We recently shot a video in which one of our product mangers repainted the rear bumper of his car to test a new single-stage finish. One of the comments from that story asked why we hadn’t used a flex agent on that flexible plastic part. And the short answer was, “It wasn’t really necessary.” This […]
Prototype to Product – Eastwood’s Optiflow Roll-on Primer
For do-it-yourself restoration enthusiasts, one of the biggest challenges is priming and painting a car in a home garage or workshop, especially over the course of a long project. To help ensure dependable sealing and corrosion protection during a drawn-out project, Eastwood developed a roll-on primer system that doesn’t require a spray booth or expensive […]
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 8: Dissolving Surface Rust After the Florida Move
After Mark moved the Trans Am project to Florida, some surface rust appeared where there was bare metal. In this update, he shows us how he quickly and easily dissolved the surface rust using acid-based Fast Etch and After Weld, followed by a quick D/A sanding before sealing the bare body shell in Eastwood’s Optiflow […]
Restoring the Original Front Subframe – The Garage™
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark addresses the integrity of the front subframe by removing it from the body and stripping it down to bare metal. This requires cleaning and degreasing, followed by a combination of wire brushes, abrasive discs, and media blasting to remove all the old paint and rust. While […]