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Automobile Body Repairer
Published
Time-Based Apprenticeship
Industries
O*Net Code
49-3021.00
Rapids Code
0024
Req. Hours
6000
State
DC
Created
Jul 16, 2021
Updated
Jul 16, 2021
Time-Based Skills
5 skill sets | 24 total skills
Shop Routine - 500 req. hrs
Use and maintenance of typical shop tools and equipment
Shop safety practices
Exposure to basic mechanical
Concepts and procedures
Basic Metal Work - 1500 req. hrs
Disassembling, assembling, and aligning
Roughing small dents with a hammer and dolly
Dinging small dents with a pick and file
Metal shrinking
Welding and brazing
Soldering
Plastic filling and repairing large dents using all of the above procedures
Advanced Metal Work - 1500 req. hrs
Repair door panels, rocker panels, quarter panels, trunk lids and hoods, install doors, trunk lids and hoods, and transfer all necessary parts
Refinishing - 1000 req. hrs
Compound, polish and wax automotive finishes
Feather-edge metal finished areas
Proper use of masking tape
Apply primer surfacer, glazing putty, and sand these materials
Refinish body panels with lacquer-type paint
Refinish body panels with enamel-type paint
Tow-phase painting (color and clear)
Refinish non-steel body panels, including polyurethane, aluminum, and fiberglass
Basic Auto Body Rebuilding - 1500 req. hrs
Repair top cowl panels, cowl posts, and firewalls
Repair body and trunk floors and seats
Repair turret tops, including rear glass and windshield openings
Install quarter panels, door panels, and rocker panels.
Technical Instruction
Math - 48 req. hrs
Business Math
Algebra
Metric Conversion
Science - 32 req. hrs
Properties of Materials
Metallurgy
Graphics - 8 req. hrs
Blueprint Reading
Communications - 8 req. hrs
Customer Relations
Technical Writing
