A notable trend in HVAC and refrigeration is that contractors are increasingly repairing faulty aluminum coils and return bends rather than ordering new parts. Two factors are driving this change: ...

A cylinder head, especially an aluminum one, seldom fails on its own. Typically, there's another matter to contend with. Undoubtedly, the most frequent cause of cylinder-head cracking is an overheated ...

If the aluminum-bodied vehicles on the road today are an accurate gauge, the 2015 Ford F-150 probably will be more expensive to repair than its steel-bodied predecessor. Body shop owners say aluminum ...

Ford's 2015 aluminum F-150 forced dealerships and independent shops to rethink decades of body repair knowledge almost overnight. Aluminum work-hardens when struck repeatedly, meaning traditional ...

The pitch for aluminum-bodied vehicles is genuinely compelling. The material is lighter than steel, resistant to rust, and increasingly sophisticated in how it can be formed and joined. Ford made the ...

The Blue Oval's big aluminum gamble paid off in the form of cheaper repairs and no insurance cost increases for owners. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has ...

Ever since Ford Motor launched the industry's first aluminum-bodied pickup truck, skeptics have wondered what it would cost to repair damage to the F-150's "military grade aluminum" panels after a ...

When a redesigned Ford F-150 pickup truck arrived in late 2014 with aluminum bodywork, it prompted attacks from rivals and concerns from truck buyers. One of the biggest questions was whether aluminum ...

Winter Garden, FL – Porsche vehicles with aluminum body construction require specialized repair capabilities that separate qualified facilities from standard collision centers. Windermere Collision ...