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As you chase success, are you allowing time to enjoy the reasons you work so hard?
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GREENFIELD EXPANSIONS: Every new Fine Line shop is built to emulate the others that have come before it to ensure consistency and increase customer recognition. From left are Regional Manager Art Koulian, Regional Office Manager Vanessa Flannery, Owner 'Ty' Safaryan, and Regional Manager Mike Hagop Bajin.
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Discover how the all-new PPG Velocity® solventborne refinish system is helping collision repair shops work faster, smarter, and more profitably—directly from the experts who know...
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Keeping your shop up to date is a combination of having the right tools and the knowledge to back it up.
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Make sure your shop is ready to service ADAS systems.
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CollisionCast

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Mike Jones, president and master trainer at Discover Leadership Training, talks about leadership and failure in this special episode of The CollisionCast. He’s joined by Chris...
July 29, 2025
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You can begin tomorrow at little or no cost to improve sales at your shop.
July 25, 2025
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Veteran analyst Greg Horn shares what impact he sees from tariffs now and in the near future.
July 8, 2025
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New regulations take effect July 1 by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair.
June 24, 2025

ABRN On the Shop Floor

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division
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Its optimized design with a sleek gun frame, laser-marked control knobs, and redesigned comfort trigger help to provide an enhanced spraying experience.
Aug. 7, 2025
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A young 3M salesman in 1925 found the winning combination of a flexible paper backing and an adhesive with an ideal tackiness.
July 21, 2025
Car ADAS Solutions
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A new blog from Car ADAS Solutions dives into Level 2 ADAS features, how it compares to other ADAS levels, its benefits, downsides, and important calibrations.
July 18, 2025
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The 2019 Audi TTS' lane-change assist could not be calibrated until the communication problem was resolved.
How effective mentoring resolved a tricky lane-change assist calibration issue on a 2019 Audi TTS.
June 26, 2025

Columnists

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A supplier must protect their customer relationship by listening to their customer, responding to their needs, and showing up when it matters.
Aug. 1, 2025
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Level your incoming work and maximize capacity with a visual scheduling board.
July 23, 2025
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Small business owners already face enough challenges. The last thing we need is to be bullied by vendors who think they’re too big to fail.
July 15, 2025
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You deserve to be compensated for the work you perform. If you’re afraid of losing volume, ask yourself: is volume at a loss really a win?
July 11, 2025

Running a Shop

Leading Edge
Ibarra says education is a collaborative experience at Leading Edge, and oftentimes teammates will go out of their way to help each other.
Training isn’t always fun, but it’s essential to your shop’s growth. Learn how to get your employees more engaged.
Aug. 1, 2025
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TELLING THE STORY: Proper lighting makes all the difference in showing the extent of the damage, as this 'after' photo using the BETAG LED light shows.
High-quality photos can affect your shop’s bottom line in more ways than one.
Aug. 1, 2025
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SAFE AND EFFICIENT REPAIRS: Remote scanning allows an off-site technician to analyze and diagnose a vehicle’s electronic control units and other systems without being in the shop.
Remote scans could be a powerful tool for your shop. Hear more from one provider about how.
Aug. 1, 2025
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Together, Paint and Material and Sublet make up as much as 19% of sales. Here are process areas of improvement on which to concentrate.
Aug. 1, 2025

Cool Shops

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The facility in Sparta, Michigan, received a complete teardown and rebuild of the front office, new paint area, three overhead doors providing exterior access, and a new internal...
June 13, 2025
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Drew Bryant had some must-haves when expanding into his second location for DB Orlando Collision, including efficiency-boosting Symach FixLine bays.
June 6, 2025
Paintworx Collision Center
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This artist started his collision repair business with only $3,000 in the bank.
April 1, 2025
Texas Collision Centers
TCC Plano Location
This location is now part of a growing MSO.
Feb. 7, 2025

Multi-Shop Operations (MSO)

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Accelerated Vehicle Technology, the mechanical repair business serving LaMettry's Collision and part of Quality Collision Group, includes ample space for the largest calibration requirements, with targets and software for most makes and models.
Repairers are the repair experts and should stand up to unfair or unreasonable pricing demands.
Aug. 1, 2025
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Certifications and personnel at the Marietta location are unchanged.
July 14, 2025
CSN Collision
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The Hawthorne, California, shop was founded in 1995 by a father and two sons.
July 14, 2025
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There are three ways owning real estate can create and maintain the value of your collision repair shop enterprise, reports Madeleine Roberts Rich of FocusAdvisors.
June 25, 2025

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