Making Body Panels From Sheet Metal

Mark drew out the area in which the flare metal needed to be stretched in.

Making body panels from sheet metal.

We ve ordered aftermarket parts from the internet to compare them to the high quality body panels we sell. With a bead roller you put the metal between a male and female die that are tightened down to press the design that is cut into the dies into the metal. We started with a pattern of the outside perimeter of the panel cut to shape. If you are not completely satisfied with your auto body panel purchase return it undamaged within 10 days and we will refund your money.

Steel cab repair panels 1982 93 chevy s10 1982 93 gmc s15 sonoma. Then mark and bend the panel in your sheetmetal brake before you use your bead roller to add structural ridges to the part. The first step was to shape the fender flare detail around the wheel opening. In the past we ve presented metal shaping articles that showed the average inexperienced joe how to create just about anything from a flat sheet of steel provided he has access to the right tools.

If you elect to make a single panel measure the total dimension required and cut the panel to size. The most common way to add grooved seams to sheet metal is to use a bead roller. Using two separate pieces and welding together will make the piece stronger and also make it easier to shape the metal than making the piece out of one piece of metal. So we decided to make up a rear quarter panel similar in shape to that of many cars from the 60 s 70 s.

It is done with steel panels by heating the metal with an oxy acetylene torch to a temperature between 1 550 and 1 600 degrees f between bright red and salmon red and allowing it to air cool.