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Learn some great detailed tips on how to give a car or truck an awesome custom paint job that looks great in this free auto-restoration video series on custom paint jobs from our custom-car expert.
There are 35 videos in this series:
Properly sand a car down by lightly sanding the car surface before you give it a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Air clean a car before you give it a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Make tape grid to hold masking paper before you give a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Tape a car trunk before you give a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Jack up a car, using a lift or floor jack, before you give it a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Tape the back of a car before you give it a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mask, or tape a car before you give it a custom paint job to protect areas you don't want painted; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Adjust a car door before you give it a custom paint job to make sure the paint job on the side of the car is even; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Tape the floor, masking it to prevent dirt from getting in the way, before you give a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Use wax and grease remover to clean a car body before you give it a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mask car hood, taping it before you give the car hood a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mix car hood paint in a graduated cup with paint, hardener and a reducer when giving a car a custom paint job, painting the hood and deck lid top sides; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Fill a car paint gun for a custom paint job to ensure an even spray; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Paint a car properly when giving a custom paint job, spraying the gun methodically while wearing the right protective gear; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mix etch primer properly when giving a car a custom paint job, which will ultimately offer protection by sealing the steel; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Use a tac rag--a piece of cheese cloth soaked in wax--on a car before you give it a custom paint job to remove lint; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Prime a car with etch primer before you give it a custom paint job, so as to prevent future rust; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mix sealer, with a high-build polyester, before you give a car a custom paint job so the paint soaks in at a consistent rate; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Prepare to spray paint sealer on a car when giving it a custom paint job by monitoring the temperature and wiping down the car with a tac rag one last time; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Spray paint sealer on a car when giving a car a custom paint job by laying a thick coat quickly, since the sealer dries in a short time; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mix a base coat for a car when giving it a custom paint job, which will lay a good surface to paint on; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
The base coat dries fast, so spray the base coat quickly when giving a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
The base coat will reveal bad spots and scratches on a car when giving it a custom paint job; learn how to spot bad spots from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Mix a single stage paint--which goes on top of the base coat--when giving a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
Spray a single stage paint, starting with the door jambs and then moving to the outside, when giving a car a custom paint job; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.
The automobile—a machine that means so much to so many—is a complex system built on the designs and ideas of men and women who are long gone from the world. And while we’ve enjoyed traveling the back roads of childhood, the streets of adolescence, and the highways of adulthood, the car has remained a reliable means of transportation, as well as a vehicle that embodies the hopes and dreams of reaching exciting new destinations, or returning home.
Cars, as with everything else in this world, deteriorate with use or non-use over time. In this free video clip series our expert, Doug Jenkins, will not only show you how to maintain your car but also how to completely restore and renew its paint job. You'll learn how to scuff off old, dry paint, apply new paint and even fix blemished in the paint job as your cars becomes like new before your eyes. He will show you a step by step procedure on how to give your ride the custom paint job it deserves.
Doug Jenkins Doug Jenkins runs Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods in St. Louis, where he restores classic cars and creates mild to wild custom street rods. He races a 1972 Corvette in the SCCA performance rally series, and drives a Ducati Monster to work every day. Doug got his start in fixing, customizing, racing, selling, restoring when he was in the fourth grade, fixing bicycles for anyone who would pay. By sixth grade Doug had bought non-running motorcycles and fixed them (and wrecked them as well). He had purchased his first broken down car by fourteen, which he fixed and sold for a profit. Now he runs his own body shop.dkdk
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