To be able to get a show quality finish, having quality primer is always the foundation to achieve that show room paint job. I have had an old pedal car body that I had pulled out of the trash that has been sitting in my garage for years. When I […]
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Best ways to seal metal for Paint
A good paint job starts with a good base. This means that you need to make sure you’re sealing up the bare metal and or the work you’ve done at the base. There’s a handful of options we offer, but we decided to break down the best ones for sealing up metal before paint. Read our list below.
Where and when do I use Epoxy Primer on my project?
In the past self etching primer was the go-to coating to apply over bare metal on a car. Metal required little prep work to apply it, it flashes/drys quickly, and it came in 1K Aerosol cans for small jobs. In the past 5-10 years you’ve probably been hearing more people talk about Epoxy Primers and their use as opposed to self etching primer. We decided to give you some insight on where and when epoxy primer works best.
Epoxy Primer on Bare Aluminum Before Painting
If your project includes painting bare aluminum, make sure you follow these steps to ensure the best finish possible. There is a common misconception that the same steps should be followed when painting all types of metal. To an extent this is somewhat true but with each metal there is […]
Second Time is a Charm- Painting a 1971 Chevy Camaro
Just about everyone at Eastwood is a car guy or gal in some shape or form, so we all love conversing with our customers about what projects they’re working on. Every now and then we get a really cool story about a project one of you are working on and we want to share it with everyone. This story is from Jeremy B. that recently shared a picture of his first paint project, a 1971 Chevy Camaro. Read along as Jeremy tells us how he got a second chance to build the car he wanted to build as a kid!