The Repair of Vehicle Bodies

 Content: Cover; The Repair of Vehicle Bodies; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Vehicle construction; Vehicle safety testing; Elements of vehicle construction; Vehicle information code plate; Skills and questions; 2 Health and safety, and the environment; Personal health and safety procedures; Fire precautions; Fire risks in the workshop; Safety signs in the workshop; General safety precautions in the workshop; Electrical hazards; Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)Maintain the health, safety and security of the work environment; Minimizing the risks from unavoidable hazards; Skills and questions; 3 Hand and power tools; Hand tools used in body repair work; Hammers; Hand dollies; Body spoons; Body files; Hand snips; Specialist panel beating tools; Clamps; Punches; Edge setters or jogglers; Sheet metal bench stakes; Hand grooving tools; Rivet sets; Cutting tools; Bending and swaging tools; General-purpose assembly and dismantling tools; Skills; Questions. 4 Materials used in vehicle bodiesSkills; Steel; Aluminium; Rubber; Sealers; Sound deadening, thermal insulating and undersealing materials; Interior furnishings; Plastics; Amorphous and crystalline plastics; Abbreviations for automotive plastics; Types of plastics; Repair procedures; Painting plastics; Safety glass; Skills; Questions; 5 Metal forming processes; Properties of metals; Heat treatment of steel and aluminium; Heat treatment of carbon steel; Machines for sheet metal fabrication; Cutting machines; Bending theory; Bending machines; Rolling machines; Forming and drawing. Sheet metal cutting for press workSkills; Questions; 6 Marking out and measuring; Marking out; Manufacture of templates; Basic marking-out and measuring instruments; Precision marking-out and measuring instruments; Skills; Questions; 7 Methods of joining; Solid rivets; Types of riveted joint; Blind rivets; Repetition rivets; Rivet selection; Structural fasteners; Screws and bolts; Fastening devices; Adhesives; Selection of adhesives; Achieving good results with adhesives; Adhesives and the automotive industry; Skills; Questions; 8 Soft and hard soldering methods. Comparison of fusion and non-fusion jointing processesSoft and hard solders; Soft soldering; Hard soldering; Health and safety and the environment; Skills; Questions; 9 Gas welding, cutting and plasma arc; Development of gas welding; Systems of gas welding; Oxy-acetylene welding equipment; Regulators; Definitions of welding terms; Welding rods and fluxes; Flame control and types of flame; Methods of welding; Edge preparation and types of joint; Welding technique: butt joint in mild steel; Welding various metals; Gas cutting; Gases: characteristics and colour coding; Safety measures.
 Abstract:             This book covers the principles and techniques that will help you develop the skills needed to carry out effective vehicle body repair and re-finishing. This edition has been updated to deal with changes in technology and best practice and meets the current Automotive Skills standards. It also covers the topics studied at NVQ levels 2 and 3 and contains handy revision notes making it an ideal text for students on the following courses: Automotive Skills Council Vehicle Body and Paint Operations requirementsIMI Body Repair and Refinishing Technical Ce