ASA MoKan Joined Together with SCRS and AASP for the 4th Annual Midwest Collision Industry Forum

Connecting With Champions in the Collision Repair Industry
Skills USA National Winners. From Left is Jennifer, Kayla, RachelI had the pleasure of meeting some of the National SkillsUSA winners while at NACE. Collision repair has been a male dominated industry, but more women are showing an interest and becoming rec

Charlie Hutton and a PPG Trainer Demonstrate How to Woodgrain Using Waterborne Paint
It is funny how some things happen in life. For instance, do you remember the commercial where these people were at the movie theater and someone drops their chocolate bar in someone else's peanut butter? The point the commercial was implying is that Reese's was discovered by an accident. If you don't remember, I included a video of the commercial below.The reason I bring this up is because Charlie Hutton from the television shows American Hotrod and Overhaulin', said he discovered this technique by accident. They sprayed some paint on an area, but did not like the way it looked. Therefore, he started to wipe it off to start over. However, after wiping the paint he n

Positioning Yourself in the Collision Repair Industry.
Mike Anderson presented a great presentation at NACE 2009 about how jobbers can better position themselves in the collision repair industry.As a jobber, the success of their vendors is a curtail part of the jobbers success. If the shop is not doing well or goes out of business, this means the jobber is doing less business or will not be as successful either. Mike explained that a jobber of the future is going to do a better job of serving their customers. With a shrinking industry and increased complexity of the vehicles being produced, this will be a challenge for the jobber and shop owners. The jobbers will position their customers to recruit and retain quality

Learn By Teaching - How To Use A Stud Nail Gun
Butler students lead a student led lesson on how to use a stud nail gun. This lesson was developed by the students. It required research using our computer lab, I-CAR CD's and hands-on practice. The lesson requires each team to prepare a lecture presentation using visuals in the classroom and a short demonstration as shown in the video below. The students are still learning these skills, but are on their way to becoming top notch technicians in the collision industry.

I-CAR Provides Free Training At NACE 2009
I-CAR was at NACE providing free classes conveying the importance of finding the recommended procedures to repair modern day cars.   In years past a technician had a lot more flexibility of sectioning parts.  However, with all the new metals being used, sectioning in the wrong location may result in an