How to restore your collector car
"A tried-and-ture Motorbooks classic, revised and updated with the latest information, trends, and tips! For more than 25 years, Tom Browenell's 'How to Restore Your Collector Car' has been a cornerstone of any car restorer's library. Working from decades of experience and a...
| Main Author: | Brownell, Tom, 1941- |
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| Other Authors: | Scott, Jason, 1969- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Motorbooks,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: |
Motorbooks workshop.
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Table of Contents:
- Why restore a collector car?
- Restoration: what does it mean?
- How to select a collector car
- Research : uncovering a car's "life story"
- Setting up shop and working safely
- Disassembly : taking the car apart
- Restoring the car's brightmetal trim
- Cleaning, stripping, and derusting
- Abrasive blasting
- Metal repair
- Smoothing dents and repairing metal
- Applying the primer coatings
- Applying the finish coat
- Inspecting and overhauling car brakes
- Restoring mechanical assemblies
- Renewing the car's wiring
- Restoring your collector car's interior
- Replacing a convertible top and renewing weatherstripping
- Care and preservation of your collector car
- Showing and enjoying your collector car.