ACT II student Ray is still working away on his senior project. This 1973 Camaro needed a lot of work but Ray has been very diligent about working on it and will have it done by the end of the school year. In auto body, you must be willing to stay on the job and finish tasks in order to be successful.

ACT I students Josh and Chris are seen welding in a rocker panel patch on Mr. Krock's truck. These two guys have been working everyday on this truck for the last three weeks and are just about ready to get the cab in primer. We still have a long way to go on this project but the students are confidant we will have it done by the end of the school year.

Sanding, sanding, sanding. We sand everything. ACT I student Lynne is sanding the side of Ryan's truck bed and getting it ready for primer. Lynne will then prep the side for primer and shoot three coats of primer surfacer on it to get it ready for what? More sanding. It will then be wet sanded to prep it for paint. It only takes about 30 minutes to actually paint the truck bed. It takes about 8 hours to repair it, sand it, prep it and sand it again.

ACT I student Jacob is seen during his MIG weld set up performance evaluation. Students must pass a hands on evaluation of skills needed in auto body. This particular test covers changing the wire in the welder and setting up the welder to weld steel. He has already passed his written test.

ACT II student Chris is seen welding aluminum in lab. Auto Collision students must learn to weld steel with a MIG welder and aluminum with this 220 volt Firepower welder. Welding is a skill that must be mastered to be a capable auto body technician. Students learn how welders work, terms used in welding and welding theory by doing textbook assignments and then go to the lab to practice stitch, spot, plug and continuous welds.

ACT II students Miles and Kendall are working on their bookwork in lab. Auto Collision is a Tech Prep program and bookwork is a big part of getting students ready to go on to Technical School or College. Our Auto Collision program has an articulation agreement with Owens College in Toledo in which students can earn up to 5 college credits while attending Hi Point.

ACT I student Josh shown putting the final sand to the windshield frame of Mr. Krock's truck. This truck has been a very large project and has required a lot of repair.

ACT I students Winston and Tyler shown sanding a customer's Z28 Camaro. This is an all over repair that will require A LOT of sanding. Sanding is a big part of auto body. We sand everything.

ACT I students Jacob, Ryan and Lynne shown working on Ryan's truck bed. They had to remove the bed from the truck to do some repairs and while it's off, Ryan will repair the cab corners. Auto Body is a dusty, sometimes physical job. You must be able to lift heavy objects and be able to work in a dirty, dusty environment.

ACT I student Josh shown putting the final touches to a steel wheel with metal plates used to mount the wheel to the shop wall. This wheel will be used as an air line hanger in the lab. That's one good thing about auto collision, we have the tools and materials to make anything we need out of steel! To be a good auto body technician you must have good mechanical skills and be able to follow directions. Free lancing and "Doing it your own way" just won't cut it.

State Patrol Trooper Hatcher shown talking to the Automotive labs about highway safety during our last CTSO day. Students asked questions concerning vehicle safety and laws. Trooper Hatcher donated his own time to come in and talk to the students.

ACT I students Dillon and KP seen working on the side of a Honda Civic Hatchback. Students must learn to work together in lab the same as they would at a body shop. Most Auto Collision shops have 2 departments - repair and paint. Technicians must work together to put out a quality product for the customer to ensure those customers keep coming back.

ACT II members of the "Trash Crew" coming back into lab after dumping the trash. Auto Collision students are expected to keep the lab clean and part of their job is dumping the trash. Students also must sweep and wash the floors every day at the end of lab.

ACT II student Miles looks at the front end of his 1948 Chevy. Miles took advantage of his Career Days job shadowing last year and landed a job at a body shop in Kenton, OH. He now is part of the School to Work Program and works at the shop 3 days a week during lab time. Senior students may qualify for School to Work if they meet certain requirements.

ACT II student Ronnie working on a customer's Toyota Celica. Both Ronnie and Caroline have been working on this particular part of the car. The steel had been stretched and had to be cut out and a new piece welded in. Caroline added her expertise in fabricating new patch panels. To be successful in auto collision you must be a good problem solver. Every crash damaged car has potential challenges that must be met in order to repair the vehicle. To meet those challenges, you must remain on task, use common sense and have a good understanding of sheet metal repair.

ACT II student Nick is seen working on his senior project. Nick is "shaving" the side body lines and removing the rear door handles.

ACT II student Chris seen working on a customer's fiberglass truck bed. The fiberglass came into the shop with cracks so it will need to be ground out, sanded, filled and primered before painting. Chris has been in charge of repairing this truck bed and will paint it when finished with repairs. Students coming into Auto Collision should realize that repair and preparation take time and as a young technician, you'll need to stay on task for long periods of time to accomplish this. Painting is a small part of auto collision repair. Chris will probably have 20 hours of repair compared to only 1-2 hours of prep and paint.

Senior Auto Collison

This week in auto collision, kids have been working hard on there senior projects. Ray estep has got his whole front end down on his camaro and will be working hard on the rest of the car. Then josh wintersteller has got his 1990 Honda Hatchback Si all the way down to bare metal . Ethan is still working hard like always on his Grandpappy's truck, now he has the rocker panel on the drive side completly removed and ready for the new to go on. Clay has been working on cutting out a arch panel above the left rear wheel. An he now has the old one off and the new one on, and is ready for primer. So that means that all his bed needs is to be primered then its done and ready for paint. Then another student named Nick Bays, has been working on his Jimmy and has got the body line shaved and the back door handles shaved off and is now fixing all the dents around the vehicle. Then Mr. Newland has been a good teacher like always and helping us out with a ton of new learnings that everyone should know.

Written By: Thee Pope #18

ACT II student Caroline working on her senior project. She has repair to do on her Jeep and would like to paint a stripe scheme down the side of the vehicle. To be a successful painter, an auto body tech must be able to stay on task for long periods of time prepping the vehicle for paint. You must have a steady hand to be able to lay out stripe tape and attention to detail is crucial to a good job.

As you can tell, ACT II student Andrew loves his job. Andrew is taking a rest break after removing a door from a lab vehicle.

ACT I student Eli is letting the sparks fly as he grinds a weld on Morgan's truck. An auto body technician must be able to handle cutting and grinding tools safely and correctly. One wrong move could injure the technician or ruin the welded patch panel.

ACT I students Aaron and Winston are busy stripping the paint from a hood that goes to a 1986 Z28 Camaro. After stripping the paint, they will sand the hood and get it ready for primer.

ACT II student Miles seen putting a cab corner in a customer's pickup truck. To be a good auto body technician, you must be able to measure, weld, grind metal and pay strict attention to detail. If any of these skills are lacking, the customer will not be happy with the finished product.

ACT I student Jesse seen sanding on the roof of a 1973 Chevy Camaro. Jesse is helping out on this senior project by sanding off the roof and getting it prepped for primer. To be a good auto body technician, you must be able to stay on task for long periods of time. Jesse doesn't have a problem with that. He loves to work on this car.

ACT I student Chris is learning dent repair. In auto collision, you must be able to recognize damage, form a repair plan and be able to mix and apply body filler. Oh yeah, you have to sand it off and be able to feel the repair for high and low spots. Chris had to re-do this dent a couple of times but as you can see, he is having fun doing it.

ACT I student Josh is putting the final touches on a rust repair before fabricating and welding in a replacement panel. To be a good auto body tech, you must be able to measure, fabricate and weld in metal panels.

ACT I student Jason has a big project on his hands. This massive overhaul of a Ford 4x4 will keep him busy for quite a while.

ACT II student "The Todd" is putting some etching primer on his senior project. Etching primer is used to make paint stick to bare metal. After he is finished spraying etch, he will spray 3 coats of a sandable primer to fill sand scratches.

ACT II student Caroline has many hobbies aside from repairing and painting cars. She also wants to race motorcycles.

Act II student Miles is at the mixing bench mixing paint for another project. In Auto Collision you must have a good knowledge of math and be able to calculate percentages on the fly. Paint mixing has to be precise for the painter to get the correct results.

Morgan's Truck

Morgan working on her senior project.

ACT II Paint Clinic

Auto Collision advisory board member Shane Olson demonstrated several different types of paint to the senior auto collision class. Students were very impressed with a primer that dries in 3 to 5 minutes and is ready to sand. Some students were interested in tri-coat candy colors for their senior projects. Prices on this paint can be as high as 700.00 for 2 quarts.

auto collision 2

Today in auto collision ethan finished sanding on 4 or 5 spots that just took finish putty and 5-10 minutes of sand on each one. So that way all he has left to do is finish working on a arch panels. An he has about a 9 inch by 5 inch square to finish of finish putty.And he has about another week left on the bed and it should be painted in less then a month. An nick sanded on his blazer to shave a body line. An some kids used aircraft remover on there car.

Thee Pope #26

Grandpa's Truck

Ethan started this project last year but ran out of time before it was finished. Ethan welded in new replacement panels on the bedsides and put cab corners and rockers in the cab. With a little more work, the truck will be ready for paint.

Buffing Lavena's Car

Auto Collision can do it all. Here is Corey finishing buffing out some scratches on staff member Lavena's car.

Senior Projects

Chris is doing a complete re-build on a 1985 Plymouth Laser Turbo Coupe. More pictures to follow as he moves along on his senior project.

Vehicle Disassembly ACT I

Students at work in lab taking apart cars and putting them back together.

ACT I

Members of auto collision junior lab. This group is off to a really good start for the year. Juniors are currently disassembling lab cars for use as demonstration models.

Kendall's Senior Project

Kendall is working on a Monte Carlo for his senior project. He has started the body work and has a little bit of rust repair to do. The car is a very clean 1 previous owner car. More info later as he gets more done to it.

Mr. N

Ray's Senior Project

Ray's senior project is a 1973 Chevy Camaro. He has the front clip dismantled and is starting to sand and re-work the front panels. More info will be posted later as he gets more finished.

Mr. N

Auto Collision

Today in Auto Collision Technology a couple of kids are spraying primer on a hood. Then some kids are sanding down there cars so they can get them painted. Then a girl is learning how to take all the interior pieces out of a f-150 ford truck, and some kids are using airplane aircraft remover.

Still Trying

We are still working the bugs out of our posting. Stay tuned. Soon we will have pictures of projects on our blog.
Mr N

Hello

Students will be posting on Fridays talking about projects, assignments and lessons covered for the week.
Hi Point students wanting work done on cars must talk to Mr. Newland about repairs on their vehicles. The body shop will not be changing colors on vehicles or doing major repairs as we already have many projects in lab already. Seniors are starting on senior projects and we have a few customer cars in lab.

Mr. N

Our New Blog

This will be a new Blog for our class to post what we've done for the week. Stay tuned.