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What is a Torque Arm Used for?

When building a street rod, pro-touring, drag car, or any other modified car you’re introducing more power and torque into the suspension, chassis and body than it had originally and you may need to add bracing or other suspension add-ons to avoid damage to your drivetrain or chassis. Read below […]

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Top 5 Paint Masking Supplies

Many don’t realize it but one of the secrets to a perfect paint job is a clean job when masking off the car in the areas that you don’t want paint or where you want a paint break. There’s lots of painting and masking accessories but we have a handful […]

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What is High Solids Clear Coat?

The best part about top coating a paint job with clear coat is the depth and shininess you get with it. But there are many different types of clear coats on the market and they all have their place. Flow coats, intercoats, european clears, high solids clears what do they […]

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How To Test For Coolant Leaks

Coolant leaks can be difficult to find and only seem to show up when the engine is hot and it’s quite dangerous. If you want to check for coolant leaks the most efficient and safe way we suggest using a Coolant Pressure Testing Kit. The process for checking for leaks […]

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How To Plug A Tire With a Leak

In today’s society we’ve become a little bit spoiled. We can order just about anything we want from our smart phones and call for help most anywhere in the world and have help in little time. But that only seems to work when expected when we aren’t in an emergency […]

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Top 5 Airbrush FAQ’s

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS AN AIRBRUSH? An airbrush is a small air operated paint gun that sprays thinned paints, stains, inks, dyes, glazes etc. Unlike a typical automotive paint gun it is held in the hand and used like a pen. HOW DOES AN AIRBRUSH WORK? The one main […]