Estimating Plastic Repair Course

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This course is hosted on our training website. To take the course, you must create an account on the training website, which will be different than your Polyvance.com account. Access our plastic repair training website.

Estimating Plastic Repair (EPR-01)

This online course is designed to educate collision damage estimators and other collision repair industry professionals on determining the severity and repairability of damaged plastic parts.

In this course, students will learn how to gauge the severity of damaged plastic bumper covers to determine repairability. Students will also learn about plastic types and how to identify them. The course explains the repair methods and materials used for different types of plastic.

This course will provide the essential plastic repair knowledge needed to write an accurate estimate. This knowledge will allow the student to recognize more plastic repair opportunities to increase profits and improve cycle times.

Training Objectives:

Identify different types of plastic.
Understand the difference between thermoset plastic and thermoplastics.
Understand the various tools and products used for plastic repair.
Understand the methods used for the repair of different types of plastic.
Make an informed decision on repairing or replacing damaged parts.
Gauge the severity of damaged plastic bumper covers to determine repairability.

Detailed Course Information:

Course Name	EPR-01 Estimating Plastic Repair
Description	This online course is designed to educate collision damage estimators and other collision repair industry professionals on determining the severity and repairability of damaged plastic parts.
Instructor-led or Online?	Online.
Training Needs:	Many plastic parts that could be repaired are discarded because the estimator does not know how to determine the repairability of the part. This negatively impacts the shop's labor hours billed, its repair vs. replace ratio, and its cycle time. Many estimators do not have experience in plastic repair and are thus unfamiliar with the terminology, tools, and techniques involved. This makes communication with the technicians difficult when it comes making repair vs. replace decisions on plastic parts. Determining the repairability of damaged plastic parts depends on the type of plastic, the application, the tools and equipment available, and the technicians' skill level, among other things. Most estimators (and many technicians) are unfamiliar with these subjects. Determining the repairability of plastic bumper damage often takes years of experience doing actual repairs since no two types of damage on any bumper are identical.
Training Objectives:	Identify different types of plastic. Understand the difference between thermoset plastic and thermoplastics. Understand the various tools and products used for plastic repair. Understand the methods used for the repair of different types of plastic. Make an informed decision on repairing or replacing damaged parts. Gauge the severity of damaged plastic bumper covers to determine repairability.
Prerequisites	No prior training course or body shop experience is necessary.
Time Required	Approximately two hours.
Is it recognized under I-CAR®’s Industry Training Alliance® program?	Yes. Students who complete this training are eligible to receive two (2) I-CAR® annual training credits. Students must complete each module with a score of 70% or above. I-CAR® credits are included with the cost of this course because Polyvance is an I-CAR® Sustaining Partner (only in the United States).
Languages	English only.
Registration	Register for this course at polyvance.tortal.net. For support, call 800-633-3047 or email training@polyvance.com.
Cost	$49

Training Mission Statement:

The training organization of Polyvance seeks to provide quality, hands-on training for industry technical and management personnel, allowing our students to safely and effectively use our products to become more successful, confident, and profitable in the repair and refinish of plastic parts.

Credit toward I-CAR knowledge areas in certain roles as well as annual training requirements can be awarded by taking one of our I-CAR Training Alliance course activities listed above. Students who successfully complete this approved training are eligible to apply for I-CAR credit hour(s) and/or Knowledge Area recognition.

The I-CAR® Industry Training Alliance® exists to recognize the accomplishments of training through approved training providers. All programs approved for inclusion into the Training Alliance must support the I-CAR Vision that every person in the collision repair industry has the information, knowledge and skills required to perform complete and safe repairs for the ultimate benefit of the consumer.