Gauge Of Auto Body Sheet Metal

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Gauge of auto body sheet metal.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. These are measurements for standard sheet steel like we use in our cars. Whether you re working on a classic american car from 1957 or a truck made as recently as 2007 eastwood has sheet metal to help you fix it. For a weight bearing floor use 14 or 12 gauge steel.

Eastwood 7 pieces 20 gauge auto body repair patch panels kit 20 gauge aluminized steel sheet metal corrosion resistant. Remember that you re always trading off weight against strength when choosing a gauge of sheetmetal to use. Forney 49584 gauge sheet metal 12 x 18 17 61 17. Most orders shipped same day.

When doing old car restorations sometimes its simpler to replace an entire panel instead of trying to straighten it or repair rust spots. 20 gauge became common in more recent times and this meant 0 0359 inch thick metal still a lot to work with in bumping and metal finishing. Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch. 24 0239 between 1 64 and 1 32.

4 0 out of 5 stars 10. Sheet metal used on the auto body of new vehicles and when aftermarket body work is performed tends to be between 20. Get it as soon as wed sep 16. 22 0299 hair under a 1 32.

Many racing organizations will specify the minimum acceptable gauge for sheet metal in critical applications such as firewalls and protective enclosures. Universal sheetmetal repair panels available at low prices.