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As a hobbiest, I started out with the flange and have done the backing strip. Both work well but the only down side for me is that if you need to hammer and dolly the seam the extra thick metal is...

I have had too many expensive tools returned in pieces or ruined. I no longer loan tools to anyone. I keep a supply of business card to the local tool rental shop and give them one when they want to...

Interesting! my son bought a 06 Saubaru a couple months ago from Carmax that that had a a been in an accident from a previous owner. Well someone opened a door on the front drivers fender over the...

Thanks, for the reply, actually I was talking about a super nova as in an exploding star

I want to airbrush a super nova on the hood of my Nova I am restoring. What paint do you use? It will be a BC/CC paint. I will be painting the car in the next few weeks. Do you use regular basecoat...

So us hobbiest will have to be trained and certified before we can even buy paint? How would a paint jobber keep up with it unless they require everyone to be certified? If I am not required to be...

I need a short lesson on posishing pads. I know a wool Pad is the fastest cutting but when it comes to foam pads I am a little confused. Some are white,some orange some black. Some are flat some are...

55 What is the ball park price for say a 60's/70's mid size care to get professionally done? I have done the stripping myself which is messy and time consuming. Just wondering the general price range...

I had to make a similar repair on several cars and based on my experience I think if you try to weld it you will just burn through and make bigger holes. The metal around the rust through will be...

I have a set of edge sinker and stretcher I bought years ago. I think I got them from Eastwood. They work on 16 gauge and thinner. I absolutely use them all the time. I have made sections of window...

I like the idea of using the flat clear. Thanks 55

I am painting the Dash, glovebox door and ashtray door in my Nova. The local Dupont dealer where I buy my paint recommended that I use G9900S black basecoat without a clear. I did that and it came...

It is the power or VA that is important. Volts x amps. 230volts x 30 amps is 6,900 volt amps or 6.9 KVA. If one goes down the other must go up. You use higher voltage to reduce the current. Current...

It is a Sata 2000 HVLP. I run it wide open. I think I just am moving it to fast and not getting it wet enough. It is the first time I have sprayed clear with a 1.3 tip. Do you guys run with the...

I bought the bumper cover direct from local Honda dealer and they had it in stock. I used Dupont base and Nason Clear and had the local jobber use a color spectrum camera and the factory paint code...

I was spraying Nason Clear 3:1 with a Sata 2000 with a 1.3 tip and I got a single large drip of clear from the tip while doing the roof. I am pretty sure the cap was tight. I like to leave it loose...

Painted a week ago with Nason Select clear, two coats, on a hot rainy day ( Used high temp activator). I got a lot of orange peal. I sanded it out with 1000, 2000 and buff. I am afraid the the clear...

I watched Roberts color sanding video and have read the board and I now don't know what is best to use. Robert uses a vacuum air sander with sand paper which has holes in it. Robert, what kind of...

I replaced the cover and the foam collision assorber foam. Please excuse the tree pollin all over the car. Total cost around $350
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Thanks, guys, you are the best

My paint jobber suggested using this to save $50 on a gallon rather than a custom mix to paint an entire car. I am use to mixing by ratio of say 3:1 or 4 to 1. On this it says use basemaker to reduce...

It is right in the center. $214 is the price from the local Honda dealer, who has it in stock, aftermarket is $147, I was shocked. I figure that it will probably for the time and material, it would...

I have a tear in the front bumper cover on 2007 Honda Accord. Some one with a trailer hitch backed into it. It is a big tear about 4 inches, no missing pieces. New cover is $214. Is it worth trying...

Now all you need is a 59 Impala and a 57 Ford to pull them with. Those boats are way too cool!!

This looks like it might work. What do you guys think?
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yes, I did, I normally do it that way anyway. I was concerned about getting a heavy or dry overlap area by spraying the front to the rear as far as I can reach and then moving a step farther back...

Thanks, you guys are the best. I never thought of doing the roof seperate. That is what I will do. I will mask just below the drip rail, base and clear the roof and then do the rest of the car the...

I getting ready to paint a Jeep Cherokee 4 door. I was wondering about the technique for spraying the roof. I have never sprayed a panel this large and do not want to get dry areas or get heavy...

I've had good luck with Dupont. I usually take a small Panel or the car and they shoot it with a color spectrum analyzer camera. That with the paint code and I get darn near perfect match everytime....

Thank, Len, I have an IR model 2475N7.5 compressor. It is 80 gal 2 stage and is rated at 24CMF up to 175PSI. My Sharpe sometimes has a little water in it, I would say a tablespoon when I drain it...

What is the next step to keeping clean dry air for painting. I have a sharp 660C that I bought fro Len several years ago. From my compressor I have a black iorn pipe that goes from the compressor up...

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HobbyAir with Hood I got from Len fixed my lens fogging issue. The only issue with the hood is that if try to lift off your head from the air pressure especially as you stoop down. Lowering the air...

The passenger side rearview mirrow glass is broken on a 98 Honda CRV. I can get the glass for $24 or the entire mirrow assembly for $154. I would like to replace only the glass. What is the procedure...

Thanks, I didn't know that. That would be a lot easier

What is the best way to put the chrome trim studs on the A piller ? the windshield frame had to be patched where it rusted it out. The stud gun head is to big to use in that it is a 90 degree angle....

Len I have had similar problems and I tack and then go to another area,and work back and forth. Do you cool the weld after each tack with a wet rag or water? I know that is how you normally srink...

I was told that with the bigger liner you will get inconsistant wire feed, especially if you don't keep the hose fairly straight. If it works go for it. I have two different Miller 185s. One is set...

With gas, I recommend .023 for sheetmetal, which means a new liner and tips. For thicker .030 with the liner it came with is about the best you can do with that welder. You can use .030 for...

Take it from one who has and is going through it. If your goal is to restore it the first tool to buy is a good digital camera and then document everything. Second, with a car with that much rust,...

I have never been a fan of painted bumpers on older cars, However chrome can be expensive. I talked to a local tripple plte chrome shop and they said it can be up to $500 per bumper!! He said there...

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Just a thought! I have had good luck by getting my paint store (Dupont /Nason)to read the paint with paint color analizer. That, with the original paint code, I have been really lucky at getting...

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If you don't have a paint booth and you start doing to many, someone may report you to the state environmentalist. I know of one case that happen locally. They nailed him for not having a business...

I just purchased and watched the Bob Wythe Video and have questions about final buffing. I assume the compound used in the video was Sure Finish and I want to try it. Do I need to use the sure finish...

I am talking about just some pitting on the back side of the sheetmetal. There are no rust throughs. I usually just check with an awl point and if it don't push through then I assume it is solid...

When doing rust repairs, is there a general rule of thumb for deciding when to replace sheet metal or just do a rust treatment. I have found with my limited experience as a hobist that when welding...

Just picked up a quart of Ful_fil. my paint guy said it was the same as slicksand I was going to give it a try on a test panel. It says it goes on bare metal and filler but not over etch primer....

Good information. Is having frame work done very expensive in a body shop? Will most shops do just frame work without doing the rest of the work. My son has a unibody 98 Cherokee that was hit before...