Do bodywork like a Pro

This article closely follows a complete fender and door repair on a 1992 Ford Ranger. It's a comprehensive 71 page article with lots of good pictures and tips that demonstrate how to achieve professional-looking paint and body repairs that last! In addition, we're going to show you how to successfully repair a badly damaged body panel. If you've ever wanted to learn how to do body and paint work, this article is for you.

The techniques covered include:

• Damage analysis
• Tear-down
• Panel straightening & metalwork
• Bodywork
• Basecoat/clearcoat painting
• Paint blending

These are the same techniques that a body shop or a restoration shop might use. These are also techniques you can use in your own garage at home to get great results with your own vehicle. The best part is, the techniques are transferable. They are the same proccesses you would use if you plan to fix a dent in your two year old daily driver, want to refinish a mid 80's station wagon cruiser, or are restoring a 1960's muscle car.

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