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How to respray your entire vehicle with step by step tips. Auto painting, how to do it yourself: Possessing a vehicle with great paint is both the greatest reward as well as the biggest hassle in car crafting.

how to respray your entire vehicle with step by step tips

Between looking for a paint shop that will perform a total repaint on your vehicle and having the work completed to your total satisfaction in a timely manner having your car painted can be quite a harrowing experience. But there is absolutely no reason to allow all that stand between your vehicle and a fantastic paint job. After all, you know the old saying: “If you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself.”

And it is actually possible if you have the time and patience to do it properly. By far the most difficult challenge for the first time painter is knowing the numerous steps of the process: prep, primer, blocking, and the final spray job. Before you start tips: 1. 2. 3. 4. Warnings Fumes can be harmful and potentially lethal. Lets now start the respray: 1. Hire a static spray booth with good ventilation like this 2. How to Reupholster Car Seats. The easiest way to add instant glamour to your car is to reupholster car seats.

How to Reupholster Car Seats

This along with regular service checks makes your car last for a really long time. However, reupholstering has become a costly affair of late. In order to solve this, we are offering an easy step-by-step approach that shall enable you to change the look of the car without draining your finances. Step 1: Selecting the Fabric You must decide what kind of material you want for covering the car seats. Step 2: Detaching Car Seats Locate the bolts of the seats that are on its underside.

Step 3: Seat Bun Installation Check the seat frame. Step 4: Making Covers Now take the fabric that was removed and spread it out on a white drawing sheet. Step 5: Fitting Covers and Seats Place these on the respective seat parts according to size and attach them using car upholstery staplers. Step 6: Finishing Touches You may choose to re-paint the seat frames to match up to the seat cover colors. Ford Fiesta Mk3 89-95 Haynes Manual (eng).pdf.

The World's Best DIY Immobiliser. If wiring up a couple of relays doesn't worry you and you can handle a soldering iron and a multimeter, this immobiliser is for you.

The World's Best DIY Immobiliser

You need only: 12 volt heavy duty car relay;12 volt Double Pole Double Throw (DPDT) relay;12 volt flashing LED;reed switch that closes when a magnet is nearby;pushbutton that opens when pushed;broken remote from a car alarm;and a magnet. Most of these bits and pieces you can get from an electronics shop. Like all immobilisers, this one shuts down the car's EFI or ignition system. But what's different about ours is that if the thief steals your keys (with the remote control attached), he still can't drive away with your car. So how does it work? The guts of the remote transmitter case are removed and the magnet is placed inside. Because the reed switch is located behind the plastic of the dash or centre console, there's nothing to see. When you want to arm the immobiliser, you press the button. 5 Cheap Ways to Increase Horsepower" Your car is fine.

5 Cheap Ways to Increase Horsepower"

It's got a great stereo, and you've been driving it long enough that the seat has that perfect butt-groove going on. You've been pretty diligent about taking care of it, with regular oil changes and trips through the car wash. But wouldn't it be nice if it were, I don't know, faster? Maybe had a little oomph when you take off from a red light?

Maybe, just maybe, your car could even pass another car while going uphill -- with a little tuning. There are easily five things you can do to pep up your commute or turn in a respectable time on the quarter-mile, and it doesn't have to cost more than your mortgage payment to do them.