Prior to Body Work

A Brief Outline

A Brief Outline

This is a more brief outline, with a more in depth outline in the post following this one.  This outline is only to highlight the main and broad st...

An In Depth Outline

An In Depth Outline

This outline dives a little deeper into all of the steps.  While each step still isn't broken down very in depth, it might be a good resource for s...

Stripping and Cleaning

Stripping and Cleaning

The stripping and cleaning process isn’t always part of the body work process, but there are several ways for a project to be stripped and prepped ...

The Set Up Checklist

The Set Up Checklist

When preparing a vehicle for body work, it has to be thought of as it will be after the vehicle is completely finished.  This is in reference to ev...

Vehicle Set Up, Explained

Vehicle Set Up, Explained

How a project begins can vary, mostly depending how the project comes into the body shop.  The assumption is that at this point the project is alre...

Using Aluminum C-Channel

Using Aluminum C-Channel

Why aluminum c-channel or flat stock?  It shows everything, and it can be looked at as a predictor to where the body filler will end up being.  Whe...

An Overview of Panel Edges

An Overview of Panel Edges

The goal with the panel edges is for them to be thin and consistent.  In an ideal world, there would be no body filler on them, especially moving p...

Adjusting Panels Overview

Adjusting Panels Overview

What is being paid attention to during the stages of adjusting all the body panels?   Panel flushness Consistent gaps. Where panel edges are Figur...

Panel Gaps, in Depth

Panel Gaps, in Depth

Another aspect of high quality body and paint work is the gap sizes being perfectly consistent.  This means several things: •Each gap is ‘straight’...