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An Overview of Corrosion Protection Products: Part 1 of 2

Let’s start with a test on corrosion pany would not pay the extra $3,000 surance industries and suppliers did Are you using the line item “reprotection. to weld the roof in place as outlined in to these two individuals for $3,000. place corrosion protection”? the Honda repair procedures. It is shameful. Let’s have an understanding up 1. T or F: In Honda’s latest bulletin The Seebachans purchased the It all boils down to the fact OEM front—“replace corrosion protection” on corrosion, it states epoxy primer should only be sprayed to put down repaired vehicle and were involved in a front-end collision. The roof gave procedures were not followed in order to save a few dollars. California Autobody Association is not a line item, it is a repair process. Depending on the repairs being a light coat of epoxy primer. 2. T or F: General Motors now alway and caused the quarter panels to buckle inward, puncturing the gas with David McClune The insurance company in this case said “it specifically denies that performed, it might need one or two items to restore corrosion protection, lows the use of DTM sealers, which tank and causing the vehicle to catch it coerced or forced John Eagle to but in the case of quarter panels being have built-in corrosion protection fire. perform substandard repairs” and replaced, it uses upwards of 11 or 12. materials, on bare metal. Last February, at Verifax’s annu“denies that it coerced or enticed any I know the insurance companies 3. T or F: General Motors’ black al symposium, the Seebachens’ Honbody shop to not follow vehicle manput that on their estimates, but the primer is used on bare metal surfacda Fit was on display. You can read ufacturer’s procedures, cut corners, legal document is your signed repair es that will be bonded. all about it, but when you see the vetake safety shortcuts or do anything order with your customer (and not 4. T or F: Toyota allows limited use hicle in person, it is a life-changing that jeopardizes members of the mothe insurance company’s) and you of weld boding on its vehicles. 5. T or F: Toyota has a recommendmoment. Year in Quotes toring public.” What this means to the repair need to list each item that goes into the repair of the damaged vehicle. ed weld through primer on its website. with John Yoswick industry is you are all by yourself when something goes really wrong. The other legal aspect of using the term “replace corrosion protec6. T or F: Fiat Chrysler does not I am going to take a look at one tion” is you could be liable for any recommend weld through primer on repair process, corrosion protection, and all problems in the future related weld parts. and see if you are following OEM to corrosion. As with the Seebachens’ 7. T or F: Honda, like Toyota, recprocedures when restoring a vehicle case, you are all alone if you need to ommends a coat of epoxy primer to its pre-loss condition. See Corrosion Protection, Page 42 on bare metal before applying body filler . 8. T or F: Honda recommends weld through primer when MIG welding Collision Repair Association of CA. Hawkinson Kia and squeeze-type resistance welding. with Richard Steffen 9. T or F: A new quarter panel has been installed. Painting the backside of the rear body panel is included in Fig. 1 the repair adjacent welded panel as per CCC guide. 10. T or F: Toyota considers adhesive as corrosion barrier. 11 . When replacing a factory hood, which of the following items does Toyota say need to be applied? Mark all that apply: seam sealer, cavity Transition Planning with John Yoswick • • • Trust Only Genuine Kia Midwest’s Largest Kia Wholesale Supplie 16 Trucks on the Road Daily Largest Inventory in the Midwest r Pa • • rts for Your Repair OPS, CollisionLink, RepairLink, CCC1, PartsTrader Covering Two Full States wax and/or chip resistance primer. • Dedicated Wholesale Staff • We Price Match Aftermarket Parts

How many of you watched the interview of Marcia and Matthew Seebachan at CIC (www.repairer Fig. 2 drivennews.com/2019/12/05/seethe-cic-interview-with-john-eagleThe couple sued the body shop plaintiffs-matthew-and-marciaseebachan/)? and was awarded $31.5 million. The couple is totally disabled for Shop Showcase If you are not familiar with the case, John Eagle Collision had a Honlife, they cannot have children and Matthew is in constant pain and has with Karyn Hendricks da Fit come into the facility with hail some brain damage. damage to the roof. The shop made It is imperative you watch the the decision to replace the roof using video to get a better understanding adhesive, because the insurance comof what the collision repair and in22 Shop Showcase AUGUST 2020 AUTOBODY NEWS / autobodynews.com

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