What is Sheet Metal Repair?

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BlakelyLee
07/30/25 10:03am
It refers to the repair work performed on the vehicle body after a collision, encompassing all tasks except for anti-corrosion and decorative spray painting. Below is relevant information about automotive sheet metal repair: Introduction: Automotive sheet metal repair is a technical method in vehicle maintenance, essentially equating to automotive sheet metal restoration. Expansion: Sheet metal materials must possess excellent plasticity. They need the ability to undergo permanent deformation under external forces without being damaged. For cold-worked components, good cold plasticity is required, such as automotive stamped parts; for hot-worked components, good thermal plasticity is necessary, like hot-forged spring steel plates and hot-riveted bolts.
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