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Welcome back everyone! This month we’re finally getting down to the actual paint process. I know there’s much preparation, but if “80% of success is showing up” as Woody Allen stated and you want a paint job you can be proud of, it’s important to take each step and do the best you can. Paint…

Hey all, welcome back to our “Creating The Perfect Paint Job” series. As promised, this month is all about the paint prep and masking. As all the hard work has been done, I always look at this step as a form of meditation. I usually take a few moments while I’m prepping to visualize the…

Howdy folks, if you’ve gotten this far in our “Creating the Perfect Paint Job” series, you’ll know that this month we’re going to dive into one of the most important aspects of this series which is Blocking. If not and you’re just getting started you may want to retrace your steps back to our first…

Hey there everybody, so here it is: this month is Part B of Step Four in our “Creating The Perfect Paint Job” series. Coincidentally, the “B” in this part, also stands for body work, which is what we’ll be taking a look at in this post. Purchasing Supplies If you’ve been around cars at all,…

This next step in our “Creating the Perfect Paint Job” series is all about elbow grease and is the most labor intensive phase of the process as it Because of that we’re going to break this step down into two parts: Part A, will have to do with the paint removal and our next post, Part…

Step Three: Body Alignment Happy New Year everyone! In this month’s edition in our nine-part series, Creating The Perfect Paint Job, we’re going to take a look at Step Three: Body Alignment, which is almost always done at the end of the assembly phase and if done improperly can result in doing work twice or even…

This month we’re going to explore Step Two in our Creating The Perfect Paint Job series: The Tear Down. Now that you’ve got a solid vision in of the final product planted firmly in mind, it’s time to get to work with stripping down the car. This step is going to play a vital role in the…

This month we’re going to dive into the first post in a nine part series about Creating The Perfect Paint Job. Perhaps the most difficult part of any classic car restoration is determining what route to go with the paint. Visualize The Perfect Paint Job for Your Classic Car The first step is to visualize the final…

Over the years I’ve received an overwhelming number of requests from DIY paint enthusiasts asking what it really takes to a classic car from a rusty “barn find” to a perfect paint job. That said, I’m going to launch right into the subject, focusing entirely on the technique as opposed to what particular products to…

This month we’re gonna’ get down and dirty and talk about a recent trend that’s become all the rage among classic car enthusiasts. That is the practice of “flipping classic cars”,  the ins and outs, the pitfalls, etc. How To Get Started Flipping Classic Cars Over the years so many people have asked me about…