Panel shops
are automotive centres where vehicles damaged in accidents acquire repaired and restored to their former glory. They hold particular tools to smooth outside crunched metal and practise additions where all-important. Panel beaters add, stretch, hammer, sand and gloss the angles and curves on automobiles using these tools.
Hydraulic Lift
Panel shops typically keep one or and drudge bays where vehicles are worked on after an accident. A 10-ton high quality steel hydraulic pump is a basic effects for any panel shop. Vehicles are lifted up onto metal platforms supported by hydraulic pumps for easier repair. A hydraulic pump with platform is used for lifting, and it facilitates the work that pulling, bending, pushing and straightening demands.
The pick and finishing hammer is the most popular hammer. It's designed for detail work and finishing. The light bumping hammer is another common style that is used with a dolly to restore panel shape. A heavy shrinking hammer is a specialized hammer that has multiple surface shapes so you can precisely beat sheet metal onto existing panels.
Suction discs have large easy-grip handles and tight-lipped edges specially made for gripping onto glass. A specialized long handle pry bar is then used to clear out the insulating rubber sealant from inside the metal rim.
Hammers
Several types of hammers are standard tools at a panel shop.
Windshield Tools
Vehicles that sustain front-end collisions often have cracked or shattered windshields. Vacuum suction discs are used to lift out broken window glass. In the hands of a panel beating expert, each facet of the hammer head allows for specific melding between the vehicle and the add-on sheet metal.Dollies and Spoons
Dollies and spoons of various shapes and sizes are used to mold dented metal back into shape. They are smooth and highly polished steel tools. Dollies are square shapes and spoons are elongate shapes. A panel beater selects a shape similar to the panel they want to smooth, and then they apply pressure in an upward and outward direction from the underside of the vehicle.
Sanders & Spray Guns
Sanding and painting vehicles once they are back in shape are the final steps. Motorized sanders smooth any rough surfaces left from filler materials. Progressively finer grained sanding blocks are used to achieve the best results. After dust is wiped away and the vehicle is inspected for any imperfections, it's time to spray paint.
Spray guns with adjustable speed applicators can produce a high quality paint finish. They consist of a paint canister and usually have a comfortable nozzle grip where flow rate is controlled.
