While I watch a lot of YT videos for restoration, I find your approach reassuring and achievable. I don't have room for lots of equipment so I find your approach helpful and sensible. I'm amazed at the results you achieve without throwing ,000's of $ at tools.
I watch a lot of youtube my self. I real think its the wave of the future. I totally agree with you about his approach. I bought a cheap used mig welder angle grinder couple hand tools . Fixed my truck cab corner so it would pass inspection.
Did the same. Cheap welder running .023, beverage grade co2 and a couple o chunks of front fenders to replace 8 inches of rusted quarter panel wheel arch.
it's the authentic and practical way in which you approach the process - there is so much 'manufactured' content on youtube - keep sharing your skillset Fitzee
Fitzee, what makes you so interesting is your skill at the job, your comfort in front of the camera...and your authenticity in front of the camera...your firmness and confidence. You're just a cool guy to watch, a nice person...and being a Newfoundlander, to boot, always gives you a certain sense of humour, whether you notice it or not...lol.
The only mistake you made in this video was saying you don't consider yourself entertaining. I always get a couple good laughs from every one of your shows. Anyway, as I written before, you saved my Jeep Liberty. I've done quite a bit of sheet metal work on it that I would have never done without your guidance. So, between the entertainment value and the $100's if not $1000 you save me, I hope to be watching and learning from you for many years to come. You are, without a doubt, my all time favorite channel.
What hooked me was the fact that you’re a natural at realizing what questions someone starting out is going to have, right at the moment they have them, and you explain the answer right there on the spot. It’s an art few professional teachers understand.
we come here to learn, I can go to several other for "entertainment". I never watch videos over 15 minutes long but I've watched a pile of your videos start to finish. I guess you're a better entertainer than you thought! Cheers Fitzee
Just like how you restore: simple effective tools, does the job. I'm going to give it a shot on painting my Lancia in the garage, after having welded in 4 new fenders using the cut 'n butt you taught me (never welded before a year ago). I have the exact same phone coincidentally. Your voice, accent and delivery are very pleasant too.
Fitzee you're a craftsman and teacher by nature, and the cherry that tops the pie, is that you share your experience with those who want to learn. Look here... you're even sharing your experience on how you make your videos. The world needs more people like you.
For me , your doing everything right. I really appreciate that straight forward, honest and really enjoy what you’re doing. That comes through on the camera, and it’s inspiring. Keep em’ coming and I’ll keep watching, be well!
Your channel is by far one of the best on here and keeping everything simple is a major reason why it's so good! The over produced sponsor popping channels just don't cut it.
Been a car nut for 40 plus years, 54 now. Thanks for great tips ,the bonus you show it’s ok not to have tons of fancy equipment. If you need something you make it. That’s what most of us have to do, great craftsman is always appreciated! Keep going
This is why you have such success, you're down to earth, no horse playing, you don't try to be anything else but YOU!!!!! SUPER AWESOME CHANNEL SIR!!!!! Please don't change!!!!!!
I'm just starting out my automotive TH-cam journey, and the line "You're not talking to a camera you're talking to your viewers" is really going to help me feel less awkward in front of the camera. That is a great way of looking at it. This was a great video, thank you for sharing! To anyone else starting their journey on TH-cam good luck to you and don't give up, you got this!
Love the channel! I'm out today, welding & grinding a new rocker panel on my truck. Never would have attempted it, with out your videos. Thank You, "it's only sheet metal"
You remind me when I was starting out in welding. I have worked with some great people like you willing to give trade secrets. I call them secrets because back in the 1970's jobs was hard to find and that was how you kept your job. 30 years later I was asked to train people on how to do things. I said no! They allways wanted me to train people that showed no interest. I told the company I will train one person and I will find that person to replace me. I found that person and worked with him for 2 years that was 8 years ago the company is no longer in business I would get phone calls from time to time thanking me for the way I took time to show him my secrets. So you remind me as the mentor showing his secrets for your youtube audience. Keep up the great work keep safe. Cheers
Sharing your knowledge, skill, and experience....and not asking for one thin dime. That's what amazes me, and I'm sure, millions of others. You are doing it right, lots of folks out there wanting to learn rust repair and now it's possible....."just stick around"
You are a true inspiration to everyone who wants to do their own rust repairs, including me, giving me the confidence to rebuild a very rusty Transit Van Mk6. Love all your videos and look forward to the notification of your next upload. Thank you :)
Another great video Tony! Your authenticity combined with skill makes you truly one of the best teachers of sheet metal and fabrication on the Internet. Thanks for all the great tips ( the “tips are always good!) I know they’ve helped me a ton and I always look forward to new ones. Also always great to see PEANUT! 🐈
Hey Fitz, I think you are doing wonderful things and most of all your way....As my father would say.....work smart not hard....and you definitely 👍 fit that category....and most of all you are helping put our home NFLD on the map.... thanks
Tony, one of the best compliments we can pay you - your support of other bros in the biz. Your support of Carl "Japhands" Fisher and his "Make it Kustom" channel is the highest statement of the brotherhood between you all. From Newfoundland/Labrador to BC, you are reaching out and giving support. It is great to see the encouragement, especially with him making his way through the new shop start up. Thumbs up to you - completely Professional.
Thanks. I watch alot of TH-cam and know there is alot of us out there to learn from. If I stop learning new things it time to give it up. Carl is a amazing fabricator and a joy to watch.
Indeed a great video. Your keyword is “Simple”. And that is your greatest skil. You keep everything as simple as it can be. I hope to see a lot of your great videos in the future. Keep doing this good things.
How to repair rusty door bottoms was the video that brought me to your channel, But the fact that you were working with simple tools and items that I have,, is what made me Subscribe.... That and the fact that you actually show the process and steps on how you go about repairing whatever your working on...And what tools your working with...As far as non-rust related content,, I consider those videos a Bonus.... Thanks Tony...
You have the best channel on utube,I've learned so much from you,I've watched some of your videos four or five times and look forward to new ones. I can't stand most guys that do "clown around" too much,it's annoying. Don't change a thing you do and keep the content coming,absolutely appreciate you👍
Fitzee, I've been watching your videos for a few months now. I've been prepping my truck for paint recently and yesterday a spot that I thought was some surface rust turned out to be a giant hole in a complicated (to me) area. I was able to build a patch panel by hand in a couple of hours using the methods you show on your channel. So I just stopped by to thank you for showing how you do what you do, I really appreciate it. Keep it up!
thanks for sharing this info with us, I would never consider doing this for a living, I am retired and enjoy working on my projucts and simply enjoy watching your how to videos. you are simply a great teacher and I really enjoy the helpful hints on fabrication and rust repair. You are the best teacher that I have came across for helping the common person doing repairs and fabricating, keep up the great work, I really appreciate your videos and teaching experience.
Fitzee your approach on handling your projects are easy to grasps for us backyard types who work on our own projects. It's not over complicated and you're good at explaining what you're doing.
This video gives us the opportunity to say thanks for sharing. Your community support is the result your ability to communicate important techniques in a simple and straightforward manner. You've personally helped me understand sheet metal fabrication and taken a lot of the "fear of failure" out of the process. You also never seem to let your ego take over, something other TH-camrs seem to have fallen prey too! You keep grinding the videos out and we'll keep watching!
I am so pleased you decided to share your skills with TH-cam land - your skills are unique and your approach is achievable to guys like me attempting to restore various vehicles. Kudos, Mr. Fitzee!
Fitzee...love that you don't try to be an actor! Your content provides a learning experience on sharing your passion in a down to earth, honest way. You can also be pretty funny! You are not afraid to show your mistakes and laugh it off and continue on. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks for the channel!
I’m glad you decided to share your knowledge out here for the rest of us. Watching your channel has shown me that it doesn’t take a lot of fancy tools to tackle my project. The video that got me hooked was the Cut & Butt of the gas filler door. Simple and to the point. Thanks and God Bless.
I especially love one thing that you do: you show the end result at the intro. There are lots and lots of channels that show you the huge amount of cutting, grinding, welding and swearing, but never tell what exactly are they building till the very end.
Fitzee I looked at most of your comments everybody thinks the world of you and how good you are making things. I agree with all your friends on TH-cam you are really really good at what you do and a good man you should run for President some where.
So much of what you shared is what I’ve learned & applied to grow my channel. I’ve not hit my 1000 yet but that’s ok. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint. Thanks for what you shared. It’s good advice.
You are original is why i like your channel. if you run out of rust, i got plenty down here in georgia. you content is why i stick around. everything else is an added benefit. You are cool!
Fitzee, love your channel and I love this video. I’m going through my midlife crisis, and bought an old ‘66 Mustang about 5 years ago that’s just been sitting in my garage. I’ve decided to build a new shop, and finally start restoring my car. I’ve been kicking around the idea of documenting it all on TH-cam, and after seeing this video I ran into the other room and told my wife that I’m starting a TH-cam channel. She rolled her eyes which is a good sign! Keep up the good work. I find your videos very entertaining and informative.
Its great reading all the positive comments about you Fitzee! Clearly you are an inspiration to so many of us! Thanks for everything so far and everything to come in the future!👍👍👍
I started watching when I began my 1940 plymouth streetrod and really had no idea what I was doing. You've inspired and instructed me to get started on it and I greatly appreciate all of your videos. Thank you😀
Been watching a lot, never miss a video since I found the first one. You really give me the confidence to improve my back yard repairs. I have learnt so much from you so many many thanks. I hope to retire soon and I might just start up a channel to document the restoration work and repairs I get into. I actually remember seeing this title and went back through your videos specifically to find it. It was, as usual very informative! keep on doing what your doing as the tips are always good 🙂
Tony I just hope that this video makes it to you to see. I have been watching your channel for a while and I think you are great the way you do things and explain the how to of your process. I just found this video and it’s a good explanation of how to get started for someone who wants to get started on u tube. You mentioned people you watched, I found Carter Auto Restyling I think he’s great a young guy but dose old school repairs, a little odd and dry with his humor but quality workmanship and the ability for the job, I would recommend you check him out if you haven’t already low budget not a lot of tools but a great job with what he has, and he has cats. Thanks again Tony for the videos tips and techniques I have learned a lot. Later
Thanks for that! I have been kicking round the idea for a long time. As you said “overthinking it”. I do have a video posted it’s under 5 minutes about my sons F250 overhaul/restoration. And I need to add the follow up to it as it is now painted and assembly has begun. Again thank you for the information and keep at what you’re doing. I really enjoy watching.
I find that the guys that entertain don't hold my interest for long. What I'm looking for is something I want to learn about or how to do something. But people that show there personality and make me feel like they are talking from the heart is what I find really holds my attention and makes me come back to watch more. Don't change a thing!
Hallo Fitzee i in person couldn't thank you enough for sharing your skills and experience with us ordinary guys. What we see is what we get and that is a very good end product. With the plain simple and little tools that you use is proof to us that it can be done.And your tips are always fantastic en very helpful. It is only a pitty that i discovered your channel a couple a months ago .Your tips did help me a lot gave me the encouragement to tackle my own stuff.
Great information and tips!! That's all what we discovered, just do something! It's never the right time, you just have to do it. Use what you have and keep improving. If you're looking for other channels we do have a video about building a stand for a bead roller....but I can't say you'll learn anything!!
Yep, the basic workmanship and techiques are what make these absolute GOLD! Love the no-bullshit approach. Also amazed how much better the picture is on your phone, much better light sensitivity indoors. Having looked at some of your earlier vids, I am really interested in your background. You say you are not a coachbuilder, yet you seem to be able to make anything out of nothing. I am interested in how you obtained your unique skillset. What was your starting trade? What other jobs did you have that polished these skills to where you are now? Not much in the earlier vids to explain.
Started as a love for custom cars from a young boy. Went trade school for autobody back in the 80s. While everyone was buying compressors and paint guns. I was buying a mig and just started cutting and welding. Rest I was self taught.
Fitzee, What I enjoy seeing, and made me a subscriber is your style. It is like hanging out in a neighbor's garage just tinkering with and talking about cars. Because you use simple tools, the projects are relatable, yet I am awed by your thought process breaking down complex forms into simpler shapes and tackling them one step at a time. You keep making them, I'll keep watching them. Thanks
Love your honesty! In the end it’s a case of…. Just do it! If you buy something for your work it should be cost effective and make you better, but it is not a replacement to knowing how to do it without the tool…. My dad was a mechanic and he was old school…. He said Fuel injection is just a more efficient carburetor…. Of course that was after it became less mechanical and more electrical! He hated all vacuum lines! RIP dad!
This speaks to me- using the video making process to motivate yourself to organize a daunting project into manageable chunks that get the momentum going.
Believe it or not you are infectious. Maybe not bubbly or anything but still there’s something about you that people connect with. For me it’s the fact you seem very human and relatable. Personally I’ve watched and occasionally still watch some of the bigger names but I find myself drawn to the channels that I can relate to. You are a great teacher and from the way you interact with people I believe you genuinely care about your subscribers. Keep up the good work my friend
Thanks again Fitzee for sharing how you got started with your rust repair laboratory video making process, the stuff behind the garage door. Keeping it simple.
I really like your content and I learn so much from it.... Especially the thing about getting a good result out of simple tools. You really dont need all the special stuff to make great work, and that is inspiring! Thank you for sharing your youtube experience... I am doing the same and started around the same time as you... The feedback from people around the world makes it so interesting to do!
Fitzee I'm not one to want to be on TH-cam but when you look for ways to do or repair something but you and a couple other guy's give advice we use and always look forward for your next post thumbs up 👍👍
I just want to say one I enjoy watching you and I like the fact that you don’t mind teaching us that want to learn to do for them self ! I’m trying to restore a 1960 Chevy C10 pickup and it needs a lot of rust work. So thank you
I love watching Fitzzy, very informative and explained in lay men's terms nothing complicated about the process. A nice guy who always has time to reply to a comment and appreciates what people say unlike some youtubers.
What I like most about your vids is that you put more effort into passing your knowledge on to us than trying to get clicks. Your talent with metal just amazes me. Thank you for your channel and keep up the good work👍😁
Great video Fitzee! I enjoy watching your repair videos but this is just what I needed to gee me up and realize that TH-cam success does not happen overnight! Keep up the good work!
Really good...you are head and shoulders above this old guy! I just bash around in my garage on my old MG's. Love watching your videos....and yes rust repair is a popular thing down here in Southern Ontario...which seems like the salt application capital of Canada! Keep up the good work! Mike 🇨🇦🍁 👍
Fitzee, thank you so much for a great video. You still ended up fixing some rust. I recently retired and rusted in place. I always wanted to start a You Tube channel. You have motivated me to get up off my bum and start. Thanks. New viewer and subscriber.
Hey Fitzee really enjoy watching you make all those hard to make parts that look impossible to make, Iam fairly good at making just about any thing out of metal or wood have always been like that. A man that worked for my dad told him when I was seven that I was going to invent something some day and I have, I just used those inventions for my self and that was as far as they got. I used a lot of them in my cabinet shop they were always for saving time. I’ve still got a lot of the inventions in my head and never will do anything with them. You know you can pick up anything and I mean anything and make it better, seems like it is easy for me to come up with new ideas 💡 good talking to you and I’ll talk to you later. Retired old man now.
Almost everyone one here is hung up on themselves and the way the do things and I could imagine in real life they must be an asshole to work with and learn from,they are good but I can'tget thoughall of there videos becauseof the bad attitude,not all but we know who they are. Your a true teacher, your good at what you do and you try to help others to become as good and build them up. You are an teacher, I wish I could someday learn form you in person, it would be a blast to be as good as you and spend my days working the metal. Thanks for teaching all of us on here and to get us all trying. I can only speak for myself but I wouldn't have been brave enough to start without your videos. I'm learning everyday by doing thanks to you
Thank you Fitzee. I've been wanting to start my own youtube channel for a while. You have been a big help with me getting started. I should have a channel on installing an oil fired furnace soon. Thanks again, I enjoy your channel.
Tony, I know what you mean about your channel finding its own path. I was starting to do really well with some outboard motor repair videos I did as an aside to my pontoon repair series over the summer. Here in Northwestern Ontario, boat season is pretty well finished and I have started into my winter projects. My views have tanked now that I am not fixing outboards anymore. I think I'll have to try another outboard project to see is I can get my numbers back up. Outboard repair is not what I had in mind when I started my channel but if that what viewers want, I guess I will have to keep going on outboards. Great to see the success a fellow Canadian TH-camr can have. Congrats on how your channel is progressing.
Thanks for the tips. Yes, they were good. The way you approach the problem and work it through is very instructive to me and has given me inspiration to get to working on my car. You are a pleasure to watch.
I've said it before, but the reason your channel is so good is because you're not a "try hard", you do what you do, you're down to earth and don't use big fancy tools. This makes you *relatable*, it motivates people(myself included) to go out there and just do it with the tools they have. Not having big out-of-reach equipment doesn't have to mean you can't achieve a great result. Sure, it might take longer, it might be frustrating, but it's completely achievable. And, living in the motherland of rust(sweden), the fact that you're focused on rust repairs appeals a lot to me. So many otherwise good cars goes to the scrapyard because of failed inspections due to rust over here. :/ ... Also I just have to point out.. I absolutely LOVE the fact that both you and your cat are a bit on the chubby side :D May (s)he live many happy chubby years to come! I have 4 cats myself, ranging from small and chubby, to tall and skinny, to big and fat. ...And I myself ain't exactly skinny either :P
Hey Fitzee, your just a genuine guy with amazing talents you’ve learnt from trial & error over the years… basically a 30 year+ Thank you for sharing your experience on TH-cam so WE can learn & DO from your knowledge 🙏
Don’t know if you ever watched Waylon Wires old iron, but he showed a neat trick with a latter and I think an old window or garage door worm and saw horses to make swing shot videos smooth with no shaking. He put a drill on low speed and it made a great swiping shot
Tony, when people acknowledge what and how you do things and like it , it becomes golden, now, you can just hang a camera at the ceiling , repair rust , and people will watch you 24/7 ...you are your knowledge.
I started watching you about 1 1/2 yrs ago. I am in the process of repairing my 54 GMC pickup. The information that you show is fantastic. Your biggest thing saying is "Don't over think it and one step at a time". Love the videos, and how you go about doing them. I was told many years ago to use the KISS method (keep it simple stupid). Your approach confirms that. Thanks again for what you do and keep them coming.
Great tips. I’m about ready to launch my channel and some of the advice I got was to buy a bunch of equipment. Like you said you don’t have to. I’m using my iPhone 11 and was surprised how good the video quality is. Like you said “keep it simple “. Thanks for the inspiration.
doing great learned alot you helped me on my 1950 chevy truck i rebuilt the front left cab corners and used what i learned from you and to the point is how you do it keep it up
Thank you Fitzee! I've recently started my own channel. after watching channels like yours, brilliant suggestions, I'm going to add a handle to my phone too. I have already learned so much from your channel, and give you a mention when I use your methods. Keep up the good work. Dave.
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Fitzee, you just keep doing what you're doing, the way you're doing it. You've always got great content, and always informative.
You don’t imagine how much we respect you just for the fact of teaching what you have (thank you very much) mr fix
While I watch a lot of YT videos for restoration, I find your approach reassuring and achievable. I don't have room for lots of equipment so I find your approach helpful and sensible. I'm amazed at the results you achieve without throwing ,000's of $ at tools.
I watch a lot of youtube my self. I real think its the wave of the future. I totally agree with you about his approach. I bought a cheap used mig welder angle grinder couple hand tools . Fixed my truck cab corner so it would pass inspection.
Did the same. Cheap welder running .023, beverage grade co2 and a couple o chunks of front fenders to replace 8 inches of rusted quarter panel wheel arch.
it's the authentic and practical way in which you approach the process - there is so much 'manufactured' content on youtube - keep sharing your skillset Fitzee
On the contrary.....You are VERY entertaining and skillfull.......One of the very best sites on TH-cam.......Keep up the great work!
Fitzee, what makes you so interesting is your skill at the job, your comfort in front of the camera...and your authenticity in front of the camera...your firmness and confidence. You're just a cool guy to watch, a nice person...and being a Newfoundlander, to boot, always gives you a certain sense of humour, whether you notice it or not...lol.
The only mistake you made in this video was saying you don't consider yourself entertaining. I always get a couple good laughs from every one of your shows. Anyway, as I written before, you saved my Jeep Liberty. I've done quite a bit of sheet metal work on it that I would have never done without your guidance. So, between the entertainment value and the $100's if not $1000 you save me, I hope to be watching and learning from you for many years to come. You are, without a doubt, my all time favorite channel.
Been here since beginning , you actually teach and don't click bait . Yeah , that's important to me . Thanks for all you do !
What hooked me was the fact that you’re a natural at realizing what questions someone starting out is going to have, right at the moment they have them, and you explain the answer right there on the spot. It’s an art few professional teachers understand.
we come here to learn, I can go to several other for "entertainment". I never watch videos over 15 minutes long but I've watched a pile of your videos start to finish. I guess you're a better entertainer than you thought! Cheers Fitzee
Just like how you restore: simple effective tools, does the job. I'm going to give it a shot on painting my Lancia in the garage, after having welded in 4 new fenders using the cut 'n butt you taught me (never welded before a year ago). I have the exact same phone coincidentally. Your voice, accent and delivery are very pleasant too.
Fitzee you're a craftsman and teacher by nature, and the cherry that tops the pie, is that you share your experience with those who want to learn. Look here... you're even sharing your experience on how you make your videos. The world needs more people like you.
For me , your doing everything right. I really appreciate that straight forward, honest and really enjoy what you’re doing. That comes through on the camera, and it’s inspiring. Keep em’ coming and I’ll keep watching, be well!
Your channel is by far one of the best on here and keeping everything simple is a major reason why it's so good! The over produced sponsor popping channels just don't cut it.
Been a car nut for 40 plus years, 54 now. Thanks for great tips ,the bonus you show it’s ok not to have tons of fancy equipment. If you need something you make it. That’s what most of us have to do, great craftsman is always appreciated! Keep going
This is why you have such success, you're down to earth, no horse playing, you don't try to be anything else but YOU!!!!! SUPER AWESOME CHANNEL SIR!!!!! Please don't change!!!!!!
I'm just starting out my automotive TH-cam journey, and the line "You're not talking to a camera you're talking to your viewers" is really going to help me feel less awkward in front of the camera. That is a great way of looking at it. This was a great video, thank you for sharing!
To anyone else starting their journey on TH-cam good luck to you and don't give up, you got this!
Love the channel! I'm out today, welding & grinding a new rocker panel on my truck. Never would have attempted it, with out your videos. Thank You, "it's only sheet metal"
You remind me when I was starting out in welding. I have worked with some great people like you willing to give trade secrets. I call them secrets because back in the 1970's jobs was hard to find and that was how you kept your job. 30 years later I was asked to train people on how to do things. I said no! They allways wanted me to train people that showed no interest. I told the company I will train one person and I will find that person to replace me. I found that person and worked with him for 2 years that was 8 years ago the company is no longer in business I would get phone calls from time to time thanking me for the way I took time to show him my secrets. So you remind me as the mentor showing his secrets for your youtube audience. Keep up the great work keep safe. Cheers
“Throwing money at something doesn’t always make it better.” Amen to that.
Sharing your knowledge, skill, and experience....and not asking for one thin dime. That's what amazes me, and I'm sure, millions of others. You are doing it right, lots of folks out there wanting to learn rust repair and now it's possible....."just stick around"
You are a true inspiration to everyone who wants to do their own rust repairs, including me, giving me the confidence to rebuild a very rusty Transit Van Mk6. Love all your videos and look forward to the notification of your next upload. Thank you :)
Another great video Tony! Your authenticity combined with skill makes you truly one of the best teachers of sheet metal and fabrication on the Internet. Thanks for all the great tips ( the “tips are always good!) I know they’ve helped me a ton and I always look forward to new ones. Also always great to see PEANUT! 🐈
A guy can always tell the difference between someone doing something they love versus the ones looking for fame. Keep up the awesome content.
Hey Fitz, I think you are doing wonderful things and most of all your way....As my father would say.....work smart not hard....and you definitely 👍 fit that category....and most of all you are helping put our home NFLD on the map.... thanks
Part of the island you from?
St John's
Tony, one of the best compliments we can pay you - your support of other bros in the biz. Your support of Carl "Japhands" Fisher and his "Make it Kustom" channel is the highest statement of the brotherhood between you all. From Newfoundland/Labrador to BC, you are reaching out and giving support. It is great to see the encouragement, especially with him making his way through the new shop start up. Thumbs up to you - completely Professional.
Thanks. I watch alot of TH-cam and know there is alot of us out there to learn from. If I stop learning new things it time to give it up. Carl is a amazing fabricator and a joy to watch.
Indeed a great video. Your keyword is “Simple”. And that is your greatest skil. You keep everything as simple as it can be. I hope to see a lot of your great videos in the future. Keep doing this good things.
Couldn’t agree with you more Willem, simple is simply putting it, as Tony says”don’t over think it” and that’s what he does on his content!
How to repair rusty door bottoms was the video that brought me to your channel, But the fact that you were working with simple tools and items that I have,, is what made me Subscribe.... That and the fact that you actually show the process and steps on how you go about repairing whatever your working on...And what tools your working with...As far as non-rust related content,, I consider those videos a Bonus.... Thanks Tony...
You have the best channel on utube,I've learned so much from you,I've watched some of your videos four or five times and look forward to new ones.
I can't stand most guys that do "clown around" too much,it's annoying.
Don't change a thing you do and keep the content coming,absolutely appreciate you👍
Fitzee, I've been watching your videos for a few months now. I've been prepping my truck for paint recently and yesterday a spot that I thought was some surface rust turned out to be a giant hole in a complicated (to me) area. I was able to build a patch panel by hand in a couple of hours using the methods you show on your channel. So I just stopped by to thank you for showing how you do what you do, I really appreciate it. Keep it up!
thanks for sharing this info with us, I would never consider doing this for a living, I am retired and enjoy working on my projucts and simply enjoy watching your how to videos. you are simply a great teacher and I really enjoy the helpful hints on fabrication and rust repair. You are the best teacher that I have came across for helping the common person doing repairs and fabricating, keep up the great work, I really appreciate your videos and teaching experience.
Fitzee your approach on handling your projects are easy to grasps for us backyard types who work on our own projects. It's not over complicated and you're good at explaining what you're doing.
Tony, God Bless you! Keep that humility Sir! Wishing you all the best and continued success!! Keep those videos coming!!
This video gives us the opportunity to say thanks for sharing. Your community support is the result your ability to communicate important techniques in a simple and straightforward manner. You've personally helped me understand sheet metal fabrication and taken a lot of the "fear of failure" out of the process. You also never seem to let your ego take over, something other TH-camrs seem to have fallen prey too! You keep grinding the videos out and we'll keep watching!
I just discovered this TH-cam channel. Thank you, it's some of the best content on TH-cam.
I am so pleased you decided to share your skills with TH-cam land - your skills are unique and your approach is achievable to guys like me attempting to restore various vehicles. Kudos, Mr. Fitzee!
Fitzee...love that you don't try to be an actor! Your content provides a learning experience on sharing your passion in a down to earth, honest way. You can also be pretty funny! You are not afraid to show your mistakes and laugh it off and continue on. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks for the channel!
Fitzee you are a natural for the car community. You help me out when I get stumped on certain situations on metal fab . Thank you for your time.
I always enjoy watching your easy-going style and excellent context. Thank you for posting how you do it. I may give it a try!
Thanks man. Keep killing it!
The biggest peeve I have with some TH-cam channels is Click Bait. Your channel is always informative never click bait.
I’m glad you decided to share your knowledge out here for the rest of us. Watching your channel has shown me that it doesn’t take a lot of fancy tools to tackle my project. The video that got me hooked was the Cut & Butt of the gas filler door. Simple and to the point. Thanks and God Bless.
I especially love one thing that you do: you show the end result at the intro.
There are lots and lots of channels that show you the huge amount of cutting, grinding, welding and swearing, but never tell what exactly are they building till the very end.
Fitzee I looked at most of your comments everybody thinks the world of you and how good you are making things. I agree with all your friends on TH-cam you are really really good at what you do and a good man you should run for President some where.
So much of what you shared is what I’ve learned & applied to grow my channel. I’ve not hit my 1000 yet but that’s ok. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint.
Thanks for what you shared. It’s good advice.
This video encourages me to finally start. My topic will be vehicle electrics, finding and repairing cable harness issues etc....
You are original is why i like your channel. if you run out of rust, i got plenty down here in georgia. you content is why i stick around. everything else is an added benefit. You are cool!
Fitzee, love your channel and I love this video. I’m going through my midlife crisis, and bought an old ‘66 Mustang about 5 years ago that’s just been sitting in my garage. I’ve decided to build a new shop, and finally start restoring my car. I’ve been kicking around the idea of documenting it all on TH-cam, and after seeing this video I ran into the other room and told my wife that I’m starting a TH-cam channel. She rolled her eyes which is a good sign!
Keep up the good work. I find your videos very entertaining and informative.
Get started and keep us posted
Its great reading all the positive comments about you Fitzee!
Clearly you are an inspiration to so many of us!
Thanks for everything so far and everything to come in the future!👍👍👍
I started watching when I began my 1940 plymouth streetrod and really had no idea what I was doing. You've inspired and instructed me to get started on it and I greatly appreciate all of your videos. Thank you😀
Always loved the cat at the end!
Been watching a lot, never miss a video since I found the first one. You really give me the confidence to improve my back yard repairs. I have learnt so much from you so many many thanks. I hope to retire soon and I might just start up a channel to document the restoration work and repairs I get into. I actually remember seeing this title and went back through your videos specifically to find it. It was, as usual very informative! keep on doing what your doing as the tips are always good 🙂
Tony I just hope that this video makes it to you to see. I have been watching your channel for a while and I think you are great the way you do things and explain the how to of your process. I just found this video and it’s a good explanation of how to get started for someone who wants to get started on u tube. You mentioned people you watched, I found Carter Auto Restyling I think he’s great a young guy but dose old school repairs, a little odd and dry with his humor but quality workmanship and the ability for the job, I would recommend you check him out if you haven’t already low budget not a lot of tools but a great job with what he has, and he has cats. Thanks again Tony for the videos tips and techniques I have learned a lot. Later
Thanks for that! I have been kicking round the idea for a long time. As you said “overthinking it”.
I do have a video posted it’s under 5 minutes about my sons F250 overhaul/restoration. And I need to add the follow up to it as it is now painted and assembly has begun.
Again thank you for the information and keep at what you’re doing. I really enjoy watching.
I find that the guys that entertain don't hold my interest for long. What I'm looking for is something I want to learn about or how to do something. But people that show there personality and make me feel like they are talking from the heart is what I find really holds my attention and makes me come back to watch more.
Don't change a thing!
Yes he's a good teacher. Very interesting! Knows what he's doing. And has a great scene of humor and got great ideals !
Hallo Fitzee i in person couldn't thank you enough for sharing your skills and experience with us ordinary guys. What we see is what we get and that is a very good end product. With the plain simple and little tools that you use is proof to us that it can be done.And your tips are always fantastic en very helpful. It is only a pitty that i discovered your channel a couple a months ago .Your tips did help me a lot gave me the encouragement to tackle my own stuff.
Great information and tips!! That's all what we discovered, just do something! It's never the right time, you just have to do it. Use what you have and keep improving. If you're looking for other channels we do have a video about building a stand for a bead roller....but I can't say you'll learn anything!!
Yep, the basic workmanship and techiques are what make these absolute GOLD! Love the no-bullshit approach. Also amazed how much better the picture is on your phone, much better light sensitivity indoors. Having looked at some of your earlier vids, I am really interested in your background. You say you are not a coachbuilder, yet you seem to be able to make anything out of nothing. I am interested in how you obtained your unique skillset. What was your starting trade? What other jobs did you have that polished these skills to where you are now? Not much in the earlier vids to explain.
Started as a love for custom cars from a young boy. Went trade school for autobody back in the 80s. While everyone was buying compressors and paint guns. I was buying a mig and just started cutting and welding. Rest I was self taught.
Absolutely LOVE Make It Kustom. You two, and VGG are my three channels I must watch every day!
VGG. Forgot to mention him. Love his stuff. The dry humor is priceless
I like the simplicity of how you go about fixing rust issues that most of us have. I am amazed how so many people share similar interests also.
Fitzee, What I enjoy seeing, and made me a subscriber is your style. It is like hanging out in a neighbor's garage just tinkering with and talking about cars. Because you use simple tools, the projects are relatable, yet I am awed by your thought process breaking down complex forms into simpler shapes and tackling them one step at a time. You keep making them, I'll keep watching them. Thanks
Love your honesty! In the end it’s a case of…. Just do it! If you buy something for your work it should be cost effective and make you better, but it is not a replacement to knowing how to do it without the tool…. My dad was a mechanic and he was old school…. He said Fuel injection is just a more efficient carburetor…. Of course that was after it became less mechanical and more electrical! He hated all vacuum lines! RIP dad!
This speaks to me- using the video making process to motivate yourself to organize a daunting project into manageable chunks that get the momentum going.
I really enjoy these videos.
I've learned a lot from them and I find them relaxing to watch.
So many "why didn't I think of that" moments.
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I like your videos. I've learned a lot by watching you. Keep it simple is the best thing I've learned. Put it to good use on my 1971 Z-28.
Believe it or not you are infectious. Maybe not bubbly or anything but still there’s something about you that people connect with. For me it’s the fact you seem very human and relatable. Personally I’ve watched and occasionally still watch some of the bigger names but I find myself drawn to the channels that I can relate to. You are a great teacher and from the way you interact with people I believe you genuinely care about your subscribers. Keep up the good work my friend
Very kind words. Thank you
Thanks again Fitzee for sharing how you got started with your rust repair laboratory video making process, the stuff behind the garage door.
Keeping it simple.
Great info that’s what I am doing just documenting my build and my garage as it comes along
I really like your content and I learn so much from it.... Especially the thing about getting a good result out of simple tools. You really dont need all the special stuff to make great work, and that is inspiring!
Thank you for sharing your youtube experience... I am doing the same and started around the same time as you... The feedback from people around the world makes it so interesting to do!
FITZEE is a legend in these parts 👍🏼
Fitzee I'm not one to want to be on TH-cam but when you look for ways to do or repair something but you and a couple other guy's give advice we use and always look forward for your next post thumbs up 👍👍
I just want to say one I enjoy watching you and I like the fact that you don’t mind teaching us that want to learn to do for them self ! I’m trying to restore a 1960 Chevy C10 pickup and it needs a lot of rust work. So thank you
I love watching Fitzzy, very informative and explained in lay men's terms nothing complicated about the process. A nice guy who always has time to reply to a comment and appreciates what people say unlike some youtubers.
What I like most about your vids is that you put more effort into passing your knowledge on to us than trying to get clicks. Your talent with metal just amazes me. Thank you for your channel and keep up the good work👍😁
Great video Fitzee! I enjoy watching your repair videos but this is just what I needed to gee me up and realize that TH-cam success does not happen overnight! Keep up the good work!
Fitzee…. Keeping it real…. Since: 99,000 subscribers ago. Well done mate!
Really good...you are head and shoulders above this old guy! I just bash around in my garage on my old MG's.
Love watching your videos....and yes rust repair is a popular thing down here in Southern Ontario...which seems like the salt application capital of Canada!
Keep up the good work!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁 👍
Fitzee, thank you so much for a great video. You still ended up fixing some rust. I recently retired and rusted in place. I always wanted to start a You Tube channel.
You have motivated me to get up off my bum and start. Thanks. New viewer and subscriber.
Hey Fitzee really enjoy watching you make all those hard to make parts that look impossible to make, Iam fairly good at making just about any thing out of metal or wood have always been like that. A man that worked for my dad told him when I was seven that I was going to invent something some day and I have, I just used those inventions for my self and that was as far as they got. I used a lot of them in my cabinet shop they were always for saving time. I’ve still got a lot of the inventions in my head and never will do anything with them. You know you can pick up anything and I mean anything and make it better, seems like it is easy for me to come up with new ideas 💡 good talking to you and I’ll talk to you later. Retired old man now.
Almost everyone one here is hung up on themselves and the way the do things and I could imagine in real life they must be an asshole to work with and learn from,they are good but I can'tget thoughall of there videos becauseof the bad attitude,not all but we know who they are. Your a true teacher, your good at what you do and you try to help others to become as good and build them up. You are an teacher, I wish I could someday learn form you in person, it would be a blast to be as good as you and spend my days working the metal. Thanks for teaching all of us on here and to get us all trying. I can only speak for myself but I wouldn't have been brave enough to start without your videos. I'm learning everyday by doing thanks to you
Thank you Fitzee. I've been wanting to start my own youtube channel for a while. You have been a big help with me getting started. I should have a channel on installing an oil fired furnace soon. Thanks again, I enjoy your channel.
Tony, I know what you mean about your channel finding its own path.
I was starting to do really well with some outboard motor repair videos I did as an aside to my pontoon repair series over the summer. Here in Northwestern Ontario, boat season is pretty well finished and I have started into my winter projects. My views have tanked now that I am not fixing outboards anymore. I think I'll have to try another outboard project to see is I can get my numbers back up. Outboard repair is not what I had in mind when I started my channel but if that what viewers want, I guess I will have to keep going on outboards.
Great to see the success a fellow Canadian TH-camr can have. Congrats on how your channel is progressing.
Thanks for the tips. Yes, they were good. The way you approach the problem and work it through is very instructive to me and has given me inspiration to get to working on my car. You are a pleasure to watch.
I've said it before, but the reason your channel is so good is because you're not a "try hard", you do what you do, you're down to earth and don't use big fancy tools. This makes you *relatable*, it motivates people(myself included) to go out there and just do it with the tools they have. Not having big out-of-reach equipment doesn't have to mean you can't achieve a great result. Sure, it might take longer, it might be frustrating, but it's completely achievable.
And, living in the motherland of rust(sweden), the fact that you're focused on rust repairs appeals a lot to me. So many otherwise good cars goes to the scrapyard because of failed inspections due to rust over here. :/
... Also I just have to point out.. I absolutely LOVE the fact that both you and your cat are a bit on the chubby side :D May (s)he live many happy chubby years to come! I have 4 cats myself, ranging from small and chubby, to tall and skinny, to big and fat. ...And I myself ain't exactly skinny either :P
Hahaha. Me chubby?? Noooo. Hahaha
Real life conditions problem solving and good advice don't over think it is priceless advice
Dude, thank you for keeping it real for us. We have learnt a bunch from you that helps us restore our clasic alfa romeos here in Australia 🤟🏻👍🏻
Iam always watch your channel Fitzee, for cut and welding my Olds -55 98😀
Thanks
Jimmy from Sweden
Thank you for your TH-cam videos 💞
Hey Fitzee, your just a genuine guy with amazing talents you’ve learnt from trial & error over the years… basically a 30 year+ Thank you for sharing your experience on TH-cam so WE can learn & DO from your knowledge 🙏
Don’t know if you ever watched Waylon Wires old iron, but he showed a neat trick with a latter and I think an old window or garage door worm and saw horses to make swing shot videos smooth with no shaking. He put a drill on low speed and it made a great swiping shot
You communicate alot like I do and thats why i enjoy your vids ..You have a philosophy that I understand ....Its nice to have it all here
Tony, when people acknowledge what and how you do things and like it , it becomes golden, now, you can just hang a camera at the ceiling , repair rust , and people will watch you 24/7 ...you are your knowledge.
Hi Toni, nice vid again. It’s almost weird not to see you welding and grinding. But this background gives even more admire how you got things done. 👍
I started watching you about 1 1/2 yrs ago. I am in the process of repairing my 54 GMC pickup. The information that you show is fantastic. Your biggest thing saying is "Don't over think it and one step at a time". Love the videos, and how you go about doing them. I was told many years ago to use the KISS method (keep it simple stupid). Your approach confirms that. Thanks again for what you do and keep them coming.
Thank you for the advice! I've just started my channel on my 40 Ford Street Rod build and hope to get more subscribers as it progresses.
Great tips. I’m about ready to launch my channel and some of the advice I got was to buy a bunch of equipment. Like you said you don’t have to. I’m using my iPhone 11 and was surprised how good the video quality is. Like you said “keep it simple “. Thanks for the inspiration.
doing great learned alot you helped me on my 1950 chevy truck i rebuilt the front left cab corners and used what i learned from you and to the point is how you do it keep it up
Thank you Fitzee! I've recently started my own channel. after watching channels like yours, brilliant suggestions, I'm going to add a handle to my phone too. I have already learned so much from your channel, and give you a mention when I use your methods. Keep up the good work. Dave.
Best 35 minutes I've watched in a long time !! Thanks for all the effort you put into making all your videos. Best Regards - Mike