Grant,
I just got the Keys to Bumping Metal through Eastwood. This is a small
book but packs a lot of info. There is a chapter on analyzing how the
crumple,bend etc got there with the idea that proper analysis will save
lots of time before bumping the metal. You or other might want to check
it out!
Paul Blosser
1954 3100
"G. Simmons" wrote:
>
> A while ago, someone was asking about a good how-to book for body and paint
> work. I found a very good book recently on painting, called Boyd
> Coddington's How to Paint Your Hot Rod, by Timothy Remus, ISBN
> 0-87938-942-7.
>
> I liked it because it is up to date in its treatment of modern paint types.
> Most older texts spend lots of time on laquer, which is almost unavailable
> in the US now. This text does talk about laquer, but spends more time on
> acrylic enamels and urethanes, as well as the various types of primer,
> sealers and body filler now available.
>
> There are basic instructions on how to prepare the metal and primer
> surfaces, and how to lay down and color sand top coats. It then goes on to
> talk about candy and pearl techniques, graphics, painting frames, engines
> and pinstripes. Lots of pictures, and very readable at exactly 150 pages.
>
> It doesn't spend much time on body work. There is a companion work,
> probably called Boyd Coddington's How to Bang the Dents Out of Your Hot
> Rod, or something like that. I found an old 60s era trade school textbook,
> which was good for working on 50s sheet metal. Lots of the modern
> techniques don't apply to our trucks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Grant S.
> 54 3100 (mostly all there)
> 54 3100 (mostly not there)
> 55 1st 3100 (mostly rust)
> Los Angeles, CA
>
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