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Objectives
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:

Describe the individual steps in the
nonstructural panel repair process.

Explain how to rough out specific types of
nonstructural damage.

Demonstrate the metal finishing process.

Use body filler to restore panel contour.

Describe the considerations that must be
taken into account when repairing aluminum
panels.
mechanical adhesion
metal finishing
one-sided repair
picking
raising
shock force
shrink fence
shrinking
stretch
stretching
tension
two-sided repair
upset
warp damage
C H A P T E R
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attachment
blind picking
bull’s-eye pick
chasing the dent
displaced metal
double fold
false stretch
filing
high spot
hookup
kinking
leveling
lift reaction
low spot
Technical Terms
Nonstructural Panel
Repair
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