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The "Basics of Basics Series"

by TC member Brian Martin (MARTINSR) (http://www.camaros.net/forums/member.php?u=3197)


Brian has been doing auto body\paint since he chopped the top on a '48 Chevy pickup at 16 years old. He served his apprenticeship at a number of shops around the San Francisco Bay area, then opened a shop of his own in 1982. In 1995 Brian became a paint rep for Sherwin Williams auto finishes. He spent a little over five years visiting shops all over California. With the formal training at Sherwin-Williams, he gained a tremendous amount of experience working with paint products in the field. Brian's done a lot of restoration work as well as street rods and customs over the years. With a few winning in prestigious shows and magazine articles and even a front cover. The past four years he's been back in the shop as an auto body tech. Brian holds a number of certificates from respected oganizations such as ICAR and ASE.

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Buying Tools (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10830)

Nuts & Bolts (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=159033)

Making Templates for Cutting & Drilling (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9189)

MIG Welding (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showpost.php?p=66951&postcount=2)

Inverted Welding (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13135)

Frenched Antenna (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10461)

Floor Welding Tip (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95567)

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Plastic Filler (bondo) (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7050)

Plastic Filler refresher (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7726)

Flat Panel repairs (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12229)

Door Skins (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12761)

Fiberglass Repair (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12423)

Metal Finishing - Trim & Mouldings (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58014)

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Panel Alignment (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?p=413681)

Paint Together or in Pieces? (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=150014)

Fitting Fiberglass Parts (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9700)

Trial Fitting parts - time very well spent (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12653)

Stainless Trim Repair/Metal Finishing (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12291)

Window Setting (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13191)

Sprung Door Repair (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=144880)

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Rules, Rules, Rules - an editorial (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7379)

Paint Technology (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9166)

Picking a Color and Buying your paint (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13494)

Reverse Masking for Two Tones (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=103193)

Surface Cleaners (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10290)

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How to setup a gun for proper atomization (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12414)

Spray Technique (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68223)

Gun Travel (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7535)

Rattle Cans (Yes,you read right!) (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9791)

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Confessions of a Body Shop owner (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9327)
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*A note from MartinSR:
I feel that anyone can do restoration work. As far as I am concerned, the only difference between waxing your car and doing a full show quality restoration, is the time it takes to do it. It is that simple, restoring a car is not one big procedure, it is many little ones. Every one of us has the power and talent to do each of these tiny steps. All you have to do is learn and do each step, one at a time. You never have to go over your head if you take each procedure and break it down into the size you can handle. Restoration work is actually the easiest work you can do on a car. Working day to day in a collision or mechanical shop, that takes a bunch of skills that are hard learned. But to do a full on restoration, I am talking 100 point show car is a breeze, all there is to it is spending the time to do it. Don't let anyone tell you different. You have all the time in the world out there in your garage, take each step one at a time and soon you will be doing restoration work you thought was out of your reach.

Good luck and have fun!
Brian Martin



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1967 Camaro Glass Installation Procedures (http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=166100)
By TC member IDS_Bill (http://www.camaros.net/forums/member.php?u=22409)



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How I painted my Camaro (http://camaros.net/techref/articles/ftecref010.html)
by TC member John Doyle (http://www.camaros.net/forums/member.php?u=3427)


*NOTE* In order to read John's article,

you'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html) installed

on your computer first!



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How To: Prep & Paint Process (http://paintyourcar.blogspot.com)

by TC member Miikeremains (http://www.camaros.net/forums/member.php?u=22792)



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