2 year program; 3 units of credit per year
This course is open to juniors who have an interest in auto collision repair as a wage earning occupation.
One year of the two year program students will learn non-structural repair methods. These include mig welding, straightening and aligning sheet metal, applying and shaping plastic fillers, plastic panel identification and plastic repair methods.
The other year will concentrate on painting and refinishing. Students will learn proper paint preparation procedures, masking techniques, and detailing cars. Primer, sealer and basecoat/clearcoat application will be covered along with paint defect identification and repair. Proper spray gun techniques will be taught and practiced with lots of hands on spraying of primers, paints, and clears.
Both years customer satisfaction, measuring and damage analysis along with writing a damage report will be covered. The course is geared to prepare students for entry level auto collision repair and to help prepare for the ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification tests. The curriculum is based on the I-CAR (Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair) instruction and is used throughout the course. Students will have the opportunity to earn the I-CAR ProLevel 1 in Non Structural Repair and Refinishing Certification.
