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great job. Fact of the matter is, with older cars, as long as we can do a decent repair job to make it look better than it was, there is no need to go to expensive body shops. This turned out great. No one is looking at our cars that hard ever. You do great tutorials.
Little tip: Put your primer, base and clear coat cans in a pot of hot water for about an hour. I'll leave them in the water while I'm doing all the prep work. Makes the cans spray more smoothly and evenly.
Eman! Where u been bud! Nice to see you again. Great job on the body work. May be worth mentioning doing a guide coat. Lol I'm the same way, laying down the primer and looking at the dent saying "awww shittt" when you notice its low or high 😆
Thank you sir! I knew nothing about paint and body and you've taught me so much from your channel!! I really appreciate you explaining everything so well for a dummy like me.
First you pull the dents out as much as you can. Then you simply put the color match paint on a squeegee or a pad and you go over the damaged area. Then you wait 5 minutes and then polish out the area.
I'm no professional im 28 I started working as a tech at a body shop back in 2020 I know alot but not everything. Only thing I'd critic on the door is, I would have pulled the door panel off and tried to level out that low spot. Always the less filler needed the better. You also had a decent amount of 80 grit scratches showing but overall pretty good.
If you ever went to a car show and saw those perfectly painted and aligned panels know this, on the beautiful show cars they are covered in filler and bondo. I'm not saying they have big bondo repairs on them what I'm saying is when they strip these cars to bare metal they skim coat the whole car after fixing every ding they can find and then resand the body to remove ANY imperfections in the metal. That's how they get those perfectly flat mirror finished paintjobs because factory metal is never perfect and you can't repair it to perfect unless you use filler. They also use filler to get those razor straight seams aligned between when two panels meet. The whole bare car is covered in filler and then sanded leaving a minute layer in the imperfections. They use a ton of filler then sand it down so actually the more filler the better!
Very nicely done. I get a bit mental planning my masking on something like that. Generally move the masking after the base coat so I'm sure my clear has covered all color.
Not sure what else you’d expect. To get the bare minimum of acceptable results, the prep involved for painting takes a good chunk of time. If you enjoy it as a hobby it’s not a big deal. If you’re just doing it to save some money, then bodywork probably isn’t worth it. After the cost of materials and time to get it done you probably won’t actually save much.
More!! More! We want More! Let those avocados grow, and provide nutrients for our yearning desire to learn more tips and tricks about vehicles. haha Cheers!
Hi, I like to a video of a respray of an entire panel with failed clearcoat but no dents. I assume this would be done using HVLP but really its the various steps that I'm interested in. For example, I assume you sand panel down to primer since factory primer is probably better than anything I can do but then do you need to primer before basecoat? I have a book on painting cars but all of those guides assume starting from bare metal. Also assume whole car will be painted so no worries about blending. I have a lot of experience painting furniture and cabinets with HVLP but automotive is a different animal and material is expensive!
I know you have quite a few videos on painting, but what would be the DIY solution to paint coming off with primer? My white car's paint is flaking and exposing the metal surface in one go. (As far as stopping it from getting worse, and would blending the paint next to the bare metal be fine for priming over
If you mean feathering out a valley that goes down to the bare metal, you need to put a few coats of primer on it to fill the missing paint thickness, for that you have to use high build primer from a compressor paint gun, the ones that come in a spray can are very thin, those are only good for covering burnthroughs and filler. If you don't fill the hole it will show up wavy when you're done painting it.
Seems like you are in north county San Diego (I could be wrong tho). Do you have a mechanic shop in the area? Would like to bring my 68 Camaro to you for A/C system fix, if possible.
Great video again. But you forgot to tell us how long to wait between basecoats. Also an extra second to show us the polish or polished you used would have been nice. Those little things make the perfect video.
@myRatchets well that'll do it. In my youth when I twisted an ankle during soccer I just stomped it a couple time. At this age think I'd need to be carried off.
I have a 2013 Tahoe 5.3 with simultaneous codes P015b and P015d, check engine light went away on its own for one day, then came back on with the same codes in it, can you offer any help, thanks.
@R&W - Haven't seen u in a bit... Good to have u back. "Spot/area" repair is useful info, everytime I tried/made one it sucked bigtine 🫣. Anyways... Also looking forward to any update (ECU repair?) on that Lexus LS400 (my favorite all-time vehicle).
got 2 "rebuild" ecu's for that car both bad. Finally the third one worked. seems like 93-94 LS400 ecus are hard to rebuild or break down a lot!! anyways I would stay away as there will be a point you cant' find the ecus anymore. GL
@@myRatchetsagreed. That's how it already is for '98-'01 2.5 Rangers too (unobtainable WORKING ECM, or incorrect/corrupted calibration, it's always 1 or the other!). And the aftermarket still has serious catching up if they want to support modern classics (90's-newer)
Looks like this channel is dead. I know I stopped watching after he had to inject some lefty politics/Trump derangement syndrome opinions in videos. Ruined it for me. Looks like it ruined it for him also. Buh bye.
Here are links to products which were used in this video:
My Amazon Store: amzn.to/3YH84sm
2k Clear Coat: amzn.to/3OzXLSo
2k Rapid Filler Primer Gray: amzn.to/3DZy9JT
5 Inch Orbital Sander adapter: amzn.to/45sc8PG
600 Grit Sandpaper: amzn.to/3QKl2Ug
Grease and Wax Remover: amzn.to/45dOV3D
Soft Sanding Block: amzn.to/45fXkDU
Microfiber Sponge: amzn.to/45wA18A
Microfiber Towels: amzn.to/45aTT1c
Can you please help me? I have a few questions about my car is there. A number I can reach out to you
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Thanks for the video, seems like a good budget option for a lot of us out here!
great job. Fact of the matter is, with older cars, as long as we can do a decent repair job to make it look better than it was, there is no need to go to expensive body shops. This turned out great. No one is looking at our cars that hard ever. You do great tutorials.
Little tip: Put your primer, base and clear coat cans in a pot of hot water for about an hour. I'll leave them in the water while I'm doing all the prep work. Makes the cans spray more smoothly and evenly.
So glad to see you again ,I’ve been thinking the past few weeks wondering if something was wrong hoping you were ok.
Indeed. The blending of the clear coat is tricky. Thanks for the information.
Other dent under the door handle.. :-) Not caring if your beaters dented works too. :-)
Ah spring the season of paint repairs and the sweet smell of 2k clear
Eman! Where u been bud! Nice to see you again. Great job on the body work. May be worth mentioning doing a guide coat. Lol I'm the same way, laying down the primer and looking at the dent saying "awww shittt" when you notice its low or high 😆
Thank you sir! I knew nothing about paint and body and you've taught me so much from your channel!! I really appreciate you explaining everything so well for a dummy like me.
This guy never ages. Been watching since the beginning if this channel 😲
I think this channel is dead.
where did he go?
First you pull the dents out as much as you can. Then you simply put the color match paint on a squeegee or a pad and you go over the damaged area. Then you wait 5 minutes and then polish out the area.
I'm no professional im 28 I started working as a tech at a body shop back in 2020 I know alot but not everything. Only thing I'd critic on the door is, I would have pulled the door panel off and tried to level out that low spot. Always the less filler needed the better. You also had a decent amount of 80 grit scratches showing but overall pretty good.
If you ever went to a car show and saw those perfectly painted and aligned panels know this, on the beautiful show cars they are covered in filler and bondo. I'm not saying they have big bondo repairs on them what I'm saying is when they strip these cars to bare metal they skim coat the whole car after fixing every ding they can find and then resand the body to remove ANY imperfections in the metal. That's how they get those perfectly flat mirror finished paintjobs because factory metal is never perfect and you can't repair it to perfect unless you use filler. They also use filler to get those razor straight seams aligned between when two panels meet. The whole bare car is covered in filler and then sanded leaving a minute layer in the imperfections. They use a ton of filler then sand it down so actually the more filler the better!
Very nicely done. I get a bit mental planning my masking on something like that. Generally move the masking after the base coat so I'm sure my clear has covered all color.
This is a nice Pro / DIY blend.
I literally own the same whip with a dent in the exact same spot
Thats a hell lotta work for a small dent. The sanding, priming, blending... Gosh. Its doable provided there's equipment and time.
There's a reason why body shops charge so much. It is a LOT of work.
Not sure what else you’d expect. To get the bare minimum of acceptable results, the prep involved for painting takes a good chunk of time.
If you enjoy it as a hobby it’s not a big deal. If you’re just doing it to save some money, then bodywork probably isn’t worth it. After the cost of materials and time to get it done you probably won’t actually save much.
@@TadpoleTrainer Yes indeed.
The primer color looks so satisfying.
Paintless dent repair would be even better - need a video on that next.
AMAZING instruction video!! You covered all the basics. Thank YOU SO MUCH for the video!
Glad to see some more content!!!!
Nice work. Good coverage of all the steps
Where did you go !?!?! And welcome back !
Duty Sulphur reporting for duty !!! Lmao
(do it yourselfer)
great job you should make more of these videos you go into detail. Excellent
Amingo, you are forward again. Big up yuh self, from Jamaica. Yes I.
My favorite mechanic on UA-cam be nice if u made some more car videos
This was awesome
Always a treat bro!!
Thank you for making this video. I'm going to give it a try.
Busy patching up my 2004 Hyundai Coupe (Tiburon), scrap value in UK £200 😁 It will be fifty shades of black by the end but it drives just fine.
Glad to see a new video!
I'm in San Diego and need a good mechanic. I've been following your channel for years now and was wondering where your shop is located.
More!! More! We want More! Let those avocados grow, and provide nutrients for our yearning desire to learn more tips and tricks about vehicles. haha Cheers!
Hi, I like to a video of a respray of an entire panel with failed clearcoat but no dents. I assume this would be done using HVLP but really its the various steps that I'm interested in. For example, I assume you sand panel down to primer since factory primer is probably better than anything I can do but then do you need to primer before basecoat? I have a book on painting cars but all of those guides assume starting from bare metal. Also assume whole car will be painted so no worries about blending. I have a lot of experience painting furniture and cabinets with HVLP but automotive is a different animal and material is expensive!
I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW STEP-BY-STEP DID YOU DIP THE SANDPAPER IN WATER 12:17 GREAT JOB!!!!
Excellent video
I know you have quite a few videos on painting, but what would be the DIY solution to paint coming off with primer? My white car's paint is flaking and exposing the metal surface in one go. (As far as stopping it from getting worse, and would blending the paint next to the bare metal be fine for priming over
If you mean feathering out a valley that goes down to the bare metal, you need to put a few coats of primer on it to fill the missing paint thickness, for that you have to use high build primer from a compressor paint gun, the ones that come in a spray can are very thin, those are only good for covering burnthroughs and filler. If you don't fill the hole it will show up wavy when you're done painting it.
@@orangeflavoredmf noted, that makes sense. Thank you
Nice work. Thanks
Seems like you are in north county San Diego (I could be wrong tho). Do you have a mechanic shop in the area? Would like to bring my 68 Camaro to you for A/C system fix, if possible.
Great video again. But you forgot to tell us how long to wait between basecoats. Also an extra second to show us the polish or polished you used would have been nice. Those little things make the perfect video.
Nice job, quite a process. Not quite so sure about the socks and sandals though ;)
Excellent video, thanks!
Stunning
PDR, touchup paint, and try to not show the customer that side of the car as much as possible. Used car sales department knows best!
Good to see you again!
I do wonder if the paintless dent removal guys would repair this dent. They seem to work magic.
Shrinking stretched panel must have a limit.
So... at the end there... were you sitting too long? Or limping because the avocados?
Injured my ankle playing soccer between the basecoat and clear coat day lol
@myRatchets well that'll do it. In my youth when I twisted an ankle during soccer I just stomped it a couple time. At this age think I'd need to be carried off.
What kind of illegal socks & sandles combo are you rocking at 22:00 ?!?
I have a 2013 Tahoe 5.3 with simultaneous codes P015b and P015d, check engine light went away on its own for one day, then came back on with the same codes in it, can you offer any help, thanks.
Grreat.
❤ love you videos ❤
Nice shoes.
I can smell the bondo
Stop sniffin it😂
👍
Good enough for government work.
Is there any way to contact you directly
@R&W - Haven't seen u in a bit... Good to have u back. "Spot/area" repair is useful info, everytime I tried/made one it sucked bigtine 🫣. Anyways... Also looking forward to any update (ECU repair?) on that Lexus LS400 (my favorite all-time vehicle).
got 2 "rebuild" ecu's for that car both bad. Finally the third one worked. seems like 93-94 LS400 ecus are hard to rebuild or break down a lot!! anyways I would stay away as there will be a point you cant' find the ecus anymore. GL
@@myRatchetsagreed. That's how it already is for '98-'01 2.5 Rangers too (unobtainable WORKING ECM, or incorrect/corrupted calibration, it's always 1 or the other!). And the aftermarket still has serious catching up if they want to support modern classics (90's-newer)
@14:29 👍
Whats going on where you at
Wow team mubedde auto mechanics
Your spray painting was very good, but your body work was pretty ordinary. You can still see that dent clear as day.
Looks like this channel is dead. I know I stopped watching after he had to inject some lefty politics/Trump derangement syndrome opinions in videos. Ruined it for me. Looks like it ruined it for him also. Buh bye.