White's Bodyworks provides automotive welding for cars, vans and motorcycles from our workshop in West Sussex.
We carry out corrosion repairs, structural welding, replacement sections and fabrication on a wide range of vehicles, from everyday cars and commercial vans to motorcycles and specialist vehicles.
Whether the work has been identified during an MOT, uncovered during a body repair or caused by accident damage or corrosion, we can assess the affected area and recommend a practical repair.
Corrosion and damage can affect many areas of a vehicle, particularly as it gets older.
We carry out welding repairs to suitable structural and body sections including sills, floor sections, arches, brackets, mounts and other affected areas.
The first step is to expose and assess the damaged metal properly. Where corrosion is present, weakened material needs to be removed back to sound metal before a suitable repair section can be fitted or fabricated.
Depending on the job, the repair may involve a replacement panel, a locally fabricated section or reconstruction of a damaged mounting or structural area.
Rust can spread much further than the small area visible on the surface.
Once paint, underseal or trim is removed, it is common to find that corrosion extends into surrounding metal or into a second layer behind the visible panel.
Rather than welding over weak material, we aim to remove the affected section and rebuild it using sound metal.
This is particularly important around structural areas, suspension or seat-belt mounting points, sills and floor sections where the strength of the repair matters as much as its appearance.
Where required, welding can form part of a wider car body repair or accident-repair job.
Not every vehicle has an off-the-shelf repair panel available.
Where a suitable replacement cannot be sourced, we can fabricate sections to reproduce the shape and function of the original area.
This can include simple repair patches as well as more involved brackets, edges, returns and shaped sections.
The repair method depends on the location, material, access and structural requirements of the vehicle rather than applying the same approach to every job.
For more bespoke metalwork, see our custom automotive fabrication service.
Welding is often only one stage of a larger repair.
Once the damaged metal has been repaired, the area may need further shaping, corrosion protection, priming and refinishing before the vehicle is complete.
Because White's also carries out bodywork and paint, suitable jobs can remain within the same workshop from the initial assessment through to the finished repair.
If your vehicle is a classic or restoration project, see our dedicated classic car welding service, which is specifically focused on older vehicles, restoration metalwork and historic repairs.
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