Expanding With Car Wash and Detailing Services

Customers love a clean car, but adding a carwash service to your business may be more challenging than you imagine.

Writing Automotive Repair Estimates for Profit And Fun

How to deal with price shoppers without wasting your service advisors’ time & talent.

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May’s issue of ShopOwner includes business and technical articles for shops of all sizes and styles.

How To Clean An Engine

Eleven steps to cleaning a car engine safely.

Specialty Tools Can Save Technician Time, Frustration

Even seasoned employees can be challenged when it comes to certain tool requirements.

The Science Behind Speed Ratings

Speed ratings were developed to help control the safe performance of tires at standardized speeds.

Rethinking Your Wheel Weight Assortment

The wrong wheel weights could be hiding indirect costs and causing comebacks for rebalancing.

SUV Wheel Alignment Basics

Proper alignment of SUVs with larger tires help your customers to maximize their investments in these popular vehicles.

The Dealership: Friend or Foe?

When it comes to dealing with dealerships, it doesn’t have to be “us vs. them.”

Troubleshooting Tire Vibration with Proper Wheel Balancing

Around 60% of vibration-related comebacks are due to improper wheel mounting or balancing.

If You’re Smart, You’ll Keep Learning

A lot of the time, you need someone else to point out where you could stand to change.

The Rule of 3X Tire Rotation

Proper rotation procedures maximize tread life and keep customers coming back.