Every year I’m still amazed at how many hidden “gems” there are in the show. You could walk rows and rows of products, models and through thousands of people, and suddenly you turn a corner and there is a beautiful car tucked in a booth. It’s almost like a treasure […]
Tag: Paint
Slow, Medium, or Fast? Which Eastwood Urethane Paint Activator is Best?
Laying paint is a pretty simple idea when you think about it. You spray your desired color over something and let it dry and live happily ever after right? Well that may be true if you’re painting a dog house, mailbox, or fencepost! It takes a little more than that […]
John Findra: The “Anti”-Restorer!- Custom Built Model Cars
Auto enthusiast John Findra doesn’t work on real cars. He’s a model builder, and much of his business comes from customers who’d like custom model replicas of their favorite old cars. But for fun, he builds classic car models and then “un-restores” them! “Underhauling”, as opposed to overhauling. John says […]
Chopping the top on a 1950 Dodge Pick-up – Eastwood’s Project Pile House- Part 1
One of the next big projects planned for Project Pile House is performing a mild chop and smooth job on the cab and roof. We started the process in a previous post where we showed you How to Shave and Smooth Unneeded Holes in the bed and cab. Today we […]
Street Rodder Road Tour 1940 Ford Nearing Completion- reassembling a 1940 Ford
The last time we checked in with Street Rodder and Hollywood Hot Rods the paint on the body was still wet. Since then they’ve been busy getting the car ready for the first leg of the Street Rodder Road Tour and it’s unveiling this weekend. We got these sneak peeks […]
Street Rodder Road Tour 2012 Car in Paint
It seems like just yesterday we were visiting with the lads at Hollywood Hot Rods and the Street Rodder Road Tour 1940 Ford Project. We recently got some updates from Troy and the crew at Street Rodder Magazine and wanted to keep Eastwood fans up to speed. <img src="http://eastwoodgarage.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/DSC093452-e1334867029309.jpg" alt="" […]