Polyvance Announces New Instructor-Led Estimating Plastic Repair Training Course

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.

The EPR-02 Estimating Plastic Repair course is an instructor-led, structured course provided by Polyvance personnel in the customer's shop. Each three-hour session may be attended by up to six students. The course was recently approved by I-CAR® for three hours of annual training credit under their Industry Training Alliance® program. Polyvance is a Sustaining Partner of I-CAR®.

In the course, students will learn how to assess the damage of automotive plastic parts, focusing on bumper covers and headlights. The majority of the course will consist of a stimulating discussion-driven classroom session. The instructor will also provide an in-shop demonstration of a bumper cover repair.

Course objectives include recognizing plastic repair opportunities, understanding the different methods of plastic repair, making an informed decision on repairing or replacing damaged plastic, accurately gauging the severity of damage on bumper covers and headlights, and determining if a damaged textured part can be repaired.

Call Polyvance at 800-633-3047 or email training@polyvance.com for more information or to register for the course.