Supplies of aluminum have been tight in recent years, prompting a round of investments by Alcoa. The company projected in 2013 that its sales of aluminum sheet to automakers would more than triple to $580 million in 2015 from $160 million in 2012. The permit form doesn’t indicate that the expanded Tennessee plant will supply

It should come as no surprise that, in the cyclic view of aluminum and its effect on society and the collision repair industry, things would begin to spin and spin pulling in every possible money making angle as is possible. In the case of Alcoa Inc., this is an aluminum production site at a Tennessee factory,

  When your mom speaks of the dangerous toxins in the collision repair industry, see this as your opportunity to educate her. Collision shops of today, along with the manufacturing companies involved in our industry, are shining examples of being stewards of health and safety by pursuing environmentally-mindful processes and products. The days of lacquer

  Since the time of women’s liberation and before, women have been entering the workforce performing previously considered men\’s jobs, and with great success. We have women in Car Racing Competitions, Truck Drivers, Lawyers, even Judges that have proven to be very successful. We even have women going to war and not just as a

Recently, I read a question posed on Body Shop Business by a young lady who is in college and pondering her choices upon graduation. She is, or has been, pursuing an art degree but feels she would possibly be better suited to become a part of the collision repair industry. I\’m almost sure that the

So what kind of money can you make? With your new found skills affording you the opportunity to work with aluminum, the similarities between the new F-150 and the Alumacraft boats, you will be able to work on both. But just using the Alumacraft as our point and example, you could make anywhere from $6,000

Trailer repair shops are overwhelmed with horse and cattle trailers and are booking two to three weeks out. Knowing the type of aluminum and what gauge will help you when buying the correct wire for the repair and do a good job. Usually, the job itself will take less than an hour when it comes

You will need and be required to know the procedures to work with all types of materials such as plastics, carbon fiber and metals such as ultra-high strength steels, aluminum and magnesium. You and body shops will have to be able to provide these skills if you intend to survive in this industry.  The good