BEDFORD, Texas – The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced the availability of a new tool to assist its members who specialize in collision repair. Under the leadership of Carroll Proctor of A.C. Proctor’s Paint & Body Inc., in Augusta, Ga., ASA’s Collision Division has created two Stripe Damage Sheets to assist repairers in documenting and photographing subtle or minute finish flaws and small dents on vehicles.
Like similar damage sheets being distributed around the industry, the ASA Stripe Damage Sheets are designed for use during the photographic process to document vehicle damage for insurance companies and estimators.
Denise Caspersen, ASA Collision Division manager, notes, “It is exciting to see such a simple tool that works and doesn’t cost a lot of money. Especially during these times, it’s important to document repairs and receive the correct compensation for those repairs. These ASA Stripe Sheets are another tool for ASA members that aids in accuracy and acquiring fair compensation.”
ASA has issued other tools to help collision repairers, including communication fliers to help members educate their local insurance representatives and adjustors about correct procedures. These free documents include the “Repaired vs. New Panel,” the “LKQ vs. New Panel” and the “Blend vs. New Panel” and the “Raw vs. Primed Bumper Cover” fliers. Other free items in ASA’s Collision Division Toolbox include a Quarter Panel Refinish Operations flier, a gross profit calculator and a refinish time worksheet, a customizable supplement form, which is a companion piece to the “ASA Repaired vs. New Panel” flier. The “Reference Chart of Not-Included Operations When Installing New Replacement Parts” and the “Reference Chart of Not-Included Operations when Installing a Recyclable Part” also are available for purchase at www.ASAstore.com.
The new Stripe Damage Sheets are available to members as downloadable PDF documents in the Members Only section of the ASA Web site (www.ASAshop.org). ASA members access the Members Only section with their six-digit member number. Following the prompts in the top right section of the home page, click on “Collision Division Toolbox.” ASA members should contact the ASA membership department at (800) ASA-SHOP (272-7467), ext. 295, to acquire their membership number.
Nonmembers interested in joining the association or learning more about ASA’s member benefits may contact ASA’s membership department at (800) ASA-SHOP (272-7467), ext. 295. Members and nonmembers are encouraged to access ASA’s electronic benefits portfolio within ASA OnDemand, which can be downloaded from www.ASAOnDemand.com.
