aluminium car repairs

[DONNA1458]

What are the rules on repairing aluminum vehicles.TIA

[Toureman]

If I had a broken aluminium car I would repair it, what do you mean?

[DONNA1458]

tools that are used on normal car panels should not be used on aluminium as it can contaminate it, as aluminium doesn't rust!

[NORMANTHEDOG]

and how will they contaminate it.

[DONNA1458]

if tiny piece of steel from a tool that has been used to repair a car then gets used on an aluminium it could in time rust where it has been repaired.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

and who told you that load of crap, it would not be cost effective to have a complete set of tools just for aluminium cars,as there are not that many about,the same tools are used for all cars in 99.9% of garages,they would just be cleaned.

[gouldc]

I'm not sure if I saw something like this on American Hotrod the other day - they made a car completely out of aluminium (well the body anyway). Wasn't paying a massive amount of attention, but apparently there can be some chemical reaction between steel fasteners and the aluminium bodywork, so they just coat the fastners in a certain grease (bit like copper grease on wheel nuts to stop them seizing).

Aluminium body repairs are a bit more specialised (due to skill involved in welding, etc), but there are no specific rules