In an earlier installment, we took you through the grind of tedious preparation for a show-caliber paintjob at A.R. Auto Body in Lancaster, California. The true test of great paint is methodical ...

•Before my entry into the publishing worldI spent a considerable amount of time working behind the counter of a major East Coast paint and body equipment jobber. Those 11 years of nearly constant ...

For precision weld grinding, folks tend to use cut-off wheels and quick-change sanding discs, but big restoration projects can use up a lot of wheels and discs. Professionals have a tool they use that ...

The modern home mechanic is a bit of an everyman. Handy homebodies looking to invest their time and energy into a new hobby — or even a change of career that capitalizes on an existing love of the ...

This article outlines the use of the Thermo Scientific ™ Helios ™ 5 Laser Plasma FIB in a novel approach to the ...

Henry Ford once remarked, “Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black.” The quote reflects his focus on efficiency and cost control during the Model T era.

In a novel approach to industrial applications of THz technology, a team of researchers began from the principle that thicknesses of multi-layered paint coatings can be measured using time-of-flight ...