Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing 3e, Shop Manual
This manual provides students with hands-on practice of important collision repair and refinishing tasks. Pages can be printed on demand for assignment, or students can complete their assignments online using embedded form fields and then print or e-mail the responses for grading.
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Abbreviated Contents
Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing 3e, Shop Manual
- Using the Shop Manual
- Table of Contents
- Section 1: Nonstructural
- Job 1 - Reading a Repair Order and Planning the Repair
- Job 2 - Removing and Replacing Moldings
- Job 3 - Removing and Installing Interior Trim
- Job 4 - Remove and Install a Fender
- Job 5 - Protecting the Vehicle
- Job 6 - Preparing a Vehicle for Nonstructural Repair
- Job 7 - Removing Protective Coatings
- Job 8 - Removing and Installing a Plastic Bumper Cover
- Job 9 - Checking Panel Gaps
- Job 10 - Removing, Installing, and Aligning a Hood
- Job 11 - Adjusting Hood Hinges
- Job 12 - Removing and Installing Deck Lids
- Job 13 - Removing and Installing Doors with Bolted Hinges
- Job 14 - Adjusting Doors with Welded Hinges
- Job 15 - Overhauling a Bumper Cover
- Job 16 - Overhauling a Steel Bumper
- Job 17 - Adjusting Fenders
- Job 18 - Removing and Installing Fenders
- Job 19 - Repairing One-Sided Panels
- Job 20 - Mixing, Applying, and Sanding Body Filler
- Job 21 - Feeling Lows and Highs in a Panel
- Job 22 - Using a Hammer and Dolly
- Job 23 - Tapping, and Picking and Filing Panels
- Job 24 - Raising Low Areas
- Job 25 - Removing Buckles
- Job 26 - Heat Shrinking Practice
- Job 27 - Heat Shrinking Stretched Panels
- Job 28 - Cold Shrinking Stretched Panels
- Job 29 - Disassemble and Reassemble a Door
- Job 30 - Removing and Installing Convertible Tops
- Job 31 - Identifying Plastics
- Job 32 - Binding Repair of a Tear in Flexible or Semi-Rigid Plastic
- Job 33 - Repairing a Break in FRP Plastic
- Job 34 - Shaping Plastic Parts with Heat
- Job 35 - Repairing a Gouge in Non-Olefin Plastic
- Job 36 - Repairing Non-Olefin Plastic Bumper Cover Tears with Backer
- Job 37 - Repairing Gouges in Olefin Bumper Covers
- Job 38 - Repairing Tears in Olefin Bumper Covers
- Job 39 - Repairing a Break in Rigid Plastic
- Job 40 - Repairing Scratches in Rigid Plastics
- Job 41 - Repairing Breaks in Semi-Rigid Plastics (PP, TPO, or TEO)
- Section 2: Refinish
- Job 42 - Regulations for Hazardous Materials and Operations
- Job 43 - Identifying Safety and Health Hazards
- Job 44 - Using Air Purifying Respirators
- Job 45 - Using Supplied-Air Respirators
- Job 46 - Using Personal Safety Equipment
- Job 47 - Preparing a Door for Refinishing
- Job 48 - Cleaning and Inspecting Panels for Repainting
- Job 49 - Stripping and Featheredging Panels
- Job 50 - Featheredging Scratched Panels
- Job 51 - Mixing and Applying Primer
- Job 52 - Masking and Spraying Panels
- Job 53 - Applying Surfacer
- Job 54 - Block Sanding Surfacer
- Job 55 - Applying Finishing Filler
- Job 56 - Scuffing Sealer and Spraying a Basecoat
- Job 57 - Applying Sealer
- Job 58 - Block Sanding and Preparing for a Blend
- Job 59 - Preparing for Plastic Refinishing
- Job 60 - Preparing for Metal Refinishing
- Job 61 - Cleaning a Spray Gun
- Job 62 - Setting up a Spray Gun
- Job 63 - Spray Gun Adjustments
- Job 64 - Spraying Test Patterns
- Job 65 - Spray Gun Settings
- Job 66 - Effects of Spray Gun Settings
- Job 67 - Identifying Paint Codes and Paint Part Numbers
- Job 68 - Reducing Paint by Weight
- Job 69 - Reducing Paint with Mixing Sticks and Mixing Cups
- Job 70 - Practicing with a Spray Gun
- Job 71 - Spraying Basecoat/Clearcoat Paints
- Job 72 - Spraying Test Panels
- Job 73 - Spraying Single-Stage Topcoats
- Job 74 - Blending Basecoats
- Job 75 - Refinishing Flexible Bumper Covers
- Job 76 - Mixing Basecoats
- Job 77 - Matching Refinish Color to an Existing Paint
- Job 78 - Comparing Vehicle Color to a Standard
- Job 79 - Correcting Lifting
- Job 80 - Correcting Mottling and Tiger Stripes
- Job 81 - Correcting Runs in Basecoats
- Job 82 - Removing Runs in the Clearcoat
- Job 83 - Removing Runs from the Second Coat of Basecoat
- Job 84 - Removing Dirt from a Cured Clearcoat
- Job 85 - Buffing
- Job 86 - Recognizing and Correcting Buffing Problems
- Job 87 - Applying Pinstripes
- Job 88 - Preparing a Vehicle for the Customer
- Section 3: Structural
- Job 89 - Full-Frame Tram Measurements
- Job 90 - Full-Frame Corrosion Protection
- Job 91 - Heating a Full-Frame
- Job 92 - Measuring a Unibody with a Tram
- Job 93 - Making Unibody Tie-Downs
- Job 94 - Replacing Structural Substrates
- Job 95 - Stress Relieving a Unibody
- Job 96 - Welding the Substrate
- Job 97 - MIG Welding Safety
- Job 98 - Removing and Installing MIG Welding Gas Cylinders
- Job 99 - MIG Welding Basics
- Job 100 - Tuning the MIG Welder
- Job 101 - Removing and Installing Vehicle Computers from the Welding Area
- Job 102 - Practicing Welding Positions
- Job 103 - MIG Welding Panels in the Flat Position
- Job 104 - MIG Welding Panels in the Horizontal Position
- Job 105 - MIG Welding Panels in the Vertical Position
- Job 106 - MIG Welding Panels in the Overhead Position
- Job 107 - MIG Welding Practice
- Job 108 - Recognizing and Correcting Welding Defects
- Job 109 - MIG Weld Testing
- Job 110 - Welding High-Strength Steel Panels
- Job 111 - MIG Welding Aluminum Panels
- Job 112 - Cutting Techniques