In the third installment of our five-part series on upgrading your classic car’s body work, Brent Ackley teaches you how to properly mix a two-part primer and apply three coats of the mixture to a door panel. He demonstrates each of the steps you’ll need to complete in preparation for priming, and then shows the expert technique he likes to use for shooting primer.
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2:13Craig Hopkins gives you some final classic car restoration tips to finish sanding, buffing, and polishing. You will learn how to run some tape along the edge of the quarter panel (and deck lid) to avoid cutting the paint. Also, all good paint jobs start with a good block. Craig recommends John Wheeler’s Adjustable Flexible
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6:36Craig Hopkins teaches you how to fit and weld the wheel panel on your project car in the wheelhouse. He uses a spot welder even though a plug weld works just as well for this type of job.
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5:24For most classic cars, an air dam is used to help the car breathe better, but Mark Oja uses one on his GT 500 to make it look even cooler. Whatever your purpose, this video will teach you how to install an air dam into a classic car.
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12:25Craig Hopkins provides helpful tips for restoring a classic car in this video. He explains that it is imperative the doors on a classic car are lined up before installing the fenders because that’s what the fenders are going to fit. The control bolt will then set the height of fender to height of door
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