Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: What You Should Know Before You Start Panel Types, Configurations and Reinforcements Autobody Steel Plasticity and Elasticity Work Hardening: The Metal Remembers At the Factory and Afterward Necessary Tools and Equipment General Considerations Chapter 2: Limits of Materials, Equipment and Skills Inherent Advantages Divide and Conquer Chapter 3: Types of Jobs Damage Repair Small Rust Repairs Small Patch Piece Welding Methods Chapter 4: Cleaning, Modeling and Cutting Preparing and Cleaning Sheetmetal Cutting Panel Materials Getting Shapes and Contours Right Chapter 5: Forming, Fitting and Smoothing Simple Tools and Equipment Applying Plasticity/Elasticity, Work Hardening and Annealing Hammering Techniques that Work Bending, Beading and Prying Power Forming Pulling Approaches to Moving Metal Smoothing, Stretching, Shrinking and Forming Operations Chapter 6: Bumping to Move the Metal the Right Way Chapter 7: Metal Finishing Indicating, Feeling and Other Human Tools to Determine Panel Surfaces Filing Done Right The Art of Pick Hammering The Disc Sanding Alternative Chapter 8: Welding Body Metal Types of Joints Welding Smaller Pieces into Large Constructions Fixturing Electric Welding Chapter 9: Filling The Secrets of Lead Work The Project Applying Lead Filler Material Applying Plastic Fillers Chapter 10: Special Projects and Procedures Fabricating a Splash Shield for a Ford Amphibian Making Panels and Trim Fit Quarter-Panel Replacement Door Re-Skinning Hanging Doors Mounting and Adjusting Trim Chapter 11: Before You Paint The Danger from Behind Chapter 12: Minor Rust Repair to a Fender Edge The Approach The First Step: Evaluation Removing the Bad Metal Planning and Modeling the Repair Cutting and Forming the Metal Patches Final Fitting Welding Considerations Cleaning, Positioning, Fixturing and Welding Grinding the Weld Beads and Shrinking the Bulged Area Final Steps before Filling Tinning Applying the Lead Filler Shaping the Lead and Finishing the Job Chapter 13: Repairing Collision Damage in a Decklid The Approach The Early Steps Metal Finishing Filling Chapter 14: Sources and Resources Local Sources Non-Local Sources Knowledge and Problem-Solving Resources Appendix Soldering Data Colors of Steel at Different Temperatures
