Chuck’s Collision Shop
📍Waynesburg, PA
When it comes to technology, Chuck Kreuzer likes being ahead of his competition. Upgrading to an Ultra XR Paint Booth integrated with REVO Speed from Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), along with four REVO Spot units, has given Chuck’s Collision Shop fewer production bottlenecks, improved efficiency and increased energy savings.
“My wife, Lisa, and I are second-generation owners. My dad started the business. He owned it for 20 years, and we have now owned it for 20 years. We kept the same philosophy and standards that he had, and we expanded it. We are Ford and Nissan certified, and we hold I-CAR Gold Class designation. We do full-line mechanical and collision repairs. We go from heavy hits, all the way down to minor dings and dents.”
“As we got busier, we were having a bottleneck in our paint department, even though we had two paint booths. We could only do so much. Unless we added a second shift or invested in new equipment, we were going to have a bottleneck. Our curing process on small jobs was almost the same as big jobs because we were heating the entire booth. We discovered REVO Accelerated Curing Systems from GFS, and it was exactly what we wanted. I talked to George Volpe of BCI Equipment Specialists, my GFS distributor, then visited the Center for Excellence in Osseo, Wisconsin, to see REVO Systems in person. I was sold right away.”
“With REVO Systems, we can get cars cured and out of the paint booth quicker. I love the technology. I love the ability that it gives you. All four technicians in our shop have their own REVO Spot. Every time they dry body filler, they use it. When our painters are priming, they use the REVO Spot to dry the primer. Our whole process has changed to get cars through the shop faster, and we work much more efficiently. With REVO Systems, you’re working smarter, not harder.
“Instead of using two paint booths, there are some days we don’t even fire up our other booth because we can get cars in and out of one spray booth using REVO Systems. The addition of REVO Systems has really cut down on our energy usage. Our flow of getting cars through the paint booth is also better, and better flow gives you chances to process more cars and do more smaller jobs.”
“The GFS equipment that we invested in has set us up to work more efficiently and be more profitable. We are much more energy efficient, and we are able to get cars in and out without spending a lot in energy costs. If there is a spray booth open and a car comes in, we can get it done quickly because our cycle times are less. The technology is there. People need to embrace it. If body shops want to survive, they need to make an investment, and REVO Systems is an investment worth looking at.”
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