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. The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair 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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“From tools to materials to techniques, the book takes the reader all the way through the process.” - Hotrod & Restoration
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From tools to materials to techniques, the Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair takes the reader all the way through the bodywork process. Beginning with the creation of a strategy, then moving through disassembly, repair, reassembly, and preparing the surface for painting, author Dennis W. Parks shows how to repair damage from collisions, neglect, and rust.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid overview reference,
By CashelByron (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I've been messing around with body work for years as needs require. Self-taught skills are useful but I also like to pick up good references for better techniques and new products. This is a solid, up-to-date, overview reference on body work. If you have experience, it's something to refer to on an as-needed basis. If you're starting a restoration or trying to fix your own car to save money and have no experience, this is an excellent information source. It would also be good for reference if you're paying someone else because you can understand what they're doing. Little things like metal prep and correct sandpaper grits to choose can make a big difference in your results, both in terms of looks and durability.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Keeps you from screwing something expensive up,
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
As owner of RECON Mobile Auto Body and Paint Repair and a twenty year veteran I wanted to browse over techniques and styles of repair and restoration as we were developing the super premium repair and there is info in this book to save you thousands of dollars. Details are important and this will help you know what to look for as you inspect the details in your repair. Highly recommended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, but not great,
By Allan "treozen" (Edgewood, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
The book itself is not that bad, but how good it is for you will depend entirely on how much you already know and what it is you want to do. I felt the book tried to cover too much and so while you got a good overview and some details on what's-what with the various stages of body repair, it never really got into any detail. This book would have been much better for me if it had half the topics but twice the depth on each. Certainly you'll know what to look for if you're having body work done and you'll understand a lot more about the process, but don't expect to pick up this book and learn details about how to start, improve and perfect your metal shaping or painting techniques. I was looking to use a hammer and dolly set to straighten out a body panel for the first time - I honestly learned very little from this book, though it is a good general high-level body repair reference.
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replacement quarter panel, grade masking tape, pinch weld, tail pan, bead roller, masking paper, guide coat, grease remover, body filler, plug welded, plastic spreader, sanding board, door skin, seam sealer, interior door panel, inner door panel, epoxy primer, panel adhesive, blasting media, hat channels, block sanding, die grinder, rubber molding, replacement panel, air chisel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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