In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz talks with Nick Licata, who answers the age-old question, ‘How do I get my car into a magazine?
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How to Apply Epoxy Primer to a Car – Eastwood
Epoxy primer serves a wide range of automotive needs, providing quality resistance to corrosion, fast build, exceptional color holdout and strong adhesion to bare metal substrates. This direct-to-metal primer is specifically ideal for use after sanding or media blasting projects due to its filling qualities. It’s also a good primer […]
No-Weld Body Panel Repair
There are many kinds of auto body repairs that do not require the assistance of a welder. When the panels of your vehicle, like fenders, quarter panels, floors, firewalls or doors, acquire imperfections, it is important to know how to fix them. Below, we take you through the process of […]
Engine Turning Instructions & Tutorial
Engine turning, also known as damascening, is a quintessential example of high quality auto metalworking. Engine turning is a process of inscribing geometric patterns onto metal surfaces as a finish. In this Eastwood how-to, we take a look at how to properly execute this process using a few specific tools. […]
How To Use Body Filler
Body fillers are used for repairing certain small auto body damages like dents, pits or scrapes. They are made of thermal-set plastics, meaning that they harden with heat that is created by a reaction between the filler and the vehicle’s metal surface. While using body filler can be tricky, if […]
How Can I Control Warping While MIG Welding?
Sometimes, if you are welding two pieces of metal together, you might experience a warping of the metal surfaces. Warping can occur either if your material preparation is not performed correctly or if you make certain errors while welding. The three main ways you can warp metal materials when welding are: a lack of tack welds, the materials are not clamped together while welding, and if you have a poor welding technique. Below are various ways you can remedy these issues.
How to Make your barn or garage find road-worthy- Part One Assessing the Vehicle
In the past 5-10 years the buzz words in the automotive hobby are “barn finds” or “garage finds” and “picking”. This is just a car guy or gals way of explaining automotive treasure hunting. The dream is to find an untouched car or parts that’s been stashed away and forgotten in a barn, garage, yard, etc. and you pull it out and put it back into use. There’s practically an entire subculture in the classic car world dedicated to this with shows like American Pickers, Chasing Classic Cars, Backroad Gold, etc making it look like an easy process. I’ve been doing this sort of thing for quite a while and it can be as easy as knocking on a door and handing over a stack of cash, but the process to make these cars and parts usable again IS NOT. Any car that’s been sitting for more than a few years is going to need a LOT of work to get it ready to cruise the streets again. Not only that, there are some key steps you should take to avoid causing damage to the vehicle when trying to get it going.
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 27.5: Nick Licata
Sit tight & listen to Kevin as he previews things to come on next week’s episode of Shop Talk, where Nick answers the age-old secret to the question, ‘How do I get my car into a magazine?
How Spot Welding Works
Spot welding is a practice utilized in many different mechanical industries that helps you weld two pieces of metal together at a specific point. Below, we take a look at how this process works and also how you can use simple MIG and TIG welders to create your own professional-grade […]