Welding Services Calhoun GA

Welding experience is an important aspect of an auto technician’s resume. Welding requires patience and talent and is an extremely valuable part of a collision repair’s procedure. You want to find reliable auto body shops that house knowledgeable auto technicians that understand how to use the best gas mixture for MIG welding high-strength steel or the proper gun angle for making a lap joint. Listed below you will find such auto body shops in Calhoun, GA.

Peach State Auto Center
(706) 695-0581, 001-2004
1121 Highway 411 South
Chatsworth, GA
Adairsville Towing & Automotive
706-625-9700
125 Robinson Rd NW
Calhoun, GA
Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Co
(706) 625-2627
1326 Us 41 S
Calhoun, GA
Gordons Automatic Transmission Shop
(706) 629-1859
102 West May Street
Calhoun, GA
Wilson's Body Shop
706-625-3802
1191 Highway 53 Spur SW
Calhoun, GA
Collision Care Center, Inc.
(706) 259-2273, 001-2004
1504 East Walnut Avenue
Dalton, GA
Title Exhange & Pawn of Calhoun Inc
706-629-8794
105 S River St
Calhoun, GA
J & J Transmission
(706) 625-0712
270 Hall Memorial Road Northwest
Calhoun, GA
Moore's Automotive Repair?
706-602-8866
364 S Piedmont St
Calhoun, GA
Blue Ridge Trailer Sales
706-629-1913
P O Box 2252
Calhoun, GA
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Welding Services

Welding is probably the least understood repair procedure in the collision industry, yet it's the most critical. Do your techs know the best gas mixture for MIG welding high-strength steel or the proper gun angle for making a lap joint? Are you sure?

By Toby Chess
12/1/2001

Recently, I was asked to inspect a vehicle with representatives from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR). The car in question was a 1998 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle owner was picked up at the accident scene by a sub-standard tow company and taken to an "unqualified" body shop. There, the shop owner promised the vehicle owner a free rental and said he'd save her deductible.

Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

It was. Six months later, the repair still wasn't finished, the shop had never given her a rental and, you guessed it, they cashed her check.

The car owner's insurer towed the vehicle from the shop and brought it to me for an inspection. The BAR got involved looking for fraud, but they couldn't find any. The shop performed all the operations specified in the estimate, but the quality of repairs was so bad the vehicle was a total loss. The car wasn't pulled properly - which could've been corrected - but the welding was another story. It was obvious the person who welded the frame rail, apron and core support had no idea how to MIG weld. In fact, I've seen beginning welding students do a better job.

Welding is probably the least understood repair procedure in ...

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