Body Works Tricks Of The Trade
Make your job easier and save yourself some time with these tips and tricks.
Body Works – The Skinny on Door Skinning Without Using Filler
Adapted from Mike West’s article in BopdyShop Business
Bodyworks: The Slow Move to Carbon Fiber Cars
First it came to Formula 1, then to super cars, and now BMW has become the first manufacturer to embrace the ultralight composite on a mass produced series of models. The i3 city car has become the first mass produced carbon fiber model, with extensive use of the composite for the cockpit, body panels, roof,
Bodyworks: Power with Plasma
The plasma cutter may be mysterious to many, but its functions
are undeniable, especially when it comes to cutting heat-treated alloys like boron steel.
BodyWorks: The DOs and DON’Ts of Refinishing Pearl Tricoats
The problem: You don’t know how many coats of pearl the OEM applied at the factory. The solution: Make a letdown panel.
BodyWorks: Tales From the Shop
Every botched job I see reminds me of the lack of pride some techs and painters have in their work. Having a plan and following your paint system’s handbook goes a long way toward avoiding such disasters.
Bodyworks: Working on Hybrids: a Body Shop Primer
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Hybrids account for only 1% of all U.S. light-vehicle sales, which actually presents a dilemma for shops: Because hybrids aren’t all that common (yet), shops aren’t as familiar with the potential hazards as they should be.
Bodyworks – You Wanna Piece of This?
Adopted from Keith Combs’ article in BodyShop Business Sectioning is often the only realistic approach to a repair. But because many of today’s vehicles are a hybrid of unibodies and full frames, consumers get safety and strength, while future repairers, like you, get twice as many precautions for sectioning. Why talk about sectioning? Because after
Transmission Valve Body Replacement
Learning how to perform drivetrain diagnostics and “in-the-car” repairs is important.
Wyotech Works On Drawing Women To The Trades
Three WyoTech students were recipients of the JCF scholarship, which empowers young women to pursue careers in trades.