The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (Motorbooks Workshop)

The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair (Motorbooks Workshop)

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Editorial Reviews

Whether from hailstorms, parking lots, or plain bad judgment, everybody needs to know how to repair automotive bodywork at some point during their car-owning years.  The Complete Guide to Auto Body Repair provides all the information you'll need to deal with any bumps, bangs, and bruises your car encounters.  From tools to materials to techniques, this book takes the reader all the way through the process.  Beginning with creating a strategy, then moving through disassembly, repair, reassembly, and preparing the surface for paint, author Dennis W. Parks shows how to repair damage from collisions, neglect, and rust.

Customer Reviews

Ok, but not great

Reviewed by Allan, 2009-11-30

The book itself is not that bad, but how good it is for you will depend entirely on how much you already know and what it is you want to do. I felt the book tried to cover too much and so while you got a good overview and some details on what's-what with the various stages of body repair, it never really got into any detail. This book would have been much better for me if it had half the topics but twice the depth on each. Certainly you'll know what to look for if you're having body work done and you'll understand a lot more about the process, but don't expect to pick up this book and learn details about how to start, improve and perfect your metal shaping or painting techniques. I was looking to use a hammer and dolly set to straighten out a body panel for the first time - I honestly learned very little from this book, though it is a good general high-level body repair reference.

GET IT!

Reviewed by Michael T. Mccaughan, 2009-06-28

this book is short but gets the job done. i bought it for some spraying tips and was surprised to see how thoroughly they covered all types of auto-body repairs for the at home mechanic.

Great Beginner Book

Reviewed by Steve Schreiber, 2009-04-16

If you are looking at just getting into body repair this book would be perfect. Although a few tricks may be learned, I found it to elementary for someone that has a couple years experience.

Great overview of bodyworks.

Reviewed by Maurice R. Pelletier, 2009-01-31

The book covered alot of ground and has helped me understand the basic concepts in body repair.

Keeps you from screwing something expensive up

Reviewed by David Medsker, 2008-11-06

As owner of RECON Mobile Auto Body and Paint Repair and a twenty year veteran I wanted to browse over techniques and styles of repair and restoration as we were developing the super premium repair and there is info in this book to save you thousands of dollars. Details are important and this will help you know what to look for as you inspect the details in your repair. Highly recommended.