Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight
Paint Tech: How To Paint Distressed Lettering For A Vintage Survivor Look, Plus Gold Leafing Tips For Your Hot Rod
My 1956 Chevrolet wagon, “Rusty”, has my old hot rod shop lettered on the tailgate and when I had it done I wanted it to match the patina on the car so the artist who did the lettering...
Suparee vs Baja Designs vs Harbor Freight vs Auxbeam – Off-Road LED Pod Lights Comparison Testing
You ever look at some of the cheap LED off-road lights and wonder if they are the same as the expensive ones? Or close? I mean so many of them look alike, and use the “same” leds. So...
Paint Tech: In Kevin’s Booth Spraying Satin Black on E-coat and Bare Metal. Will Any Of It Actually Stick?
When Kevin Tetz gives me painting advice I take it, and when something stumps him or doesn’t go as planned, it makes me question every plan I have to paint something on my own. But since I...
4x Fred Williams Shows Us How To Rebuild A Winch: The Iconic Warn 8274 Is A Winch Worth Rebuilding, And Something You Can Do Too!
As car guys and gals we are well versed in rebuilding stuff, but even though we are the masters of the restoration and modification we still live in a time when getting new and throwing away the...
How to Paint Like A Lowrider God: Lace, Sun Rays and Endless Lines — The 1970s Lowrider Paint Effects Everyone Knows And Loves
Lowriders have some of the most insane paint jobs in the hot rodding world. With panels, lace, rays, lines, and murals, there is nothing that compares. But how do these talented painters pull off all...
Here’s How To Give An Old Set Of Seats A New Life: Here’s How To Reupholster Bucket Seats Like These For Your Ride
My mom has been sewing for most of her life, and on multiple occasions we have talked about old bucket seats I have lying around and wanting to try to reupholster them ourselves. We’ve always...
How Did The Iron Trap Gang Actually Make This 1932 Ford Tudor Super Shiny After 45 Years In A BARN?!
Making old paint shiny is easier nowadays than ever, but for many folks that involves using something like Vice Grip Garage Shine Juice. And that stuff is awesome, there is no doubt, but it’s a...
DIY Electric Power Steering, The Easy Way, With Mike Cotten. No Engine Driven Power Steering Pump Makes This Clean And Simple.
Electric power steering is incredibly common in new cars nowadays, and has been available from the aftermarket for several years as well. There are lots of factory components that have been used over...
Which Snow Foam Car Wash Is Best: He’s Never Seen A Snow Foam Car Wash This Good! Testing And Reviewing Some Big Names!
I just bought an OBS Suburban recently that has nice paint. I am not normally the nice paint guy, and this thing is making me so nervous all the time because I don’t want to mess up the paint....
Which Plastic Trim Restorer Actually Works Best, Or Do They All Pretty Much Suck? Surprising Results Right Here!
I have tried all kinds of plastic trim restoring products, and have also tried the torch methods, and have to say that I have recently been surprised by a couple of new to me products. It used to be...
Finnegan Is Getting Ready For Drag Week 2025! What Is He Bringing? What Is He Changing? Will He Finish!
Drag Week is right around the corner, and Finnegan has been planning and prepping so he can be ready for the fun and excitement that he and his co-pilots are planning to have. Yep, I said co-pilots...
Paint Tech: Here’s How To Paint Raised Letters Like The Ones On A Tailgate. Tools, Tips, Tricks, And More!
If you have a truck with a tailgate with raised letters, or some other stamped metal part with raised areas, then this video is going to show you how to lay down some paint to make them clean and...
Freiburger’s Adventures: ROAD TRIP GOLD! Wrenching, Finding Old Cars, Americana, and Rat Fink!
I hooked up with David halfway through this trip as we were both working on another project and when he told us about the breakdown we were all comparing notes and laughing about the stuff...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 16 Finishing Up The Small Things And Spraying Some Fresh Lacquer On The Newly Chopped 1939 Merc.
The Mangled Mercury project from Iron Trap Garage has been a really fun project to watch come together. Starting out as what seemed like a simple chop top Mercury build, it has gone into full custom...