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Body Shop Basics (90 min) Click here for small clip

• Introduction to autobody repair

• Emphasis on safety

• Follows a simple dent repair start to finish

• Dent removal and fillers

• Priming and blocking

• Blending metallic colors

• Masking techniques

• Spray gun troubleshooting

• Clear and simple explanations for important fundamentals, plus many time and money saving tricks!

If you've ever wondered what happens behind the doors of a body shop, here's a peek inside. This DVD walks you through a simple repair, but gives a very detailed explanation of every procedure from inspection to final finish prep. You know a panel gets "sanded... buy why? Renowned auto body and paint master Kevin Tetz explains why, how and with what do you sand! If you're nervous about getting started in the hobby of restoring a car, or want to apprentice in a collision shop, you need this DVD! Kevin Tetz gives advice on troubleshooting, equipment selection, repair and painting techniques, as well as the philosophy behind why things happen in a required order. Body Shop Basics! is a college course on a disc, like all Paintucation DVDs. Add it to your library today!

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Color Sanding and Buffing (65 min) Click here for small clip

• How to Enhance and repair your painted surface

• Colorsanding surface defects

• Buffing for a “show finish”

• Sanding and polishing techniques

• Dealing with different surfaces

• Modern D/A sanding systems

• Run-repair techniques fully explained and demonstrated.

• How to avoid common and costly mistakes!

Not only is this the way to "save" a finish that may have had to be repainted... but it's also a way to get the results that the pros like Foose, Alloway, Strange, Ring brothers, Charlie Hutton, and many many more custom builders use to put the final finish on their custom paint jobs. Kevin Tetz, America's auto body coach, guides you through the simples repair, all the way to creating a glasslike reflection in a modern paint system. This is the "other half" of the paint job, and Kevin shows you what to do after the paint is dry! Newly updated, brand new machine finishing techniques are demonstrated, and hundreds of time and money saving clues and tips are given throughout this and other Paintucation DVDs. Do it like the pro's do it! Get show quality results the first time!

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Paint your Own Car (110 min.) Click here for small clip

• Covers a complete “color change” paintjob

• Safety equipment and techniques are discussed and demonstrated

• Dent repair/ surfacer techniques

• Rust repair

• Blocking, guide coating, and “sighting” all clearly explained

• Spray gun handling and fundamentals covered

• Many different skill building practice techniques

• Solvent and waterborne basecoat systems demonstrated

• Guaranteed to improve your skills!

• A careers worth of time and money saving tips and tricks on one DVD!

Paint Your Own Car! is one of most sought after instructional products on the market... Now with an all new production, Kevin Tetz, Americas Auto body coach walks you through a complete paint job, with a color change, all in a home garage environment! training guides for gun technique, rust repair techniques, many time saving tips on blocking ( the heart and soul of a paint job) and achieving a perfect ground coat are clearly shown in great detail. Kevin shows you how to achieve a perfectly even and glossy paint job the first time you spray! If you follow Kevin's instructions, you're guaranteed to come out with a great paint job the first time! Use Kevin's careers-worth of knowledge in this DVD presentation, and save thousands of dollars in the process!

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Body Panel Replacement  (150 min.) Click here for small clip

• Important safety issues discussed

• 5 different panel replacement projects…

• Door skinning

• Full and partial panel installation

• Setting panel gaps

• Welding tips and techniques

• Hammer and dolly techniques

• Panel replacement “strategy” discussed

• Bonding adhesives demonstrated

• "Old School” leading techniques demonstrated

• Metal Finishing techniques

• Original vs. Aftermarket panels discussed

• Many other time & money saving tricks of the trade!

Where do I start? If you're overwhelmed by a huge restoration job, let Kevin Tetz Americas Auto Body Coach guide you through replacing the sheet metal on your vintage or late mode vehicle! Almost every possible scenario is discussed and demonstrated in the DVD, with examples of welding, adhesives, full and partial panels, rust removal, re-leading original joints, metal finishing, and planning your panel replacement project. As with all Paintucation DVDs, emphasis is placed on safety and awareness around the shop, with responsible and efficient techniques that Kevin Tetz has picked up over years as a career technician. From a small patch to a giant panel, Body panel replacement shows you how!

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Metal Prep and Rust Repair (75 min.) Click here for small clip

• Finish/paint removal – Chemical Vs. Mechanical

• Hammer and dolly Techniques

• “Budget” rust patch project

• Sealing the back side of a rust repair

• Surface rust problems solved

• Rust converters explained and demonstrated

• Many other time saving and useful tips & tricks!

If you've ever seen you favorite car in a field or junk yard and thought it was "too late" to save it.... now you can save it yourself! Rust is not the end of a project, "Metal Prep & Rust Repair!" shows you how to revive that rusty panel, and create a foundation so you can save that car! Homemade patch panels are inexpensive, and if done correctly, can last the life of the vehicle. Auto restoration expert Kevin Tetz shows you how to do it the right way the first time!. Hammer and dolly technique, filler application, blocking and resurfacing your panels, as well as rust conversion are discussed and demonstrated in detail in this presentation. A college class on a disc, and a lifetime's knowledge delivered to your door! Let Kevin coach you towards building the car of your dreams!