This is an article produced in the 60’s using a Top Insert Kit from Julianos in a 32 Vicky.  A Kit for the Home Builder. The pictures are old … but the advice and instruction is timeless !   The first step in installing a new top insert is to remove all the old material… Continue reading Installing a Top-Insert Kit from Bob Juliano

When I started painting cars there were only two types of paint in general use. Acrylic lacquer and enamel. Not acrylic enamel … synthetic enamel with names like Dulux and Super Max. All Acrylic lacquer was buffed out so a few chunks of dirt wasn’t much of a problem … but enamel stayed too soft… Continue reading Cleaning with a Tack Rag by Carl Brunson

The finished paint job is only as good as the surface that it is applied to. Much of the time a professional painter spends on a project is on preparation and that is the biggest part of the bill. To hold down these costs the average rod builder can do much of this basic bodywork… Continue reading Preparing a Surface for Paint by Carl Brunson

“Hand Color Sanding & Buffing” By Carl Brunson       Have you ever told someone you would do something and regretted it later?Well, I stepped in a mess when I told someone I would color sand and polish the paint on the hood of his ‘32 coupe, without seeing it. I should have known… Continue reading Color Sanding and Buffing by Carl Brunson