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    Safe New Year

    With a new year just getting started I figured I would ask those that work in their shops especially those where it gets cold outside and you have to have the heat on to get the temps up. It really doesn't matter how you heat your shop/working area but especially those that have and use a...
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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas everyone. I hope Santa is good you all. Be safe any enjoy the family.
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    Wishing all the best to Rusty428 and others

    Rusty and others in the path of the monster storm I hope you buckle down and stay safe.
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    Mill readings

    It's been awhile since I followed the mill readings of paint thickness. Does anybody know or can make a list of mill readings and what would be, say, new factory, repaint, body work and paint. I know a new factory car and a good restoration job would read differant a good restoration job would...
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    how do they do it?

    I've seen this on factory paint jobs countless times and came across it again today and figured I would ask. I've seen it with all colors including black, before sanding you can not tell anything but sand for a blend with sand paper or scotch pad a POW there it is a blend in the center of a...
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    Carquest is out

    Got word today CARQUEST has been bought out by Advanced Auto and they are closing all stores and clearing all inventory ours has PPG and all is being sold cheep. So there is another big boy killing the small making room. So if you have one near you might pay to help with the fire sale.
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    2000 Dodge Ram

    The latest project I have been working on is a 2000 Dodge Ram 1ton that has been damaged by the northern salting of the roads in the winter. Knowing what was going to end up happening I used this truck and proved the POR-15 product is a total waste in my other post. I came across a once in a...
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    plasma cutter

    I bought a plasma cutter for this truck project I'm just finishing. After reading different reviews and being on the Miller welds forum, I also had to replace my dead Solar 2175mig and went with a Miller 211. Everyone on that forum and others all hands down said get a Hypertherm. Well after much...
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    why you never use POR-15 EVER!!!!

    I have been redoing a 30k mile 2000 Dodge Ram 4x4 deisel dually that was bought new. It is a work truck and is used to pull when needed. This is not a show job but is being done as a no holds barred job that hopefully will last longer then the factory and prove to be better then the crap POR-15...
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    Barrett Jackson

    What's strong at Barrett this year? I have a line on 2 muscle cars and was wondering if the investment would be worth it or is that area getting soft.
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    rotisserie

    I'm looking into possibly getting a rotisserie and came across this new design The Lift System, "Body lift rotisserie" from FrameOff. Looks like it might be more cconvenient at removing bodies and rotating all in one but have never seen one like it and was wondering what you guys thought about...
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    A winters project

    This is one of my previous winter projects that I have done. A friend picked it up cheep and it needed alot of work. It had your typical Jeep northern rust. I had to make both fender tops and sides, both side rockers from front to back both rear quarter corners and the front passenger floor from...
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    tool box and tool cart

    I thought I would ask what you guys have to store your tools in. For those either who own/operate their business and those who work for someone. What do you have for a tool box and/or cart? I have a Craftsman upright tool box at my work with a top box and a side hanging cabnet. It is full and I...
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    drp shops

    Just wondering if there are any DRP shops here or anyone working for one.
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    Shelf life

    The question I have is what would the usable shelf life be on Epoxy and the hardner be once it has been opened. I have been using everything SPI through out my entire project and mixed some Grey Epoxy (1/2 qt Epoxy, 1/2qt Hardner) for the bottom of the truck cab I'm doing. I had some hardner...
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    epoxy primer question

    I am currently doing a complete resurrection of a 2000 Dodge diesel duelie including a new factory frame. I have red scotch padded the frame and sprayed 1gallon of epoxy (2 gal sprayable) with a 1.8tip gravity fed primer gun reducing the pressure and the fan pattern to get the most material...
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    New spraygun advice

    I'm not sure it's been asked before, I haven't searched. I am in the market for a new spray gun. I have been a fan of Devilbiss for years I still have my first one an MBC with teflon cup and 30 tip, still works great and never ever had a problem. I also have an OMX (green plastic) another great...
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