Recipients of the Autobody Repair (Adapted) Digital Badge Credential have demonstrated concept proficiency and completed the following tasks:
Activity One: Setting up an Autobody Repair Workstation
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Put on the smock and gloves. |
| 3. Put the rag on the top left corner of the table. |
| 4. Put the safety glasses on top of the rag. |
| 5. Put the cheesecloth below the rag. |
| 6. Put the compound on top of the cheesecloth. |
| 7. Put the dinging hammer to the right of the rag. |
| 8. Put the dolly block to the right of the dinging hammer. |
| 9. Be careful when working with a surform planing tool and sanding block! Put the surform planing tool to the right of the dolly block and dinging hammer. |
| 10. Put the sanding block below the surform planing tool. |
| 11. Put the sandpaper below the sanding block. |
| 12. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 13. Clean up your work area. |
| 14. Wash your hands. |
Activity Two: Washing a Car
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Put two capfuls of car washing soap into the bucket. |
| 3. Fill the bucket with water until it is about ¾ full. |
| 4. Use the hose to spray the car with water that is not too hot or too cold. |
| 5. Wet the wash mitt with the cleaning solution. |
| 6. Scrub the top of the car with the wash mitt. |
| 7. Rinse quickly with the hose before the suds dry. |
| 8. Wet the wash mitt. Scrub the car’s sides from front to back. Rinse quickly before the suds dry. |
| 9. Wet the wash mitt. Scrub the back of the car. Rinse quickly before the suds dry. |
| 10. Wet the wash mitt. Scrub the car’s hood and front bumper. Rinse quickly before the suds dry. |
| 11. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 12. Rinse the mitt with clean water from the hose. |
| 13. Ask your teacher where to dump the bucket of cleaning solution. |
| 14. Clean up your work area. |
| 15. Wash your hands. |
Activity Three: Cleaning the Tires
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Use the soap and water to make a cleaning solution like you did in Activity 2. |
| 3. Get the hose. Spray the tires. |
| 4. Dip the brush in the soap bucket and scrub the tire. |
| 5. Rinse the soap off with water from the hose. |
| 6. Scrub and rinse the other three tires. |
| 7. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 8. Rinse out the brush. |
| 9. Ask your teacher where to dump the bucket of cleaning solution. |
| 10. Clean up your work area. |
| 11. Wash your hands. |
Activity Four: Drying the Car
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Get a clean chamois slightly wet. Wring it out. |
| 3. Rub the chamois over the car beginning at the top of the car. Wring it out as necessary. |
| 4. Dry the sides of the car. Wring the chamois out as necessary. |
| 5. Dry the back of the car. Wring the chamois out as necessary. |
| 6. Dry the car’s hood. Wring the chamois out as necessary. |
| 7. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 8. Clean up your work area. |
| 9. Wash your hands. |
Activity Five: Cleaning Outside Windows
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Get the glass cleaner and squeegee. |
| 3. Hold the spray 2 inches from the windshield. Starting in the middle, spray the windshield. |
| 4. With the rounded brush part of the squeegee, wipe the window in a top to bottom motion. |
| 5. Use the flat part of the squeegee to wipe left to right. |
| 6. Clean the other side of the windshield. |
| 7. Clean the remaining windows. |
| 8. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 9. Clean up your work area. |
| 10. Wash your hands. |
Activity Six: Cleaning the Interior
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Use the cotton swab to wipe down the air vents and knobs or switches on the dashboard. |
| 3. Spray the leather conditioner on the microfiber towel. Wipe the top of the dashboard. If the steering wheel is leather, clean it too. |
| 4. Wipe all the door frames and door panels. |
| 5. Get the window cleaner and clean chamois or clean microfiber towel. |
| 6. Hold the cleaner 2 inches from the window and spray. |
| 7. Using the clean chamois or towel, wipe the window. Double-check for streaks and clean if necessary. Wash all the windows. |
| 8. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 9. Clean up your work area. |
| 10. Wash your hands. |
Activity Seven: Vacuuming the Car
| 1. Gather materials. |
| 2. Be careful when working with electricity! Have your teacher help you plug the vacuum in the extension cord and the outlet. |
| 3. Remove the floor mats from the car. |
| 4. Vacuum any loose dirt from the car seats. |
| 5. Vacuum loose dirt from the floor boards. |
| 6. Vacuum loose dirt from the floor mats. |
| 7. Put the floor mats back in the car. |
| 8. Have your teacher check your work. |
| 9. Clean up your work area. |
| 10. Wash your hands. |