Eastwood has been offering automotive restoration supplies and solutions since 1978 and one if you’ve been getting our catalog for a number of years you’ve seen our Tin Zinc Plating kit. This is one of those products and we get questions about but really doesn’t get shown in use or what it does very often. It’s a pretty simple kit but it can give some really great results if you take the time to set it all up.
Tag: Restoration
When and Where to Use Different Body Fillers
One of the most difficult things of any project is figuring out what products to use for each step or type of repair or auto body job. Eastwood has designed a family of polyester filler products that will work with any substrate for whatever type of project you can dream […]
Is Powder Coating Flexible?
A problem when painting parts that may flex is the possibility of the paint cracking over time. In the auto body industry flex agents have been added to paints and clear coats to help them flex with a part and reduce cracking. Powder coating is a much more durable coating than liquid paints. In fact it has two-three times the impact resistance and is preferred for parts that are exposed to extreme conditions.
How Does Rust Spread?
In the automotive restoration world we refer to rust like it is a “cancer” or infection that spreads in metal. So we often get questions on how and why rust spreads. Rust is iron oxidization that occurs when bare metal that contains iron is exposed to moisture and oxygen. As a rule of thumb, if oxygen and water/moisture can’t get to the surface it is safe from rust.
How to Use Tin Snips
Today’s tech tip for you is on how to use aviation or “tin snips” properly. Aviation snips are made for cutting sheet metal with accuracy and ease and have been around for many years. There are many different jaws and types of cutting surfaces on tin snips but they all basically work the same. Today Mike Phillips from Phillips Hot Rods and Custom shows the differences in tin snips.
How to Get Perfect Body Panel Gaps
Today we want to talk to you about one of the most critical things you can do during restoration; body panel gaps. What you want to do is assure that you have even gaps going around your hood deck lid doors most importantly you want to make sure that during reassembly you’re not chipping fresh paint.
How to Get Perfect Body Panel Gaps
Today we want to talk to you about one of the most critical things you can do during restoration; body panel gaps. What you want to do is assure that you have even gaps going around your hood deck lid doors most importantly you want to make sure that during reassembly you’re not chipping fresh paint.
How to Make Perfect Rosette or Spot Welds with your MIG Welder
The terms “Spot welds” and “Rosette welds” are often interchanged in the DIY automotive world but they are two different things. A true spot weld is when two panels are pinched together and joined through an electrical current to fuse them together. A rosette or plug weld is when you […]
Top 5 Best Tools to Have in Your Garage
We live by a certain saying around Eastwood and that is “You can Never Have Too Many Tools”. It’s true, we’re always looking for new tools to make a job and our lives easier. We’ve done a pretty good job over the years of putting together an impressive catalog of unique tools that will make your friends jealous. I decided to go through our long list of tools and give you my top 10 must-have tools that you need in your garage or your tool box.