Car enthusiasts are always looking for a way to have their car stand out from the crowd but buying off the shelf parts will only go so far. There is a good chance that someone else out there wive the same combination of parts. The best way to give your […]
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Hands on Cars Episode 11- How to lay filler and set body panel gaps
In this episode of Hands on Cars, Kevin calls up a bunch of his buddies to help finish the body work on the 1978 Chevy Camaro Z28 Zed Sled. Unlike your knucklehead friends, Kevin’s friends just happen to be a who’s who of show car paint, body, engine and fabrication guys from around the country. With all of them pitching in together, they get weeks work worth of body work done in just a day. Once the body panels are all straight, and the panel gaps are perfect Kevin shoots the whole car in Eastwood Contour high build polyester primer/surfacer.
Kevin also visits Wheels in Motion, a restoration shop shop in a converted car dealership from the 1930s. There he takes a ride in a low mile, unrestored, 1959 Chevy Impala that was originally bought at the site new by the original owner.
Taking Pictures During Disassembly To Save Time Later
We’ve all been there, you’re getting ready to put your project back together but you have no idea what goes where. Running into a problem like this can set your project back and even sometimes cause a loss of motivation. Today almost everyone has a smartphone or cell phone with […]
Properly Store Your Air Hoses So They Don’t Kink – Quick Tip
Air hoses can be a pain especially if you don’t have a retractable hose reel, but its important to take care of them if you want them to last. If you’re not ready to invest in a Retractable Air Hose, here is a quick tip to increase the longevity of […]
Vinyl Wrapping Old Interior Trim
As vehicles age interior trim pieces can become faded, scratched and sometimes if they are coated, start to peel. Over the past couple years a trend has been growing and a new way to transform that old interior has emerged. It utilizes a form of adhesive backed vinyl that becomes […]
Quick Tip- Dull Sharpie Tips
There’s a few items that most every car guy or gal have in arms reach at all times when working in their shop. For me one of those is Sharpie marker. They work great to write notes on things as I work or to mark out measurements, trace lines for bead rolling, etc, etc. These work great when sharp, but they tend to wear out and get dull quickly. The more dull they get the wider the mark will be that it leaves.
How to Safely setup Jack Stands on Blacktop, Stone, Dirt
We all wish we could have TV quality fully equipped garages with fancy lifts and all of the tools a guy could dream of, but in reality many of us (me included) are still working on our back under a car in the driveway from time to time. Every time you get under a car lifted up in the driveway it can be very risky. There’s a few precautions you can take to assure your car is properly supported before doing work underneath of it.
If You’re Welding an Auto Darkening Helmet is NEEDED!
The key to good welding is being able to see the metal. Ditch those old standard lens helmets and get yourself an Auto-Darkening Helmet. You’ll see light!, but not too much. I remember when I learned to weld all I had was an old ARC welding helmet which was like […]
Label Your Paint Cans – Quick Tip
If your in the middle of a restoration or about to start one, there is a good chance you will go through numerous cans of paint. What happens if you forget which paint was used on each part, you might accidentally use the wrong paint on the wrong component. Save […]