As automotive enthusiasts, our love of cars extends beyond the thrill of the drive. Gleaming paint, pristine bodywork, and meticulously maintained chassis all add to the pride of ownership. But lurking just below the surface often awaits a silent and relentless enemy – rust. Driven by a complex interplay of […]
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With the Trans Am project moving along, Mark decided it was time to move the body shell off the custom tilt rig he built for it. In this episode, he transfers it to a traditional body cart, where it will be more accessible and better supported to continue his work. […]
Yesterday I sat down with Cody, one of our product managers who’s also a talented engineer, so that he could teach me how to get rolling with TIG welding. I have MIG welded previously, admittedly with mixed results, but was hoping to expand my skills to include TIG welding. My […]
As our Range Rover restoration project moves along, we’ve reached a point where we have to make some repair panels for the rear floor. The main floor panel, which we’ve already cut out, rests on a perimeter lip that has almost completely rotted away. There are aftermarket replacement panels for […]
Mottled paint, commonly known as “tiger stripes,” are common mistake many novices make when painting a car. The name comes from the streaks or stripes that appear in the finish, often lighter or darker than the surrounding paint. Several factors can create these imperfections that can ruin a paint job […]
In the latest installment in our Range Rover restoration project, we finally got that rear crossmember in place, at least temporarily. The body mounts we were waiting on showed up just in time to make the cut for this episode, but just barely. There is still more work to do […]
If you’re doing the job right, you’ve at least taken off the basic trim before repainting your car. And if you’ve come this far, you owe it to yourself to treat those bits to the same level of attention as the body. After all, why bother with new paint if […]
One of the most common questions that comes up when planning to paint a car is “How much paint will I actually need?” It’s a great question for a lot of reasons, not least of which is knowing how to budget. And while no one wants to buy more material […]
