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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) [view PDF]
- Standard Operating Procedures for Aluminum (SOP) [view PDF]
- Standard Operating Procedures for Heavy Duty Trucks (SOP) [view PDF]
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 PDF]
This presentation provides “How to Evaluate and Estimate Wire Damage” for insurance professionals. Including good rules of thumb information about wire damage evaluation and available services from Aeromotive Services Inc.
Evaluating Wire Damage and the Corrective Action:
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]