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Haynes Car Bodywork Repair Manual: Car bodywork and paintwork - From paint touch-up to major repairs

Haynes manual over bodywork repair, of the wegwerken of simple scratches until the replacement of complete panels.

• Useful advice for estimating damage after accidents and working with the spray gun.
• Step-by-step instructions with more than 500 photos.

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The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (2nd Edition)

Knowing how to repair car bodywork without using a body shop is a useful skill for any car enthusiast. Whether you plan to restore, modify, or simply maintain a vehicle, from a classic car to a custom build, this book offers clear and practical guidance.

In this revised and updated edition, author Dennis Parks presents modern tools and methods adapted to current vehicle standards and technologies. New photographs and step-by-step projects explain the use of panel adhesives, improved repair methods, unibody construction, media blasting, panel repair and replacement, and tools suited to water-based paint systems.

This guide covers the full range of damage a car may suffer, as well as the work involved in a full restoration. It explains tools, materials, and techniques in a clear and structured way. Readers learn how to remove, repair, and refit body panels, and how to prepare surfaces for painting. The book enables readers to restore a vehicle properly and reduce the need for professional body shop services.

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Automotive Bodywork and Rust Repair

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.

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Fix It! - How to Repair Automotive Scratches, Dings, Dents, Tears, Stains and Odors

A complete guide for any car or truck owner who wants their ride to look, feel, and smell like it did the day they bought it. Years of use will take its toll on a car. Coffee spills, paint scratches and fades, hoods and fenders acquire dents and rust, and smells linger in the upholstery and ventilation. It all adds up to a car that's not as fun to drive as it used to be and maybe even embarrassing.
Whether breathing new life into your reliable ride or getting it ready to sell, you can solve these problems with a few basic tools and products, and the right instruction on how to use them.

This book provides step-by-step projects anyone at any skill level can accomplish to help keep their car looking its best. From buffing a scratch to popping a dent, doing it yourself has never been easier.

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The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair

Whether from hailstorms, parking lots, or plain bad judgment, everybody needs to know how to repair automotive bodywork at some point during their car-owning years.

This book provides all the information you'll need to deal with any bumps, bangs, and bruises your car encounters. From tools to materials to techniques, this book takes the reader all the way through the process. Beginning with creating a strategy, then moving through disassembly, repair, reassembly, and preparing the surface for paint, author Dennis W. Parks shows how to repair damage from collisions, neglect, and rust.

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Auto Body Repair Technology (6th Edition)

This 6th edition features extensive new and updated material reflecting the latest automotive technology and current industry best practices. In addition to incorporating current NATEF Collision Repair and Refinish Program Standards and Task Lists, this market-leading book provides detailed information on working with hybrid and electric vehicles, using environmentally friendly water-based paints, and other cutting-edge methods and materials.

Celebrated for its clear, reader-friendly explanations and detailed, accurate information, this proven guide also includes abundant full-color photos and illustrations to make even complex concepts easier to understand and apply.

Providing comprehensive coverage of collision repair-from initial evaluation and estimating, to structural and mechanical repairs, to repainting and refinishing-this trusted guide helps you quickly and confidently learn the skills and procedures you need to succeed as a professional automotive technician.

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