I've never encountered this level of skill and technique in body restoration. Thanks for this.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

Best restoration channel on KZread, maybe best automotive channel.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. I have so many more cars filmed and can be uploaded. It would really help if you share the video's and subscribe. If I can get more people watching then I can afford a real editor. Then we could upload several times each week.

@joesixpack7551

4 жыл бұрын

@@claytoresto still searching for that 902 roadster project from years back, can only find the one video prior to disassembly.

You are "old school body tech" for sure, the old tools from the past, impressive seeing someone that know how to use them. Nowdays, "bondo-Bill" or replacement panel tech is more common. Keep up the good work.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! I have many more video's and car restorations to put up.

Thanks for the detailed explanations on the panel fitting, welding, shaping. So hard to comprehend lots of this until you actually "experience" it !!!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I've always said you can tell how good someone is, by how easy they make it look to do what they are doing. You make it look real easy, I've tried it, it's not.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have been at it now for 45 years. Started when I was 14.

I've done leadwork in the past and it is a valuable skill and a far better way than body filler. The reason it is seldom used any more is the sheer expense of it. The lead is very expensive to buy and it's that simple.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Your right and add to that it does take some practice and skill to apply it.

Really enjoying the incredible skills on display and your wonderfully calm presenting manner. Thank you from someone in England.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

You Sir, are a real master at metal work..

Great work, and I REALLY like the tone of your show, no heavy metal intro music, no fake drama. It kind of reminds me of Roy Underhill or Bob Ross. Very Good!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Cool. I always thought Bob Ross was great with his happy little clouds and cabins.

You are blessed with great skills and expertise. Thanks very much for sharing.

As a detailer, it's fascinating to see all of the preparation in the metalwork that makes us look good. We see so many poorly prepared and rushed body shop faults that are emphasized when we typically polish out the paint. It's great to see a true master craftsman at work here. Fascinating lead work👍

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Right on

@domenicomonteleone3055

Жыл бұрын

@@claytoresto excellent workmanship experience is necessary hi 👋 from 🇨🇦 #YSW respect back to you 🙏

Nice work. I'm enjoying this series

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

More to come!

And you are right now my favourite channel on youtube! Straight to the top!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Much more to come. Maybe we can spread the word through sharing and then we can really get going with all the projects I have around here.

Wow. What an absolute pleasure to watch someone so clearly at the very pinnacle.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you very much

Thanks for your videos. I love your dedication to your work and also the work space you have. You have inspired me to get to work on my 1927 Studebaker Roadster.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Good afternoon Mark, that is just beautiful. And you do it so effortlessly. Thank you for the education and information. Take care and good luck.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

All the famous led slingers always smoked aCIGAR 80YEARS OLD body ßhops ALWAYS had a boiling lead pot fib glass came later they had a laquer base putty then maybe today's red putty .🤗

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Well said.

Very nice metal work, I've used magnets to hold metal in while tacking on my Ford Model A. Never tried clecos, maybe on next project. Thanks for posting

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea and I sometimes use them as well. But sometimes it messes with the welder. I don't know why. maybe one of our viewers can enlighten us.

@outdoorfuninthesun2393

4 жыл бұрын

@@claytoresto that is caused by the magnetic field messing with the arc, so it's best to tack as from from magnets as possible. I also loved how you used straps to straighten cowl. I did the same with cargo straps for the B-pillar on the Model A

It's really awesome to watch your skills on this video and that Victoria body style is one of my favorites! Best to you and yours!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

I am so pleased you have started making these videos again. Thank you.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

More to come!

Fantastic show, incredible work. Patience and skills is what it takes. Totally worth watching.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow, all I can say is, you are the boss! Excellent vid, learned a truckload here - thank you! One thing I had been told was not to have a sharp 90 degree corner in a patch panel, but I don't recall the reasoning. Whatever the case, you proved them wrong here - thanks again, much appreciated.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip! I did radius bend the bottom lip.

bringing "lost art" back always excellent content and fun watching PS: you have some really great helpers

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Always on point! Thanks for sharing some of your knowledge

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Brilliant. What a wonderful way to make a living.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I can say I have never worked a day in my life.

What a superb job, amazing skills, great to watch thanks.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Enjoy watching restoring Ford Model A , plus like Ford Model A vehicle’s 😀🚙😘 Mike from Missouri

Amazing work. Thank you for posting.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This guy does it all multi talented

Nice to see things done correctly, no slapping some Bondo on and calling it good.

Excellent work and very interesting!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

You’ve inspired me to get back to work on my project after a series of setbacks this year. My project, a lowered, fenderless 25 model t roadster with a model a engine and transmission.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

This is why I am doing this for KZread. Inspiration, motivation and just make people happy.

@davidmazza3898

4 жыл бұрын

A Road Less Traveled with Restore Cars And thank you for that! I do of course enjoy the high end cars and the incredible engine work but seeing the model a being brought back to life is also wonderful. I look forward to seeing that model a roadster returning to a correct beauty. When done right 28-29 roadsters are remarkable. The model a was a great car for the money then and it still is!

Your skills are unreal!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Fascinating to watch. Thanks for sharing.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Man you’re a pro👍

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Lovely work. Great to watch...

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Outstanding work. Great explanation. So many bypass the time consuming art of metal shaping. I would love to see a small dent hammered out and where you are hitting to make the dent disappear. How you are shrinking it or stretching it. Love this channel and your expertise.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. My web designer has setup my website to be like a Patreon website. I will launch it someday and for those who want more, it will be there.

You have some serious talent

Very nice . Reminds me of my close friend master metal shaper Harry K.

Very nice work. Looking foreword to more.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

More to come!

I love watching artisans that know what they are doing. The right way.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I have many more cars filmed, so stay tuned.(-:

@Bill_N_ATX

4 жыл бұрын

I will. I grew up in Texas and had an older guy who lived across the street that did body work at his home shop. Old school, with hammer and dolly, lead, sandpaper, and coat after coat of hand rubbed lacquer. He turned out works of art. The guy two houses down did something similar with furniture. They were both in the late fifties or early sixties and were the last of their breed. They didn’t do many jobs and they ended up working on valuable pieces that made the labor cost worthwhile. It took a customer that appreciated it though ( and could afford it) and sadly there aren’t that many of them. But none the less, I really appreciate it when I see that old school dedication to doing it right.

Excellent as USUAL!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

some pretty amazing tools.........

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

So when are you coming back ????? I have really enjoyed following this restoration and have a great appreciation for the way you do things. I believe you were even entertaining doing a restoration on a Skybolt . Two of my favorite things, antique cars and aerobatic airplanes. Seems like the series was going along very well and then dropped out of sight. Please pick it up where you left off on this particular restoration. Hope to see you soon.

@claytoresto

3 жыл бұрын

Soon, just overwhelmed in the shop right now.

Impressive work.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

If you keep going you might get reasonably good at this.

You make leading look easy.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. After 44 years of doing it, better at least look like I know what I'm doing. (-:

I think you ought to leave the bullet holes. gives character

Incredible work truly incredible. However since so much attention to detail and perfection why didnt you make a whole new rear section? I suppose you could say a certain large percentage of the rear section is still Henry Ford steel which is really good too but would like to hear your opinion on when to repair and when to replace and why.

Exquisite.

Wow, Mark! You're truly an artisan! I try to imagine myself doing that for the first time & I can guarantee the results would look quite different than your craftsmanship. And then there are all the tools! What is a good way to tackle a project like this when you don't own such a vast workshop?

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it! As I say, you can do this with a claw hammer and rock. All I am doing is pushing a thinner piece of metal between two heavier ones. Maybe sometime on my website I will form a panel with a claw hammer and a rock. Should be fun.

@Mercmad

4 жыл бұрын

@@claytoresto If you take a visit to that Indian Site,Team BHP, and look for the restoration section,you can see claw hammers and other objects being used to do some pretty amazing restoration work. One of the more interesting channels is "how rich were the maharajahs before independence?" where cars such as Mercedes 540 K's and so on are being restored by guys who don't even wear eye protection!.

Very nice work.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Enjoyed

Wow what a shop

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. took me a lifetime to build.

thanks for the lesson!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

this is some real gourmet shit

Good information

Any new videos coming out soon? I enjoyed them all 👍🏻

Mhh, I love those meat and potatoes of the restoration process.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

No BS on this channel. Just straight up restoration work.

I like doing lead over plastic fill. Just does a nicer job in my opinion....

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

WoW!

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. many more to come.

Nice

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Awesome floor in your shop is that Epoxy?🛠

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Polyasartic

Good afternoon Mark, I forgot to ask you what type of steel do you use to make your dies with? Thank you.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

The power hammer dies are S7. The Pullmax dies are just ordinary steel.

Can you give advice on restoring a car that has burned severely? I purchased a '32 Packard 902 roadster and the body is warped from the heat. The doors are completely burned out and the body tub drooped around the rumble seat from the heat. I got it cheap enough that if it is beyond restoration, it won't destroy me financially. What should I be aware of when working this car? I will need to do some shrinking etc as it rolls like the ocean... Please give me your best advice.

@claytoresto

3 жыл бұрын

Burned cars the the most difficult to restore. many times we end up just making new parts. It's easier than trying to deal with the severely warped metal.

will lead fill in small wholes and stay there?Thanks

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

No. The corrosion will creep in from the backside and lift the solder.

What about safety and toxic contamination control? Engr. in lead acid bat. recycling plant(50 k/day) had 14 uniforms, showered at the plant, had blood test once a month. Have you had a blood test?

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I do not offer advise on safety issues to other people. I believe that each individual needs to do their own due diligence and research and determine what is best for them.

In terms of durability, how does lead stack up to say bondo?

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Much better if applied correctly.

INCREDIBLE WORK, IT SEEMS SO EASY ..... BUT IT IS NOT .... HYPNOTIC VIDEOS, I DO NOT TIRED TO SEE THEM .... I LOVE THE HOT RODS ...... IN SPAIN THEY ARE NOT LEGAL, THEY WOULD NOT PASS APPROVAL THEY WOULD NOT PASS THE TECHNICAL INSPECTION OF VEHICLES .... THE REGULATION HERE IS SHIT.

I know how you feel saying you spend a lot of time fixing other people's repairs. But not everyone has access to the tooling you have. Some of us just have a hammer and mig welder. Looks a good job though

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Good Point.

@crzy11000

4 жыл бұрын

GT-This repair was probably done with a oxy accetaline back in the day even harder

Well you are undoing repairs on a old peace of crap ! To you , it's gold! To people in the 40,s it was desposable! Just like your Buick?

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

So true. These cars were worthless in monetary and sentimental value back in the 1940's an onward.

If you have a really tight gap and you TIG weld it why cant you just grind it back flush to get a seamless gap?

@martialman.4563

4 жыл бұрын

He hammer welded it, no need to grind.

At time 16.27-- would you go ahead and lead in the welded perimeter of the large patch? or just go with bondo filler? Would heat from leading distort the weld area?

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we have to lead a seam, but the idea behind the hammer welding is you don't need anything. Just metal finish and then prime. I don't like to lead out in the middle of a panel. The distortion from the heat is a problem.

I noticed that you weren't wearing any ear protection when you were using the bead forming hammer, bad, bad, bad. I worked around high powered radar for twenty years in the Air Force 64 > 84, we had equip cabinet blowers and screaming hydraulic antenna drives, all of which took their toll on our ears, I now wear VA supplied hearing aids. Please take care of your ears, wear protection, I know it's a pain in the butt, but wearing aids 16 hours is a bigger pain.

Dear sir, I for one, very much appreciate your work, knowledge and expertise but can you go a little faster? more doing and less explaining. At this rate it might be episode 30 before we see a car. thank you.

@claytoresto

4 жыл бұрын

I will try my best

Waaaaay too much talking ... like my Daddy used to say - "Don't tell me ... SHOW me!"