The winter holiday season can be a tough time to pull away from family to work on personal projects. Unless, that is, your project lives at work. When the normal workflow falls apart with everyone’s vacation schedule, there’s usually a little spare time to sneak away to the shop. I […]
Whether you’re welding, painting, or powder coating metal, proper surface preparation is a common oversight. To ensure either clean welds or strong finish adhesion on all kinds of metal, an acid etching solution is a critical step in the prep process. Eastwood’s Fast Etch is the go-to product for most […]
Tackling a vehicle restoration in your home garage is as much about enjoying the journey as it is the final product. Nevertheless, without the right tools and equipment, that enjoyment can quickly turn to frustration and setbacks. Of all the things that can improve your odds, a properly installed compressed […]
Media blasting is one of the most effective ways to remove old paint and rust from automotive surfaces. In almost no time it can strip away unwanted finishes, dirt, and corrosion, revealing the bare metal underneath. This is a crucial step in automotive restoration as it provides a clean surface […]
With being in the automotive world one thing is for certain… Cars rust. Some rust more quickly, some rust slowly, but all in all you always have components on your car that are made up of some sort of steel that rusts and gives up over a certain period of […]
The Ultimate Way to Prep Parts If you’re gonna prep a part for paint or powder you’re going to want something that’s efficient so you aren’t sitting there all day working. If you want something that’s going to be effective, removing a 100% of all your coatings, corrosion and contaminants […]
Top 10 Questions that Arise During the Powder Coating Process To achieve that professional grade finish on powder coating to most people may seem out of reach or not possible without thousands of dollars in equipment and tons of knowledge. Eastwood takes care of the money side by offering affordable […]
When it comes to stripping a vehicle of all its paint there are only a couple options. Today I want to cover the two most popular ways to knock this job out of the park […]
If you need to blast some parts larger than a blast cabinet odds are you have looked at a pressure blaster. We have a selection of blasters for each need to ensure we have you covered. Now there are two types we offer, abrasive and soda. Let’s start first by […]
