Forum: Ask Eastwood

I am trying to powder coat a pair of bumper mounts and i can't get the powder to stick to the part. Any suggestions?

Hi, can I use soda blaster for remove old paint or varnish from kitchen cabinets???? The cabines aren't hardwood.

This does not include the newer eastwood welders. That confuses me because the welders are all in the same category of auto body/ welders all other welders are on sale. Might want to reword the email to say almost everything auto body . I was excited as I thought it was time for me to order one......

Corvette with Chevy orange painted valve covers. It looks like they were painted with a brush. Under the paint looks like chrome vale covers. First.. Need to remove paint without denting or scratching covers. Then will decide on next step, depending on surface condition. Thanks, Annon Acct#...

i have a question for the experts... i want to black out the chrome metal studs that are on my motorcycle saddlebags. will the above product work? do i have to seal the work afterwards? just want to get rid of the chrome and go black. thank you in advance, tx... ps: i have to do the work with the...

I am restoring a 1968 corvette. There are areas under all whell wells where the factory underbody coating has rubbed or worn off. I am looking for a durable, factory looking underbody coating product that I can apply under the wheel wellss where needed. Any suggestions. Gary

hi! I have not painted in years. I purchased a #51686 HVLP gun for some motorcycle projects as it has a small volume. (see http://www.eastwood.com/concours-hvlp-detail-gun-1-0-mm-plastic-cup.html ) The gun is fine but came with no paperwork. It has two knobs on the rear and one on the...

I have a GMC Sierra with rust popping on the inner door bottoms seams. It's coming from the inside out, and I assume there will be more rust on the inside once I remove the door panels. At this point I'm not wanting to cut/weld on these doors, but wonder if some of the rust products you have...

Hello, I understand thatI can spray the color coat over epoxy, but I read that I can't sand the epoxy. I am spraying a hood that has no putty/bodywork. Taking it down to bare metal because the paint is so badly oxidized. My concern is I will get a piece of dirt in the epoxy and have to smooth...

i live in california which does not allow shipping of epoxy primer into the state. what can i use to finish my project after using the epoxy primer for the most part of the project? thanks

I have a bicycle frame that needs some paint removed, I have tried to remove it with my Soda blaster, but it is moving at a very slow rate. I do have some 70 grit Aluminum Oxide, what will this do to an aluminum frame? Thanks, Mike

I painted the gas tank on my motorcycle and would like to clear coat it. Is EW's diamond clear in the 11 oz spray can fuel resistant? Thanks

What is the correct black for my 1982 Chevy truck frame--glossy or satin?--gordon S

I am working on a Ford truck with a rusted thru area on the floor pan as well as some badly rusted (but not thru) areas adjacent to the rust out. I can remove the rust and fabricate and weld in a patch panel. How do I treat the bare metal left after the removal process. Most of the original...

Can I wipe primer(lacquer) with your Pre product? I noticed it had Toluene/Xylene as ingredients. An observer leaned against fender deposited sweat. Not cool. I purchased one of you english wheels a few years back. Do they just come with the flat wheel? I can't remember if I stashed an oval...

How do I treat the rust on a galvinaze trailor and paint it?

Do you guys have the correct red paint for a 62 impala steering colum and steering wheel? Please let me know. Thanks geno

What's the best way to clean a paint gun after spraying rust converter/encapsulator? I have tried using laquer thinner and it still lingers in my cup.

Just opened it and I can't imagine thinning it further? There's hardly any solids in it at all. Tried some on my under hood and it's like spraying lacquer thinner. I've almost used a 1/2 quart and not much coverage. I'm using a Finish line HVLP, 1.3 tip, and 23 psi at the gun tip ... per my gun...

What is the high temperature tolerance of rust converter. I have exhaust pipes that are solid but with surface rust. After I wire wheel them off, can rust converter be applied before I coat them with high temperature paint? What is the best way to treat these pipes? Thanks.