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Nitro-Fuzer Touch Nitrogen Plastic Welder
October 01, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance is announcing its newest nitrogen plastic welder – the Nitro-Fuzer Touch. The Nitro-Fuzer Touch features a large touchscreen that simplifies welding with easy control functions, including temperature and gas flow. Polyvance is presenting the Touch to the collision repair market at the 2024 SEMA Show. Representatives from the company will be demonstrating the functions of the welder at booth 34043. Polyvance welcomes all interested parties to visit their booth to see the new welder.
Polyvance Appoints John Pennycuff as Chief Revenue Officer
September 23, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance, a leader in plastic repair and refinishing products, is excited to announce the appointment of John Pennycuff as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Pennycuff, an accomplished sales professional from the industrial market, brings a wealth of knowledge in revenue management, strategic planning, and market expansion. His background includes leading high-performance teams, implementing effective go-to-market strategies, and accelerating revenue growth across diverse channels and vertical markets.
New Plastic Repair & Estimating Advancement Program Released
July 09, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance’s new AP-01 Plastic Repair & Estimating Advancement Program combines the company’s Estimating Plastic Repair and Introduction to Nitrogen Plastic Welding training courses into a one-day training program designed to train shop personnel to recognize more plastic repair opportunities and perform quality repairs.
New Estimating Plastic Repair Training Course
June 03, 2024 by Polyvance
Oftentimes repairable plastic parts are discarded because many estimators do not know how to determine the repairability of the part. This negatively impacts the shop's labor hours billed, its repair versus replace ratio, and its cycle time. Polyvance’s new EPR-02 Estimating Plastic Repair course was designed to solve this problem by educating shop estimators on the variables involved in estimating the repair of damaged automotive plastics.
6180 Mini-Fuzer Promotional Price Extended
April 18, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance is announcing that the recent promotional User pricing of $499.95 on the 6180 Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station will continue indefinitely. Polyvance experienced an overwhelming response from customers during the promotional period and has decided to make the $100 price discount permanent.
Promotional Price on 6180 Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station
January 29, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance is announcing a short-term promotional price on its 6180 Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station. Until April 1, 2024, the suggested User price on this product will be reduced to $499.95 from $599.95.
New Airless Welding Tip and Airless Welder Tip Assortment
January 24, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance’s new 6033 Scimitar Welding Tip is designed to weld plastic with flat welding strips using an airless plastic welder. Polyvance has also released the 6026 Airless Plastic Welder Tip Assortment. This assortment includes six different airless welding tips packaged in a convenient carrying case.
How to Replace the Hot Air Heating Element on the 6180 Mini-Fuzer
January 23, 2024 by Polyvance
If the 6180 Mini-Fuzer is not getting hot and the temperature readout has a low number starting with a zero that doesn’t increase, the welder’s heating element is burned out. The heating element can be replaced by opening the handle, desoldering the burned-out element from the board, and resoldering a new element in. Polyvance has released a video showing the replacement process.
New Product: 6144 Compression Roller
January 19, 2024 by Polyvance
Polyvance’s new 6144 Compression Roller reduces the finishing time and improves the strength of plastic welds by smoothing and compressing the joint between the plastic filler rod and the base material. The Compression Roller can also be used to improve the appearance of back-side welds and increase the speed with which reinforcing mesh can be embedded into a repair.
New Product: Kenworth T880 Short Forward Axle Repair Kit
December 19, 2023 by Polyvance
The Kenworth T880 set-forward front axle hood is susceptible to damage of the strut mounts. The hood is made from fiberglass which is not weldable. Polyvance's new KEN T880SFA repair kit is an economical alternative to replacing the hood and will also create a repair that is as strong as the original.
Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station Released
September 07, 2023 by Polyvance
Polyvance is announcing the immediate availability of its new budget-friendly 6180 Mini-Fuzer Hot Air Plastic Welding Station. The Mini-Fuzer completes Polyvance’s plastic welder lineup, filling the gap between the 5700HT Mini-Weld airless plastic welder and the professional quality Nitro-Fuzer nitrogen plastic welders.
New Lower Price on Online Training Courses
July 21, 2023 by Polyvance
At Polyvance, we believe it’s important to know how to repair plastic as well as how to properly estimate plastic repair. In an effort to allow more people to gain valuable plastic repair knowledge, we have reduced the price of our two paid online training courses. The PR-03 Headlight Repair Course is now $29 and the EPR-01 Estimating Plastic Repair Course is now $49.
Honda VFR750 Interceptor Fairing Repair
June 19, 2023 by Polyvance
Sport bikes from the 80s and 90s (like this Honda VFR750 Interceptor) are still popular with enthusiasts. Unfortunately, their plastic fairings are easily damaged and virtually impossible to replace nowadays. Using Polyvance’s PlastiFix rigid plastic repair system, damaged motorcycle fairings can be quickly and easily repaired.
May 16, 2023 by Polyvance
When we see our plastic welders in use in shops, we're often concerned that the technicians are welding at a temperature that is too high for the type of plastic they are welding. When we ask, they typically reply that the plastic welds faster at a higher temperature. This is true; however, you can weaken the weld by welding at too high a temperature!
Repairing a Tear in the Face of a Bumper Cover
April 17, 2023 by Polyvance
Bumper covers are damaged in accidents every single day. A tear in the face of a bumper cover is one of the most common types of damage. Polyvance’s airless plastic welder can be used to repair this kind of damage.
March 20, 2023 by Polyvance
Vehicle bumper covers are damaged every day. A tear that extends to an edge of a bumper cover is one of the most common types of damage. Polyvance’s airless plastic welder can be used to repair this kind of damage.
New Product: Kenworth W900 Long Hood Spring Pocket Repair Kit
February 22, 2023 by Polyvance
Polyvance is announcing the new Kenworth W900 Long Hood Spring Pocket repair kit. The Kenworth W900 hood is notorious for breaking where the hood support springs mount. The hood is made from an unreinforced thermoset material called Metton which is not weldable. Polyvance's KENW900LSP repair kit is much less expensive than a replacement hood and will also create a repair that is stronger than the original since the spring load is spread out over a much larger area.
February 10, 2023 by Polyvance
A bolt hole on this dirt bike fender had been ripped out. Luckily, this type of damage can be easily repaired with Polyvance’s ATV Pro airless plastic welder. Polyvance’s ATV Pro welder comes with either polypropylene welding rod or polyethylene welding rod in the round 01 profile. This fender is made of polypropylene, so selected the polypropylene rod to match.
January 10, 2023 by Polyvance
We used Polyvance's ATV PRO airless plastic welder to repair this cracked dirt bike fender. The ATV Pro comes with either polypropylene or polyethylene welding rod in the round 01 profile. This fender is made of polypropylene, so selected the polypropylene rod to match.
Free Training! Polyvance University Courses Are Free Indefinitely!
January 05, 2023 by Polyvance
Polyvance will be making the online Polyvance University courses free indefinitely! We hope that keeping the courses free will allow even more people to learn about plastic repair. The courses available on the Polyvance University platform are especially beneficial for technicians, apprentices, estimators, adjusters, and tech school students that want to learn how to repair plastic.
