If you’re doing any type of automotive or mechanical repair you’ll likely have to clean greasy or dirty parts before repairing, restoring, or servicing. Whether you’re just doing valve cover gaskets on the daily driver or a full body-off restoration you’re going to need to clean parts and doing it […]
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Save Time and Mess When Mixing Body Fillers and 2K Epoxies
Eastwood Quick Mix Board Keeps a Clean Mixing Area Every Time. We all like to save money and time but when mixing body filler the last thing you want to do is use an old piece of cardboard or reuse a mixing board with dried body filler on it. The […]
Greaseless Compound for Aggressive Buffing and Polishing
Do You Need Greaseless Buffing Compound? The process of buffing and polishing metal is pretty easy to understand. You’re trying to level the surface out and remove and inconsistencies so that the best mirror polish can be obtained. On some materials or parts the high level of cutting may take […]
Easiest way to Remove a Body or Engine From a Chassis.
Move Heavy Items with Ease with a Mobile Gantry Crane Engine hoists work well for removing engines from a vehicle on the fly but they have their limits and can’t do much more than that. In the old days you’d throw a chain or strap over a big old tree […]
Affordable Way to Get into Machining
Machine Parts at Home with the Eastwood Mini Lathe If you’re handy with fabrication, home repairs, or automotive restoration and customization you’ll likely run into an instance where you could use a lathe or mill or machine parts for a custom fit. Taking parts to a machinist can expensive and […]
Glyptal Increases Engine Performance
What is Glyptal Engine Enamel? Glyptal has been a long time favorite of quality engine builders; but why is it a go-to product? Glyptal is highly viscous enamel paint that is formulated to have high filling properties for smoothing out castings inside of anywhere in an engine that has oil […]
Fixture and Secure Parts Like a Pro
If you’ve ever been in a professional fabrication shop you’ll have likely seen a fixture table or an “acorn” table. These tables are usually very large and extremely heavy. They have round or square holes that are evenly spaced and allow you to use all different types of fastening attachments […]
Add Wheels to Your Work Bench
One of the secrets of making the most out of small home garages is to put as many things as possible on wheels. This is why we are always trying to make our tools portable or mobile that you can pack a lot in a small space. We have had […]
The Best Beginners MIG Welding Accessory
When learning to weld it can be confusing what all you REALLY need to help with your welding journey as a beginner. Some items can be really helpful to pros but aren’t worthwhile to someone just starting out. Other than a good welding mask and welding gloves the next things […]