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The collision repair and refinishing industry has
changed dramatically over the past several years. From
laser-guided pulling systems to waterborne paints, many
of today’s tools, materials, and techniques are radically
different from those commonly used just a decade ago.
Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing provides instruc- g
tion on the latest collision repair and refinishing tech-
niques, as well as more traditional repair procedures.
This book presents both the theoretical and practical
aspects of collision repair and refinishing in an easy-
to-understand manner. It will help you prepare for a
fast-paced workplace that is becoming increasingly
technical.
Organized around the NATEF Collision Repair
and Refinishing Task List, Auto Collision Repair and
Refinishing contains 35 detailed chapters grouped into
six sections. This comprehensive textbook includes
information on structural repair, nonstructural repair,
refinishing, and detailing. Chapters on mechanical
systems, such as brake systems, cooling systems, and
restraint systems, allow students to recognize and repair
common types of mechanical damage encountered
during the collision repair process. An extensive esti-
mating chapter provides unsurpassed instruction on this
vital task, walking students through the steps required to
estimate specific types of damage.
Chapter Components
Each chapter of Auto Collision Repair and
Refinishing opens with a list of learning objectives. g
These objectives identify the critical skills you will need
to master to succeed in this profession. Review the
objectives before reading the chapter to get an under-
standing of the material to come. After completing the
chapter, review the objectives once more as a review of
chapter material.
Important technical terms used in the profession are
also listed at the beginning of each chapter and appear
in bold italic type when introduced in the chapter. After
completing a chapter, review and define each term. If a
technical term cannot be defined at that time, go back
and review the related section in the chapter.
A chapter summary is included at the end of each
chapter. The summary provides a brief overview of the
material covered in the chapter. Review the summary
after reading a chapter. If something in a summary is
not understood, go back and review the related section
in the chapter.
Two types of review questions are presented at the
end of each chapter: conventional review questions
and ASE-type questions. The conventional review
questions help you solidify your understanding of
important concepts. This information establishes the
foundation on which a thorough knowledge of collision
repair and refinishing procedures is based. The ASE-
type questions are designed to help you prepare for
the types of questions you will encounter on the ASE
Collision Repair and Refinishing certification tests.
After completing a chapter, answer all the end-of-
chapter questions on a separate sheet of paper. This
is a great way to review the material just presented in
the chapter.
Type Fonts Used in This Text
Throughout the chapters of this text, different type fonts
are used to emphasize the meaning or use of words, to
identify important terms, and to identify figure references.
Words or terms that are called out and emphasized
always appear in italic type. Important technical terms
appear in bold-italic type. These important terms can c
be found in the Technical Terms list at the beginning of s
the chapter in which they appear, and are listed in the
glossary at the back of this text.
Figure references in the body of the text and those
found with the illustrations always appear in bold type.
This makes it easy to identify the reference in body text
and the corresponding illustration on the page.
Introduction