Automotive Body and Related Repairers

What Does a Automotive Body and Related Repairers Do?

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1File, grind, sand, and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
• 2Inspect repaired vehicles for proper functioning, completion of work, dimensional accuracy, and overall appearance of paint job, and test-drive vehicles to ensure proper alignment and handling.
• 3Fit and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
• 4Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders.
• 5Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take.
• 6Sand body areas to be painted and cover bumpers, windows, and trim with masking tape or paper to protect them from the paint.
• 7Chain or clamp frames and sections to alignment machines that use hydraulic pressure to align damaged components.
• 8Position dolly blocks against surfaces of dented areas and beat opposite surfaces to remove dents, using hammers.

Required Skills

• Accounts receivable software
• Appointment scheduling software
• Automotive and Accounting Software by R*KOM Invoice Writer
• AutoZone ALLDATA
• Collision damage estimation software
• Collision damage measurement software
• Equipment management information software
• Materials management software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software

Automotive Body and Related Repairers Salary