How To Find Your Car's Paint Code
Courtesy Parts provides illustrations and two areas where to locate the three character paint code to determine the correct exterior color on your vehicle when it was first applied in the factory. |
How To Repair Scratches and Paint Chips
AutosWalk.com provides a step-by-step procedure to touchup paint on a car in order to fix a chip or scratch. They give a suggestion on which area to practice on before repairing chips in a noticeable place. |
How To Stop and Prevent Rust
Zealand Publishing House explains how to cheaply treat an existing rusted body panel or exterior crevice to prevent rust from spreading. They also cover welding in new steel for a panel repair versus using a filler. |
How To Repair Quarter-Panel Rot
CarCraft.com has a pictorial article describing how to fix mild quarter rot the easy way. It shows how to remove the rusted areas, weld, grind, fill-in and smooth out the repaired area. |
How To Properly Repair Paint Chips
Car Care Specialties explains the items you will need and how to use each one in order to fix a car that has a paint chip or scratch. They have a tip for applying wax too. |
How To Restore an Antique or Classic Car
Popular Mechanics takes you step-by-step through the restoration of a 1967 Chevy Camaro convertible, but mentions that everything shown can be applied to restoring any old car, from a Model T to a Lamborghini. |
How To Replace a Car's Fender
CarCraft.com has an article with photographs by John Kiewicz that gives the basics on replacing a car's fender and provides a few auto body tricks of the trade when doing a replacement. |
How To Care for Your Car's Body
Samarins.com provides you with tips for taking care of your car's body, with washing, polish and waxing, removing stone chips, deep and minor scratches, marks by objects and rust-proofing. |
How To Paint a Car
Merkurencyclopedia.com has an article by Richard Curtis giving you the basics about degreasing, sanding, applying body filler, applying the coating and maintaining the equipment. |
How To Paint
The Thomas Projects has an article giving a personal experience of what he went through to paint his own car. He wrote this for a couple guys, however, he's sharing his experience with all of us. |
How To Fill Trim Holes
An article on CarCraft.com by Steve Dulcich explains extensively, along with plenty of photos, how to patch trim holes with a lead filler. Plus, learn how to form the inner body surface perfectly. |
How To Repair Rust Holes
87accordlxi.com gives step-by-step instructions for repairing a rust hole in an automobile's body. From cutting away the corroded area to sanding and preparing the body for primer and paint. |
How To Choose a Good Body Shop
CarRepairByZip.com provides an article along with a list of what you should look for in a auto body repair shop and how your automobile should be prepared before being painted. |
How To Fix Minor Body Damage
PageWise, Inc. offers an article that explains how you can fix a vehicle's minor body damage, such as small, medium to large dents, dimples, and dings. Also explains what tools to use. |
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