For do-it-yourself restoration enthusiasts, one of the biggest challenges is priming and painting a car in a home garage or workshop, especially over the course of a long project. To help ensure dependable sealing and corrosion protection during a drawn-out project, Eastwood developed a roll-on primer system that doesn’t require […]
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5 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Torque Wrench
Whether you’re torquing down a cylinder head or bolting wheels back up after a brake job, there’s no substitute for a torque wrench when you need to accurately, uniformly fasten mechanical components together. Whether you go old school with the mechanical click-type wrench or prefer the reassuring beep of the […]
Project Sunny – Episode 3: Organizing the Chaos
As work continues on Project Sunny, it’s important for us to stay focused on the final goal of putting this Range Rover back together correctly some day. It’s easy to get caught up in all the excitement during teardown, but it’s important to be methodical about your work during this […]
L’oe Show 2023 – An Extraordinary Celebration of VW Culture
The Volkswagen enthusiast has long been defined by the divide between fans of the company’s early aircooled (Beetle, Bus, Karmann-Ghia) and later watercooled (Jettas, GTIs, Corrados, etc.) models. But in reality, today’s VW community is far more complex than simply whether you prefer a radiator or not. In fact, it […]
Shine or No Shine – What’s the Right Finish for Tires?
Have you ever seen a brand-new tire? Of course you have, and it probably wasn’t wet or shiny. In fact, it was likely a little dull and waxy looking, a result of the release agents used to make sure it doesn’t stick to its mold during manufacturing. Nevertheless, “tire shine” […]
Eastwood 2024 Calendar Shoot – Pottstown
There are a couple ways to know for sure that summer is winding down. The first is back-to-school sales, followed closely by kids actually going back to school. The second is the return of Pumpkin Spice-flavored everything. Needless to say, it’s practically fall already, and for us that means getting […]
Reader Project: Ryan R’s Plum Crazy 68 Charger
Owner Information Name – Ryan R Location – New Britain, PA Vehicle Information Vehicle – 1968 Dodge Charger Engine/Transmission – 512 cid 6-pack, 46RH automatic History – The car was sold new in Virgina in 1968, where it spent the first half of its life, driven hard and left to […]
The One Tool I Wish I Had When I Painted My Car at Home
It’s been about 15 years since I did my first at-home paint job. And I’m still hearing all about it. Probably because I primed and painted the car in the attached garage that backed up to our family room. Every once in a while, my wife catches a whiff of […]
Project Sunny – Episode 2: Range Rover Teardown Begins
In the first episode of our Project Sunny series, we introduced our 1993 Range Rover Classic project vehicle and explained its unique history as a film car used on the TV series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Along the way, we challenged viewers to figure out what episodes the vehicle […]