The Repair of Vehicle Bodies

ISBN-13: 9780815378709 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 530 str.

Andrew Livesey

Opis

This new edition of Trevor Livesey’s classic is the single most detailed reference manual and practical book on vehicle body repair, covering the vocationally related knowledge for students and apprentices, and professionals. With a new section on the work of the MET technician; and repair pods and alignment equipment, and hybrid vehicles.

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Preface. Car body construction. Health and safety and the environment. Hand and power tools. Materials used in vehicle bodies. Metal forming processes. Marking out and measuring. Methods of joining. Soft and hard soldering methods. Gas welding, cutting and plasma arc. Electric resistive welding. Manual metal arc welding (MMA). Gas shielded arc welding (MIG, MAG and TIG). Craft techniques and minor accident damage. Major accident damage repair. Bodyshop planning. Reinforced composite materials. Automotive finishing and re-finishing. Case study. Mechanical, electrical and trim – MET. Glossary. Index.