good books on body work?

luke78 · Post by **luke78** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:13 pm

I would appreciate any information on some good books relating to body work. I don't have any major repair to do, but I could do with knowing some of the tricks of do's and do not's when working on rigs. Also will a 6.5 horse 30 gallon tank meet my air needs for the Dual Action sander and other body related tools?
Thanks for your time, luke.

JC-ATL · Post by **JC-ATL** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:46 pm

The Keys to Metal Bumping - probably the best bodywork primer I can think of.

Get a bigger compressor.

luke78 · Post by **luke78** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:03 pm

Who wrote this book? I am having difficulty finding it at Amazon.com. Also what size compressor would you suggest and why?
Thanks again

bullyboy · Post by **bullyboy** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:01 pm

check on eastwoods site they have lots of different ones

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 12:42 pm

Karmann Ghia Club of North America used to do reprints of the book, and I've heard that Eastwood also carries it.

You want to get the biggest compressor you can afford, so you'll have the CFM to run all the tools you want. Nothing worse than finding the perfect tool for a job and not being able to run it due to lack of air volume.

abqjohn · Post by **abqjohn** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 2:52 pm

luke78 wrote:Who wrote this book? I am having difficulty finding it at Amazon.com. Also what size compressor would you suggest and why?
Thanks again

In searching for it, I have seen a 1939 and a 1954 publication date. You probably want to try eBay.com, bookfinder.com, abebooks.com, or other sellers of old books.

Rescue912 · Post by **Rescue912** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 3:57 pm

Try "Metal Fabricator's Handbook" by Ron Fournier. More metal shaping than bodywork specifically but a good one to have around - and currently in print.

blackace · Post by **blackace** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 4:03 pm

Try HP Books they have a couple and also Chilton's has a AutoBody repair book.

Mdyson · Post by **Mdyson** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:36 pm

?The Key to Metal Bumping? is a great book http://www.eastwood.com/itemdy00.asp?T1 ... 68&I1.y=78. Also the Chilton book is good just a little poor on some of the editing but it discusses specific bodywork problems and each condition is indexed. If your going to do any welding you may be interested in ?Welders Handbook? http://www.eastwood.com/itemdy00.asp?T1 ... 51&I1.y=61. There are also some great articles at http://www.buicks.net/shop/index.shtml. The articles are basic but sound information for someone just starting out.

I have to agree with others about your compressor, you need bigger to do any real work or you will be running out of air fast. This article http://www.tptools.com/statictext/air_consum.asp leans mostly towards sand blasting but the compressor information regarding CFM and air requirements and hook-ups are the same for the tools you will be using. By the way, a DA sander and a HVLP spray gun are air hogs.

Good Luck