Panel Van Dent & Rust Hole Removal on Magnum Force #7

Howard makes some more progress on the roof skin repair on his 1977 Ford XC Panel van.
The drip gutter edge has been replaced to allow the roof to be spot welded back on once the new gutters are made.
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[@davidbell4410]

Great to see more content on the van build starting up again

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks 👍More to come next week

[@AlsETypeResto]

As always a no BS approach to body work and dent removal. 👍

[@AstillDesign]

You bet

[@leonardgilbreath9004]

As always enjoy watching your videos and how you remove dents and metal working thumbs up 👍

[@AstillDesign]

Glad you like them!

[@DaveGregory3298akaDJ]

I hope you guys are teaching some young bloke so your craft lives on because you guys are awesome

[@AstillDesign]

Have worked with plenty over the years, pretty much winding down now.

[@tonymontana897]

Thanks for the video Howard. Slowly but surely.
20.5K subs now too ! Woohoo !

[@AstillDesign]

You bet!

[@strangecustoms8486]

Lol no tradie but you win all the shows speaks for it self. 😁🇬🇸👍

[@AstillDesign]

😀

[@rexbrown388]

Thanks Howard, I love your videos and have learnt so much about body work and paint watching them. I have loved cars all my life and am nearing retirement, when I hope t restore some of the cars I have aquired including a 72 Ranchero, 3 Karmann Ghias and a 62 Beetle. All the best and please keep it up mate.

[@AstillDesign]

Nice to have you along. Good luck with the retirement

[@michaelbyrnes7944]

Beautiful stuff perfect panel work

[@AstillDesign]

Thank you

[@tamaraburke5681]

Good video Howard

[@AstillDesign]

Thank you

[@Techbitznpcs]

always good to watch how to tackle a repair with what you know and are comfortable with to get the end result.👍

[@AstillDesign]

Very true!

[@dtengineering1]

It's a problem when you can't get it up Howard. LOL. Great display of how to remove those dents and the perseverance required to achieve a great outcome. Cheers.

[@AstillDesign]

That’s never been a problem 😂😂

[@billmcintosh1242]

Good to see the process with the roof removal and repairs. Looking forward to the next video! Thanks Bill Mc

[@AstillDesign]

Cheers Bill, thanks for following

[@cameronalexander359]

Tradies don't seem to be posting vids of how to fix these kinds of challenges. Thanks Howard 👍

[@AstillDesign]

Glad to help, no tradie but plenty of years behind me

[@user-ub7pj2cd3o]

Another great video mate, I still have to go back and check out the rest...cheers again 👍👍

[@AstillDesign]

You should! cheers H

[@petercampbell87]

Becoming a lost art Howard. 👍

[@AstillDesign]

Yeah your right. Still lots of good shops operating in Australia

[@davidbarnsley8486]

I turn this on to watch you fix the roof and what comes up as a screenshot on my computer is a photo of boss xc I took at motor ex last year 😂😂😂

[@AstillDesign]

thats cool

[@michaelbyrnes7944]

I’d love to see you do a 75 TD cortina

[@AstillDesign]

Yeah that would be cool.

[@ryanlove5332]

0.96mm cold rolled is the same as 20SWG steel (0.038”) which is basically what the entire Ford GT40 chassis was built from

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks for the info, my Dad always talked in gauge.

[@BluesShed]

Cheers Howard I'm following the build closely I'm doing an XC Ute ATM
Thanks for sharing your knowledge legend

[@AstillDesign]

Cheers mate, good luck with the Ute build

[@ja8020]

Thanks Howard really enjoying this series and as has been said I hope you are passing on your knowledge to the next generation as there is not an app for shaping metal. 😂

[@AstillDesign]

That's the plan with the channel

[@peterbarnes5930]

Great channel Howard look forward to every episode 👍

[@AstillDesign]

Cheers Peter

[@brunohoutwipper4225]

Really enjoyed watching the show

[@AstillDesign]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@andygriffiths8647]

Thank you for sharing, good work 🙂👍

[@AstillDesign]

Cheers Andy thanks for following

[@matthartley7333]

Thanks For sharing mate

[@AstillDesign]

No worries

[@neilperry2224]

Looking good.

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks 👍

[@timwhalan6417]

👍🏻👏🍺

[@AstillDesign]

Looks like you have been catching up

[@tfoot22]

After you deoxidine do you put any type of metal conditioner or something to keep it shiny silver and not rust while you work on it? Thanks.

[@AstillDesign]

Deoxidine is the conditioner, it put a coating on the metal.

[@andrewbaluk1663]

Have found that anything that turns black under phosphoric acid treatment isnt actually metal anymore, rather its now black rust which is hard as anything to grind or wire wheel out.. How do you handle areas that "go black"?

[@AstillDesign]

I’ve been using rusted solutions rust removal gel

[@darryllspalding9680]

zoom in Steve

[@AstillDesign]

I told him not too.😀

[@michaelnoyes4817]

Don't you have a bead roller for doing stuff?

[@AstillDesign]

yeah I have a basic one.

[@jofat1266]

It's not how I would have done it but anyway

[@AstillDesign]

Yeah always more than one solution

[@mrozboss]

Howard I'm in fnq our car club fbcc de skinned a xc 4door roof the underframe is perfect for your panelvan project from header panel back if you interested drop me a line otherwise it's going too tip

[@AstillDesign]

Hey mate, the frame on the van is mint, we are just doing drip gutters

[@mrozboss]

Ok the one we have has an awsome frame to and parcel shelf section the roof was deskinned for another project I couldn't believe how good the inner frame was even had primer on it like the day it was made thanks for replying Il try find a good home for it cheers

[@gregpaterno1446]

Mr H don't know how you can work with gloves

[@AstillDesign]

Yeah I know, going soft. I like the tig gloves once there worn in.