When you’re building old cars you sometimes have to work with “what you’ve got”, especially when you’re on a tight budget. If you’re building a hot rod using period correct parts you may need to mix and match parts to get something that works for your particular vehicle.
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Cleaning Drill Chuck Will Stop Bits From Slipping – Quick Tip
Any of your drill bits look like this? Â If so, you’ll want to keep reading. Circular wear marks on the bottom of drill bits are a key indication of the drill bit slipping inside the drill chuck. Â The main reason for this problem is cutting fluid or lubricants […]
Cracked Grill Repair – Eastwood Hot Stapler
Many late model cars are made with plastic grills, bumpers, and interior trim. Â I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this but the one area they lack is in their strength, even the slighest fender bender can cause them to crack or break off. Â Not to mention that as […]
Quick Tip- Setting Panel Gaps
Panel Gaps can make or break your impression of a car at a show. No matter how beautiful the paint is, if the panels don’t have a good fit and finish the overall appearance of the vehicle will be hurt. There are a couple quick ways we’ve found to accurately measure and set up your panel gaps. Below are our two favorites that are virtually free!
How to Tap Threads in Holes Correctly
Tapping Threads is as easy as it gets right, what could go wrong? We often see poor information spread around the web and simple tasks like tapping threads in a hole can be done incorrectly if you go about it wrong.
1K VS. 2K Coatings
There is often confusion and misuse of terms when it comes to describing automotive coatings. Not only do some people not know the difference between 1K and 2K paints, but some people confuse single stage paints and two stage paints with 1K and 2K. Here are some brief definitions that we hope will dispel the confusion.
How to Fit a Duraflex Body Kit
With the wide range of exterior modifications that can added to cars, Body kits have taken over the import market by force. Â That being said, tons of companies have jumped on board and have been producing fiberglass body pieces for many cars. The problem with these body kits is they […]
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.