For DIY automotive painters and professionals alike, are an occassional hurdle on the road to a flawless finish. Even if you lay down a flawless coat, other “nibs” like dirt, hair, and even insects often find their way onto a wet surface. However, with the right tools you can tackle […]
Who doesn’t love a good barn find? That term seems to be thrown around pretty loosely these days, but the allure of a true barn find is unearthing a rare, forgotten, totally unmodified classic that looks nearly turn-key ready under all that dust. A time capsule in waiting. The truth […]
When Ian from The Seek First Adventure started researching how to restore the aluminum exterior on his Airstream restoration project, he ended up purchasing Eastwood’s SCT (Surface Conditioning Tool).
HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF ON A BUDGET If you’re restoring a vehicle, a major milestone in the process is when you paint the vehicle. At that stage, although still far from finished, the project really starts to take shape. Depending on your skill level and ambition, you may wish […]
Designed in house by our R&D team the SCT will strip and remove paint, rust,fillers and more. With so many options for drums on our Contour SCT we figured it best to bring you this article to explain what can be done with each wheel. The finishing wheel which is […]
Here at Eastwood people often ask us what’s the best way to polish a car so we asked an expert who laid out two methods using our random orbital polisher. Depending on how much time you want to invest you can use a one-step process that will move swirls and scratches from the paint or you can opt for a more in-depth three-step process which will achieve an even more brilliant finish. Kevin is showing a three-step process in this article. If you want to see the one-step process you can view that tech article here: https://www.eastwood.com/garage/eastwood-chatter/one_step_paint_polish/
Here at Eastwood people often ask us what’s the best way to polish a car so we asked an expert who’s laid out two methods using a random orbital polisher depending on how much time you want to invest you can use the one-step process that will remove swirls and scratches from the paint or you can opt for a more in-depth three-step process which will achieve an even more brilliant finish
Nothing looks better than a piece of metal polished up to a mirror finish. It can be time consuming, but man does it look great on your vehicle! Polishing metal takes a lot of steps to get you that perfect surface finish. If you’re unsure what products to get to execute those steps we’ve put together the must-haves for polishing metal below. Let us know your favorite tricks of the trade in the comment below!
Buffing is just the process of smoothing the minor high and low spots on a surface until it is perfectly smooth. Typically it is done with fabric wheels and abrasive compounds of various types. You progressively move from a very aggressive, to a less aggressive compound, and matching wheel, until you polish your piece to a near mirror finish.
