Shopping for a paint perfectionist? A devotee of detailing? Check out this gift guide packed with the latest products to help achieve maximum results on whatever they drive. UNDER $25 Large, Super-soft Premium Drying Towel This huge, extra-soft drying towel measures a full 24” x 36” to soak up large […]
Matching paint can be difficult when doing auto repair or even when spraying a fresh paint job. There’s many reasons why your paint might not match between two body panels. We list our top reasons below.
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.
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.
The classic vehicle hobby is booming and more and more people are looking to own and drive a classic vehicle.
There are a lot of products on the market to clean your compressed air with filter options ranging from a couple bucks all the way up to a couple hundred dollars.
There isn’t much more heart breaking than preparing an item for paint and taking all of the necessary steps to clean, prep, and spray your project and a paint issue comes up after the paint has laid or dried. Like most problems in the world you can potentially solve or prevent them if you educate yourself to what causes the problem. Below we cover some potential causes and precautions to fisheyes in paint.
In today’s world of infomercial gadgets and get-rich-quick Shark Tank product ideas one can become a little skeptical of buzzword products. In the cleaning world; specifically auto detailing Micro Fiber rags, towels, and other cleaning products may seem a bit gimmicky. Sure you can use you favorite old band shirt that doesn’t fit you anymore or a paper towel, but there’s real science to why a microfiber rag may be better for cleaning your pride and joy vehicle. Read below as we detail what makes microfiber towels so much better.
Here at Eastwood people often ask us what’s the best way to polish a car so we asked an expert who laid out two methods using our random orbital polisher. Depending on how much time you want to invest you can use a one-step process that will move swirls and scratches from the paint or you can opt for a more in-depth three-step process which will achieve an even more brilliant finish. Kevin is showing a three-step process in this article. If you want to see the one-step process you can view that tech article here: https://www.eastwood.com/garage/eastwood-chatter/one_step_paint_polish/
