Body Work tips

Beads made easier

by Tyler Krause February 01, 2018

Getting beads and body lines dialed in with body work is almost always a pretty big challenge. It is difficult to keep the shape constant, they ar...

Proper Prep

by Tyler Krause January 31, 2018

These are the couple of things I like to prep metal with prior to body filler. For context, this is assuming that the project is already in bare m...

Deceiving Scratches

by Tyler Krause January 25, 2018

Something to be aware of are some deceiving scratches that happen from blocking filler with 40 grit. Before moving on with either spreading more ...

Filling pin holes

by Tyler Krause January 11, 2018

The final step before polyester primer is to fill pin holes in the body work. At this point, all the filler should be thoroughly sanded with 150 o...

The Key to a Straight Car

by Tyler Krause January 04, 2018

The best is being able to sight down a car, and it's perfectly straight, and you can't even tell where any of the panels start and stop; it's just ...

Paying Attention

by Tyler Krause January 03, 2018

It's a new year, I'll start with the basics. Something I've been noticing more and more, is that there isn't always a 'trick' to doing something. ...

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Big Skims

by Tyler Krause December 18, 2017

The reality is that most every car gets skimmed with filler. The goal is to get them as straight as possible, and that's the only way (in the rea...

Sanding Filler

by Tyler Krause December 14, 2017

Body filler has a perfect time to be 'roughed in'. Wait too long: the filler takes too long to sand, and because it's too difficult to sand, it...

Products

by Tyler Krause December 05, 2017

It is sometimes hard to find products that work great. Although I haven't tried them all, here are the ones that I've had some luck with lately. F...

Polyester vs. Bare Metal

by Tyler Krause December 02, 2017

Can polyester primer be used directly on bare metal? Most tech sheets say yes. I think they are wrong. Yes, polyester might have some ability to ...

Do Good

by Tyler Krause December 01, 2017

There's one thing that's far more important than any tip or any piece of tactical advice that I, or anyone else, could give. That one thing is how...

Body Lines.

by Tyler Krause November 30, 2017

Ok, this doesn't make body lines easier, but it does help. It's always hard to see if lines are actually straight while doing body work. If you u...