Remember the 80’s movie, Flashdance? The female lead, Jennifer Beals, was a welder by day in a Pittsburgh steel mill and for many people that was their first glimpse of what a welder did for a living.

Broken, rusty parts are common fare for classic trucks. Rust penetrates the pores of older metal, and even with glass-beading and acid dips, rust remains chemically embedded in badly oxidized metal.

Surviving the garage as a DIYer is all about knowing when and where to save money. As much as you’d like to cut costs every step of the way, that’s how you wind up with enough cheap junk to scare ...