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Bodywork-Panel Beating

OFF-THE-DOLLY PANEL BEATING: Describes a technique used in metalworking to hammer out dents in the bodywork.
ON-THE-DOLLY PANEL BEATING: Describes a metalworking technique used to tap out dents in the bodywork in which the dolly is held directly under the ridge in the panel so that the dolly contour closely matches that of the original panel shape.
PAGODA ROOF: Describes a unique design, first made popular by Mercedes-Benz on their SL Hardtop, characterised by the car’s roof being slightly lower in the centre than at the sides.
PANEL: Describes a flat piece of metal stamped to create a body component.
PANEL BEATER: Describes a professional whose job it is to carry out repairs on the bodywork of a damaged vehicle.
PANEL BONDING: Describes a recently introduced repair process carried out using a unique adhesive to fix body panels in place using glue instead of spot-welding them
PANEL CONTOUR: Describes the standard shape of a factory produced body panel.
PANELLING: Describes a procedure where separate sheet metal panels are combined to form a complete assembly.
PANEL PICKING: Describes the procedure of straightening very fine indentations on a panel surface using a pick hammer.
PARENT PANEL: Describes a panel that remains in place on a vehicle undergoing a major bodywork reconstruction after all the rusted metal has been removed as a basis to add refurbished panels.
PEINING: Describes the act of flattening or shaping with a pein hammer.
PLANISHING: Describes the final stage in the panel finishing process where minor imperfections in a panel surface are hammered out.
RAISING: Describes the action of panel beating a rounded shape out of a flat panel beginning from the centre and working outward in a spiral towards the edge, thus shrinking the metal around the perimeter.
RESHAPING: Describes a panel beating process for removing dents in which the panel is returned to its original shape before detailed work is performed in the finishing stage.
SHOT BAG: Describes a type of bag usually made of robust leather and very fine lead shot over which metal is shaped using hammers.
THROWING: Describes the procedure of lengthening certain sections of a panel through regular hammering, causing the edge of the panel to stretch, reducing its thickness by spreading the metal.
TUCKING: Describes the procedure of reducing the length of certain sections of a panel, beneficial when fabricating a panel with rounded edges.