Providing an authoritative information resource, "Auto Body Repair Technology, 4E" explains all aspects of collision repair clearly and detail. Its seven sections and 31 chapters allow readers to gain modern professional skills as well as the technical know-how needed to tackle everything from initial collision evaluation through estimating and final paint detailing. The first section of the book invites future auto body repair technicians to follow a damaged vehicle through a typical body shop repair, introducing them to the "big picture" and equipping them with the basic technical vocabulary needed to fully comprehend the information contained in the specialized chapters that follow. Subsequent sections introduce manual and computer-based methods for evaluating vehicle damage and writing estimates, explain how to complete minor as well as major body-frame repairs, describe complex mechanical-electrical repairs from the collision repair perspective, and detail what must be done in the refinish area of a typical shop. Fully updated, all procedures incorporate advances in materials and methods for doing competent repair work on late model vehicles.
Information on ASE certification and entrepreneurship is also included to guide readers to success in their first job and/or when starting their own auto body repair businesses.