Books - Restoration


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Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X
This lavishly illustrated hardbound edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date how to handbook on automotive airbrushing and Kustom graphics ...
American Cars of the 1960's
American Cars of the 1960s explores the most distinctive decade of automotive history with the birth of economy, muscle and pony cars - in unmatched detail and imagery ...
How to Paint Flames
Currently, no form of custom painting is hotter than the flame job ...
Advanced Custom Painting Techniques
When it comes to custom painting, there is one name better known than all the others, and that name is Jon Kosmoski. With this book Jon uses over 350 color photos ...
Mustang Restoration Tips and Techniques for Pre 1973
Packed with hundreds of handy hints and nifty tricks to keep the classic collectible Mustangs looking sharp and running great ...
How To: Custom Paint & Graphics
Over 250 photos and 128 pages will teach you how to pinstripe, airbrush, hand brush, set up a shop, layout a design, use modern paints and tapeout techniques ...
Pro Paint & Body
This comprehensive guide to professional paint and bodywork includes the latest information on bodywork tools, materials and techniques ...
Sheet Metal Handbook
Detailed information on how to form and shape sheet metal for competition, custom or restoration use. Chapters include hammer ...
How To Paint Your Car
Everything you need to know and do to render perfect paint on your specialty car. Whether it&s a concourse-quality restoration ...
Advanced Sheet Metal Fabrication
Advanced Sheet Metal Fabrication Techniques, is a photo-intensive how-to book. See Craig Naff build a Rolls Royce fender, Rob Roehl create a motorcycle gas tank ...
Custom Auto Interiors
Expert trimmers Don Taylor and Ron Mangus share two lifetimes of auto upholstery experience and secrets ...
Auto Upholstery & Interiors
A comprehensive guide to performing basic upholstery and interior repairs on all kinds of automobiles written expressly for the home ...
Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything!
Monster Garage turns ordinary vehicles into mind-bending machines, like the Doom Buggy ...
Metal Fabricators Handbook
For the reader with more than a passing interest in automotive fabrication, this book is an excellent acquisition.
How to Restore Your Muscle Car
With more than 1,300 photographs and
step-by-step coverage of the restoration process, this book presents the restoration of 12 of the most coveted muscle cars ...
Paint & Body Handbook
According to Street Rodder, “If any book can teach a novice how to do bodywork and paint a car like ...
Advanced Airbrush Art - How to Secrets from the Masters
Like a video done with still photography, this new book is made up entirely of photo sequences that illustrate each small step in the creation ...
Advanced Custom Motorcycle Assembly and Fabrication Manual
It all started in the mid-90s when a few people decided to build their own bike from aftermarket parts - because they couldn't buy one at the dealer ...
How to Chop Tops
Nothing defines a hot rod like a chopped top. How To Chop Tops takes a photo-intensive look at the best way to lower the roof on the project car in your garage ...
Advanced Pinstripe Art - How to Secrets from the Masters
Since the days of Von Dutch, hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts have used pinstripes both as stand-alone art, and as a compliment to a flame or graphic paint job ...
Professional Airbrush Techniques
Custom painting is truly an art form and Jon Kosmoski is the high priest speaking to anyone with a desire to learn or improve their painting abilities ...
How to Wire Your Hot Rod
The one job we all dread is the wiring. Yet, with help from this new how-to book even the neophyte mechanic can install a wiring harness ...
Triumph Motorcycle Restoration
As popular as the Triumph Twins were in the 60s and 70s, they are quite possibly more popular now. The new book offers complete start-to-finish assembly ...
Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication Build from Scratch with Aluminum & Steel
Over eleven chapters and over 350 photos will teach you how to layout a project, stretch and shrink, build simple tooling, use the English Wheel ...
How to Restore Metal Auto Trim
Whether youre restoring your vehicle for show or personal enjoyment, this book provides basic, step-by-step information for restoring and repairing metal trim pieces on your vintage car ...
Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook...
This complete guide analyzes the thousands of options available and shows you how to choose the correct fastener for any application, whether it be racing ...
How to Custom Paint Damn Near Anything
The Discovery Channels Monster Garage series is one of the most popular shows on television today, and the line of branded how-to books are designed ...
Eddie Paul's Paint & Bodywork Handbook
Appeals to millions of viewers who tune into custom car reality shows on nearly every cable network from MTV and Speed TV to the Discovery ...
Eddie Pauls Custom Bodywork Handbook
Learn the latest techniques from master customizer Eddie Paul! More than 200 dynamic step-by-step colour photos demonstrate 20 projects ranging from old school hot rods to modern tuner cars ...
Hot Rod Kings - Top Traditional Rod and Custom Builders
"Hot Rod Kings, by Kevin Thomson, is written in a quite intimate way to make you feel you are being taken on a personal trip through the U.S ...
Performance Welding Handbook
Metal fabricators of every ilk, whether theyre working on race cars, experimental aircraft, or custom motorcycles, will benefit from this updated guide to top-quality welding ...
American Cars of the 1950's
In the 1950s the American automobile industry arrived in style. In the postwar boom, Americans were flush and full of optimism. They wanted cars that reflected the spirit of the day ...
Fibreglass & Composite Materials
This book explains the use of composites in body, hull and fuselage building in racing cars, street rods, body shops, boats and aircraft. It describes fibres and fibre forms, lay-up techniques ...
How to Build A Hot Rod
This book is designed for anyone who has ever seen a hot rod and wondered, "How do I build one of those?" Whether you're a newcomer to the hobby or a seasoned, experienced builder ...
How to Photograph Cars
Capture the contours of your car with expert tips from professional photographer James Mann! ...
How To Pinstripe
“Two thumbs up. Great book, well done.” Auto Art Magazine Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Big Daddy, the ultimate way to personalize your car ...
How to Rebuild & Modify Your Muscle Car
As cool as classic muscle cars might be, they’re only as good as the automotive technology of their era. That’s where this book comes in ...
How to Restore and Customize Auto Upholstery and Interiors
Where does the proud owner of a cherished car spend the most time? Inside the car, meaning the look and feel of the interior and upholstery ...
How to Restore Your Collector Car
Following the popular first edition, this all-Colour edition features updated chapters that reflect the changes and advances in products, techniques and laws ...
How To Restore Your Motorcycle
Organized by major sub-assemblies like engines, frames, suspension, wheels and tires, brakes, and bodywork, the text and photo sequences featured here outline repair fundamentals ...
Ultimate Auto Detailing Projects
Today's detailer wants bite-sized projects they can tackle in a few hours on the weekend. They also appreciate knowing exactly how much time and what supplies need to be arranged ...
Up in Flames The Art Of The Flame
Hardcover coffee table book. “We shouldn’t be telling you about this - not if we ever hope to publish another story about the history of flame painting - recently released a great book ...
Performance Wheel & Tyre Handbook
Drivers buy more wheels and tires for their cars and trucks than any other aftermarket accessory. This book is a comprehensive source for wheel and tire information ...
Automotive Upholstery Handbook
In this revised edition, learn to make and install complete interiors in your car, truck or van. The author teaches you how to sew like an expert, and avoid costly mistakes ...
Dave Perewitz: Chopper Master and King of Flames
“Intriguing book - A must-have collector’s piece for the biker’s bookshelf.” Born to Ride This magnificently presented hardcover book ...
Automotive Detailing Handbook: Detailing for Show or Profit
Like everything else these days, detailing has gone “high tech,” with space-age compounds for polishing, cleaning restoring ...
How to Build A Cheap Hot Rod
The ever-escalating cost of building or buying a hot rod is leaving more and more would-be hot rodders behind. This book will get those hopefuls off the sidelines ...
How to Repair & Restore Bodywork
Dings and dents, creases and tears, trim, seams - all areas of repair are covered in this thorough and well illustrated guide. Frame problems, inner and outer panels, hidden damage ...



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