In this Quick Tip video from Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Barry Dorn of Dorn's Body & Paint and Michael Giarrizzo Jr. of DCR Systems discuss the importance of measuring panel gaps and flushness during collision repair.

They explain how OEM gap tools can help identify damage during blueprinting and disassembly, provide measurable documentation of areas that may be outside OEM specifications, and support decisions about further diagnosis or structural repair.

They also discuss using these tools during final quality control to confirm the vehicle has been returned to the proper specifications and documenting those measurements in the repair file. With tight tolerances on today's vehicles, gap and flushness measurement can be a simple, affordable tool that provides valuable information throughout the repair process.

These video was filmed at the I-CAR Chicago Tech Center.