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John if those lights on the wall have a ballast in them you can change those to LED I did all of my lights to LED just like those you put in the ceiling, I noticed something different about your booth. It's so hard to get enough light to paint with ! I'm building a new paint booth for myself but I'm at a stand still I've lost one of my wheels and have to have one rebuilt. Keep up the good work and was that all in one day ?

Is that gun for a dollar or a loonie.

great job and great video mate 👍👍👍👍

man, you say you are not a master but your work ethic, honesty, skill and how you go above and beyond makes you more than qualified to work on 99% of vehicles. When you're dealing with rusty vehicles, customers don't expect the car to last for another 20 yrs, or at least they shouldn't. Nicely done sir, you should be proud.

Tin bashers are a breed of their own just amazing..artists I guess you can say 😊 not many autobody people that i watch or know spray oil for protection but why wouldn't you especially used oil is cheap and helps prevent rust..😊

Why use glazing putty? Is it smoother to apply or easier to sand than regular body putty?

Thanks for the great video! Question: is there anything wrong with epoxy primer over old paint/primer? Like is there some reason why it maybe bonds better to metal but maybe worse to paint... Or is it just not necessary? This bonnet has paint chipping off on some parts due to acid rain, but not on others. So I have one half sanded with lots of bare metal exposed, but the other half I've left mostly at the old primer, with some accidental bare metal. But I'd like to just simply lay down a coat of epoxy primer over the whole thing... Does this sound reasonable? Thanks!

Hi,love your videos, always packed with good info. I have a 2016 Sierra with the bed wheel wells and the cab corners rusting out. This has been a real pain for me because the truck only has 74K miles. I wish you were 2,000 miles closer, yes, I checked, so you can do mine. Good job. Good luck. Oz

I'd rather paint than wrap trims.

Just out of curiosity how would you fix the spots where the running boards mount to? On my ram 1500 the bolts looked like they were ripped off.. and I wanted to reinstall the steps but the mounting surface of the truck are shot. Rusted and the holes are ripped, with metal sticking out.

Thank you for the primer explanation. That info in the first few minutes was exactly what I needed. I started noticing chips on my roof, and they started to grow and now have rust in them. So I’ve sanded those sections down to bare metal (and have found more rust underneath, so kept sanding more and more to bare metal). I now have sections of bare metal and sections of perfectly good paint. Based on what you’ve said, I think I’ll lay down epoxy primer on the bare metal sections (not sure how many coats), then high build primer on top of that, then sand that. For the good paint areas, I guess I just need to sand that and paint over, but I need to tape off and stop at a line somewhere.

Great work.

Where can you get the drain plugs for the back side of the rockers? My truck has 8 oval holes on each side.

How much for a full rocker job

Looking great how many hours did this take you

Like the door dolly.

Beautiful work! Thank you for taking the time to share your secret technique. I have the same truck with a crack that is opening up in the exact same spot you made your repair. I can probably handle the repair, but I am uncertain with my painting abilities. Where are you located? I would live to bring my truck to you for this repair.

Really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work. Excellent work , John.

does anyone know why i can easily scratch it off?

Happy Birthday. Great work.

Is there a trick to get the inner liner in and out without removing the bedside?

Bro I love this. Your daughter's 128 is the key to making my 330i as slick as it needed to be. I have black everything (except emblems) and the trim really needs to go. After that I'm installing smoke guards - thank you!

Nice to see a different type of job brought in. Appreciate you taking the time to explain each process and why. As always a job well done and I'm sure a happy customer. For those that don't know where Midnight Paint and Body is: They are in Quesnel, British Columbia Cariboo Region.

The "Proper" way to paint it, is to take it off the car and paint it.

Who carries wheel arch for 2004 tahoe/yukon

No primer...ok. Weird...but ok.

Color matched them too 🔥

All that plastic makes assembly easy and quick but repairs are nightmare.

Very nice job! Do you paint over the 2k primer surfacer or were you painting over a 2k sealer?

Man it seems like Dodge trucks really rain supreme up there I mean they do down here too in Texas but many of the trucks on your channel are Dodge I love it I have a Dodge truck myself 2 of them

Did you put a fresh coat of paint on the wheels too?

I ordered that plastic surgery product as per your recommendation. I also went to thier website and told them I ordered it because you recommended it.

Question for you, I see you use the torch for the film, can you use it on those stainless trim pieces and what about warping the metal ? I guess there is a fine line ? Does the torch work better than a heat gun ?

Hit it out of the park again jon , looks factory

Very nice repair keep em coming…

Great work! New subscriber. I've got some catching up to do on your videos.

Great job young man! I enjoy your videos. You have yourself a nice little shop. I own an Autobody shop in Massachusetts,. Not sure where you are located . But if my spraybooth was set up like yours OSHA would fine the living hell out of me and probably shut me down.

Another great video John👌

John have you ever used scuffit ? Is that (fire red), panels on all this new stuff is so thin it doesn't take much to pull or push it out with your hand. Those pin welders work good and yes I have pulled holes in this new vehicle metal. Keep up the good work, all and yes short bed bedsides are more than standard bedside replacement panels.

That perfect reflection of your booth lights show how well the body work was done. Good work and also great video

Another great video. Its so satisfying to watch your work.. Thanks for taking the time to record and explaining it.

And always great great workmanship.... Love the vids. Sometimes a change in projects can be good...

Is that the Pro lite gun,I used to have one,nice rig! Got stolen,the I bought an Optima by Motor Guard, Euro 900 for just clear,I absolutely love it better than,my Sata,my Iwata,but I hardly use them anymore.Thx again

The customer didn't want the 4x4 decal back on the truck bed?

Yeah,Im not a fan! Solvent base,you can slow down, ,speed up,you have melv control,the water ehh! But its enviro friendly,until you blast one some coats of solvent based clear,haha! I love the DC series of clears,the 2000 cut buff in 40 minutes air dry,the 3000 little more flexible,the 4 is awsome overall,but man it is noxious!

One of the largest shops around here,they have like 7 locations,somehow puts out the worst paint work I have ever seen! I can tell every car they do,tiger stripes,panel paints they do it all,especially any silvers,just awful.They say their envirobase is a flawless system,I dont think so!

I can even count how many times I have started blocking with 40 grit by hand only to think,jeepers I should get my air file out! No idea why! Thx for the video

nice work! great video also

That was an awesome video. You are a great mechanic and should have classes on how to . Thank you

Another fine job! I might invest in one of those pullers.