Aluminum Body Damage Repairs
With the advent of high-production aluminum body parts and requirements for more strength in the panels, the alloys and their tempers have changed significantly. The alloys now used are tempered either by heat-treating or by work-hardening, and the thicknesses have decreased slightly.
Articles on Aluminum Body Damage Repairs
The History of Automotive Aluminum
from Automotive Body Repair News, January 1995
Repairing Aluminum: Straightening Damaged Parts
from Automotive Body Repair News, May 1995
Welding Aluminum Body Sheet
from Automotive Body Repair News, December 1995
Aluminum Repairs to a Ryan STA nosebowl
Hughes H1 Repair
Repairs to the Hughes H1 (replica) tail section, using only hand tools.
Building a Ferrari from 12 old Photos
Extraordinary photos and story of Kent building a historic Ferrari racer from photos.
Instructional Aids and Repair Tools
DVD - “Basic Damage Repair on the Aluminum Body”
A vintage Porsche RSK nose is axed clear through, straightened, gas welded (butt-weld), planished and metal finished to perfection, on camera, with no edits, a few simple hand tools, - and no fillers.
DVD List - 15 misc. on shaping and fabricating aluminum, gas welding aluminum, and brazing aluminum
Booklet - “Repairing Aluminum”
This booklet contains a wealth of information to help you tackle the job: aluminum alloys, workability and weldability, and tools and techniques for straightening damaged parts.
Tools – Special Hand Tools for Repairing Aluminum Body Damage
- Aluminum Damage Repair DVD/Booklet Kit
- Aluminum Damage Repair 3 tool set
- 5-pc. Kit for Aluminum Damage Repair
- 8-pc. Deluxe Kit for Aluminum Damage Repair
