What Do Panel Beaters Do?

Panelbeating is a profession in which an expert uses specialised tools to repair damaged vehicle bodies or manipulate body panels to modify the shape of a vehicle. The same profession is also referred to as an auto body mechanic. This position requires the expert to be versatile as they work with manipulating, repairing, and also replacing a number of materials such as alloys and steels, fibreglass, plastics, and carbon fibre.

Panelbeaters use metalworking techniques such as planishing which is finishing the surface of the panel by finely smoothing out the sheet metal. They also make use of putty and fillers to restore damaged panels to their original appearance, as in many cases the metal can never look the same without these fillers.

Panelbeaters most commonly work with vehicles such as cars, motorbikes, four wheel drives, vans and buses. While other panelbeaters have specialities such as trucks, boats, or even aircrafts, and some choose to focus on customisation work such as vehicle restorations or hot rod modifcations.

Becoming a qualified panelbeater or auto body mechanic requires a trade apprenticeship. This may also involve studies at TAFE (Certificate III in Automotive Vehicle Body). Autobody is best smash repair in Sydney.

List of service areas:

Eastern Suburbs

Hills District

Inner West

Northern Beaches

North Shore

Southern Sydney

South-Eastern Sydney

South-Western Sydney

Western Sydney

Ashfield

Auburn

Bankstown

Baulkham Hills

Blacktown

Botany Bay

Burwood

Camden

Campbelltown

Canterbury

Canada Bay

Fairfield

Holroyd

Hornsby

Hunter's Hill

Hurstville

Kogarah

Ku-ring-gai

Lane Cove

Leichhardt

Liverpool

Manly

Marrickville

Mosman

North Sydney

Parramatta

Penrith

Pittwater

Randwick

Rockdale

Ryde

Strathfield

Sutherland

City of Sydney

Warringah

Waverley

Willoughby

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