• standard practices, processes, materials, tools, and equipment used in repairing and refinishing automotive bodies.
• occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade.
• overall construction of motor vehicles.

• communicate effectively.
• organize and coordinate the work of a unit.
• maintain accurate inventory and work activity records.
• determine priorities and make work assignments.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• plan and organize work to meet schedules and time lines.
• work independently with little or no direction.

• Examine damaged vehicles and prepare cost estimates on damages and repairs.
• Requisition supplies and parts; maintain records related to the work.
• Replace, repair, and bump out damaged bodies and parts of automotive vehicles.
• Align panels and parts.
• Fill dents with body filler.
• Prepare and paint auto bodies.
• Repair and/or install body upholstery accessories and equipment.
• Weld auto bodies.
• Keep records and prepare reports of work and time involved.
• Make certain that equipment is properly serviced; keep records; and make reports on the condition of tools, equipment and supplies.

• Prepared surfaces to be painted, removing old paint by use of electric or air sanders, and applying auto body filler where needed.
• Removed dents from the body and fenders.
• Aligned doors, hoods, and windows for proper fit.
• Mixed and matched all types of body paint.
• Primed and painted equipment using a spray gun.
• Performed metal body repair work and fill, sand, prepare and spray-paint vehicles.
• Removed and replaced electrical wiring associated with auto body repair;
• Cleaned and waxed vehicles and performed detailing and stenciling as necessary.
• Used hand and power tools such as welding and spray-painting equipment, portable hydraulic ram, and other tools and equipment.
• Made cost estimates of work projects.
• Maintained repair and work activity records.

• Prepared surfaces to be painted, removing old paint by use of electric or air sanders, and applying auto body filler where needed.
• Removed dents from the body and fenders.
• Aligned doors, hoods, and windows for proper fit.
• Mixed and matched all types of body paint.
• Primed and painted equipment using a spray gun.
• Performed minor metal body repair work and fill, sand, prepare and spray-paint vehicles.
• Removed and replaced electrical wiring associated with auto body repair;
• cleaned and waxed vehicles and performed detailing and stenciling as necessary.
• Used hand and power tools such as welding and spray-painting equipment, portable hydraulic ram, and other tools and equipment.
• Made cost estimates of work projects.
• Maintained repair and work activity records.

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