Spot-On
Squeeze Type Resistance Spot Welding (STRSW) offers many advantages over MIG welding. But there are pitfalls to watch out for, which I have painfully experienced myself so you don’t have to.
Weld All Kinds of Steel
This system has the ability to weld with iron steel, stainless steel, copper silicium and aluminum 95% – magnesium 5% by only changing the wire spool. For the use of aluminum silicium 3/5/12%, a special spool gun is available.The input voltage is 200, open circuit voltage is 60, ampere 15 and Hz 50/60. It’s also
VeriFacts Offers Free OEM Wheel Repair Chart
As a service to the industry, VeriFacts Automotive is offering a free Wheel Repair Matrix that contains manufacturer recommendations for steel and aluminum wheel repair from 10 vehicle brands. The matrix covers procedures such as welding, straightening, sanding and re-machining. VeriFacts serves collision repair professionals with state-of-the-art information, coaching and other resources to help them
Proper Plastic Repair Procedures
Given the shrinking pool of repairs, it’s probably a wise strategy to look for opportunities everywhere you can. Plastic repair is one of them.
Galvanic Corrosion and Cross Contamination
This oldie but goodie from the BodyShop Business archives explains what happens when two dissimilar metals, like aluminum and steel, come in electrical contact of each other.
Proprietary Repairs
“Do you think that in the near future, other car manufacturers will follow Jaguar’s lead and require repair shops to be ‘certified’ to fix their vehicles?”
Long Live the Oxyacetylene Torch
Some think the oxyacetylene torch is dead. But more than a few master techs consider it a vital tool in their arsenals, and you may too once you understand its versatility.
Working on Hybrids: A Body Shop Primer
Hybrids account for only 1% of all U.S. light-vehicle sales, which actually presents a dilemma for shops: Because hybrids aren’t all that common (yet), shops aren’t as familiar with the potential hazards as they should be.
Working with Boron Steel
Ultra high-strength steel alloyed with boron is lightweight and hard – really hard! But there are some tradeoffs to its strength and weight savings that repairers need to be aware of.
Working with Tailor-Welded Blanks
It’s important to identify the unique repair-and-replace considerations these new components create to avoid causing additional damage to a component when pulling it.
