COLLISION REPAIR & REFINISH
Develop skills to perform 70% of all body and paint tasks through repetition.
COLLISION ESTIMATOR ASSESSMENT

UPSKILL EFFICIENCY BOOTCAMPS
Increase production, grow your employees and imporve retention by providing 30 hours of HANDS-ON UpSkill Efficiency training over 4 days.

Estimating Accuracy & Efficiency
- The importance of estimate accuracy
- Proper customer service and understanding
- Customer Pay vs. Insurance/DRP estimates: Securing the job
- Proper documentation and photos
- Estimate writing in CCC ONE
- Estimate review checklist and resources
- Repair plans & disassembly procedures
- New/Used/Aftermarkets parts in an estimates
- Repetitions and roleplaying

Disassembly Accuracy & Efficiency
- AKA: Blueprinting/Repair Planning/Strategic Disassembly etc.
- The impact of accuracy on the business
- Accurate mapping (marking of all vehicle damage)
- Complete disassembly of all vehicle damage
- Parts labeling and organization
- Parts cart loading process
- Estimate review
- Accurate communications with estimator

Paint Prep & Finishing
- Efficient masking process
- Thorough panel prep including cleaning and sanding
- Priming, guide coating and block sanding
- Finish sanding clear coat (wet / dry methods)
- Machine compounding, finish polishing and final detailing

Color Matching Success
- Color theory and understanding the color wheel
- Train skill in accurately discerning color differences
- Repeatable step by step color creation process
- Tri-Coats, Metallics and Pearls
- Successful color blending

Fast Lane & Small Dent Repair
- Estimate repair mapping
- Minor vehicle disassembly
- Small dent repair
- Bumper repair
- Plastic welding

Airbag Diagnosis & Repair
- Airbag systems operation and functionality
- Airbag system safety and handling
- System diagnosis and scan tool use
- System components and replacement

Welding – Plastic, Steel, Aluminum, Bronze
- Weld types and required welder types
- Cutting and prepping panels
- Bronze mig welding
- Steel mig welding and sleeving
- Aluminum mig welding