AUTC 1001 Paint Safety 40hrs
Students are taught how to remain safe when working with automotive paints and primers.
AUTC 1002 Surface Preparation 110hrs
Students learn the correct methods and materials used to prepare any type of surface for paint.
AUTC 1003 Undercoats 40 hrs
Students learn to select and properly use primers, primer-surfacers, sealers, and specialty primers.
AUTC 1004 Color Coats 80 hrs
Students learn how to select and properly apply various base coat and top coat colors.
AUTC 1006 Clear Coats 30 hrs
Students learn how to select and properly apply the correct clear coat finish for various paint projects.
AUTC 1007 Paint Spraying Equipment 80 hrs
Students become familiar with various sizes and types of paint guns used to spray automotive finishes.
AUTC 1008 Abrasives 30 hrs
Students learn how to identify and properly use sandpapers, sanding pads, silica sand, steel wool, compounds, and all other abrasives commonly used in an auto body shop.
AUTC 1009 Paint Additives 10 hrs
Students become familiar with the various glass flatteners, flax agents, retarders, etc available to the automotive painter today.
AUTC 1011 Applying Paint & Primers 40 hrs
Students learn about the tools and material s used to apply automotive paints and primers.
AUTC 1012 Paint Failures 40 hrs
Students become familiar with orange peel, runs and sags, excessive dust, mottling, ect. They also learn what causes these problems and how to correct them.
AUTC 1013 Paint Detailing 40 hrs
Students learn to use compounds and polishes along with various color sanding and paint repair techniques used by painters to repair top coats.
AUTC 1014 Masking 70 hrs
Students learn the materials and methods used to mask a vehicle for complete refinishing, for partial refinishing, and for spot priming.
AUTC 1016 Refinishing Plastics 10 hrs
Students are taught how to identify various automotive plastics and the recommended techniques and materials necessary to refinish them.
AUTC 1021 Metal Straightening 50 hrs
Students learn how to use tools and equipment necessary to straighten damaged automotive body panels.
AUTC 1022 Body Shop Safety 10 hrs
Students are taught about the possible hazards found in an auto body shop and how to work safely while there.
AUTC 1023 Shop Tools & Equipment 30 hrs
Students become familiar with the various hand tools, air tools, and equipment used in a modern auto body repair facility.
AUTC 1024 Heat Shrinking 10 hrs
In conjunction with metal straightening, students learn to use heat to shrink stretched metal back to its proper contour.
AUTC 1026 Bolt-on Panel Replacements & Adjustments 30 hrs
Students learn how to remove and replace bolt-on body panels and how to adjust them for the best fit.
AUTC 1027 MIG Welding 30 hrs
Students learn how to use a MIG Welder to replace a damaged panel, repair corrosion damage, ect.
AUTC 1028 Oxy-Acetylene Torch 10 hrs
Students learn how to use and Oxegyn-acetylene torch to cut metal, weld metal, braze metal, and to heat shrink.
AUTC 1029 Fiberglass Repair 10 hrs
Students are taught correct methods used to repair damage to fiberglass panels and the materials necessary to do the repair.
AUTC 1031 Plastic Repair 20 hrs
Students learn to identify and repair various types of plastic used in and on automobiles today.
AUTC 1032 Using Auto Body Filters 20 hrs
Students become familiar with all types of body fillers and where they are best used.
AUTC 1034 Automotive Glass 20 hrs
Students learn the proper methods of replacing stationary automotive glass and repairing or replacing movable automotive glass.
AUTC 1036 Vehicle Construction 20 hrs
Students learn the correct names for all parts of a modern vehicle and how those parts are constructed and assembled.
AUTC 1041 Frame Machine 50 hrs
Students are taught how to place a vehicle on the frame machine and the fundamentals of grasping and pulling used to straighten severe damage.
AUTC 1042 Structural Repair Safety & Personal Safety 10 hrs
Students learn safety features for working in structural repair.
AUTC 1043 Structural Repair Equipment & Tools 30 hrs
Students become familiar with the tools and equipment used on and around the frame machine and while doing severe damage repairs.
AUTC 1044 Weld on Panel Replacement 30 hrs
Students learn the correct procedures, materials, tools and equipment used to remove and replace various weld-on body panels.
AUTC 1046 Sectioning Replacement Parts 30 hrs
Students are taught the correct methods of measuring, cutting, and welding required to do sectioning repairs.
AUTC 1047 Analyzing Impact Damage 30 hrs
Students learn how a vehicle reacts to impact damage, how to look for hidden damage and how to plan a repair.
AUTC 1048 Vehicle Measuring 20 hrs
Student learn about the datum place and how to measure for diamond, kick, sideway, comparison measuring, ect.
AUTC 1049 Corrosion Protection Replacement 10 hrs
Students are taught the various products and methods used to replace the factory corrosion protection material after a repair.
AUTC 1051 Repairing Corrosion Damage 10 hrs
Students learn to replace corrosion damaged panels and sections of panels.
AUTC 1052 Protecting Vehicle Components 10 hrs
Students learn to protect glass and trim while doing repairs and the problems and costs involved if this isn’t done.
AUTC 1053 Metal Bonding 20 hrs
Students are taught the proper methods and materials used to replace a body panel by adhesive bonding.
AUTC 1054 Restraint Systems 10 hrs
Students learn to replace various components of all types of restrain systems used in automobiles today.