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Car sheet metal gauge.

We have a huge selection of high quality rust repair and auto body panels including rockers cab corners wheel arches fenders and more. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material. For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter. As the gauge number increases the material thickness decreases.

Many racing organizations will specify the minimum acceptable gauge for sheet metal in critical applications such as firewalls and protective enclosures. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters. 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. Get your universal sheetmetal repair panels today. 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. Universal sheetmetal repair panels available at low prices.

1 16 of over 2 000 results for auto body sheet metal eastwood 7 pieces 20 gauge auto body repair patch panels kit 20 gauge aluminized steel sheet metal corrosion resistant 4 0 out of 5 stars 10. The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. The tin man s garage inc. We can build a body from scratch or re design a classic.

This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. For a weight bearing floor use 14 or 12 gauge steel. Is best known for its quality sheet metal fabrication and shaping.