hinges, quarter panels, rails, front hood hems and rear deck lid hems.
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acts as a sound deadener. You may have to make a test panel (non-in-
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Undercoatings (Fig 10) are applied to the underside of a vehicle to provide protection from the various road hazards, such as rocks. It also
cluded item) to determine the number of coats of material needed to match existing undercoatings. Stone guard or chip guard is applied to areas such as the bottom of door skins, rocker panels and quarter panels prior to refinishing. Honda and Toyota state in the repair manuals the collision repair facility needs to make sure the application will be the same texture as the OEM applied materials. In other words, you will need to make test panels and that is a non-included operation. We will discuss more corrosion protection products next month.
I-CAR® Names Peevy to New Role
2020 SEMA Show Safety Announced
I-CAR®, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, announced July 15 the addition of renowned collision repair industry veteran Jeff Peevy to its executive leadership team as vice president of technical products, programs and services. In this new role, which becomes effective at the end of July, Peevy will spearhead the strategic development and growth of all I-CAR curriculum and technical relations efforts while leveraging his 20-plus years of executive management experience in the industry. Most recently, Peevy served as president of the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) since 2015, and as the 2019-20 chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC.) He also shares a long and successful history with I-CAR, where he served as senior director of field operations and led I-CAR’s collision repair segment team before his AMI post. Source: I-CAR
SEMA Showgoers will be required to wear a face mask or a face shield during the 2020 event, as part of a proactive plan to prevent the spreading of germs and provide exhibitors and attendees with a safe environment where they will be able to conduct business. With 1,800 exhibiting companies participating in the upcoming event on Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV, the annual B2B SEMA Show will include several precautions and preventive safety measures. In addition to adhering to best practices, Show organizers released a video that outlines additional precautions that will be taken to focus on the health and well-being of those at the SEMA Show. The guidelines, which include the following, are posted at www. semashow.com. Source: SEMA
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