Exactly!! If you're going to spend all kinds of time and money making it look decent, at least give it a one color quick paint job, even if it's a satin black primer. I have come to hate patina! Air rides are also not that attractive and cost a fortune to install.
@kodak_jack I agree for the most part, but with an average of 20k to paint a car, plus all the parts to restore it, you will quickly exceed the value of a car. Some cars are just not worth putting that kind of money into.
@@angelo57a51 You missed the part where I said to at least hit it with satin black primer. Kevin is saying the ugly car he started with is worth saving, but leaving the ugly patina just leaves it looking half done. JMHO, but many others agree.
@@angelo57a51I agree. Especially if the car is a driver... I'm not gonna spend the time and money to paint it. I'm going to get it on the road and drive it.
I don't hate patina as much as most others, that said I'm picky about it. Rust and rot is not patina. It's another thing that to me needs to be earned, looks stupid when it's faked. An old survivor is one thing, rusted out to hell just looks rusty. Faking it is a waste of time
Yea would love to see him try something different than you see all the time. Maybe a DIY friendly thing that would be unique... show us a candy job, or a satin finish.... just something different would be cool.
My vote is to paint, perhaps a 70’s hot rodder paint job if you are so inspired with an updated chassis. I enjoy watching you go through this project, and telling us your thought process while on the journey. Honest and informative! Thank you Kevin!
NO patina -- leave that to the amateurs. You're much too talented to waste time making a nice car look crappy. I REALLY enjoyed this video. Your experience is awesome and it's a pleasure to watch you in action.
Nooooo! Don't do patina on that car. I like some of the patina stuff, but with you changing out the nose and doin all that body work, just paint it a solid color, make it shiny, and run it. To me, a lot of patina cars look unfinished, even though they are. Keep the paint simple and shiny.
Full shiny silky smooth paint for sure. Also, so glad to see inanimate objects fighting with someone other than me! Those trim clips had an attitude brother! Then the hole in the floor tried to eat your leg. This car needs a special name for sure. I suggest PITA-Maro
I love this channel. I'm so sick of the patina cop out. It's played out. I swear, though, if Kevin worked as much as he talks, that Camaro would already be done. 😂
Please take this car all the way. We want to see how you do this so we can take our own cars from this to something we can drive and take to the occasional car show and be proud! I think patina is the easy way out and I believe if you are going to do all the work of replacing quarters and roof panels, you should put a nice paint job on it to show off how much you put in it. This is a perfect " show us how to build our own cars at home on a budget we can afford" car. God bless!
Thanks for the video and a HUGE THANKS for taking the time to speak with me at Goodguys Columbus Ohio! You took the time to have an actual conversation in the building judging street rods. I was the guy retired from Honda and continuing to teach part time to equipment maintenance and engineers. Another audience you are teaching that I am wondering about is the size of is recent retirees as I am. I spent a lot of time working and raising a family of 5 kids. Now I’m making time to work on my projects that were put on the back burner. I think there may be a large audience of us older guys building cars we wanted in high school that we never finished because we had other priorities. Maybe I should attend your classes. THANK YOU! 👍
This is what I like about this channel. Lone-wolfing it. No help just you making it happen! Real life working man stuff. It's what I would be doing. I like seeing your process.
There’s cars that call for the “patina” or survivor type refresh, I don’t think this is one of those cars… with your skills and this car I would love to see brought up to driver + or even show car status. Maybe you could do a collaboration with some other TH-camrs for the engine and chassis for a restomod or improved car… just ideas but I would like to see something like that! Thanks for the great content.
I wish I had an ounce of your abilities. I am working on an 82 c20 that was my wifes papaws truck. She had lots of memories of it with him even included it in our wedding, but when he was in hospice care he donated it so the family wouldnt argue over who got it. My parents happened to see it a few days later and bought it for me with my promise to pay them back when I sold my truck. I listed my project truck and sold it the next day, and surprised my wife with the truck. It was a farm truck on a dairy farm so it was used and needs alot of work but I hope her papaw can look down from heaven and smile when he sees me out there trying to fix it.
Yeah , this Camaro needs a proper , full paint job . Maybe orange with silver stripes , or white with green stripes. Keep up your awesome work Kevin ! 👍
As much work as you are putting into this and customizing the nose, please give it a restoration paint job Kevin. It needs to look as good as all the hard work you are doing to it. Thx!
@@paintucation Kentucky Fried Movie! I thought EXACTLY the same thing! Also thought of some other not so family friendly items I've seen on a sawzall! LOL!
No Shims Required! The hinge to cowl are your forward and backward movements. Your door to hinge are your in and out . There is more than enough play to do the alignment. And both will allow up and down.
I replaced door hinge pins and bushings in my 1974 POS Camaro a lifetime ago. I feel your pain on those heavy doors. I did one hinge at a time and managed to balance the door on a small floor jack and a couple of 2x4 scraps. I thought I'd never get the door aligned. BTW, NEVER use WD40 as a lubricant on hinges, it works for a very short time and then causes the hinges to bind.
Hi Kevin,I really appreciate this series, I own a 73 Camaro that needs alot of stuff, you're giving me a step by step and some motivation.....keep it up😊
Love the channel and I love this build. I gotta say though, for me, the car deserves a full resto, including a full paint job. Keep up the awesome work.
This episode is by far my favorite so far. Every episode you do you come out a little more every time and show your funny side. Thank you for the laughs and please keep up the great work. Every old car saved is one less in the crusher and the salvage yard.
Hotrodders are the ultimate recyclers!! we're GREEN BABY!!! Carbon Footprint already spent on this one... we're way in to carbon equity on this... ( if you believe in that kind of thing :) )
Consistently in the best content category. I really enjoy how you explain what and why each step is being done and make it seem like a job a lot of us can perform. The little tips and advice, presentation and even the problems makes for great content. Can't wait for the next video.
Yep, I've found too many of those 40+ year old collision shop repairs to be sketchy. You just showed the world they didn't have to be with some basic tools. Personally think that old Camaro deserves a nice paint job.
Would look great in matte black with clear coat, fat tires and great looking after market wheels. Your videos are so educational. Especially the painting procedures. Keep it up 😍😍
Dirt dobbers make those mud nests in the headliner. Keep all those interior plastics, that stuff is expensive if you need to replace and many of them are not reproduced! Keep it up, enjoying the series
Mud dobbers, we have them all over the outside of our house here in the Houston area. Those wasps probably came in through the holes in the roof. Looking forward to you restoring the camaro and then putting on a great paint job, maybe the original color if you can find the paint code. No patina please! Love your content.
I worked in HS education for 12 years. That you’re making a curriculum for auto body is just outstanding. Most high schools in my area teach basic car maintenance and some advanced stuff like brakes and suspension. Few had serious engine tear down and none had auto body. Giving back to the next generation is so important and your channel really gives real world applications.
You are so right. All the real body men that do more than remove and replace with plastic clips are either retired, passed or so booked up/expensive you HAVE to watch Kevin here so you can do it right yourself. He's seriously cool for doing what he is doing. Especially since so many were so and still are so tight lipped about these type of trades. I don't get that - no one lives forever. 👍
I wanted to say thank you. I am currently trying to build a 1980 Z28 and your Zed Sled project has been an amazing help. Everything from gaps to body filler. Again thank you!!!
Agreed!!!!! Also, how a little adjustment can bring things back into alignment in other places.... The back of the driver's door was well over an inch away from closing.... Closes fine now.
Its your car if you want patina then patina it is i could go either way but on the other hand you are doing all this work to make everything right and i believe your work deserves a good paint job to show it off
I feel like if all or most of the original body panels were good or repairable then maybe. But after replacing half of the metal and doing all the work your doing I think it deserves a paint job.
The paint... For myself id probably honestly spray bomb it cuz i dont have the equipment or the skill set really to do a professional paint job. If i did, that car would be immaculate. ALSO! YOU BLOWING IN THAT VACCUUM ACTUATOR KILLED ME 😂. "What am i doing!"
If you ever get the chance, try weighing a Monza Spyder door. They are also ridiculously heavy, and the Monza was considered to be a "small" car at that time. I do feel your pain though. I had a 71 Camaro, and I replaced a wrecked door with one from a 79 Camaro that had power windows and locks. It weighed a ton!
“ Cadillac converter “ is a pet peeve of mine right up there with ,” can you be more pacific “ . From that look you gave its either one of yours or your looking to start something 😂
Hi Kevin, greetings from FL. I seldom comment on videos, but I discovered your channel through VGG and the white Ford P/U you did for him. Although I'm not a paint and body guy, I've been fascinated by your work. I am a car guy and had a show car that I showed all over FK. I'm excited about watching the black SS 454 come together, but especially excited about your Camaro build. I can't wait to see how this progresses. You asked, so this is my opinion on the paint for the car. NO PATINA! This car is/will be an American icon. I can't stand to see classic muscle cars that look like a rust bucket because the patina looks "cool" or gives it "character." I've seen other channels where they spare no expense on the engine or undercarriage but nothing on paint and in my opinion the car looks like a POS. This is not an old tractor, or an old farm truck, it's an icon and it already has character. It deserves a fantastic paint job. Just my opinion.
@@paintucation Thank you sir for your reply. In rereading this I sounded kind of like a butt head and it was not my intention. It's your car and no matter what you do, at least it's not sitting in a junkyard. I'm just old enough to remember most of these cars when they were new and although there were a gazillion of them then, today there are not so many. These cars don't need rust and primer for character, they have tons of character already. Very much looking forward to upcoming videos.
@@garybush6117 Hey Gary, no offense taken... I ask for feedback for good reason, and I take it as good information..... so no butt-headedness perceived. :) The reason I'm "converting" this car is because of the ones I saw as a kid, the ones that really had a cool-factor to them. I subscribe to Dennis Collins channel as well, he goes and rescues valuable musclecars with a good story and he found a 70 RS car that was green with white stripes, 4 speed, all the rightthings, and the patina on it was fantastic and amde me feel things.... that's what inspired the question... I agree, it's my car, and I can do what I want with it, and I'm not building it for anyone else... it's more of a conversation piece at this point, and I really enjoy the conversation with guys like you that watch the channel. Cars mean different things to us, but they all mean something to us! It's a cool world we live in! Thanks for being here.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of sheet metal and how to return it to its previous location. I can see every swing of the hammer was intentional.
I agree this is what it's all about .Get it right,right now or the lack of workmanship will haunt you as you try to move forward.I have really enjoyed this segment about auto archaeology.
On the next episode we will find out if Kevin gets his foot out of the floor, or will this be the end of a Kevin! Stay t7ned to find out Kevin’s fait!! Lmao
This is fascinating. I am glad you said your committed to see this project to the end. I am anxiously waiting for the next video on this car. I hope you are doing a full paint job. Going as far as you have stripping it down I don't know why you wouldn't do a full paint restoration
I love these 2nd gen cars, especially the Firebird. I owned a 79 then later an 80, and those doors have to be amongst the heaviest in automotive history lol. I'm really enjoying this series Kevin, thanks for sharing!
It’s impressive to see someone do the work to bring this antique back to life. Looking forward to seeing the progress and hopefully the finished product.
No no no don't do the patina thing!!!! Unless it's all looking like it maybe, but as you said new panels and parts just do a down and dirty flat or mat finish paint job, you'll be much Happier with it 😊💯👍
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It's a love-hate with this turd... I am not mad at it though. LOL!
Did you acquire this car for YT content ore did you really want a Camaro project?
Yep, gonna be upside down, $35,000+ invested into a $20,000 car tops
@@clintpreisinger1864 Unless Kevin spends big money on the drivetrain how is the tab going to reach $35,000?
Time is worth money, labor is worth money, do you work for free? I don’t.
@@clintpreisinger1864 He is doing this project of his own free will.
No patina. Your right there, just do it right. Takes twice as long to do it the wrong way. Love the show.
I vote for a full paint job. Patina is overrated😂
And over used
Agreed. I've said for years that patina was a new word meaning too lazy to sand and paint. LOL
I think patina only looks good when the whole vehicle is the original color
I like real patina. But fake patina always looks exactly like what it is. Fake
@@Rick-Williams59Totally Agreed👍
I think once you have replaced the quarters and roof, it's probably a better candidate for a full paint job than a patina paint job.
Maybe a good time to show how to do a nice paint job that can be in a garage, low cost style. 😊😊😊😊😊
Patina paint jobs are tacky and cheap
@@papatomsthoughts Agreed!
I second this. Seems like a shame to get this deep into the car, then not make it shiny 😅
Being an older hot rodder and car lover I'm so tired of patina rides,there's nothing wrong to making your efforts look as good as it can
Exactly!! If you're going to spend all kinds of time and money making it look decent, at least give it a one color quick paint job, even if it's a satin black primer. I have come to hate patina! Air rides are also not that attractive and cost a fortune to install.
@kodak_jack I agree for the most part, but with an average of 20k to paint a car, plus all the parts to restore it, you will quickly exceed the value of a car. Some cars are just not worth putting that kind of money into.
@@angelo57a51 You missed the part where I said to at least hit it with satin black primer. Kevin is saying the ugly car he started with is worth saving, but leaving the ugly patina just leaves it looking half done. JMHO, but many others agree.
@@angelo57a51I agree. Especially if the car is a driver... I'm not gonna spend the time and money to paint it. I'm going to get it on the road and drive it.
I don't hate patina as much as most others, that said I'm picky about it. Rust and rot is not patina.
It's another thing that to me needs to be earned, looks stupid when it's faked.
An old survivor is one thing, rusted out to hell just looks rusty. Faking it is a waste of time
I think "patina" has run it's course, especially on a car like this. The Camaro deserves a nice paint job.
Patina is way overdone & over rated. That car deserves a killer paint job to show off the body lines. Please don't do the patina!
Yea would love to see him try something different than you see all the time. Maybe a DIY friendly thing that would be unique... show us a candy job, or a satin finish.... just something different would be cool.
Full paint job please
Kevin, that's a fantastic video. And a kill project!! Please, please paint that car.!!
My vote is to paint, perhaps a 70’s hot rodder paint job if you are so inspired with an updated chassis. I enjoy watching you go through this project, and telling us your thought process while on the journey. Honest and informative! Thank you Kevin!
Love this series! No patina. She’s wore out! 😅
Yes paint it love watching you paint especially base clear
Great work. So fun to watch. Make it beautiful with new paint. 👏👍🙂🇸🇪
I'm kind of burned out on patina jobs. I think this car should reflect your efforts! Love your channel Kevin !!
NO patina -- leave that to the amateurs. You're much too talented to waste time making a nice car look crappy. I REALLY enjoyed this video. Your experience is awesome and it's a pleasure to watch you in action.
AGREED!! MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!!
I’m happy this car found its way to you, it likely wouldn’t have been saved. Can’t wait to see the next part!!!
Working on the next part ... It's trying to win!! Lol!
Nooooo! Don't do patina on that car. I like some of the patina stuff, but with you changing out the nose and doin all that body work, just paint it a solid color, make it shiny, and run it. To me, a lot of patina cars look unfinished, even though they are. Keep the paint simple and shiny.
It will Take Kevin TITS 10 years to finish that car. Hes slow as Chet
New paint 😎🏴☠️
Full shiny silky smooth paint for sure. Also, so glad to see inanimate objects fighting with someone other than me! Those trim clips had an attitude brother! Then the hole in the floor tried to eat your leg. This car needs a special name for sure. I suggest PITA-Maro
Lol!!! All in a days work man
Full paint job, please! All red!👏🏼
I love this channel. I'm so sick of the patina cop out. It's played out. I swear, though, if Kevin worked as much as he talks, that Camaro would already be done. 😂
I would like to see as many of these old muscle cars look as new as possible I think after all these years being a survivor they deserve it😁😁👍👍
Great episode Kevin. That car deserves to be painted. Looking forward to seeing the damage repaired as well.
Full paint on this one it deserves it
Please take this car all the way. We want to see how you do this so we can take our own cars from this to something we can drive and take to the occasional car show and be proud! I think patina is the easy way out and I believe if you are going to do all the work of replacing quarters and roof panels, you should put a nice paint job on it to show off how much you put in it. This is a perfect " show us how to build our own cars at home on a budget we can afford" car. God bless!
Thanks for the video and a HUGE THANKS for taking the time to speak with me at Goodguys Columbus Ohio! You took the time to have an actual conversation in the building judging street rods. I was the guy retired from Honda and continuing to teach part time to equipment maintenance and engineers. Another audience you are teaching that I am wondering about is the size of is recent retirees as I am. I spent a lot of time working and raising a family of 5 kids. Now I’m making time to work on my projects that were put on the back burner. I think there may be a large audience of us older guys building cars we wanted in high school that we never finished because we had other priorities. Maybe I should attend your classes. THANK YOU! 👍
@@RhinosRestomods Randy, it was nice to chat with you and to meet you!! Keep in touch.👍
No patina give it the love it deserve
This is what I like about this channel. Lone-wolfing it. No help just you making it happen! Real life working man stuff. It's what I would be doing. I like seeing your process.
Remember, camera operator/editor is equally important!
Kevin is no longer a young person. It would be ok if he had an assistant with the grunt work.
NO NO NO NO NO NO ! Paint the car ! Full paint !
Full paint job Kevin! Great video Brother
There’s cars that call for the “patina” or survivor type refresh, I don’t think this is one of those cars… with your skills and this car I would love to see brought up to driver + or even show car status. Maybe you could do a collaboration with some other TH-camrs for the engine and chassis for a restomod or improved car… just ideas but I would like to see something like that! Thanks for the great content.
Slick and shiny. It's kinda the point of hot rodding. Make itlook and run better than the factory.😂
Yeah, l'm thinking full paint job for sure.✌
Paint it. It's gonna be a split bumper Camaro? Paint it. It will be spectacular.
This needs a slick paint job after all the labor of love. Make it shine!
Please give it shiny paint!!! Plenty of TH-cam's do patina. You are the paint expert. Please make it beautiful!
I think that car would look awesome with a black cherry paint with some subtle silver and red flake
I wish I had an ounce of your abilities. I am working on an 82 c20 that was my wifes papaws truck. She had lots of memories of it with him even included it in our wedding, but when he was in hospice care he donated it so the family wouldnt argue over who got it. My parents happened to see it a few days later and bought it for me with my promise to pay them back when I sold my truck. I listed my project truck and sold it the next day, and surprised my wife with the truck. It was a farm truck on a dairy farm so it was used and needs alot of work but I hope her papaw can look down from heaven and smile when he sees me out there trying to fix it.
Yeah , this Camaro needs a proper , full paint job . Maybe orange with silver stripes , or white with green stripes. Keep up your awesome work Kevin ! 👍
Probably a better candidate for a paint job than a patina job will eventually last longer too
As much work as you are putting into this and customizing the nose, please give it a restoration paint job Kevin. It needs to look as good as all the hard work you are doing to it. Thx!
I like seeing you do the work and the time it takes I could watch all day. I think with all the work you are doing a good paint job would look nice!
That windshield removal tool just screams, "SPATULA CITY!" Patina. Just Say "No."
Wasn't that a GNR song? :)
@@paintucation Kentucky Fried Movie! I thought EXACTLY the same thing! Also thought of some other not so family friendly items I've seen on a sawzall! LOL!
This car was "Dipped" in primer in Norwood. Yeah Derrik, DIPPED~~ !!
You are a paint specialist.
There is zero chance it doesn't get a killer paint job.
No Shims Required! The hinge to cowl are your forward and backward movements. Your door to hinge are your in and out . There is more than enough play to do the alignment. And both will allow up and down.
With it being a split bumper Camaro it must have an awesome paint job. Think bright and shiny.
Love the content. Please make it shiny.
Make her shine!
I replaced door hinge pins and bushings in my 1974 POS Camaro a lifetime ago. I feel your pain on those heavy doors. I did one hinge at a time and managed to balance the door on a small floor jack and a couple of 2x4 scraps. I thought I'd never get the door aligned. BTW, NEVER use WD40 as a lubricant on hinges, it works for a very short time and then causes the hinges to bind.
Hi Kevin,I really appreciate this series, I own a 73 Camaro that needs alot of stuff, you're giving me a step by step and some motivation.....keep it up😊
Love the channel and I love this build.
I gotta say though, for me, the car deserves a full resto, including a full paint job.
Keep up the awesome work.
Fun idea…. Make new door skins out of aluminum? Bonus it will make the car go faster!
Full on resto with shiny paint.
Before removing the windshield, spray some foaming window cleaner around the edges. Helps keep the blade from sticking.
Good tip! Next time for sure!!! I got a Z-car that needs this too 👍
This episode is by far my favorite so far. Every episode you do you come out a little more every time and show your funny side. Thank you for the laughs and please keep up the great work. Every old car saved is one less in the crusher and the salvage yard.
Hotrodders are the ultimate recyclers!! we're GREEN BABY!!! Carbon Footprint already spent on this one... we're way in to carbon equity on this... ( if you believe in that kind of thing :) )
You're doing so much to bring it back to factory, it'd be a shame not to give the best paint job, it deserves it, thanks Kevin.
Consistently in the best content category. I really enjoy how you explain what and why each step is being done and make it seem like a job a lot of us can perform. The little tips and advice, presentation and even the problems makes for great content. Can't wait for the next video.
Yep, I've found too many of those 40+ year old collision shop repairs to be sketchy. You just showed the world they didn't have to be with some basic tools. Personally think that old Camaro deserves a nice paint job.
Not every car needs a patina paint job. It's been done to death, bring back the shine.
Full paint for sure.
Would look great in matte black with clear coat, fat tires and great looking after market wheels. Your videos are so educational. Especially the painting procedures. Keep it up 😍😍
Dirt dobbers make those mud nests in the headliner. Keep all those interior plastics, that stuff is expensive if you need to replace and many of them are not reproduced! Keep it up, enjoying the series
@@Z06killinsbf you bet!! I've tried to piece together my 78z, it was a fossil hunt and hard to find stuff!
Mud dobbers, we have them all over the outside of our house here in the Houston area. Those wasps probably came in through the holes in the roof. Looking forward to you restoring the camaro and then putting on a great paint job, maybe the original color if you can find the paint code. No patina please! Love your content.
If you're gonna put quarters and a roof on, and seeing that this is paintucation, you should get this ol trashcan looking her best.
Nice video.
My patina preference is on old vintage trucks.
A Camaro... not so much.
Amazing stuff, love watching this. I vote to paint it as well. Maybe not a million dollar one but a good one. One a rookie might do in his garage.
I worked in HS education for 12 years. That you’re making a curriculum for auto body is just outstanding. Most high schools in my area teach basic car maintenance and some advanced stuff like brakes and suspension. Few had serious engine tear down and none had auto body. Giving back to the next generation is so important and your channel really gives real world applications.
There are skills that are quickly going away, and this is one of them
You are so right. All the real body men that do more than remove and replace with plastic clips are either retired, passed or so booked up/expensive you HAVE to watch Kevin here so you can do it right yourself. He's seriously cool for doing what he is doing. Especially since so many were so and still are so tight lipped about these type of trades. I don't get that - no one lives forever. 👍
I wanted to say thank you. I am currently trying to build a 1980 Z28 and your Zed Sled project has been an amazing help. Everything from gaps to body filler. Again thank you!!!
Wow! what a kind thing to say! glad it all helps you! :)
I worked on a chassis straighting machine for 5 years and you would be surprised (or not) at how much panels a can move even in a small impact
Agreed!!!!! Also, how a little adjustment can bring things back into alignment in other places.... The back of the driver's door was well over an inch away from closing.... Closes fine now.
Its your car if you want patina then patina it is i could go either way but on the other hand you are doing all this work to make everything right and i believe your work deserves a good paint job to show it off
I love watching you figure this stuff out using fairly simple tools. No computerized frame rack.
That's a great video Kevin!
I feel like if all or most of the original body panels were good or repairable then maybe. But after replacing half of the metal and doing all the work your doing I think it deserves a paint job.
Give it some glory, nice fresh paint. So many patina projects out there.
The paint...
For myself id probably honestly spray bomb it cuz i dont have the equipment or the skill set really to do a professional paint job. If i did, that car would be immaculate.
ALSO! YOU BLOWING IN THAT VACCUUM ACTUATOR KILLED ME 😂. "What am i doing!"
If you ever get the chance, try weighing a Monza Spyder door. They are also ridiculously heavy, and the Monza was considered to be a "small" car at that time. I do feel your pain though. I had a 71 Camaro, and I replaced a wrecked door with one from a 79 Camaro that had power windows and locks. It weighed a ton!
Kevin, that hook is for your Jean Jacket. 😂
@@andrewnajarian5994 YES!!!!!!
“ Cadillac converter “ is a pet peeve of mine right up there with ,” can you be more pacific “ . From that look you gave its either one of yours or your looking to start something 😂
@@robfdavis you know me..... You really really know me!😂
@@paintucation lol
This young man has skills!
Hi Kevin, greetings from FL. I seldom comment on videos, but I discovered your channel through VGG and the white Ford P/U you did for him. Although I'm not a paint and body guy, I've been fascinated by your work. I am a car guy and had a show car that I showed all over FK. I'm excited about watching the black SS 454 come together, but especially excited about your Camaro build. I can't wait to see how this progresses. You asked, so this is my opinion on the paint for the car. NO PATINA! This car is/will be an American icon. I can't stand to see classic muscle cars that look like a rust bucket because the patina looks "cool" or gives it "character." I've seen other channels where they spare no expense on the engine or undercarriage but nothing on paint and in my opinion the car looks like a POS. This is not an old tractor, or an old farm truck, it's an icon and it already has character. It deserves a fantastic paint job. Just my opinion.
Gary, opinion noted, and appreciated! Thanks for the comment.
@@paintucation Thank you sir for your reply. In rereading this I sounded kind of like a butt head and it was not my intention. It's your car and no matter what you do, at least it's not sitting in a junkyard. I'm just old enough to remember most of these cars when they were new and although there were a gazillion of them then, today there are not so many. These cars don't need rust and primer for character, they have tons of character already. Very much looking forward to upcoming videos.
I wonder how many cars produced today will still be on the road in 50-60 years from now. Not many, I'd guess.
@@garybush6117 Hey Gary, no offense taken... I ask for feedback for good reason, and I take it as good information..... so no butt-headedness perceived. :) The reason I'm "converting" this car is because of the ones I saw as a kid, the ones that really had a cool-factor to them. I subscribe to Dennis Collins channel as well, he goes and rescues valuable musclecars with a good story and he found a 70 RS car that was green with white stripes, 4 speed, all the rightthings, and the patina on it was fantastic and amde me feel things.... that's what inspired the question... I agree, it's my car, and I can do what I want with it, and I'm not building it for anyone else... it's more of a conversation piece at this point, and I really enjoy the conversation with guys like you that watch the channel. Cars mean different things to us, but they all mean something to us! It's a cool world we live in! Thanks for being here.
@@paintucation Totally agree and thanks. Can't wait for the next video.
With all the work your putting in please paint. It's your car though do what makes you happy
Good stuff Kevin. I really enjoy your channel and the positive attitude is contagious, only three swear words in this episode, love it! Thanks Pal.
My humble opinion is that a "custom " such as this deserves shiny paint.
I'm old school yet have the best taste ever and I say no lowering and no patina in 9/10 cases. 👌🏿👍🏽
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of sheet metal and how to return it to its previous location. I can see every swing of the hammer was intentional.
I say no to the patina, cherry that baby out with all the work you're doing to it. Plus it only has 54k miles on it!
Doing what you do best. Paint it proper. No patina.
I agree this is what it's all about .Get it right,right now or the lack of workmanship will haunt you as you try to move forward.I have really enjoyed this segment about auto archaeology.
On the next episode we will find out if Kevin gets his foot out of the floor, or will this be the end of a Kevin! Stay t7ned to find out Kevin’s fait!! Lmao
Great job! Full paint on this one.
Learning different things each episode. Loving the build on this Camaro. Thanks for sharing 😊
Hey Kevin, glad I'm watching this on Sunday, as that Camaro has a holey floor, thanks for all the entertainment from Australia.
Thanks Mate!!
I totally LOVE this build brother!!! I’ve ALWAYS wanted to swap a fronted on one of these! Looks awesome man! Love it, love it! Keep on keeping on!
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍. Kevin the seat belts are the same as my 1976 Cutlass S 442 model G37 . 🍩☕️👀😎👍
This is fascinating. I am glad you said your committed to see this project to the end. I am anxiously waiting for the next video on this car. I hope you are doing a full paint job. Going as far as you have stripping it down I don't know why you wouldn't do a full paint restoration
Nice work, Kevin. I’m a Camaro lover myself. Your greatest inspiration and motivation for us to do it yourself or keep up the great work.
21:36 I've been watching Kevin since he refurbished a airstream trailer on I believe pbs channel no complaints keep on keeping on
I love these 2nd gen cars, especially the Firebird. I owned a 79 then later an 80, and those doors have to be amongst the heaviest in automotive history lol. I'm really enjoying this series Kevin, thanks for sharing!
It’s impressive to see someone do the work to bring this antique back to life. Looking forward to seeing the progress and hopefully the finished product.
No no no don't do the patina thing!!!! Unless it's all looking like it maybe, but as you said new panels and parts just do a down and dirty flat or mat finish paint job, you'll be much Happier with it 😊💯👍