Does the shop retain right of first refusal, or is moonlighting A-OK?
 
														CRASH Jewelry uses real fenders, doors and hoods from high-end vehicles to make cuffs, earrings, necklaces and more.
It’s up to you to tell them why.
How does your shop weigh the risk and reward of customer-supplied parts?
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Shop Press photographer Mike Apice recently visited Indiana, exploring the local scene and a few repair shops. Here’s a bit of what he saw behind his lens.
 
														Some sources say you should never, ever plug a tire … despite the fact that trained professionals have been doing it for decades. We debate.
 
														Turning absurdly specific jargon into a joke isn’t a new idea, but that didn’t stop us from turning it into an April Fools’ joke.
 
														Latin is a language, as dead as it can be/It killed the ancient Romans, and now it’s killing me.
 
														Pat Goss, arguably America’s most famous mechanic, has died.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Lemmy tries out the cheapest lab scope available on Amazon.
 
														Help your customers prioritize their repairs and they’ll keep coming back.
 
														Parts on cars are interconnected—and their problems often are as well.
 
														Decreased emissions and other benefits do come with increased valve maintenance costs.
 
														Other than the obvious roles, there are other really, really good reasons you should have a welder in the shop.
Ford’s so-called fix for servicing corroded front springs was something neither drivers nor dealer techs were happy about.
There’s still a place for arcade racing games, even in today’s world of hyper-realistic simulation racing games
We read the astrological signs and predicted your automotive future.