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[ATTACH] This is a 28-day salt fog test. I used the Bondo brand body filler on bare metal , over epoxy zinc phosphate primer , and the aluminum...
[ATTACH] I brought this poor thing home yesterday. I wish I was much younger. Poor things been laying behind the used car lot for years. They...
It seems there's now a paint resin shortage. Talked to a couple of companies and it's the same story. Some companies are waiting for June 1st to...
I had to park a car outside for a week and apparently the rain got in and it really reeks of mildew. I went to the hardware store and bought some...
I've lived in the same town for 35 years. There were two ways to get to Mom's house. The back way was all S turns AND a pain in the ass if you got...
My thoughts and prayers to our brothers and sisters in Texas and Oklahoma, and other regions affected by this unseasonable weather. On The news I...
Do you have tools in your shop that you don't know where they came from ? I have tools in my shop that I have no clue how the hell they got there....
I will be doing some testing with different coatings to see which ones would be the most resistant to brake fluid and battery acid.. I know that...
Over the past few months I've been doing salt fog testing with hopes of combating salt corrosion.. I spoke to a number of industry experts and lab...
I've been watching a TV series with some great cars of the fifties and sixties. It's called Crime stories with Dennis Farina it is a real hoot. It...
I taught my daughter how to drive. I bought her red Firebird and she blew the engine. So I put in a V eight. This is where things I think went...
My mentor was Frank Kennedy he was a renowned metal man here in North Jersey. He was my father's age and took care of me like a son. I met him...
Just saw my old car for sale. Its still in New Jersey and the price is 30,000. I painted this car in 1985 after doing all the pick and file...
Just a couple of thoughts on liquid rust remover. If it's wet it's working. Spray the piece down place a paper towel over it and then spray it...
A lot of us are no spring chickens. Ever wonder where your car might possibly wind up 10 years from now or 20?.May be on the HAMB under sitting...
Been driving the 55 every day all summer now. I put new springs all way around last year. It seems lately that has a much softer ride. Could it be...
As some of you know Eastwood knocked off our rust encapsulater. In April a video was posted on YouTube. The title was POR 15 – KBS – Chassis saver...
I think I'm losing it. In another forum advised the guy that was okay to put a zinc phosphate epoxy primer over flash rusting. Looking for some...
What point did sheet metal becomes so thin? Was it the early 50s anybody still doing it?
My three-year-old interstate battery passed away yesterday in my back hoe. At $196 it was like a death in the family. It was so dead the test...
Never liked the the the front of the Avanti So I thought I would change it Should I change it back or just leave it or just leave it
Going out for the Sunday rides really sucks. Every two minutes I have somebody cut me off or tailgating the crap out of me I spent a whole year...
I've been working on Avanti's 30 years. In that time I have screwed up every Fiberglass hood I've touched because it curves in 2 different...
I finally got around to coating an old manifold and polishing it with gasoline and a copper brush. I couldn't find copper so I use the brass...
When I first started my business I started selling ceramic coating. I did not know a hell of a lot about this stuff. I set up in Zephyrhills...
Imitation is the sincerest form of flatery.Got a call 6 months ago from one of their employees for a can of my silver rust sealer He used his name...
I have a 70 Avanti absolutely no hood clearance Holly carburetor, Edelbrock manifold carburetor, just tuned, timings right, 6 pounds fuel pressure...
Hi, my name's Pat and I'm working on a '55 Chevy. It's a real rust bucket. I also have an Avanti with four headlights. I'm 66 years old and I...
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