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Body Hammer Use, Shapes and Designs Explained
What the different shapes of Body Hammers are used for, the intended uses of each, as well as alternative uses for some of them. [More…]
Body Work
How To & DIY
How To Replace C10 Truck Inner & Outer Rocker Panels
Eastwood helps with rust repair needed on this Chevy C-10 restoration. The inner and outer rocker panels get replaced… [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Block Sand Body Panels + Tips & Tricks
Kevin Tetz shows you the difference between sanding and shaping, which grit of sandpaper to use, and how to use various sanding blocks… [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Get Perfect Panel Gaps in Doors, Fenders, Hood
TC Penick of Bay One Customs shows you his trick to get perfect panel gaps when building or restoring a car or truck. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Align Body Panels
Mark Ehlen, Car Craft — A paint job can be no better than the prep underneath it. Any flaw in the bodywork will only be magnified by the topcoat, so great pains should be taken to [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Lead a Body Panel with Gene Winfield
Legendary Gene Winfield stops by to give a lesson in the lost art of leading, where heated lead is used much like body filler to smooth and fill body panels. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Use Body Filler
When working with body filler, what ever tools you use, the trick is to not add the last “skim coat ” till you KNOW that it is all you need. Don’t try to block out that first coat, just use it as a base for the LAST skim coat. [More…]