Monster Garage: How To Custom Paint Damn Near Anything

The Discovery Channel's Monster Garage series is one of the most popular shows on television today, and the line of branded how-to books are designed to satisfy the urges of viewers and fans eager to get their hands dirty trying some of the techniques on the show. How To Paint Damn Near Anything is the third book in the series, and contains the tricks and techniques required to transform a battered beater into a show-stopping street beauty. The reader is shown in step-by-step photographs how to take a project from bare metal to completed custom paint. The book would cover the basics of planning a custom paint job, preparing the surface, laying primer and final coats, and adding custom touches such as pinstriping, flames, and pearl coats. - The painting techniques used by the established professionals on the popular Discovery Channel series, Monster Garage, are brought to life in this illustrated how-to book.- Step-by-step photos and instructions take you through the paint process, from planning the job and applying the base coat through to applying the finshing custom touches.- Airbrushing custom graphics- Pinstriping- Painting flames (regular and tribal)- Custom-painting motorcycle and racing helmetsAvailable Winter 2004Paperback - 8-1/4' x 10-5/8' - 160 pp - 150 color

Automotive Reference Manual & Illustrated Automotive Dictionary

The Haynes Automotive Reference Manual and Illustrated Automotive Dictionary provides you with everything you need to know about automobiles. Includes an illustrated glossary with automotive words, terms and abbreviations, how to decode VIN numbers, manufacturer recall information, service bulletins, warranty information, routine maintenance guide, emissions and safety test preparation. Includes Spanish to English automotive terms. Plenty of useful safety and emergency information such as roadside repairs, jump-starting, towing, tools, fastener information and our automotive math!

Haynes Automotive Tools

Covers common mechanics hand tools and power tools, including specialized tools, meters and precision measuring tools. Information on selecting tools, using tools and setting up a workshop. Sftbd., 8 1/4x 10 3/4, 194 pgs., 518 ill.

The Complete Pro Tools Handbook: Pro Tools/Hd, Pro Tools/24 Mix, and Pro Tools Le for Home, Project and Professional Studios

The definitive guide to digital audio production with Pro Tools, this easy-to-use reference unlocks the secrets that enable musicians to record, edit, reformat and recognize music into an aural masterpiece.

Pro Paint & Body -HP Books

Subtitled: Includes The Latest Paint Technology and Body Repair Techniques Used By Today's Top Pros. This comprehensive guide to professional paint and bodywork includes the latest information on bodywork tools, materials and techniques. A partial list of subjects includes: Assessing a project car and damaged bodywork, disassembly and stripping, basic hammer and dolly techniques, diagnosing, dents, fillers, leading, spray guns, current paint technology, color coats, color sanding, and custom colors.Paperback, 8-1/2 x 11, 192 pages, 400 b/w

Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies

'Every hot rodding magazine ever published (not to mention numerous books and countless web sites) has taken stabs at creating comprehensive glossaries of automotive enthusiasts terms and phrases. Finally Motorbooks has done it right with the publication of The Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary. The title says it all. This book is 243 pages thick and includes more than 1,600 words and phrases, with definitions, phrase origins and examples of usage. In addition, the dictionary includes more than 225 line-art illustrations.''If you never thought you'd find yourself reading a dictionary, this informative and fun book may surprise you.' - Rod and Custom, October, 2004Perplexed about Peg Leggers? Curious about Crazy Stacks? Every enthusiast group inevitably spawns its own slang, but few are as rich as that which has evolved around the world of hot rods and customs. Once a unique American sub-language, the gearhead vernacular has long since gone global. Containing some 1,700 entries, this first-ever dictionary of the colorful language and phraseology that has developed in the world of hot rodding and customizing features not just terms used to describe the technologies and designs, but also those pertaining to the culture itself. In the end it's not just a dictionary with something for everyone from newbies to vets, but a book that reveals how the customizers have, in fact, customized their lingo. Includes specially commissioned line-art illustrations and cross-references for related or like terms.Paperback - 6' x 9' - 244 pp - 250 diagrams

The Big Book of Car Culture: The Armchair Guide to Automotive Americana

While countless books have been devoted to single roadside-culture and car-related subjects, none have addressed in one volume American pop culture's love affair with the automobile. But what is that love affair, if not an expanse of fond memories and compelling kitsch as vast as the nation itself? This smorgasbord offers discriminating readers a tasty A-Z assortment of entries and accompanying images touching upon all the old chestnuts (Route 66, drive-in restaurants, filling stations, et al) as well as some edgier topics to appeal to younger generations interested in the seedier and/or more whimsical sides of roadside America (i.e, Earl Scheib, the Chicago entrepreneur who promised to paint any car for $99, or 1950s juvenile-delinquent hot rod filmsPaperback - 8-1/4' x 10-3/4' - 320 pp - 200 color, 200 b/w

The Street Rodder's Handbook: A Step-by Step Guide on How to Build a Show-Winning Street Rod -HP Books

Subtitled: : A Step-by Step Guide on How to Build a Show-Winning Street Rod. A completely revised edition of the bestselling street rodder's bible. A comprehensive guide to designing and building street rods, customs, and lead sleds. Includes hundreds of photographs and practical tips, plus safe working and design factors. It covers all areas of the car, including chassis, suspension, frame, engine, bodywork, paint, and drivetrain. This guide also details how to choose a car and make critical planning decisions. It shows how to properly equip a workshop and lists tool and parts suppliers.