully you will never need to use the tips given in this video, but at least you will have an idea of what to do.

 Resources:

www.CollisionBlast.com/AccidentKit – This is an accident kit as mentioned in the video.  The kit has many of the things, preprinted forms for collection information, etc.

By Grant Webb

With the wild ride of the financial markets in recent years, the automotive industry has taken its share of blows, yet despite the chaos of turbulent times, many companies are persevering, growing, and reaching into new markets. In the automotive industry the pressure to get a concept into production and out to consumers is extreme. For professionals looking to get in on a little of the success of the big guns, consider the role of Six Sigma training in your auto company’s repertoire for growth and long term viability.

Six Sigma in the Automotive Industry – A Case Study for Success
As many professionals with Six Sigma certification can tell you, Six Sigma training provides a template for overhauling the process of doing business in a cohesive way that reduces waste, streamlines resources, and produces changes that are data driven, profitable, and sustainable. In recent years, Chrysler’s “Imported from Detroit” campaign underscores the success of Six Sigma strategies that when applied with innovation, consistency and great skill can expedite growth, improve customer confidence, and increase product marketability.

In their 2010 sustainability report, Chrysler CEO’s indicated that Six Sigma strategies helped them to focus “on understanding the voice of the customer and driving product performance with functional robustness. It serves as the foundation for developing vehicles that delight our customers and improve their loyalty by enhancing quality, reliability and durability.”

Application to Small Automotive Companies

In its purest form, Six Sigma certification provides the standardized language and tools to identify data indicators that support aggressive goals; at the same time Six Sigma training teaches leaders how to measure, evaluate, and respond to the data; and lastly, the Six Sigma framework provides a template to drive change that is adaptable and sustainable. Looking at case studies of companies like Chrysler which have adapted Six Sigma strategies with success provides examples for smaller companies with fewer resources. More and more consumers and business stakeholders are recognizing Six Sigma as synonymous with business success. This may be one of the reasons why Chrysler chose to mention it to customers in its 2011 Dodge Charger marketing literature. Businesses big and small know that Six Sigma certification can help a company build client trust and brand confidence.

For professionals looking to grow a smaller business into a larger one, Six Sigma certification through a nationally ranked and fully accredited online program can offer a world-wide level of confidence, reputation, and success within a flexible learning environment custom built for today’s working professional. To compete with industry leaders, smaller businesses need to speak the same language and utilize business strategies that not only make sense, but are also recognized as best practice protocol across the industry.

Six Sigma training not only offers the skills and knowledge necessary for staying fully engaged in the race for 21st century business growth, but also affords professionals the opportunity to network with an elite group of leaders across industries whose ideas in business are driving economic growth and industry standards. You don’t want to be sitting on the side lines with the competition charging by you – Six Sigma certification leads to new opportunities for companies and their leaders who engage innovatively with the process and are willing to devote the time and resources into making change sustainable.

Conclusion

In today’s cut throat global marketplace, leaders need to be able to identify the best ways to collect the data that will bring positive momentum toward aggressive goals and lasting change. Change itself needs to be responsive and resilient, not only to marketplace indicators, but also consumer demands. In this age of instant social media reports and international brand chatter, it is vital that small companies employ strategies like Six Sigma which is recognized by many industry leaders worldwide as the gold standard for best practice business growth strategies, especially in a challenging economy.

As a Six Sigma certified professional, you will exhibit the strong commitment to professional and company growth that hiring professionals are looking for in today’s competitive marketplace. There are as many interpretations of Six Sigma strategies as there are innovative leaders heading Fortune 500 companies. To be innovative means that you have committed to the discipline of acquiring a standardized body of knowledge that could take you on the path of gaining the competitive advantage enjoyed by today’s most elite business leaders industry wide. If you feel your career is idling on the side lines, Six Sigma certification might be just what you need to kick up your performance into overdrive.

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With more vehicles made out of aluminum, requires more aluminum repair for collision repair technician.

I visited with Steve Widen with 3M at SEMA 2011 and asked him what he thinks a few of the biggest challenges the collision repair industry faces.

Steve mentioned that vehicle technology is changing fast.  Getting the new repair methods to the repair shops is a challenge he feels is an issue.  We are not going to be able to use the same repair methods that we have in the past.  The industry must realize continuos training is essential to stay updated with new repair methods.

The other challenge Steve mentioned was aluminum repair.  Aluminum requires separate tools  used only for aluminum.  Using the same tools used on steel panels will cause galvanic corrosion.  Another thing Steve mentioned, was having a clean work station to repair aluminum.  If an aluminum repair is being repaired near another repair, the surface may get metal contaminates embedded into the aluminum surface.  This may not show up immediately, but with time the contaminates causing galvanic corrosion.

To prevent this, body shop’s are going to need separate work stations for aluminum repairs.

This is going to effect all body shops, as more vehicles are being made with aluminum parts.  The new F-150 Ford pick-up will consist of mostly aluminum.  It’s not just the higher end cars, but the average vehicles are being designed with much of the new technology, which will require new repair methods to consider.

For more things changing the collision repair industry, visit Collision Repair Trends.

In this video, I am demonstrating the basic hand tools for hammer and dolly dent repair. There are many tools used for repairing dents.  However, this video touches on a few of the most common tools used for hammer and dolly dent repair.

Body hammers, shrinking hammers, combination dolly, heel dolly, wedge dolly, comma dolly, toe dolly, spoons, and the slapping file are a few of the  tools used dent repair using hand tools.

This method works great, but you must be able to have access to both side of the panel for this method.  Many of the newer cars do not allow you to have access to both sides of the panel, but when it is possible, this is probably the easiest method to use.

I will be uploading additional video for hammer and dolly repair soon.  Keep your eye on the Auto Show page for upcoming videos.

CollisionBlast.com – Weldless car repairs in another thing heading our way. With the heat welding produces, welding structural parts is not recommended on vehicles with certain steels and aluminum. At SEMA 2011, I also heard that less repairs to structural parts are recommended. Some car makers are recommending to follow the damage back to a place where there is no evident damage, cut the part off and section with a new one. Therefore, eliminating the straightening stage. I believe this was focused on aluminum, but many of the steels used today are very heat sensitive, which is an issue with welding. Things are changing fast in the automotive industry, so pay attention and look for new repair methods for these changes.

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3M has partnered with other companies to develop technology for paintless cars. We’ve heard of paintless dent removal, but this is cars with no paint from the factory. New car materials are being developed, which will not require paint from the factory for corrosion protection The cars will be wrapped with vinyl wraps to replace what has been painted to this point.

Sorry for the video quality.  I am not sure why it turned out to blurry. I may post another video and do a better job with the camera later.

For more information about this partnership, visit an article at CNBC

Have you heard about the compressed air and hair dryer trick for repairing dents?  It’s nothing new, but I have been asked about this in the past.  However, I have never tried to use this method….until now!

I tested this method on three different types of dent on my Nissan pickup.  The videos I researched instructed to heat the area with the air dryer and then hold the compressed air upside down and spray the dent.

Do you think it worked for me?  Watch the video and let me know what you think.

How to remove and replace a pick up bedside.  For step-by-step instructions, visit http://CollisionBlast.com/ReplaceBedside 

www.youtube.com – When there is car wreck, there is going to need to be an estimator access the damage to determine repair costs. Estimators may work for body shops or for insurance companies. If you are interested in writing auto repair estimates as a career, visit www.youtube.com to learn more about what an auto estimator is and what this career pathway consists of.

CollisionBlast.com – DIY Clay Bar Projects – How to use a Meguiars clay bar when detailing a car to produce a show car finish. A clay bar can help produce a slick glass like show car paint finish, but there are things they don’t do. In this video, I am going to discuss what clay bars do and what they don’t do well. For more car detailing videos, visit CollisionBlast.com If you would like to know about other auto show videos, visit CollisionBlast.com

CollisionBlast.com – Hammer off dolly is used to repair dents during the first rough out stages of metal straightening. You the dolly to push up on the lows and use a body hammer to tap down on the highs. Once the dent is roughed out, use the hammer on dolly method.

CollisionBlast.com – Dent Repair: How To Straighten Metal With The Least Amount of Effort. This book is now available at Amazon for Kindle. Prime Amazon member can read this book for free. This is a quick book trailer showing a few of the highlights that are in the book.

Plastic repair made easy.  That’s right, Motor Guard’s new tool, Magna Stitcher, has made repairing plastic parts much easier.

This is a new tool I saw at SEMA 2011 that I found interesting.  The Magna Stitcher is designed to reinforce and repair the back side of ripped, torn, or cracked plastic in a matter of minutes.

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The way this works is by heating a small metal stake and melting it into the damaged area.  Just like the name, it stitches the repair together.  This eliminates the need of determine the exact type of plastic it is or trying to find plastic rod sticks the best, as when plastic welding.  The Magna Stitcher also eliminates the need for prepping, grinding, sanding, or waiting for the repair to dry, as with adhesives.

This makes plastic repair much faster and easier.  All you have to do it stitch the back side, flip the part around and repair the front side with what ever method you have been using.

Another advantage I see this system has is the savings.  We usually use plastic repair adhesives and fiber reinforcement material to repair the back sides of plastic parts.  This method works well, but the adhesives are not cheap.  With the Magna Stitcher, the only cost you will have in the back side of the repair is the metal stakes used on it.

I see other uses for this tool, which I will be exploring when I return to school and I will post more about the new tool.

If you are interested in this tool, ask your local paint and body supplier to check into it for you.  I don’t think it’s on the market yet, but it will be soon.

You can learn more about the Magna Stitcher by visiting:

Website – http://CollisionBlast.com/MagnaStitcher

Instructional Sheet – http://CollisionBlast.com/StitcherSheet

For more plastic repair videos coming soon visit http://CollisionBlast.com/Plastic 

http://CollisionBlast.com/AutoShow – Learn why some dents are harder to repair than other dents. Dents in areas, such as body lines are work hardened and are going to be more difficult to repair. Therefore, more time should be allowed to repair a dent when damaged on a body line. Metal that becomes work hardened also becomes brittle and care should be taken not to crack or tear the metal.

CollisionBlast.com/iLLuma – Unique custom motorcycle paint trick that will add lights to your customized paint job. iLLumia-FX has a really cool system which will, “Bring Light To Your Design.”

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The system shown in the video is for custom painting a motorcycle. To watch this full screen at: CollisionBlast.com This is done using brass tape, which connect to a power source. Then the front side is filled with putty and painted over with candy. The end result is a awesome custom painted design, but when turned-on, the art work actually lights up.

If you are a custom painter or if you paint motorcycles and you’re looking for something unique, you are going to want to check this out.

To learn more about iLLuma-FX visit their website at iLLuma-fx.com

CollisionBlast.com/Beugler - In this SEMA 2011 video, the Beugler Striper “The Roller Brush” is being demonstrated. Watching the custom paint 

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pinstriping tool being used appeared to be easy to learn, which would make it great tool for a auto body shop and/or a DIY car enthusiast to use.

The pinstriping tool can be used with most striping paints, but 1Shot is what they were using at SEMA and is probably the most common paint used by custom hand painted pinstripers. The pinstriping tool has different head widths available for different size of stripes. You can also purchase double wheel heads for double pinstripes.

To use this tool, you can use the adjustable lever, which acts as a guide on any edge to produce a straight stripe. If there in not an edge where you are painting the stripe, you can place a straight edge magnet and use that as your guide. You could also freehand stripes using this tool, but I’m sure this would take more skill and practice.

Show Notes:

To learn more about this tool visit their website at Beugler.com

To learn more about 1Shot paint visit their website at 1Shot.com

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Harley Davidson Museum tour and lunch December 2011 with Julie Scroggins VP of Waukegan Tire, Amanda Lee Manager Product Communication and Claudia GarberDirector, Women’s Outreach Marketing Harley-Davidson Motor Company. — in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

CollisionBlast.com – This is a video Jacob and Jordan Smith are demonstrating how to hand wash a car. This is a basic process, but many cars are scratched due to improper washing. Here Are A Few Step To Help Prevent Scratching and Damaging The Paint 1. Always wash the wash mitt and bucket before washing the car. 2. Rinse the car first to remove much of the dirt. 3. Wash jambs first to prevent smearing grime on the clean surface. And use a different mitt and bucket for this process. 4. Some people prefer to clean the interior last, but if you do this first, you will not risk getting dirt landing on the clean paint surface. 6. Start and top and work towards the bottom. 7. Use low pressure during you final rinse stage. This will allow the water to bead up and roll of resulting in less drying. 8. Dry the car. This is just a few basic steps, but will prevent you from dragging dirt on the paint surface with our mitt causing scratched or swirl marks in the paint finish.

By Izzy

Movie directors love car crashes. The higher the value of the vehicle, the better the crash; or so it appears. Give a James Bond movie the most expensive autos on earth and you can be guaranteed they won’t still be on the road by the end titles.

The vehicles used are mostly real cars. Sometimes manufacturers believe they will gain good marketing coverage if they provide a few autos to get broken into small pieces, but if the autos are part of a placement deal, they will get good coverage and close-ups in the movie first.

Here is a selection of good movie crashes – you probably have your favorites, so it’s a place to start the discussion over which smash was the very best.

The Terminator

In Terminator 2 they showed a semi crashing into the Los Angeles River. In Terminator 3, a fire truck managed to take out a number of vehicles in one scene. But the best of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s crashes came in the original movie. When he crashed into the police station it allowed him to utter the famous line – ‘I’ll be back’ – and he was.

Vacation

The Griswolds’ holiday vacations ran to a set of movies. The family managed to crash itself around the US and then most of Europe. Their car broke down many times, but it was probably when it flew through the air and then all four of the tires went down at once, that it did the most damage. The comedy might have been a little thin, but the air bag blowing up in Chevy Chase’s face must be admired.

No Country for Old Men

The Coen brothers write excellent screenplays and you will expect something out of the ordinary to occur. They show a clear day’s driving when all of a sudden; the vehicle is hit from the side in a moment of real surprise. People were jumping out of their theatre seats, such was the revelation. You only just get to see how quickly the auto is traveling and know it is bound to collide in the real time frame for accidents; barely seconds.

The Blues Brothers 

It should not be difficult to choose an auto crash in this movie because it’s littered with them. The best is probably where the Blues Brothers try to avoid the police by driving down the aisles of a toy store. Think back; was there enough space when you visited? The joy of this scene is how the brothers come out of the toy store and find themselves in the middle of a mall, finally exiting from a J C Penney leaving at least ten police cruisers awaiting collision repair.

Armed and Dangerous

The title informs you that there could be some danger to vehicles and their drivers and it doesn’t let you down. Best bit? When a driver, stuck on a highway during rush hour traffic, steals a 16 wheeled truck and drives across the other vehicles in a way we’ve all thought about once or twice; it is a must see.

The Matrix Reloaded

You would expect to see the best car crash in the original movie, but they left the finest to the follow-up; Reloaded. The highway crash scene was specifically built for the movie. They built the entire set at an old naval base for the best scene in the movie where two semis hit full on. The stunt actors must have had a fun day when they filmed it. You don’t get to spend that much money on a set and only film it once.

Death Proof

The detail in this crash is perhaps a little too much for most people to stomach. Shown in slow motion so you don’t miss anything, the scene, by Quentin Tarantino, is replayed from all the different lines of sight. The full head on crash into a car filled with attractive girls shows the fate of each girl and lets you know what happens to a body when you crashes at that speed. It’s not nice.

Final Destination 2

The choice of who will win in the crash isn’t an easy decision. On one side you have the garbage truck, while on the other you see the logs falling from the logging truck and the man on his motorcycle. The sequence is long and drawn out to get maximum impact from the movie’s expenditure on this one-take scene.

The best way to avoid these types of auto crashes is to take a much slower van, but get your van insurance in place first.

We haven’t even mentioned the Mini Coopers in the Italian Job. Did any of them actually crash and cause damage? Michael Caine will be disappointed he didn’t blow the bloody doors off… 

Check out this week’s Auto Market Weekly.  You are using this oil are you?  If so, you better watch this video.

CollisionBlast.com – This is a shout out to 3M, Motor Guard, CP Tools, Sears, Keystone, Adatex, and the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

Thanks to companies that support and contribute to education and the collision repair industry, collision repair programs are able to thrive and do the best job possible to produce top performing technicians for the collision repair industry.

These companies have been great to us here at Butler, as they have helped many other collision repair programs as well. Therefore, I think it’s important to take a few minutes this time of year to say thank you.

As mentioned in the video, I would also like to thank the students in my program and other programs that who showed up to class everyday eager to learn and for all the effort you all applied towards your training.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas Holiday and a Happy New Year.

 ”Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” ~Michael Jordan

This show is for the auto end users, to learn which products or tips really work or not. Donnie Smith, ASE certified collision repair instructor is going to put these to the test from the end user’s perspective with no special tools or tricks from the trade. With all of the hype and advertising, some of these products sound very convincing, but do they really work? That is what we’re going to find out.

CollisionBlast.com – To learn about auto auctions, car value estimator, used car buying tips and safety rating resources, visit the link above.

YouTube.com – This is a 53 min car ding dent repair DIY auto repair tutorial. I have used several of my videos from the past to make this one step by step video. In this video, you will learn how to repair a dent using a stud welder gun, how to apply body filler, how to block sand body filler, how to mask before priming, how to apply epoxy primer, primer surfacer, and how to block sand primer. Set aside about an hour for the tips, tricks, and training I have for you in this video.

CollisionBlast.com – In this video I am going to demonstrate how to back mask around the door openings to cover the inside of the car or truck when painting the door jambs. After the doors have been removed, cleaning and scuffing the jambs, we’re ready to mask. It is important to properly mask the opening to prevent overspray from entering the passenger compartment.

Thinking about Lean in your collision repair center? The experts from 3M break down the basics of Lean Process LIVE from NACE 2011.

Chip Foose señala a la historia de 100 años de 3M y los productos de la industria automotriz. Ver la foto completa de producción en el sitio durante el SEMA 2011 como Chip habla de su carrera, la pasión del automóvil y el uso de los productos de 3M

Chip Foose draws the 100 year history of 3M and products in the automotive industry. Watch the complete production shot on site during SEMA 2011 as Chip discusses his career, automotive passion and use of 3M products

This week’s news blast is going to be short and to the point. I mentioned that I was going to start making a video for the updates, but I am a little sick and you probably would not be able to understand me…..so here are a few highlights.

Interview with Body Shop owner, Patrick Sampoll. Patrick is a previous student of mine and now owns and operated his own business. To learn more you can watch video or listen to podcast.
Where Are They Now

New video tutorial that teaches a method for tinting or smoking tail lights. How To Some Your Tail Lights 

New video series coming soon.  I am going to start a new video series that will be available Jan. 3rd, at blip.tv.  If you would like to know if a certain auto related product or trick works, let me know, as I will be putting it to the test in this show.  CollisionBlast.com/AutoShow

Jobs…are you looking for a job or looking for help.  Check out our auto body job listings.  CollisionBlast.com/Careers

Like I said, short and to the point this week.  Have a great week!

EliteAutoBodyKS.com – This is a video podcast with Patrick Sampoll, Elite Auto Body. Patrick attended and completed the automotive and collision repair programs at Butler Community College. Now he owns and operates his own business. Patrick tells us a little about his business, the challenges he faces, and a bit of advice for students that are currently training or considering the collision repair industry as a career pathway.

Listen To Podcast

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I watched this and just had to post it.

CollisionBlast.com – This DIY How-To video will show you how to smoke or tint your tail lights. This is a simple method, but does require a spray gun and a little spraying knowledge. However, the end result is a tinted tail light, which allows the light to shine bright when lights are on. This also leaves a shinny new look when completed correctly. Be sure to check with your local laws before tinting your tail lights, as several states have a low or no tint law, as in California.

CollisionBlast.com – This is a show that tests the tips, tricks, products and rumors to see if they really work for the end user. Donnie will put this to the test whether the product or technique works or not. This show is with the end user in mind. With all of the advertising, hype, and rumors out there today, it’s hard to know if something really works or not. Consumers spend $$$$ on auto related products to discover that they do not work as described. However, there are some great products out there as well. Subscribe to the new auto show to see what works and does not work for me.

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Welcome to this weeks MidWeek Auto Collision News Blast.  In this news blast, we are going to discuss SEMA 2011 videos, Thanksgiving, black friday, cyber monday, school semester coming to an end, a student success story, and much more.

To get all of the details, watch the video.  For the links referred to in the videos, read below.

Collision Blast Blog

• http://CollisionBlast.com

This News Blast

• http://CollisionBlast.com/NewsBlast7

SEMA YouTube Playlist

• http://CollisionBlast.com/SEMA2011

Black Friday – Cyber Monday

http://CollisionBlast.com/AutoDiscounts

RJ’s shout-out – Spray Can Art

• http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/11/20/spray-art-shout-out-to-rj-mysprayart/

Jody DeVere Videos

• http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/11/19/waaiyptw-jody-trimmed/
• http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/11/15/jody-devere-and-dr-bob-sutherland-pennzoil-breaks-down-motor-oil-myths/
• http://www.collisionblast.com/2011/11/14/national-toronto-womens-show-active-green-ross-askpatty-com/

Auto Collision Repair Jobs

• http://www.collisionblast.com/auto-body-collision-repair-careers-jobs-and-training/

Auto Collision Repair Scholarships

• http://www.collisionblast.com/collision-repair-student-supplies-for-college/auto-collision-repair-scholarships/

Subscribe To My YouTube Channel

• http://YouTube.com/ButlerCollision

 Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for reading this news blast.  If you liked the video or blog post, please share it with your friends.

CollisionBlast.com – Welcome to this weeks MidWeek Auto Collision News Blast. In this news blast, we are going to discuss SEMA 2011 videos, Thanksgiving, black friday, cyber monday, school semester coming to an end, a student success story, and much more. To get all of the details, watch the video. For the links referred to in the videos, read below. Collision Blast Blog CollisionBlast.com This News Blast http SEMA YouTube Playlist CollisionBlast.com Black Friday – Cyber Monday CollisionBlast.com RJ’s shout-out – Spray Can Art www.collisionblast.com Jody DeVere Videos www.collisionblast.com www.collisionblast.com www.collisionblast.com Auto Collision Repair Jobs www.collisionblast.com Auto Collision Repair Scholarships www.collisionblast.com Subscribe To My YouTube Channel YouTube.com Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for reading this news blast. If you liked the video or blog post, please share it with your friends.

mysprayart.tumblr.com – This is a shout out to RJ @mysprayart. RJ paints these paintings using only using spray can paints. Please click the link above to visit his website to view more of his paintings, as this is some awesome work. You can contact RJ via his website if you are interested in purchacing any of his paintings.

Recorded on November 17, 2011 using a Flip Video camera.