With Mechanical Repairs off my list of things to do for a while due to ongoing problems with my back I thought I would do a tutorial on what I know about Re-Painting a car. No, I am not talking about getting a tin of Mission Brown Enamel and the widest brush you can find … Read moreHow To Re-Paint A Car – Part One – General Info
Today we are looking at what is involved in repairing rust with body filler. It is my opinion (hey, I’m a mere grease monkey and not a panel beater so please keep that in mind) that only the smallest rust affected areas should be repaired using this method. If you want a lasting repair or … Read moreHow To Paint A Car – Rust Repair With Body Filler
Finally! Part Two is here – The all important preparation. Between the camera taking an early holiday and my good ‘ole back injury flaring up again nothing much has been happening around here, and I apologize for that. Anyhoo, on with the show. Our ‘ guinea pig’ VN Commodore is for the most part a … Read moreHow To Repaint A Car – Part Two – Preparation
Our project VN Commodore is finally back in the garage and ready for some straightening and painting. Repairing Dents In this part I would like to talk about dent repairs. Our Commodore is reasonably straight with only a few ‘shopping trolley’ dents that need to be repaired, however the methods used here can also be … Read moreHow To Repaint A Car – Part Three – Dent Repair
As a bit of a follow-up to our Car Respray articles I have a couple tips that I think you will find helpful during the preparation process. Nothing ground-breaking, just a couple of things that I found made the job easier. If you have paid a visit to any of the Super Cheap stores lately you may have … Read moreHow To Paint A Car – Handy Preparation Tips