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Powder Coating Adhesion Trouble Shooting

What to do when Powder Won’t Stick to a Part Not much more can be more frustrating than ha…

How Do I tell If A Part Is Clean Enough To Powder Coat

Cleaning Metal Before Powder Coating One of the most important steps of the powder coating…

Powder Coating Powder Storage

Tips when Storing Powder It isn’t uncommon for us to see a customer buy an “inventory” of…

When to Change Powder Coating Gun Settings

Proper Powder Coating Gun Settings Matter When researching how to set up an HVLP paint gun…

10 Tricks to remove that Stuck, Seized, or Stripped Bolt/Nut
10 Tricks to remove that Stuck, Seized, or Stripped Bolt/Nut
One of the biggest frustrations when disassembling a vehicle for restoration, or even rep...
Plasti Dip® FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions About Dipping Cars
Plasti Dip® FAQ’s – Frequently Asked Questions About Dipping Cars
Plasti Dip® is a flexible, rubber coating that was originally used for dipping tool handle...
How to Repair Clearcoat Defects
How to Repair Clearcoat Defects
Since the 1980s the automotive manufacturers have been painting cars with two stage, base...
Buyers Guide: When to Use Rust Encapsulator VS. Rust Converter
Buyers Guide: When to Use Rust Encapsulator VS. Rust Converter
Our tech team answers a lot of technical calls and emails each day, and there are a lot of...
How to Prep Metal For Welding - Quick Tip
How to Prep Metal For Welding – Quick Tip
DIRTY WELDS ARE NEVER STRONG, CLEAN YOUR METAL BEFORE WELDING The key to any good weld is...
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
After you've been building and modifying cars for a while there's some things that you bec...
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
In this part of the country (Mid-Atlantic) cars, wheels especially take a beating during t...
How to make a Body Panel From Scratch- Rear Quarter Panel Fabrication
How to make a Body Panel From Scratch- Rear Quarter Panel Fabrication
If you want to get better at anything you need to practice and push yourself to try things...
How to Prep Metal For Welding - Quick Tip
How to Prep Metal For Welding – Quick Tip
DIRTY WELDS ARE NEVER STRONG, CLEAN YOUR METAL BEFORE WELDING The key to any good weld is...
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
In this part of the country (Mid-Atlantic) cars, wheels especially take a beating during t...
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
After you've been building and modifying cars for a while there's some things that you bec...
How-To Repair a Damaged or Rusted Exhaust System
How-To Repair a Damaged or Rusted Exhaust System
Unless your car has a factory stainless steel exhaust tubing it is only a matter of ti...
How to Prep Metal For Welding - Quick Tip
How to Prep Metal For Welding – Quick Tip
DIRTY WELDS ARE NEVER STRONG, CLEAN YOUR METAL BEFORE WELDING The key to any good weld is...
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
Ditch Those Leaky Header Joints
After you've been building and modifying cars for a while there's some things that you bec...
How to make a Body Panel From Scratch- Rear Quarter Panel Fabrication
How to make a Body Panel From Scratch- Rear Quarter Panel Fabrication
If you want to get better at anything you need to practice and push yourself to try things...
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
How to repair a damaged Aluminum Alloy Wheel
In this part of the country (Mid-Atlantic) cars, wheels especially take a beating during t...
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