DIY body repair training

In detail: DIY body repair training from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

I have heard this question more than once from those who want to learn this craft, and have also met similar questions on the Internet, in several forums. The day when I asked myself this question is far away, however, I will never forget the feelings that I experienced in the days when I still only dreamed of starting to work with cars.

On the one hand, these are doubts that everything, over time, will work out for me. On the other hand, there is a keen desire to learn how to "fold" a car out of pieces, as experienced craftsmen do. Let me philosophize a little on this topic. This information, I think, will help some of you make the right choice, to start moving forward in the direction of mastering this profession or not. First of all, car body repair is a very interesting and creative area of life. Also, work with cars always and everywhere brought and will bring not a small income. However, I hasten to disappoint those who think that you can very quickly go through the stage of training in body repair, and also quickly cut a lot of money in this profession.

The learning process can take more than one month, even until the moment when you can correct your first, small dent on the fender or weld the first patch into a rotten car arch. Or rather, you can start practicing without reading anything, without watching any videos about body repair , and not overseeing the work of an experienced tinsmith.

This is exactly how, once, I began my career. But, in those days, I did not have the opportunity to consult on this topic from anyone, and learn at least something. Now, looking back at my path, I clearly understand that many mistakes could have been avoided and saved more than one year of life, if I had the opportunity to undergo training in body repair, after all.

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As I already said, there are two directions in body repair. The first is a well-oiled scheme of the work of specialized auto centers. I am well acquainted with this scheme, however, I will lead my story about the so-called "garage repair", as I am a representative exactly this direction. I am sure you will be surprised when, in the process of reading my articles, and the subsequent viewing of photos and videos, you see to what a high level in quality, as well as in the speed of performing various types of work, including work of the highest degree of complexity, you can achieve in the usual garage 6X8X2.2 m, with a minimum number of tools and equipment. At the moment, I no longer see much sense for myself in purchasing a large number of complex and expensive tools for equipping my workshop.

Previously, I didn’t have enough money to buy all this, but now, when I “filled” the schemes of work without all this, I clearly see for myself that the main point of car body repair lies, first of all, not in the quantity and quality of tools, but in a deep understanding of what happens to the car during an accident, as well as what happens to it during the work on its revival from the "pile of rubbish" into which it has become.

Now I will even say more that I never use bases with body dimensions of a car, and also I do not use any complex measuring systems, although I work mainly with cars no older than five years. on such cars, especially when working with shock to the suspension.

No, I will not deny now that a high-quality tool, in sufficient quantity, speeds up and facilitates any work. However, as I said, not always and not everyone has the opportunity to buy it, especially at the very beginning of their labor activity. Therefore, I will begin to teach you how, figuratively speaking, to carry out body repairs "with two hammers and a screwdriver", and you, subsequently, yourself will begin to replenish, as needed, your arsenal of tools, if there is such a desire.

So, in the next article I will begin to describe the tool that I have been working with for more than one year, as well as the rules for using this tool. Rules that will allow you not to get hurt while working and learn to own this or that tool, because this skill directly affects on the quality and speed of work performed.

Before starting the process of teaching body repair, I want to say a few words about what basic principles should be adhered to in this profession.

1. Speed and quality are not compatible concepts. Especially, in the beginning.

2.A car is the second most valuable thing, after real estate, for most people in the countries of the former Soviet Union. And therefore, the coin has two sides. On the one hand, this is why, for bodywork, they always pay well. However, remember if If they are not performed well, then people, very soon, will forget the road to you, and the business will come to an end.

3. Do not forget that this is an unsafe profession for life and health. But, subject to safety rules, when carrying out work, everything is not so bad. It's just a matter of strict self-discipline.

So, if in childhood you loved building castles from cubes, as well as collecting various constructors, then this creative profession is just for you, and this is a chance to learn a business that will become your favorite pastime, for which, in addition, you will also pay is not small money.

A piece of iron can never defeat a man. That is my motto. Good luck to all.

Hello! There is a desire to learn body repair, those preparation, painting, pulling, welding and so on. Where can this be done (preferably Arkhangelsk, but Severodvinsk-Noaodvinsk is also possible)? And on what terms?

I don’t think that in a short time you will master it all. Even to call myself a painter with a capital letter, I think you need to paint at least 100 cars with different materials in order to understand which one is more convenient for you to work. Moreover, a spray booth is needed, because even different temperatures during painting will already give different results. Yes, you can paint for polishing, in principle, most of our cars are painted like that, I think, but if there is a task to get into shagreen, then even a person with experience will not always be easy to do it.

Next, with regard to welding. It is not difficult to poke with a semiautomatic device, the main rules are a well-brushed metal, a snug fit and a normal setting for the current and wire feed. Here, if you have a garage, you can learn it yourself by buying a welder.

For the rest of the points, there are also nuances. I think that in order to learn, you need to either get a job as a student, or take junk and make candy out of it, or better, both at the same time. I owe my experience what I have to gtservice, and my bmw e30. And so I have been repairing cars for about 8 years, and honestly, I still learn a lot sometimes.

For a start, I would have to learn the basics, stupid and simple questions, based on the materials at least a little (what is not / can be done with). It is clear that they will teach everything at once (in a short time), the main thing is to start

Go as a student to any service, the main thing is desire and hands from the right place.

It makes no sense to travel from Arkhangelsk

I don’t think that in a short time you will master it all. Even to call myself a painter with a capital letter, I think you need to paint at least 100 cars with different materials in order to understand which one is more convenient for you to work. Moreover, a spray booth is needed, because even different temperatures during painting will already give different results.Yes, you can paint for polishing, in principle, most of our cars are painted like that, I think, but if there is a task to get into shagreen, then even a person with experience will not always be easy to do it.

Hello! Dear professionals, tell me, please - how did you start doing body repair? Did you take courses, or just somewhere in the service of a more experienced friend?

I immediately went to the car service to work with training. And I learned it.

I started in 1980. as a welder on a tractor brigade and a team of grain harvesting equipment.

Thank you for your answers! And now, do graduates of the courses come to you? If yes - how much did the courses give them something useful? And another question - if a person turns to you with a request to teach him about bodywork (in the form of free labor + maybe some money from him) - would you take it? Or are these unnecessary unnecessary problems?

I also decided to try my hand at body repair. And I was pushed to such a decision by a number of reasons: - there is a suitable own car for experiments (vaz2104) (if I screw it up, I will redo it and owe nothing to anyone) - local “masters” take a lot of money (for that money I will take a semiautomatic device and there will still be a lot left, but there are already a few different other tools) and they do it obscenely (I know not from hearsay, but from my own experience) - hands grow from where it is necessary (I try to do everything myself, and construction and auto repair and much more, and everything seems to work out well) - I have a great desire poking around in pieces of iron (since childhood) - if it works out with my own, maybe I'll try to make other people's cars, there will be some kind of money But I think if it works out, then people will reach out. The world is full of rumors.

Thank you, it inspires optimism! For myself, I decided to go to the courses, then - to settle down on weekends as an assistant in some service. First - all this for my IZH, and then - how will it turn out

I would take it, and most painters think so for sure.

Service center "Auto scratch" invites everyone to take professional courses in body repair. We train both service station specialists and ordinary car owners who want to carry out work with their own hands. The skills and abilities received from us will significantly save on body repair. Courses are conducted by specialists who have not only theoretical knowledge, but also many years of practical experience.

Car body repair training covers working with different types of paint damage on different elements, restoring geometry and removing dents. Technological secrets of the masters are revealed, which allow successfully performing complex and local body repair. Students gain the necessary experience, skills in working with specialized equipment, as well as constructive knowledge.

Body repair courses include two parts - theoretical and practical (basic), which involve training:

work with slipway equipment of various designs;
peculiarities of welding processes;
elimination of dents in various ways (including without painting);
straightening and putty damage;
body polishing;
restoration of deformed plastic elements;
repair and replacement of individual body components.

Body repair training

For the technical support of the educational process, specialized equipment and modern consumables (paints, putties, abrasive pastes) are used. In addition, professional sets of chemicals and paints are used, which allow restoring the paintwork to factory specifications and correctly selecting colors.

Car body repair training is carried out by certified specialists who specialize in a specific area of work. Well-designed programs will be interesting and useful to everyone - from beginners to experienced service station workers. Registration for training is carried out by phone or when visiting one of our service centers.

The instructors of our courses are practicing craftsmen who understand local auto repair. Our body repair courses are versatile, with a convenient, fun and high-intensity training program, so everyone can take them. In a short time with us, everyone will learn how to perform high-quality local painting of car body elements.

The main goal of the courses is to prepare a highly qualified professional. After completing the paint-free dents removal courses, you will become familiar with many tools, master the correct setting of light when smoothing dents, learn local damage repair, and also practice all the knowledge and skills gained in practice. Graduates who graduated from our courses will receive a personal certificate "AvtoDate" and will be able to use all the skills they have acquired.

AutoData company offers to go through:

within 30 calendar days worth 80,000 rubles (70,000 rubles for the second listener). The dent removal training course covers working with all types of paint damage on various parts of the car and correcting the body geometry with your own hands using all possible technologies and materials. All the technological secrets of professional work are revealed, which allow beginners to confidently carry out local repairs with their own hands. The necessary experience is gained, a professional hand positioning takes place.
- additional consultations and practical work are carried out for an unlimited number of days
- training can take place individually (1 person in a group)
- flexible schedule of visits (the technical center is open from 9 am to 8 pm, seven days a week)
- lunch break - 1 hour
- training takes place in the very technical center, you can directly plunge into work
In the program there are items like "Detailing" and repair work of bumpers.

Local painting training program:
1. Color theory
2. What are the paints and varnishes and how to apply them
3. Detailed local painting technology
4. Repair of scratches and any minor paintwork defects
5. Imperfections in body painting
6. Workplace. Furniture technology equipment that facilitates polishing technology
7. Basic principles of psychology. How to communicate with a client correctly
8. How to avoid mistakes during technological operations
Our professionals will conduct training in detailing.
- Learn the basics about polishing technology
- You will be able to apply protective compounds on car glass
- Learn the technology for using compounds for working with chrome and rubber parts
- Check out the types of protective compounds and tools used
In the practical part, you will learn how to prepare the surface for repair work, painting, apply primers, select color and auto enamel, apply paint and varnish, use IR-drying correctly, as well as specially designed compositions for combining varnish and base during local repairs, mask correctly and efficiently and prepare for painting.

Pulling dents using PDR technology is divided into three stages:
- Glue method. The master, with the help of special hot glue, glues the caps to the place of damage. Then they use a minilifter.
- Work with hooks from the inside. The master inserts the hook into a special hole and brings the dent to its normal state.
- Core refinement using nozzles. This is done to renew the stiffeners from the outside.
To perform this type of work, you need to take auto repair training courses. Having passed our auto training, auto repairs will be made with high quality.

Even if you don't know how to properly repair paintwork, learning to repair dents without painting will be easy and quite interesting. Having completed training in body repair from our professionals, you will learn the technology of local car painting and in the future you will not spend more than one hour on it. We will teach you how to identify and get rid of defects, to bring paint and varnish surfaces of a car to shine.

After completing the training on dents without painting, you will get:

Car painters are in great need at the present time. After completing the paint-free dent removal training course, you will be able to select paints using the unique technology of the R-M company and prepare paint according to a special formula, as well as learn how to apply paint and varnish materials to body parts and work with heavy types of paints.

After completing the training in body repair without painting, you will learn more about the removal of corrosion and old paint, putty, primer, coloring, characteristics of metal, plastics, body parts. You will be taught how to paint a body with a spray gun.

Parts and consumables should be purchased as needed. It doesn't make sense to keep all spare body parts in the garage. In addition, there should be no problems with their purchase for most car models, with the exception of very rare ones, since a lot of such goods, both branded and non-original, are presented on the car market. The features of the organization of the workplace can be learned from the video.

Minor or local repairs. These works do not require sophisticated equipment, and the technology for their implementation is very simple. For minor repairs, tools from a standard set are mainly used, as well as a welding machine and a spray gun. However, it is relevant only if the subframe and structural elements of the body are intact.

Includes cosmetic work such as painting and airbrushing. Therefore, tools are required to work with paints and varnishes.

This category includes the replacement of parts and cladding, welding, restoration of geometry. In this way, they usually eliminate the consequences of major accidents or restore old cars. In the first case, it is advisable to carry out repairs only on the condition that the total cost of the work is less than the price of a new part. And in the second, you need to first estimate the resource of the car, that is, how long it will be possible to operate the car after repair. For this, it is desirable to involve specialists.

To do any body repair on your own, you need to perform a number of works that make it up. The following are the main types of bodywork.

This is one of the simplest bodywork operations that does not require special skills and the use of complex equipment, so many can do it. The previously damaged area of the body is cleaned and degreased. The technology of work consists in applying a putty and grinding it with an abrasive material. At the same time, you should not save on consumables, since their properties determine the quality of the result.

In the case of repairing any part of the body, you should choose a paint shade that matches the original one. To recognize it, you need to look at the plate located under the hood or on the left pillar, if the car has not been repainted.

Before starting work, cover all non-paintable parts adjacent to the working surface.

To avoid contamination with foreign particles, paint should be carried out in a clean room, and anti-static wipes should be used to remove them. If the performer is not familiar with the painting technology, you should first study it from the video and practice.

For these works, it is necessary to have a slipway or a specialized stand. The technology consists in applying multidirectional forces to the damaged surface. In this way, damage resulting from side impacts is usually repaired.

This technology is used to replace body fragments damaged by corrosion. The patches are fixed by welding, for which an inverter welding machine is most often used.

A very simple technology that allows you to correct defects of small and medium size, provided that the paintwork is not damaged. There are several ways, for example: percussion, pulling, thermal and others.
- Anti-corrosion treatment involves cleaning rust-affected surfaces and subsequent processing with specialized compounds.
- Polishing consists of applying polish and rubbing. Both damaged cars are polished to mask the place of repair, and new ones in order to protect the paintwork and give an attractive look.
You can clearly see the technology for performing the described work in the video. And while some of them are so simple that you don't need to, the video on car fixing will help you with more complex types of body repair.

Hello dear reader. I am the auto repairman of the Idiris Arbi. In my 35 years of working life, I have done a lot of things: from the production of mink hats to the repair of car engines and chassis. For many years I tried to "get on my feet", establish my business and live in abundance, without "bowing" to anyone, without asking anyone for days off, etc. I have always strived to be my own master. But in no craft have I come close to excelling as in body repair. I have been doing this craft for 25 years. And, I'll tell you, this is a very profitable business. He has fully provided for me for half of my life and, while cars will drive the roads, he will still provide all my needs. And today I have the opportunity to share this invaluable experience with you, dear reader.
The most important benefits DIY auto body repair:
- This is a profitable business
- You work for yourself
- Relative freedom of work schedule and amount of earnings
- You can buy, repair and sell cars at a profit
And to put it into practice is not worth a lot of time, effort and money.This is not just a video course on how to repair damaged cars - if you are ready, this is your future, both your job and your security and lifestyle, both the increased ties with the right people, and your complete life independence. Do not miss this opportunity.

Disk picture and repair fragment

You "for a penny" will gain invaluable experience gained over many years, and you will master the basic technology of work in 3 hours (which lasts the course)
- You will spend a minimum of time and money on purchasing the most affordable and affordable equipment and tools
- You will avoid many mistakes in the technical execution of the repair, because you know exactly what and how to do it.
You gain knowledge for a complete body repair (from hoods and metal straightening to painting)

So you can do it yourself!

First: you get clean information "without water" Second: Visibility. Better to see once than hear a hundred times, but ... Thirdly: All the information received is saved and you can view and listen to it again and again.

For greater clarity, for the video course, we took an overturned car with complex damages, thanks to which we covered almost all areas of restoration of a damaged car from start to finish.
At this point, we will cover all damage to the wrecked vehicle. For greater clarity, we will carry out repairs without replacing parts , of course, with the exception of glass, mirrors and similar little things. In the first video you can see it defects before repair: dented roof, both front door arches and the hood are partially damaged, broken windshield and right front windows, right side mirror and broken front bumper. There are also dents on two doors and two fenders on the right side of the car.
Damage to the roof and door arch in an accident

severely deformed front right wing

We will disassemble the car interior and external disassembly. In order to gain access to all the deformed parts and simply in order not to damage or stain the interior elements. And also remove the headlights, front bumper and fender (for repair), grille and radiator frame and plastic trim elements of the engine compartment.
With the help of a hydraulic stretching, the roof is stretched, as well as the roof, A-pillars, hood and front fender are repaired and the metal is carefully straightened.
Here we will show you how and how to cut broken glass.
In this video you will learn a very original, simple and reliable soldering method. Using a conventional soldering iron and steel wire, we solder all damaged areas of the bumper.
The lesson is devoted to preparing the surface for applying putty and, directly, filling. We will tell you in detail about this process, putty with aluminum powder and soft putty (Novol, Reoflex and Body), sandpaper and spatulas (putty application tool), as well as putty sanding and sanding tool.
In this video, we will prepare the perimeter of the windshield and glue the glass. For this we used Terostat glue and sealant in a set for gluing glass from Teroson. We will show the technically correct execution of the process, for maximum protection against glass leakage and fogging. (We apologize for the technical omission at the end of this tutorial. Unfortunately, we will not be able to show you the installation of the windshield itself. But until then, the whole procedure is described)
We will cover the surface treated with sandpaper with the TOP air-drying filler-filler. In the video, you will learn how and how to pre-glue the car and about the features of the preparation and application of soil, as well as its processing with sandpaper after drying.
A lesson on the most delicate operation - painting and varnishing. We will tell you what paint and varnish material to use, about the consistency and nuances of application, about the time and number of layers applied.
In the last video you can see the final result of the work. Make sure you can turn the emergency vehicle into the car in the photo above.

Painted right side of the car, roof, hood and front bumper

repainted car side

Inspect the parts carefully BEFORE and AFTER repairs. You can draw your own conclusions.

We specially took for repair a popular model - Ford Focus 2. The repair process is divided into main stages: inspection of defects, disassembly, extraction and straightening, and so on up to 10 points. Note that such a repair with the help of our video course can be carried out by people who have at least a little experience and an understanding of car body repair. If you have basic knowledge of this business and a desire to "grow" in the craft, then we will help you to qualitatively improve your level of skill. Consequently, you will be able to repair any foreign cars, including expensive ones, and this is already a significant increase in your earnings.

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Hello Arbi! I have been waiting for the release of your video course for a long time, where you would lay out many of the secrets of your work. You have repaired both my car (you may remember - Hyundai Solaris) and the car of a friend of mine. You have been recommended to me more than once, when I was looking for a good master and not a bit disappointed. I sold the car, no one noticed that the bumper and fender were being repaired (and without replacement). Many thanks. I will purchase this video course and present it to my younger brother, who is just starting to work as an auto repairman. I am sure he will learn aerobatics from you!

Hello Arbi Makhmudovich!
Thank you very much for your work.
After your repair, no one guessed that the car was damaged.
Thanks for your quality work.
You really have talent and love for your job. Many tips from your site helped me.
Thanks again.

Dear author. I purchased and looked at your work in search of some answers to questions about the repair of bumpers, moldings and generally plastic products for cars, since I myself am in this business. I expected that in the video course, to repair the bumper, you will use some advanced technology, but the way you solder plastics is ingenious, because it is amazingly simple and, at the same time, reliable. I tried it myself and, stoich now, stopped spending a lot of money, effort and time on special soldering irons, glue, etc. I have not regretted at all that I have acquired this course, and if another work by Arbi Idirisov comes out, I will be happy to acquire it!

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