How do they match: Automotive Body and Related Repairers

  • Apply heat to plastic panels, using hot-air welding guns or immersion in hot water, and press the softened panels back into shape by hand.
  • Clean work areas, using air hoses, to remove damaged material and discarded fiberglass strips used in repair procedures.
  • Measure and mark vinyl material and cut material to size for roof installation, using rules, straightedges, and hand shears.
  • Soak fiberglass matting in resin mixtures and apply layers of matting over repair areas to specified thicknesses.

  • Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Remove dents from equipment, materials, tools or structures.