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You might want to do some test panels to see if the red shade of ppg is what you want. The red oxide that GM used had much more brown tint than DPLF has.

How can you say that Tim, Phil is the only one here that I know.

Just a thought here Len, since Phil has a lot of experience is it possible that you and the other experts could all be wrong about this and Phil is right?:yikes

Brian I think the difference on these two welds is not the gap, but the heat. You can heat metal slowly to several hundred degrees and cool it at the same rate as heating and there will be no...

This seems interesting to me, having been involved in the shipping business at one time, if you think about it, how far does the carrier have to go to make the car secure enough for transportation?...

The quality that I speak of came much later than the cars you are referring to. As I said, I don't know about the quality of the foreign cars back then, there were very few in my part of the country.

Now Tim just because you have never been able to change my mind on anything, doesn't mean its the same for everyone.

Ah, the joy of maintenance

Yes, I have seen some youtube stuff on...

Well I started driving in the early 60s and that is why I like original cars so I can change plugs and points and adjust the carb, then trouble shoot all the other problems. Wouldn't be fun or...

To be honest, I agree with a lot of what you say but this statement is way out in left field. It applies to all the cars that we cherish so much from only a few years ago all the way back to the...

Just pick up a copy of the Old Cars Report Price Guide
What you paid for the vehicle is none of the insurance companies business.

Condition #5 Restorable: Needs complete restoration but isn'...

I don't know anything about whats allowed in California, but this table seems to say that DX 520 is allowed.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/101640523/Sheet1---PPG-Industries

The wire wheel polished the rust

Seems like a lot of mental anguish over nothing here. I don't think anyone said that the Wizards company is new, they just have a new product.
These are testimonials from their web site.

"I have...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7hsWIsedA

https://buyat.ppg.com/refinishProductCatalog/ViewProductListing.aspx?BrandID=5d7b4ed7-f83a-4469-b68c-04551702a5df

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Len, did you mean that it is rocket science?

Agreed, it was just a comment about the accuracy. Just something some people may not know.
Another thing is its limitation, if I remember correctly it goes to about 14 mils, and that is a...

That particular mil gauge is nice to have, as long as you don't try and take its accuracy to the bank. It can be 2 or 3 mils off when checked with a calibrated
digital touch gauge, which measures to...

Is this the one you mean Brian? I always considered that to be the cheaper one, it doesn't seem to grip as well.

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx119/from7/ebay%20items/b42b116c.jpg

That works great Brian, but I have two hooks in all the time. The bottom wire can be used during painting to hold the part steady and also to move it slightly for better angle. I'm always amazed at...

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http://www.quincycompressor.com/True_Cost_of_Ownership.pdf

Dennis, how you ever used or seen anyone use a maxi puller? I saw one posted somewhere last year and thought it was too expensive for me, but it seems to me that someone doing collsion work everyday,...

The much bigger foot print and the ease of turning it for hammer access to the crowns makes this a very nice tool. IMO

http://www.eastwood.com/shoot-suit-welded-stud-puller.html

Len, the guy is from India so there is no confusing him with someone else, and he said just about what you just said. Its just a matter of explaining what is meant by loose rust. What I said in that...

I used Por 15 about twenty years ago as a test on a trailer hitch, and covered it with emron. It lasted a couple years and failed. I am trying eastwoods encapslator now on a safe area ---not much of...

Len, I have been using SPI epoxy, just have to neutralize first. I talked with the picklex guy today on the phone. He said he is the engineer, but he may be the whole company except shipping---not...

I was replying to your quote that said acid, before you added etch after it. Play nice, you said we were friends.

Acid can be used, as long as its neutralized, and if 2go could remember it all Barry probably said that the metal should be DAed with 80 grit before applying epoxy.

SPI Precautions:
NEVER use SPI...

You got that right. I took advanced training in the military there in the summer time, whew.

You made a fine purchase at that garage sale Brian, that is just as good as a new one. I don't really see how this punch could wear out with proper use and care.
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As long as the wheel is perfectly round, its fine.

I have called the tech lines several times, and I have had talked to some good techs, but the kind of off the wall questions that I ask sometimes sends them running for someone else to answer the...

Well said, when working for someone else we can't always do it the way we want to. That tool should do the work in a lot more controlled manor than the slide hammer.

I'm truly sorry Jay, I meant no harm. I guess my approach needs some work.
I am working on it, thats why I say that I'm giving an opinion based on research, but I should be working more on the car,...

Like I said I could be wrong.
There is no substitute for experience, and you have demonstrated that you have plenty of it.

Len, that is exactly what I was getting at, but I guess I didn't express myself well enough. The only difference is I find the T handle and my hand around it in the way and hard to get around without...

I agree with style, it might be OK for rough work, but not if you want to get it real straight. Its almost like you could think of the black foot as the hammer and the pin as the dolly pushing up,...

The step bit set that I have only has 32s just like the hole punch, so after the step bit hole is drilled the same size as the plug, then I use a twist bit to make it 1/64 larger. Those holes are...

Jason you have been using the products and talking to the suppliers and reading tech sheets a long time, and what I say is not from that kind of experience, its just from research and I could very...

Here is what I use the Whitney hole punch for. I got this tip from Ron Covell, well known welder, teacher, seminar guest.

I used it for some trim holes that I wanted to fill, most were just over...

The Jr goes from 3/32 to 9/32
and the XX also has 9/32 and goes up to 17/32
All the dies are in 32s

From what I have learned about it, PPG and probably others recommend a metal prep (zink phosphate) before appling primer. SPI and probably others put the zink phosphate in their epoxy. It just...

The reason for it working good for welding is the phosphoric acid in it, which ospho also has. I have been checking up on ospho today, and its just like picklex 20, it does everything that you have...

I have made modifications like that to some tools and it worked good, but what you have to watch out for is that you are using them much more than I ever would. So if you weaken it, it may fail, so...

I would also suggest bonding adhesive, but not welding. Its not recommended to weld within 2 inches of the adhesive after it dries. And only resistance spot welding while it is wet. 350 degree heat...

This is the one I have, it has depth gage

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I have the Jr and the larger size. They work great, high quality precision product, built to last. I use the hole plug for filling small holes, instead of building up a big glob of weld bead which is...

I have just enough information to make me dangerous, so its a lot easier for me to think of it as light and heavy---it sure feels like it in the summer. But thank you for clarifying that.

Len touched on something very important, and that is air temperature.
When the outside air temperature is cold, then there won't be much moisture in the air, even though the humidity is high,...