Features of the profession: master of body repair
The auto body repair technician in car repair shop is a generalist, he does car painting, provides tuning and repair services.
The duties of a car body repairman include:
- Rectification of dents on the body with and without painting;
- Restoration of body geometry;
- Repairs and restoration of body elements, bumpers, sills;
- Restoration of the whole paintwork, ranging from minor scratches to local painting of the car;
- Polishing of the body and details (protective, abrasive);
- Anticorrosive treatment of the bottom, body;
- Replacement of glasses;
- Safe engine washing with steam;
- Correction of defects after poor quality painting;
- Preparing vehicles for sale
Specialisation and peculiarities of the profession of a master of body repair
Reinforcer. The armourer's tasks include carefully assembling and disassembling the car, properly defecting disassembled parts, providing a list of parts, pistons, brackets, hardware and a list of consumables that have failed or are needed to reassemble the car.
The technician's duties include removal and subsequent installation of bumpers, headlights, removal and installation of door panels, petrol tank hatches, gluing of mouldings, emblems, adjustment of mechanisms at the window and wiper, lock, installation work with car windows.
Tin man. Specialist car service tin man, is a kind of sculptor-restorer for the car body geometry. The main duties of the tinsmith include protection of the body against corrosion, treatment of welded points and sealing of welds. A tinsmith works with metal that has not yet been painted and must be familiar with the intricacies of painting, because some parts are only accessible before welding new elements and must be painted beforehand.
The dodger installer. The specialist carries out installation of dodgers on the car to improve its aerodynamic performance, fitting of parts and their painting. Spoilers, plastic covers, side blocks, bumper reinforcement sections, sill plates, kangaroo bars are used for exterior tuning of the car.
Automotive painter. The job of an automotive painter in the field of auto care is really unusual because it requires specific skills and knowledge. The car painter must know the basic and auxiliary colour tones, he must have a professional ability to think artistically. It is a creative job, but it also requires technical knowledge for calculating consumables.
Automaler, must immediately see and identify irregularities, defects of the car before the procedure. The car painter carries out the following work: preparation of tools and the surface of the car, selection of materials, and painting.
Colourist. The colourist uses in his work already approved formulas or develops his own colours. The main task of the colourist is to mix the paint and select the shades. In car workshops, the customer selects a colour from a sample catalogue and the colourist selects the desired shade.
The important qualities for a colourist are: good eyesight, meticulousness, methodicalness. The colourist must know everything about the properties of colours, methods of mixing them, and their consumption rates.
Colourist must know everything about the properties of colours.
Aerography Technician. The recent emergence of — airbrushing in the car service has given rise to a new specialisation.
Aergraphist — is a true automotive artist who can give an ordinary car a unique look. Car airbrush is an excellent method to stand out, to show your own uniqueness and importance. Airbrushing today is actively developing in two vectors: copying and creating new drawings.
The profession of a master of body repair today is one of the most in demand and highly paid. In the modern world with its speeds, a person can not live a day without a car, and transport must be repaired. The services of body repairers will be in constant demand.
Specialists in this profile need to be ready to improve in the profession, as progress is in constant motion and it is necessary to increase knowledge. Everyone can learn a practical and interesting speciality. Check out the Training section of our website.
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