Is it hard to write a proper estimate for a bodyshop?
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I only have about 6months experience working at a body shop and wanted to know if its too early for me to become a estimator?
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Among many other things,you will need to know and understand how a vehicle is put together and know how to handle people in general. We are in a business where your customer is upset when they walk in your door, so you have to be a social engineer so to speak.
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im great with people but not an expert at how a vehicle is put together but i know how to operate a estimating software i played with it before at the shop you think i need to take a appraiser's training course? thank you
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It's one thing to be an insurance adjuster who just plugs the numbers into a computer and another to be an estimator. It takes years of working in a body shop to develope the skills and knowledge of what it takes to repair a car.
A person that has been repairing cars for several years knows that the book may say it will take 4 hours to R & R a fender. But experience tells you it will take 8 and a good boby man can get it done in 6. One way to piss off the boss is UNDER estimate repair jobs. It just take a few to reck havoc with the profit margin which is already very thin. Frank Cox Cox Custom Cars No better smell than fresh paint.
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I guess i just need more experience working around the shop to be a great estimator appreciate the advice thank you
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