Over the years, we’ve had a variety of unique projects roll through the Eastwood garage. Matt Murray gave us the Pilehouse pickup and Cushman scooter custom projects. And who can forget the Fox-body Mustang LX? More recently J.D. kicked off the CB750 café racer build, while our R&D manager Mark […]
Tag: Painting
Prototype to Production – The Eastwood QST 30/60 Scroll Air Compressor
Have you ever wondered how Eastwood develops some of its most innovative signature products? In this series – Prototype to Production – we’re opening up the doors to our R&D department to reveal their backstories, from first inspiration to final production. In this installment, our R&D manager Mark shares the […]
How to Paint a Car at Home – A Step-by-Step Guide
“What exactly do I need to know before I can paint my car at home?” We’ve distilled the process down into an easy-to-read quick reference guide to help you out.
Samcrac Uses the Eastwood Concours Pro HVLP Paint Gun to Paint a Ferrari Hood
Watch as Samcrac sprays color and clear on the hood of a Ferrari using Eastwood’s Concours Pro HVLP Paint Gun.
A Beginner’s Guide to Automotive Primers
A lot of people doing their first at-home paint job hit their first stumbling block when it comes to buying primer, so we’ve put together this quick guide to help answer the most common questions.
Project Internet Café – Episode 5: Fabricating a Custom Rear Cowl
In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, JD fabricates the signature café racer detail, the rear cowl, from scratch using new sheet metal and a slip roller.
Eastwood Pre Green Painting Prep: The New Cowboy In Town.
The good, Eastwood Pre Painting Prep and Eastwood Pre LOW VOC are two of my favorite products. The secret sauce in this stuff works great for cleaning (pretty much) anything around the shop. Pre is perfect for oils, dirt, fingerprints, grease, silicone, waxes, polishing compounds, salts, soluble oils, cutting fluid, […]
The Differences Between Acrylic Enamel and Urethane Auto Paints
Automotive painting has really jumped leaps and bounds over the years. The early days of automobiles they were treated more like a horse and buggy or carriage and many parts were hand painted with a brush. While Ford was the first to really begin mass produce automobiles on an assembly […]
Can You Paint Over Self Etching Primer?
It’s no secret that self etching primer is one of the best options for sealing up metal and keeping a barrier between bare metal and the moisture that tries to rust the metal! Self Etching Primer also gets a bad rap sometimes because it is particular about what coatings it […]