Reynolds also said the tool also allows the lighting intensity to be adjusted by thousands of lumens, which lets detailers have a “broad range” to “hone in” for polishing.ĬSI: CSI Q-7 Detailer multipurpose overspray, glass and plastic cleaner. He called the tool helpful for “hunting down the micro-scratching,” his term for what others in the industry call “‘swirls.'”īarsotti’s has LED lighting overhead, but “added sidelight is huge,” he said. “It works out really well,” Barsotti’s lead detailing technician Rodney Reynolds said of the light, which Alley said had been upgraded this year with the diffuser. Scangrip: 8000 Lumen LED detailing light with diffuser. She said her shop felt comfortable enough after less than an hour of testing to apply it to a production vehicle, and they “feel it went really well.” For anyone seeking to match factory seam sealer, the TORSON suite has “major ability to accomplish that” “This is definitely a product we here at Barsotti’s would recommend,” Alley said. “Kool Tools” judges felt it merited inclusion despite not being available at SEMA360. Historically, the products had been “kind of hard to find,” but they’re now more available, she said.
Contact John O’Neill, Henkel.Īlley said the TEROSON seam sealer suite’s “tricks” included its tips and the ability to heat the sealer to produce different consistency. TEROSON: Seam sealer tools and materials. She said Barsotti’s is considering buying some and observed a role for the tools in being able to take apart a door or the rear of a vehicle but “never jeopardize the battery.” Miller: Clear-lens welding helmet and light accessory kit.ĭuracell: DRMC4A 4-amp battery charger and maintainer.Īlley said the device could be had for “around 60 dollars,” compared to similar technology which “cost a lot more.” She said it can handle 6- and 12-volt systems, and, “exciting for us,” the kind of lithium-ion batteries appearing more frequently on sports cars and race cars.Īlley said the Duracell tool has a “good purpose” and a “great price point,” which she said she felt “really captures the essence of the “Kool Tools” framework. He also noted that it was possible to achieve “total penetration” on a fillet weld performed on two 4 mm coupons with 0.035 wire at 110 volts, something he hadn’t seen on any other welder.
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Pro Spot: PR220 MV multi-voltage MIG welder.Ĭhess said “Kool Tools” had featured the welder before, but it now could deliver 200 amps.
(“It just creates a lot of chaos,” he said of the alternative.) He also noted that his shop had made a practice of checking vehicle batteries at intake, and the Autel system had helped K&M avoid situations where the battery was discovered to be insufficient later in the repair. SCRS board member Michael Bradshaw (K&M Collision) called it a “really neat tool” with features his shop’s old battery system and others on the market didn’t have.
Contact Billy Northrup, Reliable Automotive Equipment.Īutel: BAS BT608 battery tester and maintainer. Wiëlander+Schill: XPAC self-piercing rivet gun. Here’s the 2021 Kool Tools list and some color from the first video:Ĭar-O-Liner: CBR2000 battery-operated rivet gun. The organization also posted a second film discussing the history of the “Kool Tools” initiative. SCRS this week released the list of tools along with a video introducing repairers to the gear. I feel like the committee did a great job, sticking true to the roots, securing the tools, testing how the products held up and how their technicians liked the usability, before committing to including them.” They have typically always put them to use in a working collision repair environment following the show, prior to being featured in the presentation. Historically, the reviewed items were often personally purchased by Toby and Kye. “Despite being a departure from the in-person gathering process, the team did a really remarkable job in sourcing some really unique and useful products and putting them through the paces in their facilities to identify some of the favorite contenders. “This year’s event was a little different in light of the virtual nature of SEMA360,” SCRS Education Committee Chairwoman Amber Alley (Barsotti’s Body and Fender) said in a statement Tuesday. But Yeung, Chess and other repairers still managed to round up more than a dozen tools they felt would benefit a collision repair shop and keep the “Kool Tools” tradition alive. The Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ “Kool Tools” list returns for 2021, undeterred by organizers Kye Yeung and Toby Chess’ inability to wander the floors of a physical SEMA in search of gear last year.Ĭonfronted with the COVID-19 pandemic, SEMA opted for a virtual “SEMA360” show last year.
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