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AUT 105 - Introduction to Auto Body Repair


Description: Basic fabrication and primer application. Emphasis on nonstructural body repair, filling, sanding, primers, and spraying techniques.

Credits: 4
Lecture: 2
Lab: 4

Course Content:
  1. Safety
  2. Tools
  3. Plastic and fiberglass repair
  4. Nonstructural body repair
  5. Fillers
  6. Sandpaper/sanding techniques
  7. Primers
  8. De-trim
  9. Spraying application

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Apply shop safety practices for any auto body working environment. (1)
  2. Use common tools of the auto body repair industry. (2)
  3. Fabricate and shape plastic and fiberglass components for panel repair. (3)
  4. Fabricate metal components to repair nonstructural body damage. (4)
  5. Identify fillers and determine application to a given repair. (5)
  6. Repair a panel using fillers. (5)
  7. Identify, select and use the most effective abrasive for a given situation. (6)
  8. Measure and mix primer. (7)
  9. Remove and replace all exterior trim (8)
  10. Spray a panel or vehicle with primer. (9)