Various articles relating to autobody repair and refinish.
Aerosol spray cans are a convenient and cost-effective option for painting a car, and with the right products, you can achieve a professional-quality finish. 2K spray cans from Spraymax are a great choice, as they work by utilizing a two-component system that includes a hardener, just like a professional paint shop. One important product to…
Polishing headlights is a fairly simple task that is similar to polishing clearcoat. The products used in this video are from 3M however any compatible system will work as well. Check out these headlight restoration kits:
The Products used in this Video are3M Rubbing / Cutting Compound (step 1 on white pad)3M Swirl Mark Remover (step 2 on black pad)3M Ultrafina (step 3 on blue pad)This a how to on polishing a black car can be applied to any color. This is a thorough polishing job that is most noticeable on a…
Tinting metallic paint follows the same general principles as tinting a solid color, however there are 2 dimensions you have to worry about versus 1 with solids colors. You have the color face and pitch. The face of the color is what you see looking straight at the vehicle, the pitch is what you observe…
Tinting Color is always my least favorite option when trying to match a color but sometimes it is completely unavoidable. When a variant is not on the same page as your car an adjustment is required, here we are dealing only with solid colors here. So its a good thing to first know…
The 3M accuspray which was originally released as a primer gun with a 1.8 disposable tip will be finding new use as the gun that will do it all. 3M will soon be releasing 1.4 and 1.3 tips for this gun to be used to spray sealers, paint and clear coat. At the time of…
Spraying clearcoat is an art in itself, for the most part, spraying experience is the best way to learn this skill. However, having an understanding of what it does and establishing good routines will go a long way in how your paint job holds up. So first off let’s have a look at what clearcoat…
How to repair car fiberglass What we have here is some sort of race car part for on of our customers, we have repaired various part of it before, the nosecone was most recently documented in the forum. Repairing car fiberglass is pretty well the same as anything else, car fiberglass is glass fibers…
Since I am still awaiting information on the tests I need to prepare for from the college, I’ve just been flipping through and starting with what sparks my interest. One of the first things was working with body fillers. This is something I already have experience with and I am curious to see some…
Paint Preperation At this point you should have any dents on the panel filled. If you have any scratches or chips that need to be repaired, you can do that by feathering them out using a block with 180-320. You can use a DA sander but they will not get the feathering tapered as…