Automotive Bodywork & Rust Step-By-Step Repair Manual Book by CarTech SA166

Description: There comes a time when just about every car on the road will need some form of rust or body repair. Quite often, if the car is a daily driver for running errands, repairs are never made, and the car eventually ends up in junkyard heaven. For our beloved collector cars, hot rods, and muscle cars, dents, dings, and rust are not an option, and neither is the scrap heap. And for just about any restoration project, the bodywork is by far the most expensive part of the process. In Automotive Bodywork and Rust Repair, veteran restorer Matt Joseph shows you the ins and out of tackling both simple and difficult rust and metalwork projects. This book teaches you how to select the proper tools for the job, common-sense approaches to the task ahead of you, preparing and cleaning sheet metal, section fabrications and repair patches, welding options such as gas and electric, forming, fitting and smoothing, cutting metal, final metal finishing including filling and sanding, the secrets of lead filling, making panels fit properly, and more. Also included is a comprehensive resource guide. Whether you decide you want to tackle a full restoration project, or just want to save money by doing minor repairs yourself, Automotive Bodywork and Rust Repair is the book to get you through it. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: What You Should Know Before You StartPanel Types, Configurations and Reinforcements Autobody SteelPlasticity and ElasticityWork Hardening: The Metal RemembersAt the Factory and AfterwardNecessary Tools and EquipmentGeneral Considerations Chapter 2: Limits of Materials, Equipment and SkillsInherent AdvantagesDivide and Conquer Chapter 3: Types of Jobs Damage Repair Small Rust RepairsSmall Patch Piece Welding Methods Chapter 4: Cleaning, Modeling and Cutting Preparing and Cleaning SheetmetalCutting Panel Materials Getting Shapes and Contours Right Chapter 5: Forming, Fitting and SmoothingSimple Tools and Equipment Applying Plasticity/Elasticity, Work Hardening and AnnealingHammering Techniques that WorkBending, Beading and PryingPower FormingPulling Approaches to Moving Metal Smoothing, Stretching, Shrinking and Forming Operations Chapter 6: Bumping to Move the Metal the Right Way Chapter 7: Metal FinishingIndicating, Feeling and Other Human Tools to Determine Panel SurfacesFiling Done Right The Art of Pick Hammering The Disc Sanding Alternative Chapter 8: Welding Body MetalTypes of Joints Welding Smaller Pieces into Large ConstructionsFixturingElectric Welding Chapter 9: FillingThe Secrets of Lead WorkThe ProjectApplying Lead Filler Material Applying Plastic Fillers Chapter 10: Special Projects and Procedures Fabricating a Splash Shield for a Ford AmphibianMaking Panels and Trim Fit Quarter-Panel ReplacementDoor Re-Skinning Hanging DoorsMounting and Adjusting Trim Chapter 11: Before You PaintThe Danger from Behind Chapter 12: Minor Rust Repair to a Fender Edge The Approach The First Step: EvaluationRemoving the Bad Metal Planning and Modeling the Repair Cutting and Forming the Metal PatchesFinal FittingWelding Considerations Cleaning, Positioning, Fixturing and Welding Grinding the Weld Beads and Shrinking the Bulged AreaFinal Steps before FillingTinning Applying the Lead Filler Shaping the Lead and Finishing the Job Chapter 13: Repairing Collision Damage in a Decklid The Approach The Early StepsMetal FinishingFilling Chapter 14: Sources and ResourcesLocal SourcesNon-Local Sources Knowledge and Problem-Solving Resources AppendixSoldering Data Colors of Steel at Different Temperatures Specifications:Pages: 160Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches)Format: PaperbackIllustrations: 450 Color PhotosPublisher: CarTechISBN: 9781932494976Product Code: SA166

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Location: Midland, Michigan

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