Car Sheet Metal Gauge

For example 18 gauge steel according to a gauge conversion chart is 0 0478 inch or 1 214 millimeter.

Car sheet metal gauge.

Remember that you re always trading off weight against strength when choosing a gauge of sheetmetal to use. Is best known for its quality sheet metal fabrication and shaping. 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. A gauge conversion chart can be used to determine the actual thickness of sheet metal in inches or millimeters.

Universal sheetmetal repair panels available at low prices. The tin man s garage inc. Sheet metal thickness gauges for steel are based on a weight of 41 82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. Automotive sheet metal once ran in the range of 18 gauge which was 48 thousandths of an inch thick actually 0 0478 inch.

Most orders shipped same day. Get your universal sheetmetal repair panels today. 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.

The gauge number 18 holds no relevance to the actual measurements. For a weight bearing floor use 14 or 12 gauge steel. 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. A sheet metal gauge sometimes spelled gage indicates the standard thickness of sheet metal for a specific material.

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. This is known as the manufacturers standard gage for sheet steel. When doing old car restorations sometimes its simpler to replace an entire panel instead of trying to straighten it or repair rust spots.