Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Tasks Include:

• Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take.
• Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed.
• Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint.
• Fit and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
• Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders.
• Remove damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns, air grinders and wrenches, and install replacement parts using wrenches or welding equipment.
• Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
• Fill small dents that cannot be worked out with plastic or solder.
• File, grind, sand and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.

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