ChipTech Training Courses

Why choose S.M.A.R.T. Repairs?

With ever increasing pressures on profit margins and time honoured delays in payments from insurance based Bodyshops, Minor Body and Wheel Repair is a growing sector of the automotive industry.

The low set up costs of adding Wheel Repair and Minor Body Techniques to Traditional Crash Repair Centres or as an additional income stream for Valet Centres, MOT Stations, Car Sales & Accessories, Motor Factors, Window Repair Centres, or any auto based company where you already have customers who have cars with scuffed wheels or bumpers that need repair.

With the benefits of fast turnaround, instant payment and reduced material costs, in this current economic climate diversity is essential.

Why choose ChipTech?

ChipTech is a fully working Minor Body and Wheel Repair Centre with over twenty years experience in the Auto Repair Industry. In the last four years we have been developing the processes and techniques in S.M.A.R.T. and Minor Body repairs, and have gained a superb reputation for quality and value, and as a result boast a prestigious client list in the West Wales area including main dealers for Mercedes, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Seat, Renault and many more including most used forecourts.

Since opening our second branch in Haverhill near Cambridge, we have developed a range of courses in the repair techniques for Minor Body and Alloy Wheel Repairs. We also offer Licence Opportunities to become part of the ChipTech brand. All our courses are designed around real time repairs in a real world situation and not based around ‘easiest repairs on a bench’.

Along with full technical support for trainee’s and licensee’s alike we can also supply you with the products and paints we use and recommend, assist with marketing and promotion, and keep you up to date with the latest products and techniques.

To discuss your individual requirements or to answer any questions please call us, alternatively why not pay us a visit.

We have quarterly special offers on training packages, so don’t delay the time has never been better to go Chiptech!

ChipTech Training Courses

Alloy Wheel Repair

Wheel repair is the fastest growing area of the automotive repair industry, either as mobile repair or full static repair centres. Wheel repair is big business! Our courses are available as training only or complete with tinters, paint swatches and consumables required to mix hundreds of different colours. Included in this course are colour identification, scuff removal, sanding, priming, masking, basecoat application, lacquer and final finish. We also cover some of the custom options and techniques for special finishes.

Interior Repairs

These courses are tailored to you needs.

Scratch Removal & Polishing

A large percentage of our custom is scratch removal especially when combined with stone chip repair. This course includes block flatting, touching in small scratches, compounding, machine polishing, and techniques for anti swirl and waxing.

Spraying & Lacquering

All aspects of laying down solvent and water based paints, applying clear coats, three stage pearls, custom colours and blending.

Colour Retrieval

Identifying colour code location, retrieving the paint code, selecting shade options, choosing correct shade to mix or order from paint supplier.

Paint Mixing

Includes colour retrieval course, plus how to work out correct quantity of paint required for each job.  Processes of mixing waterborne paints/primers/solvent based paints and lacquers.

Bumper Scuff / Cracked Bumper Repair

Bumper scuffs are the main stay of any minor body work/smart repairer, the majority of which are colour co-ordinated. Most repairs can be carried out in one to two hours and cracked or split bumpers in less than three hours. This course includes all aspects of bumper repair, plastic welding, filling, priming, sanding, re-applying texture, base coats and lacquering, final finish and polishing. Also included are the basics of colour retrieval and paint mixing.

Stone Chip Repair

Any vehicle more than six months old will have some form of a stone chip, especially bonnet and front bumper areas.  Stone chip repair is a great revenue stream, and while they cost the operator pence to carry out the result can be amazing when compared to the cost of repainting a whole bonnet.

Panel Repair

Whilst some panel repairs can be as easy as bumper repair, when kept below mouldings (ie; below middle of the car bottoms of doors, wings etc), we recommend some success in bumper repair is achieved before attempting any repair above moulding line. This course is very much tailored to your needs.

Paintless Dent Removal (PDR)

This is the most technical area of body repair, but by far the most profitable. With a good pair of eyes and our latest techniques we can teach you how to be competent in this black art, with just a few tools you’ll be amazed at what can be achieved. A minimum of four days is required for this course.