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3M Collision Repair Solutions 3mcollision.com

How-To Center — Body Department
(body repair, bumper repair, sealing and coating) [repair videos and process information]
- Standard Operating Procedures for Steel (SOP) [PDF document]
- Standard Operating Procedures for Aluminum (SOP) [PDF document]
- Standard Operating Procedures for Heavy Duty Trucks (SOP) [PDF document]
How-To Center — Detailing Department [repair videos and process information]
How-To Center — Glass Installation and Repair [repair videos and process information]
How-To Center — Waterborne Solutions [process information]
Library of Videos — Various Categories [repair videos and process information]
3M Auto [product information and usage videos] [YouTube Channel]
3M Collision Repair [YouTube Channel]
- Introducing Impact Resistant Structural Adhesive IRSA [YouTube video]
- Top 10 Questions: Structural Adhesives [YouTube video]
- 3M Panel Bonding Adhesive [YouTube video]
- 3M Tech Tips: Applying Panel Bond Adhesives [YouTube video]
- Door Skin Application with 3M Metal Bonding Adhesive [YouTube video]
- 3M TECH TIP: How to match OEM Textured Seam Sealers [YouTube video]

Aeromotive Services Inc. www.aeromotive.us

Wire Damage Evaluation Training for Insurance — [open presentation]
Take “Leave n Learn” Training Sessions:
The topics will walk a Manager, Estimator or Technician through the process of evaluating wire damage and the corrective action to solving one of the industries larger concerns, the architecture of the electrical system.
- Part 1: The Anatomy of a Wire Assembly [YouTube video]
  We will walk through the terminology, component identification, crimp terminations, and industry standards.
- Part 2: Wire Marking Applications, Wire Identification, Types of Cabling and Their Role [YouTube video]
  A demonstration on repair preparation.
- Part 3: Various Types of Damage [YouTube video]
  An explanation what is repairable in the field and what should not be repaired. A demonstration of a field repair. A discussion on re-manufactured wire assemblies.
- Part 4: Splicing Techniques – “Live” Demonstration of Sonic Welds to a Wire Assembly [YouTube video]
  Splicing techniques soldered and crimped in the field.
- Part 5: Cable Wire Protective Cover, Connectorization and Securing [YouTube video]
  Testing in the field and in a manufacturing environment.
- Part 6: High Speed Cabling-FAKRA System, Shielded Cable and Role of 3D Printing [YouTube video]

Training at Your Fingertips aeromotive.us/news/training
Automotive wire and harness repair issue videos [YouTube Channel]
- Non Collision Wire Damage [YouTube video]
- How to Cut, Strip, and Splice [YouTube video]
- How to Crimp Terminals [YouTube video]
- How to Order Connectors [YouTube video]
- The Six Inch Rule [YouTube video]
- The Six Wire Rule [YouTube video]
- Repairing Wire with the Six Inch Rule [YouTube video]
- How to Replace a 2 Cavity Connector [YouTube video]
- How to Replace a Damaged SRS Connector Housing [YouTube video]
- How to Repair Multiple Wire Damage [YouTube video]
- What to Do When the Damage Exceeds the 6×6 Rule (reprocess the harness) [YouTube video]
- Wire Harness Damage Limitations (reprocess the harness) [YouTube video]
- Removing/Replacing Wires from a Fuse Box [YouTube video]
- Removing/Replacing an ECM 48 Way Connector [YouTube video]

ALLDATA www.alldata.com

ALLDATA videos [YouTube Channel]
Support and Training [Repair Information and Diagnostic Support]
Support and Training [Resources: Tips, Webinars and News]

BASF Refinish www.basfrefinish.com

Automotive refinish and product videos [YouTube Channel]

Bosch – Front Camera Calibration Demonstrations

ADAS – Bosch Webinar on Recalibrating Driver Assistance Systems [play webinar recording]

Car-O-Liner www.car-o-liner.com

Alignment Systems [YouTube Channel]

CCC Information Services Inc. www.cccis.com

Collision repair estimating software solutions videos [YouTube Channel]
- Using CCC ONE Touch [YouTube video]

Celette www.celette.com

Celette repair equipment videos [YouTube Channel]
- MZ Repair System [YouTube video]

Collision Hub www.collisionhub.com

Collision repair and refinish industry videos [YouTube Channel]
- I-CAR Joins Repair University For Aluminum Update [YouTube video]
- Quarter Panel Replacement: Weld Bonding with STRSW [YouTube video]
- Repairing Aluminum Body Panels With Collision Damage [YouTube video]
- Understanding Collision Repair For Steel Components [YouTube video]
- Windshield Safety and Removal — Part 1 of 4 [YouTube video]
- Windshield Replacement — Part 2 of 4 [YouTube video]
- Windshield Replacement — Part 3 of 4 [YouTube video]
- Windshield Replacement — Part 4 of 4 [YouTube video]

Creative Repair Solutions’ Headlight Tab Repair Kit creativerepairsolutions.com

View a repair alternative for broken headlight mounting tabs

Ford – Collision Report Videos fordcrashparts.com/collision-report-videos

F-150 Aluminum Door Skin Replacement [YouTube video]
F-150 Bedside Repair [YouTube video]

Eastwood Company www.eastwood.com

Auto body tools, products and information videos [YouTube Channel]

Fender Bender www.fenderbender.com

Auto body repair and information videos [YouTube Channel]

Hunter Engineering Company www.hunter.com

Steering and Suspension Informational Videos [YouTube Channel]
- Inspection of Suspension Components [YouTube Playlist]
  
  • Inspecting a Conventional Tie Rod End [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Twin I-Beam Ball Joint [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Sway Bar Link Kit [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Sway Bar Frame Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Strut Rod Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Rack and Pinion Mounting Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Pitman Arm to Center Link Connection [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a MacPherson Strut Control Arm and Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting an Upper Control Arm Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Ball Joint Looseness Inspection [YouTube video]
  • Ball Joint Wear Indicators [YouTube video]
  • Idler Arm Inspection [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Lower Control Arm Bushing [YouTube video]
  • Inspecting a Rack & Pinion Tie Rod End [YouTube video]
- Tire Life and Tread Wear Patterns [YouTube Playlist]
  
  • Fixing Tread Wear [YouTube video]
  • Center Tread Wear [YouTube video]
  • Inside and Outside Shoulder Wear [YouTube video]
  • Outside Shoulder Wear [YouTube video]
  • Inside Shoulder Wear [YouTube video]
  • Tread Lug Wear [YouTube video]
  • Tread Cupping [YouTube video]
- Alignment Angles [YouTube Playlist]
  
  • Why Do Cars Need Wheel Alignment? [YouTube video]
  • Four Wheel Alignment (Thrustline) [YouTube video]
  • Toe Measurement [YouTube video]
  • Camber Measurement [YouTube video]
  • Caster Measurement [YouTube video]
  • Turning Angle [YouTube video]
  • Steering Axis Inclination (SAI) – Included Angle [YouTube video]
  • Frame Angle [YouTube video]
  • Dog Tracking [YouTube video]
  • What Causes Alignment To Change? [YouTube video]
  • Collision Alignment – Understanding Advanced Diagnostic Alignment Angles [YouTube video]
  • Collision Alignment – Blueprint a Car for the Collision Repair Industry [YouTube video]

I-CAR www.i-car.com

Auto body repair and information videos [YouTube Channel]

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) www.iihs.org

Educational and consumer safety videos [informational videos to view or purchase]
Topics include:
- Understanding Car Crashes: It’s Basic Physics
- Understanding Car Crashes: When Physics Meets Biology
- Young Drivers: The High Risk Years
- Making Safer Roads
- Sober Thoughts on Drinking and Driving
- Helmet Laws: Whose Freedom?
The Institute’s entire video library[YouTube Channel]
(research and ratings news, crash testing footage and informational films)
- Insurers Preventing Harm [YouTube video]
- 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS Crash Test [YouTube video]
- Consumer Reports Commentary on 1959 Bel Air vs. 2009 Malibu Crash Test [YouTube video]
- Understanding Car Crashes: It’s Basic Physics [YouTube video]
- Understanding Car Crashes: When Physics Meets Biology [YouTube video]
- Young Drivers: The High Risk Years [YouTube video]
- A new chapter for IIHS vehicle research [YouTube video]

LORD Fusor® Automotive Aftermarket Products www.lord.com

Repair videos (adhesives, sealers and specialty products) [repair video list]
Repair procedures (adhesives, sealers and specialty products) [repair procedure list]

Meguiars USA www.meguiars.com

Auto body car care product informational videos [YouTube Channel]
- How to Professionally Remove Paint Defects [YouTube video]
- How to Remove Swirl Marks & Scratches [YouTube video]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) www.safercar.gov

New vehicle crash test videos, courtesy of the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) [YouTube Channel]

Polyvance www.polyvance.com

Plastic repair and equipment videos [“How to” information and video list]
Plastic repair videos [YouTube Channel]
- Plastic Identification… What can be welded? What can’t? [YouTube video]
- Basic Nitrogen Welding Process — TAPAS [YouTube video]
- Why use Nitrogen to Weld Plastic? [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welding: Bumper Tab Strength Test [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Bumper Flange Repair [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Repair a Tear to the Edge of a Bumper Cover [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — How to Repair Broken Slot Tabs [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Recreate Missing Pieces on a Bumper Cover [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Repairing Large Holes in Bumper Covers [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Dodge Challenger Bumper Repair [YouTube video]
- Nitrogen Plastic Welder — Hyundai Sonata Tab Flange Repair [YouTube video]
- “Hot Spot” Cordless Plastic Stapler [YouTube video]
- How to Repair Thermoset Polyurethane with a Plastic Welder [YouTube video]
- Polyurethane Bumper Repair [YouTube video]
- Repairing Blow-Molded Jeep Bumpers [YouTube video]
- How to Retexture Bumper Covers [YouTube video]
- Uses of the 6450 Bumper Bag Plus [YouTube video]
- How to Use the 6450 Bumper Bag Plus [YouTube video]

PPG Refinish (USA) us.ppgrefinish.com

Automotive refinish and product videos [YouTube Channel]
- PPG Create Sprayout Card SOP [YouTube video]
- PPG Identify Color Formula SOP [YouTube video]
- PPG Basecoat Blending Waterborne SOP [YouTube video]
- PPG Bumper Sensor Process SOP [YouTube video]
- PPG Spot Blender [YouTube video]

Refinish Network www.refinishnetwork.com

Auto body repair videos [YouTube Channel]
- How to Blend Car Paint [YouTube video]
- How to Blend Car Paint on a Bumper [YouTube video]
- How to Blend Clear by Back-Masking [YouTube video]
- How to Blend Clear Coat (Base/Clear) — Spot Repair [YouTube video]
- How to Clear Headlights with an Aerosol [YouTube video]
- How to Paint Plastic [YouTube video]
- Three Stage White Car Paint [YouTube video]

Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. – North America www.sgabrasives.com

Norton Abrasives — Best Practice Videos

Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) www.scrs.com

SCRS Presents: Performing Diagnostic Scans [YouTube video]
Auto body repair videos [YouTube Channel]
- Adhesives [YouTube video]
- Corrosion Protection Part 1 of 3 – Primers [YouTube video]
- Corrosion Protection Part 2 of 3 – Seam Sealers [YouTube video]
- Corrosion Protection Part 3 of 3 – Cavity Wax and Undercoating [YouTube video]
- Energy Flow and Steps for Identifying Structural Repairs [YouTube video]
- Exploration of Aluminum Repair Techniques [YouTube video]
- Full Frame Replacement [YouTube video]
- MIG Welding Part 1 of 3 – Equipment and Power [YouTube video]
- MIG Welding Part 2 of 3 – Settings, Setup and Training [YouTube video]
- MIG Welding Part 3 of 3 – Protective Equipment [YouTube video]
- Resistance welding Part 1 of 3 – Power and Preparation [YouTube video]
- Scanning, Diagnostics and Calibration [YouTube video]
- Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding How and Why [YouTube video]

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes www.sherwin-automotive.com

Auto body repair videos [YouTube Channel]
- Color Families and Pictographs [YouTube video]
- Color Space Explained [YouTube video]
- Fix that Run [YouTube video]
- How to Blend a 3-Stage Basecoat Color [YouTube video]
- Prime to Shine [YouTube video]
- Sand that Nib [YouTube video]

Standox GmbH www.standox.com www.axaltacs.com/us

Standox NA [YouTube Channel]

Windshields

Crack Repair (17 inch) [YouTube video]
How It’s Made [YouTube video]
Removal using the Equalizer® Viper™ [YouTube video]
Repair Kit Instructions – Chip Repair [YouTube video]

Wire Repair

How to solder wires together (best tips and tricks) [YouTube video]
How to splice wires with crimp, solder and waterproof connectors [YouTube video]