AB 245 - Autobody Repair Shop Internship

Credit Hours: 3

This course will be an 8-hour per week in shop hands-on internship. All aspects and topics of autobody repair will be performed by the students.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate safe working practices;
perform pre-paint preparation procedures;
refinish body panels using basecoat/clearcoat;
repair minor body damage including metal straightening, body filler and application of undercoats in preparation for paint;
repair plastic body parts;
replace body parts;
perform unibody/frame set-up, measurement and correction methods;
perform various welds and weld joints;
complete detailing of a paint finish including color sanding, buffing and polishing; and
perform all other areas of collision repair required of any entry level autobody technician not mentioned above.

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