Tyler Krause, Inc.

12/31/2025

What is the difference in quality levels of body work and paint?

It seems now, more than ever, social media is flooded with how-to videos related to paint and body work, and the information is all over the place.

➡️ Nothing is perfect, but let’s say you could achieve 95% perfection.

♦️ To get 85% there is easy, and a lot of people do. You could probably use any sanding blocks you wanted, your primer wouldn’t matter much, the grits wouldn’t matter much, your polishing steps would matter much. You’d also have work that looks pretty good. This is extremely average work and is the vast vast majority of what everything else is aimed at.

♦️ Going the extra 10% is the hard part. This is why everything matters. This is why sanding blocks matter, why primer matters, why grits matter, why lighting matters, why guide coat matters, why knowing how to check your body work matters. Every singe thing matters, a lot.

♦️ The first thing you need to decide is what your goals are and what kind of work you want to do. If your goal is exceptional work, this process is for you.

♦️ Everything you do needs to be very intentional and relentlessly focused on quality. Make it an obsession.

True Blox is focused purely on the highest level results possible. Every step matters, every step has a purpose. All the wasted steps have been distilled out.

➡️ Here’s a few things I see as critical:

- Aluminum flat stock or c-channel to check metal work and body work
- Dabs of filler in gaps to hold panels in place while blocking across them
- Vinylester primer
- Block primer flat beginning with 100 grit
- Mirka dry guide coat
- Excellent lighting always
- Block clear flat starting with 600 grit
- Mirka dry guide coat between wet sanding steps
- 2500 grit
- Lighting for buffing
- Start buffing with wool pad
- True Blox sanding blocks
- Your obsession

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09/14/2025

Beginning in March 2026 I will be doing in shop teaching/consulting, helping you get your body work process dialed in, elevating your fit and finish as well as efficiency.

♦️ What does this look like? It will be several days, helping hands on, while teaching the process. It will be tailored to what you need help with the most, but also making sure the fundamentals are covered.

♦️ This is for only your shop, it is not general classes. I don’t think general classes bring enough value, so there will not be general body work classes.

➡️ Based on real world experience in multiple high end hot rod shops over 2 decades from , owner of True Blox.

If this is something you’re interested in, send a message or email [email protected]

04/21/2025

I’ve been asked several times about the experience ‘Elevated’ is based on. This is what’s behind all the information in the book and everything posted on the True Blox pages. The projects pictured are a handful of them I’ve been fortunate to be a part of so far.

Over the past almost 20 years, I have been very fortunate to learn from some of the very best in the industry. Combining the vast amount of knowledge gained and the 20 years of experience is what the information is based on.

There have been a lot of people and shops I’ve been very fortunate to work with and learn from, some of which are: my brother Adam Krause who owns The Refinery, Rad Rides by Troy, Charley Hutton, Scott Schneckloth, Jonathan Goolsby, Alan Palmer , Ring Brothers, Roadster Shop, Customs and Hot Rods of Andice, Bob Thrash, among others. All of these people are incredibly talented and always willing to help and share.

Paying it forward is important.

There is a lot of information and tips out there for body work and paint. Knowing where the information is coming from is an important factor in knowing what to trust.

♦️ These are some of the highlights. There was a team of people involved in all of the projects pictured. I was fortunate to be a part of all of them, some more than others. But I was part of exceptional teams for all of them.

➡️ Some of these were before I created True Blox as a brand, and none of these shops are associated with True Blox. This is simply my background.

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04/12/2025

Last weekend I went to Florida to do the Automotive Artistry podcast by Refinisher P**n. It ended up being an almost 3 hour conversation. It should be coming out this week. It’s also the first in person and video Automotive Artistry podcast.

03/25/2025

Did you know True Blox are back?!

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11/17/2024

I am very excited to have the first two copies of Elevated in hand. I couldn’t be happier with it!

With this being approved, next week the rest of the copies will be assembled and shipping will begin towards the end of the week.

Have you ordered your copy? It’s a game changer for body work and paint, and is nice enough to be a beautiful coffee table book.

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10/20/2024

Are you the kind of person who takes a tremendous amount of pride in the quality of your body work and paint? 'Elevated' is for you.

♦️‘Elevated’ is the ultimate professional’s guide to flawless paint and body work. It is the detailed, step by step guide from bare metal through final polish. It is nearly 90 pages, about 60 of which are packed full of real world information from nearly 20 years of experience in the high end custom hot rod world. It is the refined process that delivers exceptional results as efficiently as possible. None of it is theory.

The very high quality printed books (they are going to be stunning) will be shipping around the end of October, right at the beginning of November.

Order at www.TrueBlox.com

08/19/2024

Introducing ‘Elevated, the professional’s guide to flawless paint and body work’.

This is the in-depth and proven step by step guide to producing exceptional body work and paint, from bare metal through final polish. Approximately 80 pages packed full of only the best information and tips. It will be a game changer.

In the next couple weeks, there will be a print version available to pre-order as well as a downloadable version.

www.TrueBlox.com

07/31/2024

I’m a sucker for simple and understated.
This one is from the days. I painted it and did the body work with the team there.
Killer car, killer color, and it took a top 5 at Columbus when it was built.

07/20/2024

I’ve been working hard on something new. It should be available in the next several weeks.
I can’t wait to share it!

Something new is coming soon to help you elevate your results in body work and paint.

➡️ Make sure you’re following True Blox so you don’t miss out.

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06/27/2024

Details are an obsession.