What You Need to Know About the Mitchell 1 Estimate Guide

How to figure out auto repair labor estimates - Mitchell 1 Guide to Labor Time Estimates

Glen Mitchell founded the Mitchell 1 brand by creating the auto repair aftermarket’s most popular estimate guide in the 1940s. The Mitchell 1 Estimate Guide and Labor Times have become an industry standard ever since. Whether you are new to using the estimate guide or have been using it for years, here are some helpful quick links that will help you gain more insight and increase your expertise in labor time estimates.

Mitchell 1 Estimating How to Write an Estimate:
https://mitchell1.com/support/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/11/Mitchell-1-Estimating-How-to-Write-an-Estimate.pdf
Learn the proper steps and sequence to writing an estimate.

Mitchell 1 Estimate Guide Machine Operations:
https://mitchell1.com/support/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/11/Mitchell1EstimatingMachineOperations.pdf 
If you have to perform machine operations, you won’t find that information in the normal Estimate Guide. Since machine operations are more generic in how they apply, we’ve created this secondary document to define our estimates.

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About the Author

Gary Hixson

Gary Hixson is a Sr. Market Manager at Mitchell 1, and is responsible for product and market management of the Repair Information product line. Most recently he managed the release of ProDemand™, the industry-leading repair, diagnostic and maintenance information system.