Body Work tips

Dry time

by Tyler Krause April 18, 2018

Body filler of any kind needs to be fully dry for it to be fully adhered to whatever substrate it is on. This means that if you are sanding it whil...

The key steps

by Tyler Krause April 06, 2018

This is a reference of all the key steps involved in doing high quality body work and paint. There won't be much detail; that's what all the other...

Two things about Polyester

by Tyler Krause April 02, 2018

There's a lot to know about polyester primer, but two important ones are this: The first coat should be barely medium, not wet. Also, not dry. ...

Concave radiuses

by Tyler Krause March 31, 2018

In another recent post, I had a video of using a piece of spring steel as a spreader to fill a radius. This is an extension of that. There are a ...

Cutting gaps

by Tyler Krause March 29, 2018

While you are doing the body work, don't worry about the gaps until last. I usually let the filler bridge over the gaps. This makes blocking from ...

Spreading filler in Curves

by Tyler Krause March 24, 2018

Spreading body filler in curves and other similar odd shapes doesn't have to be such a challenge. Here is a great tip to make it much easier, and ...

I want your Questions!

by Tyler Krause February 21, 2018

The whole goal of True Blox is to actually help improve people's work as much as possible. This means that along with having the correct sanding b...

A quick tip for great gaps

by Tyler Krause February 13, 2018

One thing is for sure. Panel gaps are very important, and are one thing that can be a deciding factor if a finished vehicle is good or exceptional...

A block sanding Video

by Tyler Krause February 10, 2018

There are a few things to notice in this video. I start sanding with 40 grit. At 3:15 in the video is when I switched to 80 grit. Notice how oft...

Spreading Body Filler

by Tyler Krause February 10, 2018

Here is a video of spreading body filler. There are a few things to notice in it. The first, is that I am spreading the filler over 80 grit. ...

Spraying Primer

by Tyler Krause February 07, 2018

As with most things, the quality and longevity of great results can be effected quite a bit just by how some of the simpler and overlooked things ...

Is there a place for 40 grit?

by Tyler Krause February 06, 2018

With body work, some of the simplest things can make the biggest difference. One of these is the use of 40 grit. While yes, it does have an import...