Everyone says “it’s in the prep” but you only understand this when you see great videos like this. I’d love to see motorcycle panels repaired and prepped 🤔 Keep up the good work.
Thanks man and yes this is by far the most time considering and important part , I’ve got a bike in atm for paint that’s just fine in so I’ll see if I can film it mate
Your a pleasure to watch and listen to, your very explanatory, and you do an orsome job, it's great to see you taking pride in what your creating, keep up the good work and be proud 👍👍
Tony, superb video mate. Loving your concept of breaking the van into areas for working. Learnt alot from this. Also loving your polycarbonate blocks 👌👍 Have a good weekend 🙏
Lol always good to reinforce what you thinks right mate nowt wrong with that , and thanks mate tired to answer a lot of people’s questions in the last video
Great video Tony! Lots of blocking! I been using poly primer over epoxy on my latest bare metal 86 mustang restomod project. No shrink and have yet to burn through except for some edges. I stopped using Upol Dolphin Glaze when I found out it takes two dolphins, ground up, to make one 440ml tube! That dolphin cartilage sure sands and feathers nice though. Keep up the great work.
Very good video showing folk just how much work it takes to get things right, far to many folk have no idea what it takes to get things right. Just a wee observation though, you didn't wear a mask when you were blocking the van(maybe just on the camera shots?)maybe a good idea to let folk know that they should wear a mask when sanding etc.
@@TonysRefinishingTV I know what it's like, been at the painting for 40years now and seen quite a few guys having to stop working because of breathing problems, everybody thinks it'll be ok until it's not(we've all done it)if you have a look at a mask before and after you've been sanding you'll see what was going into your lungs(not trying to tell you how to suck eggs or anything)
Awesome 😎 video Thank you 🙏 so much Tony for this one you do some serious blocking on this one Tony a lot off elbow grease lol 😂 keep it up much love and respect ✊ to you Tony🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊✊✊✊✊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Hey Tony, another good video. Yes, I have seen dozens of these vans that people have spent big bucks on having restored, and they look great till you look down the sides and they are like a ploughed field. I think that the bodywork guys just get so fed up with the job that they stop the prep. about 2 days early. Did you not fancy an air file for the initial block out of the side panel?
Great video Tony very interesting and it goes to show just how much work is involved when doing a restoration like this, I think you said you spent 12 hours plus just blocking and getting the panels straight and you still haven't got to the primer stage, it's those people with the stupid questions that need to see these type of vids as it would save you a lot of crayons 😂 they think you can get a job like this done in a couple of days then complain about the time taken and the amount of labour charges, anyway mate a great and informative vid, look forward to the next one 👍
Tony is it normally permissible to fill over the low guide coat area’s such as you appeared to do on the rear end ? I just thought as the guide coat appears to be a dust it could compromise adhesion 🤔
There's often a lot of discussion about whether you should apply filler direct to metal or on top of epoxy. I have done both depending on the job I'm doing, but was interested to see that you applied filler even over old paint and old primer that had broken through after the initial blocking. Is that OK to do? Another great video BTW, I always enjoy what you do... 👍
yes its fine mate i prefer not to aplly filler over bare metal as the fresh metal oxidises to fast so on a job like this it would be rusty before we had finished filler work
Nice work Tony , i bet your arms ache lol. I use U pol spray filler for the larger areas and a rupes flat bed sander saves a bit off time then go over with a hand block . When i was much younger working on american cars everything was blocked by hand !!!! must admit i slept well at night lol .
Hey man, washprimer vs epoxy primer? Which is better and why? Is washprimer the same thing that is put on at the factory? That olive green/yellow primer that you can spot on the inside of the doors...
That’s expat mate basically just a thin anti corrosive layer , epoxy is thicker stronger but has the same anti corrosive properties and metal adhesion properties
Awesome work Tony, I do wonder on jobs like these if you get all the hours back when it comes to payment? I find where I come from folk want cheap and don't grasp the fact of all the man hours it takes to do a job like that, it gets a bit disheartening at times, thanks again Tony👌
We charge well for what we do mate Knowing your worth is important in a skilled trade if they won’t pay for the hours we don’t take on the job it’s that simple
@@TonysRefinishingTV Thanks mate, love the channel 👍 think you should do a series of breaking down how you price such work, it would certainly help me and others who are passionate about what we do, thanks again bud👍
@@TonysRefinishingTV That would be great Tony, thanks for considering that idea! Certainly a helping hand for all us passionate guys that need a little help when it comes to knowing our worth, cheers mate
Mate I’m losing the will to live blocking mine...total novice, with hours and hours already invested..words of encouragement though from yourself.. Good job 👍
Hey man , and novice pro they take so much time and effort man they kick even my ass some days so as they say mate little progress each time soon adds up to a lot and you’ll get there buddy
Block block block sand sand sand sounds easy but its not I hate restoration jobs give me a wreck car instead please. Good video I'm ready to paint on it.
@@TonysRefinishingTV electric or air sander for the large abranet sand paper 70x420. My friend does a lot of resprays on old us cars with lot of square meters of panels. He swears by them. 🙂
@@TonysRefinishingTV my friend always uses the machines to do the rough part and the block by hand when he is getting close. But its fun to se different techniqs. Thanks for the video👍.
Mentally draining is very acurate to describe these kind of jobs.!! The best part is seeing them drive away 😂 and then promise yourself that's the last one!! But it never is
Eat the frog first. My Cadillac friend said start at one corner and work that and when that is done, move to next section, clockwise or CCW, pick one direction...that is how he did his cadillacs 1949 through 1972. He said you take it all apart, ti's just too big of a job, lose parts, and interest. It does not get done. For the vanagon, I started in Front Passenger door in a clockwise direction. Yet, the instructor accused me of being a scatterbrain and jumping all around the vanagon (T25),. Instructor said, make a list and focus on getting things done so you can look at the list and actually know you made progress. When I had my 55 coupe de ville, it was take a part off and restore that before taking anything else off.... My other friend said, do one thing a day for your project. From Mike FN, I learned sandpaper - light touch, and it it wears out, toss it, good sandpaper is worth it....Mike has done amazing rust work, not concours, but projects get done and are driveable.
good morning , evening or afternoon wherever you are hope you all enjoy this weeks upload , tony
Everyone says “it’s in the prep” but you only understand this when you see great videos like this. I’d love to see motorcycle panels repaired and prepped 🤔 Keep up the good work.
Thanks man and yes this is by far the most time considering and important part , I’ve got a bike in atm for paint that’s just fine in so I’ll see if I can film it mate
I really enjoy watching your videos. They are very instructive, full of great advice and product information. 👍
Another cracking video Tony, love it when another camper is kept on the road, your work is genius 👊👊👊👊👊👊
Thanks russ and yeah should be a nice looking bud when it’s done
Your patience and attention to detail is just stunning, such a great teacher
Thanks Ian abs my patience is good some days bad others 🤦♂️ lol 😂
Your a pleasure to watch and listen to, your very explanatory, and you do an orsome job, it's great to see you taking pride in what your creating, keep up the good work and be proud 👍👍
Thankyou Simon appreciate the nice comments buddy have a great weekend mate
Good tips on pacing yourself and taking things one step at a time Tony - very cool van :)
Thanks guys great to have you join us
Love your videos thank you for your desire to teach love the way you explain where I can understand
Your more than welcome mate
Just had watch again after missing some of the premiere... Good video mate, I'm surprised you got it in 16 minutes 😅
Lol allt of work on 16 mins bud hey haha
Tony, superb video mate. Loving your concept of breaking the van into areas for working. Learnt alot from this. Also loving your polycarbonate blocks 👌👍 Have a good weekend 🙏
Thanks Steve really appreciate that mate
Really neat advice. def cleared a few points for a my diy jobs! It was also nice to find that I did a few things right too, bonus! or luck! lol
Lol always good to reinforce what you thinks right mate nowt wrong with that , and thanks mate tired to answer a lot of people’s questions in the last video
Hi Tony, I'm learing a lot from you and my end product is definitely gettign better with less stress
That’s awesome Peter it’s great to know the videos really do help people progress in what they do and are trying to achieve
Amazing Tony, that is gonna be a show winning van when it's done!
Thanks mate hope you like it buddy
Great video Tony! Lots of blocking! I been using poly primer over epoxy on my latest bare metal 86 mustang restomod project. No shrink and have yet to burn through except for some edges. I stopped using Upol Dolphin Glaze when I found out it takes two dolphins, ground up, to make one 440ml tube! That dolphin cartilage sure sands and feathers nice though. Keep up the great work.
Lol that made me chuckle that one fella haha and I’d have done the same if the low spots were a tiny bit less deep mate
cracking video always best to break it down into sections helps loads 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Sure does fella jobs like this can knock you on your ass , how’s things this week mate you feeling abit better ?
I like the idea of breaking it down, I’m up for a set of those blocks
Thanks buddy
Amazing quailty work and vid tony keep them comming
Thanks David
Great video Tony
Thanks man
Another boss vid mate looking forward to the next
Thanks
I like to use black epoxy because it changes to grey when you flat it and therefore doesn't need a guide coat
Nice mate I’ve only ever really used the grey so far
A beginner guild to priceing be a great video tony👍
Second suggestion this video lol il pop it on the list mate
Excellent video thanks Tony.
Your welcome mate
Very good video showing folk just how much work it takes to get things right, far to many folk have no idea what it takes to get things right. Just a wee observation though, you didn't wear a mask when you were blocking the van(maybe just on the camera shots?)maybe a good idea to let folk know that they should wear a mask when sanding etc.
Thanks buddy and I know bad habit of mine as sometimes il have the booth going instead to keep dust down abit 🤦♂️
@@TonysRefinishingTV I know what it's like, been at the painting for 40years now and seen quite a few guys having to stop working because of breathing problems, everybody thinks it'll be ok until it's not(we've all done it)if you have a look at a mask before and after you've been sanding you'll see what was going into your lungs(not trying to tell you how to suck eggs or anything)
Awesome 😎 video Thank you 🙏 so much Tony for this one you do some serious blocking on this one Tony a lot off elbow grease lol 😂 keep it up much love and respect ✊ to you Tony🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊✊✊✊✊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Lol yeah man a high job and a lot of work mate
Hey Tony, another good video. Yes, I have seen dozens of these vans that people have spent big bucks on having restored, and they look great till you look down the sides and they are like a ploughed field. I think that the bodywork guys just get so fed up with the job that they stop the prep. about 2 days early. Did you not fancy an air file for the initial block out of the side panel?
No mate never really use an air file tbh I don’t think you can beat doing it by hand although it’s hard work
Great video Tony very interesting and it goes to show just how much work is involved when doing a restoration like this, I think you said you spent 12 hours plus just blocking and getting the panels straight and you still haven't got to the primer stage, it's those people with the stupid questions that need to see these type of vids as it would save you a lot of crayons 😂 they think you can get a job like this done in a couple of days then complain about the time taken and the amount of labour charges, anyway mate a great and informative vid, look forward to the next one 👍
Very true mate and yeah in total with the panels il probably spend a full week blocking on this before primer
👍that was perfect . How many kilos of paint were consumed?
Great video , I keep looking back at it, thank you
No problem mate
@@TonysRefinishingTV hi what was the gardener you used ? Is there 2 hardeners for your epoxy ... do you know what each purpose is thanks
There’s e10 and e25 I think e25 is a higher build mix e10 I thinks the thinner one mate
@@TonysRefinishingTV or is it more faster hardener or slower for big jobs?
You’d have to check the tds sheet for that mate
Great informative video yet again 👍
Thanks Chris
Tony is it normally permissible to fill over the low guide coat area’s such as you appeared to do on the rear end ?
I just thought as the guide coat appears to be a dust it could compromise adhesion 🤔
I wipe the areas over before applying filler mate I’ve never had any issues
There's often a lot of discussion about whether you should apply filler direct to metal or on top of epoxy. I have done both depending on the job I'm doing, but was interested to see that you applied filler even over old paint and old primer that had broken through after the initial blocking. Is that OK to do? Another great video BTW, I always enjoy what you do... 👍
yes its fine mate i prefer not to aplly filler over bare metal as the fresh metal oxidises to fast so on a job like this it would be rusty before we had finished filler work
Hi Tony do you restore bigger vans? I've a vw lt medium wheel base
What model van mate ?
@@TonysRefinishingTV it's a vw lt, medium wheel base 2006
Yes but what model of vw ? Transporter crafter ?
@@TonysRefinishingTV model is called an LT. The model before the crafter
Ok mate il take a look shortly bud
Brilliant Tony thanks buddy... Solid work... Will need to get some blocks from you man... Will check out sp supplies 💞💖👑😍✌️🙌👆🙏
Your welcome mate
Nice work Tony , i bet your arms ache lol. I use U pol spray filler for the larger areas and a rupes flat bed sander saves a bit off time then go over with a hand block . When i was much younger working on american cars everything was blocked by hand !!!! must admit i slept well at night lol .
Lol yeah my arms are feeling it and I’m sleeping well this week mate haha
Hey man, washprimer vs epoxy primer? Which is better and why? Is washprimer the same thing that is put on at the factory? That olive green/yellow primer that you can spot on the inside of the doors...
That’s expat mate basically just a thin anti corrosive layer , epoxy is thicker stronger but has the same anti corrosive properties and metal adhesion properties
Awesome work Tony, I do wonder on jobs like these if you get all the hours back when it comes to payment? I find where I come from folk want cheap and don't grasp the fact of all the man hours it takes to do a job like that, it gets a bit disheartening at times, thanks again Tony👌
We charge well for what we do mate
Knowing your worth is important in a skilled trade if they won’t pay for the hours we don’t take on the job it’s that simple
@@TonysRefinishingTV Thanks mate, love the channel 👍 think you should do a series of breaking down how you price such work, it would certainly help me and others who are passionate about what we do, thanks again bud👍
That’s a good idea mate I have to say I might do a pricing video
@@TonysRefinishingTV That would be great Tony, thanks for considering that idea! Certainly a helping hand for all us passionate guys that need a little help when it comes to knowing our worth, cheers mate
No worries mate enjoy your weekend
Working bud watch when I get home 👍👍
Have a nice day man don’t work to hard
@@TonysRefinishingTV just blowing in a front cover on a machine in 2k structured white it takes forever slow passes req to build up structure 😢😢😢
Lol not for me that haha
@@TonysRefinishingTV 😂😂😂😂
Hi again bud home now my jobs done . Now watching latest creation it's gonna be a big one mate but you'll sort it plod on bro 👍👍👍
Hi Tony do you use poliester primer(spray filler)?
Great work as always
Thanks man and yea sometimes mate depends on the job really we tend to use it a lot on bare metal jobs and fibreglass ect
My God, it's like listening to a surgeon. And I'm a surgical nurse.
lol is that good or bad
Mate I’m losing the will to live blocking mine...total novice, with hours and hours already invested..words of encouragement though from yourself..
Good job 👍
Hey man , and novice pro they take so much time and effort man they kick even my ass some days so as they say mate little progress each time soon adds up to a lot and you’ll get there buddy
Wish I could paint. Got cars in bodyshops for over a year now 😶
What have you got mate
Block block block sand sand sand sounds easy but its not I hate restoration jobs give me a wreck car instead please. Good video I'm ready to paint on it.
Lol yeah sounds a lot easier than it is that’s for sure and I like the accident work but there’s nothing more rewarding than a job like this tbh
Rupes sl42es or slp41a takes 70x420 sheets. 👍
What’s that ?
@@TonysRefinishingTV electric or air sander for the large abranet sand paper 70x420. My friend does a lot of resprays on old us cars with lot of square meters of panels. He swears by them. 🙂
@@reidarbrenden5704 ah got ya personally im not a fan of them i like the old school by hand method i have to say
@@TonysRefinishingTV my friend always uses the machines to do the rough part and the block by hand when he is getting close. But its fun to se different techniqs. Thanks for the video👍.
Your welcome mate thanks for watching
Mentally draining is very acurate to describe these kind of jobs.!!
The best part is seeing them drive away 😂 and then promise yourself that's the last one!! But it never is
See as draining as they are the feeling of job satisfaction when it’s done I just don’t think I can get elsewhere
I can't get going on mine, its getting worse every week lol
Lol this ones not feeling like it’s getting smaller either mate lol
@@TonysRefinishingTV you have the skills ;) Smash it!
Lol I will man just need the stamina lol
Eat the frog first. My Cadillac friend said start at one corner and work that and when that is done, move to next section, clockwise or CCW, pick one direction...that is how he did his cadillacs 1949 through 1972. He said you take it all apart, ti's just too big of a job, lose parts, and interest. It does not get done. For the vanagon, I started in Front Passenger door in a clockwise direction. Yet, the instructor accused me of being a scatterbrain and jumping all around the vanagon (T25),. Instructor said, make a list and focus on getting things done so you can look at the list and actually know you made progress. When I had my 55 coupe de ville, it was take a part off and restore that before taking anything else off.... My other friend said, do one thing a day for your project. From Mike FN, I learned sandpaper - light touch, and it it wears out, toss it, good sandpaper is worth it....Mike has done amazing rust work, not concours, but projects get done and are driveable.
No good pulling your hair out mate, chill out bud and press that play button 👍😂
dont be impatient lol
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If you want it flat. It has to be done like That.
Sure has mate
@@TonysRefinishingTV Perfect Job Bro.