How do they match: Automotive Body and Related Repairers

  • Metal Bumper
  • Metal Worker
  • Automotive Metalsmith

  • 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.
  • Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
  • Cut and tape plastic separating film to outside repair areas to avoid damaging surrounding surfaces during repair procedure and remove tape and wash surfaces after repairs are complete.
  • Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
  • Fit and secure windows, vinyl roofs, and metal trim to vehicle bodies, using caulking guns, adhesive brushes, and mallets.
  • Remove damaged panels, and identify the family and properties of the plastic used on a vehicle.
  • Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
  • Remove small pits and dimples in body metal, using pick hammers and punches.

  • Install machine or equipment replacement parts.