Learning About Tools Used in Auto Body Shop

As a vehicle is being subjected to daily wear and tear, it is not surprising that it can incur serious damage. Given this fact, an auto body shop needs a number of tools to be able to deal with anything — from a bent fender to a busted windshield. Some of the basic ones are described below.

As its name implies, a dent puller is used to pull small dents out of the body of the car. Some versions attach to the vehicle through suction, while others drill a hole and the attached jaws expand behind the dented area.

The rubber mallet is a hammer with a rubber head and is used for pounding on the body of the car to fix small dents. The way it is constructed decreases the potential scratching of the metal or paint.

A sandblaster is an air compressor tool that comes in two types. The suction feed makes use of an insert pipe in the hose of the blaster that sucks the sand up and out. While the pressure feed uses an external pressure tank. Finally, a dead blow hammer is for pummelling bigger metal parts.