Auto Restoration 101

As soon as we could we prepped the outer body panels on the Mercury and sprayed them with some epoxy primer. We used a 3M Clean & Strip disc and went over the quarter panels and the tail panel. They were already starting to rust just from sitting over the weekend. We also sprayed epoxy [...]

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Hirsch Automotive enigine enamels work great and look great also. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a high quality engine paint. They claim that over 50% of high scoring cars at leading car shows are using Hirsch engine paint. You can purchase their paint in aerosol cans or in [...]

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This was about 2 years ago……A friend handed me this pack of sanding blocks that he had just got at the SEMA show. I looked at them and thought “yeah, right…. like I would use these funny looking things on anything” and said “thanks” and then we went on about some car [...]

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Well, I hate to tell you this…….but really there is no easy way. No matter what you use it’s still a lot of hard work.
I have yet to try Eastwoods “Under Gone”. Their website says it is for undercoating that can be imprinted with a thumbnail. It comes in an aerosol can, it’s [...]

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Frame webbing is a tough woven cloth that is widely used in between the frames and the bodies to eliminate squeaks and rattles. It is oil soaked so that it doesn’t absorb moisture and rot. It can also be used in between fenders and inner fenders, between fenders and grilles and so [...]

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A lot of the older cars had a “U” shaped rubber seal that went around the edge of the rear window and quarter glass. When the interior garnish molding was installed it applied enough pressure so that the rubber seal pressed up against the window opening in the body to keep the water out. At [...]

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