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Resistance Welding . . . 134
Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding
Machines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Panel Spotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Using an Oxyacetylene Torch . . . 136
Lighting an Oxyacetylene Torch. . . . . . 136
Heating Steel Parts . . . 137
Brazing . . . 138
Cutting Steel Parts . . . 138
Using a Plasma Cutter . . . . . . . . . . 138
Using an Oxyacetylene Cutting Torch . . . 139
SECTION
2
Nonstructural Repairs
CHAPTER
8
Nonstructural Repair
Tools, Equipment,
and Materials 145
Introduction . . . 146
Body Repair Hand Tools . . . 146
Body Hammers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Dollies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Spoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Slide Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Friction Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Alignment Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Door Removal and Alignment Tools . . . . 152
Body Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Metal Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bull’s-Eye Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Panel Flanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hand Punch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Filler Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Shaping and Sanding Tools. . . . . . . . 155
Cable-Tensioning Devices . . . . . . . . 158
Panel Repair Power Tools . . . 159
Grinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Air File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Orbital Sander . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Spot Weld Cutters. . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air Punch/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cut-Off Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Electric Shears . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Door Skin Replacement Tool . . . . . . . 162
Draw Pin Welder . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rod Welder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Weld-On Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hydraulic Power Set . . . . . . . . . . 165
Nonstructural Repair Materials . . . 166
Body Fillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sandpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Aluminum Panel Repair Equipment . . . . 168
CHAPTER
9
Nonstructural
Panel Repair 173
Introduction . . . 174
Fundamentals of Damage Repair . . . 174
Nonstructural Panel Repair Steps . . . 174
Reading the Estimate . . . . . . . . . . 174
Analyzing Damage . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Planning the Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Accessing Damage . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Roughing Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Roughing out Specifi Types fic
of Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Arrowheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Finishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Aluminum Panel Repair Operations . . . 202
CHAPTER
10
Bolted Nonstructural
Part Replacement 207
Introduction . . . 208
Part Sources . . . 208
OEM Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Used Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Aftermarket Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . 209