One of the things you can’t control is the weather and it’s effect on paint. A hard rain or acidic rain can leave water spots.
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What Causes Paint to Shrivel?
Paint that shrivels as it is laid out or as it dries means that something happened on the surface or when mixing the paint. Below are the common causes.
What Causes Tiger Stripes in Paint?
Tiger Stripes or Mottling is an uneven distribution of metallic or metal flake in the surface when applying paint. This is most common when doing a paint job with a color that has a lot of metallic in the color.
What Causes Paint Transparency?
Whether you’re painting a car, a chassis, or a wheel for your vehicle you may run into instances where the paint doesn’t seem to cover or the color is transparent after it you spray it. We decided to help you diagnose the problem and correct the issue.
Guidelines for Removing Dents
Happen to have a bad day and end up driving through a hail storm? Maybe you’re in the garage and accidentally slip and knock into your car. Dents seem to be inevitable to escape. Some you are able to get out without much headache, while others might require a little […]
How to Powder Coat an Old Rusty Battery Tray
With being in the automotive world one thing is for certain… Cars rust. Some rust more quickly, some rust slowly, but all in all you always have components on your car that are made up of some sort of steel that rusts and gives up over a certain period of […]
How to Setup a Vehicle for a Rotisserie
When doing a proper restoration, its essential that you get into all those hard to reach areas on your vehicle. Rotisseries are the answer to this by letting you be able to turn your vehicle 360 degrees, allowing you to get into these areas! However, if this is your first […]
How To Get Clean Air in Your Shop
After getting an air compressor you have accomplished getting the biggest piece of the puzzle in your shop. However, if you don’t have a dryer, don’t want to be constantly oiling your tools, and want the ability to get a show quality paint job, then you are going to want […]
How to Get Started Powder Coating
Powder Coating might seem like something that is only for the professionals to use, however the at home DIYer can start powder coating for just a little investment. In this article we will be talking about how I was able to get all the essentials to start powder coating my […]