Auto Body Sheet Metal Forming

Here are some ways that a metal workpiece can be deformed during the automotive manufacturing process.

Auto body sheet metal forming.

Alternatively it can be a solid block of metal in a cubical or lens like shape. One of the toughest challenges in sheetmetal forming is making a piece that follows a complex curve or cut line in a car s bodywork. Whether you re working on a classic american car from 1957 or a truck made as recently as 2007 eastwood has sheet metal to help you fix it. Check out how you can repair rusted sheetmetal by using patch panels as shown on this 1969 camaro.

Here is a tutorial how to video that show. There are half a dozen gauge wire and sheet steel gauge standards running around out there but automotive material is generally described by the manufacturers standard gauge for sheet steel standard. For automotive metal forming the blank is often made of sheet metal which can be stamped cut or bent into a shape needed for an automobile s body. Sheet metal does have one major weakness though.

The sheet metal body works to give your car its structural integrity and its unique eye fetching looks. It s susceptible to rust. This causes local upsets that quickly and radically shrink and form sheetmetal. Whether you re fixing a dent rust hail etc.

Universal sheetmetal repair panels available at low prices. The backs of the forming dies deform metal in a v configuration. Get your universal sheetmetal repair panels today. A final characteristic of auto body sheet metal that should be considered is its basic gauge or thickness.

We provide forming metal shaping dollies t dolly stands shrinking hammers dolly kits as well as sheet metal forming equipment from other well known brands which delivers precision result. Automotive body panels are typically stamped using huge dies and the whole piece is shaped in just a few steps. Woodward fab provides auto body hand tools to form components for automobiles. We have a huge selection of high quality rust repair and auto body panels including rockers cab corners wheel arches fenders and more.

Rust on your classic muscle car is a nuisance. Then the fronts of the dies not visible here flatten the v formed metal. Most orders shipped same day.