The In’s and Out’s of Collision Repair Education
Automotive Painting and Body Technician courses provide students with hands-on-training and experience for work as an Auto Body Technician and Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician, two fields that are in constant demand. Automotive Painting and Body Technician courses focus on developing the skills required to ensure successful entry into an automotive painting and bodywork profession.
The automotive Industry remains one of the most important in North America, despite the restructuring that has captured so much attention. There continues to be mass competition, significant advances in technology, including many “green initiatives”, and ongoing demand to repair and service the some 500 million cars that are already on the road.
Automotive Painting and Body Technician courses will often cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the Automotive Industry and shop safety
- Automotive detailing
- Automotive refinishing prep tools and shop procedures
- Materials
- Surface preparation
- Small dent repair
- Priming
- Plastic parts refinishing
- Masking procedures
- Introduction to refinishing procedures
- Tools and equipment
- Welding technology
- Sheet metal repair
- Vehicle construction technology
- Plastic repair technology
The pay structure for a Refinishing Prep and Auto Body Technician leaves plenty of room for earning growth. On average, Collision Repair Technicians make between $40,000 and $56,000 per year. Pursuing a career in auto body repair painting means you can pursue entry-level positions with a long list of potential employers, including:
- New car dealers
- Retail collision repair facilities
- Custom specialty shops
- Heavy duty truck repair facilities
- Becoming an entrepreneur and owning your own body shop
Positions for graduates of auto body repair painting courses include:
- Automotive Detailer
- Apprentice Refinishing Prep Technician
- Apprentice Motor Vehicle Body Repairer
- Automotive Metal Fabricator/Welder
- Plastic Repair Technician
- Dent Doctor
- Aftermarket Installer
- Automotive Refinishing Technician
- Automotive Painter
- And More
Typical duties for Refinishing Prep or Auto Body Repair Technicians include:
- Remove wax, grease and dust from the vehicle
- Remove rough spots on vehicle panels and sand surfaces by hand or with air sanders
- Minor damage repairs
- Restoration of anti-corrosion treatments and substrate preparation
- Undercoat product mixing and application ensuring chemical compatibility, adhesion and durability
- Application of anti-corrosion compounds
- Prep vehicle for paint; masking and priming
- Apply primer to repair areas
- Paint parts inners
- Sand the vehicle several times during the painting process
- Possible collision or restorative work, or they may design and create custom paint jobs
- Set the booth to dry the paint
- Remove masking papers and touch up paintwork
- Remove parts, damaged fenders, doors, panels, and grills
- Repair structure of vehicles
- Remove dents, buckles, and other defects
- Repair and replace doors, front-end body, and underbody components
- And more
Contact the Automotive Training Centre for more Automotive Painting & Body Technician courses.
Philippe Taza is the founder and CEO of Higher Education Marketing, a leading Web marketing firm. Taza has worked in the Canadian Education market for nearly a decade, specializing in Google Analytics, Education Lead Generation, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Mobile SMS Alerts, Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click Marketing, among other Web marketing services and tools.
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