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How to Find Parts for a Vintage Mercedes-Benz

By eHow Cars Editor

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Owning a vintage Mercedes-Benz automobile is a joy but also has its challenges. Keeping your classic auto in top condition means finding replacement parts on a regular basis. Your spare parts needs could run the gamut from air hoses to wheels and ... more »

How to Fix dents on a car bumper FREE!!!

By misswuwu

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Ever had a deep dent in your plastic bumper, most shops will charge you 200bucks for the parts, and about 120ish for the paint and install, why pay when u can fix them for free. NOTE: This fix will only fix most deep dents, non ripped, non ... more »

How to Know a Bad or Crooked Auto and Car Mechanic

By Limowreck

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Auto repairs are expensive. Sometimes needlessly. Crooks and frauds come in all professions. Fortunately, they are sometimes easy to spot. Here are some red flags in car repair... more »

How to Pick a Good Body Repair Shop, Advice From A Previous Body Repair Techinician

By misswuwu

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These are tips on how to pick out a body shop for your vehicle... more »

How to Strip Your Collectible Car to the Metal

By cherdons

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Now the work begins. You can do this step with either the bead or sand blaster or you can do it with hand held sanders. If you have access to the bead or sand blasters, you can save yourself hours of time. If not, you will need quite a few ... more »

How to Change Convertible Top on Ford Mustang

By aryzhov

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A shop will charge you $800 or more for this job. You can buy the top for $200, plus some tools for $100 (which you'll keep), and you can do it yourself to save $500. You can use the bucks you saved to go to Vegas ;) It took me 3 days to do. I ... more »

How to Deal With Your Auto Insurance Co. After An Accident

By kaseysviewblog

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When it comes to their auto insurance co. consumers don't always know their rights. This article will hopefully help answer some of the questions that you may have... more »

How to Fix Dents on Bumper Covers

By can-do

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Bumper covers take a lot of abuse, especially if you parallel park on a regular basis. Cuts, scratches and dents are not uncommon. This article focuses on repairing dents, but you will also learn how to repair scratches and cuts as well... more »

How to Install a Headliner in a Pick-Up Truck

By Birillo

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Follow these easy steps to change the headliner in your pickup truck.. more »

How to Recognize Quality Car Paint

By eHow Cars Editor

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Recognizing quality car paint can be important, especially when you're buying a used car. The quality of the car's paint can be indicative of the quality of the car you are hoping to purchase. Here's how to recognize a quality, car paint job... more »

How to Remove an Oil Pump on a Jeep Wrangler

By Momof3infl

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This is the basic way to change the oil pump in a jeep wrangler... more »

How to Plan Your Collectible Car Restoration Project

By cherdons

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Once you get your car home, you will need to take stock of what you will need to do to complete your project... more »

How to Recognize an Aftermarket Paint Job

By eHow Cars Editor

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Aftermarket paint jobs are any paint jobs done on a vehicle once it leaves the factory. Reasons for aftermarket paint jobs vary, but people get them if the car has been damaged, because they want a color change or for the chance of increasing the ... more »

How to Report Assault in the Workplace

By eHow Legal Editor

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Assault in the workplace can vary from incidents of physical violence to serious instances of harassment, threats, stalking and intimidation. Assault charges also include more extreme events such as shootings and bombings in the workplace. Every ... more »

How to Add Primer to a Paint Gun

By eHow Cars Editor

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The paint gun can expedite most paint jobs. The gun also reduces drips and streaks when you use it to paint cars. You must prime the metal so the paint will stick to the car. Adding primer to the paint gun will make your job easier and the paint ... more »

How to Apply Body Filler to Repair Paint Chips

By eHow Cars Editor

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If you want to repair chips and small dings in your car's paint, the simplest way to do it is to use body filler. There are several body fillers available on the market, but most of them are polyester fillers. These will require mixing before ... more »

How to Eliminate Rust From A Car

By can-do

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Rust can eat away at your car's fenders, doors, wheel wells and create holes in the floor and trunk unless you tend to it. You can take steps to eliminate rust and protect your car against it in the future... more »

How to remove car dents with airduster

By russostyle

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How to remove a small or medium dent on your car the easy way this is like a punch to the hungry bodyshop owners face :D this is crazy easy by the way.. more »

How to replace a steering column

By torque63

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Does your steering column look like someone tried to steal it? Is the lock assembly broken and need replaced? Sometimes replacing the column is the best (or least expensive) repair. I will show you how easily this is done on a 1996 Pontiac Grand ... more »

How to Wet Sand Paint on a Car

By can-do

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Wet sanding new paint on a car is very important if you want to get that paint to look it's best, having a glassy smooth look and feel! Wet sanding is meant to flatten and level out new paint, remove small runs or sags, remove surface debris ... more »

How to Work With Bondo Body Filler For Auto Body Repair

By can-do

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Bondo Body Filler is used quite often in auto body work. It is a body filler that fills in dents or creases. It is used to sculpt a curved area--and is also used over areas where welding has taken place and leveling flush with the adjoining ... more »

How to Fix Dents on Bumper Covers

By drkknite

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This Guide will explain to replace bumper covers... more »

How to Replace Rusted Out Metal On A Car

By can-do

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When dealing with rust on a car it is really just like you have always heard, that it works like a cancer and keeps eating away the metal unless you get rid of it. You can't just mask over it but have to remove it completely and replace the ... more »

How to work with Spot Glazing Compound for auto body work

By can-do

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Spot Glazing Compound is an important part of the body work process if you want your new paint to lay flat and be flawless. This process is for filling in pin holes, scratches and small dings. Using this product correctly will help insure that ... more »

How to Have Insurance Cover Body Shop Costs

By eHow Cars Editor

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If you want your insurance to cover body shop costs, you need to prepare well in advance of any possible accident or breakdown. Because not all types of insurance offer the same coverage, understanding what you are and are not allowed to do will ... more »

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