I always feel a bit bad when the local cheap body shop guys come in and buy out all our Bondo on a Thursday afternoon. I know a ton of cars are getting "fixed" before the weekend. This is exactly what happenns.

@vubevube

2 жыл бұрын

well, the carpaint testers are dirt cheap so if someone buys a car like that he can only blame himself. Trust me i know, owned 7 cars in my life not one was collision free. Finaly matured to buy my 8th one that is.

@galaxydrifter9799

2 жыл бұрын

@@vubevube that sounds like a you problem to be honest, I've had maybe around 9 cars now and only one had been in a collision that I knew about.

@vubevube

2 жыл бұрын

@@galaxydrifter9799 you missed my point entirely. Never said that was a problem. I was aware of what i was doing so i didn't blame anyone.

@jadoctor

2 жыл бұрын

should be special glasses to see bondo...

@Cha2314

2 жыл бұрын

I think it was probably the wrap shop they went to. Most of them would “fix” damage under then wrap them.

General reminder: repairing cosmetic damage to an automobile is expensive, but just not worrying about it is free.

@faustinpippin9208

2 жыл бұрын

true, and you almost never see it because you sit inside the car.... when there is rust then you should fix it but everything else is just stupid cosmetics

@user-ni7gk5tg5j

2 жыл бұрын

Even more, if it bothers you, you just do what the previor owner did, just fix the thing not buys a new one. Did not buy a new 1000$+ door, just fixed it for 200$ job done.

@IKhanNot

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I left my 2008 Sentra all dented up. Nobody dares to get close to it because it will be my old car versus your new bank owned vehicle if you get in my way.

@HotRed00

2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone wants to drive piece of shit beat up cars

@xankpc

2 жыл бұрын

@@HotRed00 yup and the dents over time will cause damage to the paint and lead to peeling , rust etc

I love how the red Mitsubishi is covered in plastic but the Mclaren is just there taking in all that white cocoa dust.

@mankind8088

2 жыл бұрын

Because the bishimitsu is worth more than a larenmc

@ZGryphon

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, most of those cars are probably very familiar with white powder.

@stonedfacekilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZGryphon DeLorean has entered the chat

@yannickklompmaker817

2 жыл бұрын

Mate it hurts me to see the porche with the window open

@edwinrodriguez4576

2 жыл бұрын

@@yannickklompmaker817 🤔🤔 porche? Why not Porsche.. 😁😁

Been waiting a little bit for this, glad you're doing it right, shows how much you appreciate your cars Freddy.

@olieurrahman1624

2 жыл бұрын

Just doing this to provide content, if he goes around checking all his other cars he’ll go broke

@oliverwallace3211

2 жыл бұрын

Is this your first time watching Tavarish?

@edwinfeldman8231

2 жыл бұрын

That's why your going broke Freddy. Gotta say that AMG is WORTHY of doing right.

@smh1245

2 жыл бұрын

Also he's pulling in millions of views, so it's a win win.

I think the cleaning bill for the shop might outweigh the damage.

@MrChris1293

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@anonnonen694

2 жыл бұрын

Nah all you need is a good air compressor and a long hose

I bet the previous owner turned into one of the barriers at a gas station for the right side to be damaged like that. It's opposite of the driver's side, the fuel door is on that side, and it's a big car. I bet it was a much bigger car than they were used to. I wonder if there is any damaged or damage done to the right rear side suspension.

@amritsingh2171

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny because a lot of cars hit those things.

@EZ-D-FIANT

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like that would have done more damage in a smaller spot, if they just kept driving after the first hit and for it to hit all the way down they would have had to keep turning in and it would be way worst towards the rear! I do a bit of body work as a custom car fabricator, I think either he's had a motorbike or something light ish go down the side or he's clamped a wheelie bin or something kind of movable or collapsible and driven through it!......

@ViolentMLG

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think it was a hit and run. Probably someone hit something, paniced, and they kept going.

@EZ-D-FIANT

2 жыл бұрын

@@ViolentMLG based on what, your blind thoughts or is their a specific thing in this that makes you think that?

@andrewreil3938

2 жыл бұрын

*buys wife a 32 ft long boat*

I'm surprised you guys don't use any paint job meter, it's a very useful little tool that can tell if the paint job is even across the entire vehicle and you don't need to tap or knock on the panels to guess if the spot had some repairs on it.

That's what happens when insurance adjusters give a shop less than it takes to do it right so they put the cheapest apprentice in the shop on the job

@InstabilityControl

2 жыл бұрын

That’s when you apply for supplements dude. The insurance provides an ESTIMATE to which the shop is obliged to review and adding things is as simple as sending a revised estimate and a phone call to the adjuster or their supervisor

Now I know what to do if my car gets side swiped. 1) Get several gallons of bondo and apply liberally. 2) paint 3) apply wrap 4) unload on a sucker impressed with "Cheapest _______ on the internet" tag.

Who thought it was a bright idea to do that inside and without a mask? Florida man strikes again

You should help Jack start his own channel. He does a good job explaining the techniques and issues. Of course, keep him on your payroll. And, give him a raise. You could call it Sand Everyday!

@DansManCaveUK

2 жыл бұрын

He's a great addition

Not bad on the rating scale. There was a classic Ferrari that has 5-6” of bondo making up the nose cone on a rebuild a while back that must have rated an 11. The guy repairing it called the person who put it there a classical sculptor as it was impressive to have made that much bondo fool so many people.

Run a vacuum while sanding easy fix

@Fhwgads11

2 жыл бұрын

FR, we had a Festool vacuum DA sander + vacuum block sander and the floor below would barely have any dust on it

Tavarish, now that’s it’s too late for you, how about mentioning how to avoid the worst of these disasters aka use of a Paint Thickness Gauge.

@garykuhn1921

2 жыл бұрын

The car was wrapped.

@starfox_wr-45e93

2 жыл бұрын

How does a paint thickness gauge help with detecting excessive body filler?

@williamlloyd3769

2 жыл бұрын

@@garykuhn1921 - Thanks, missed that fact.

@musashi1912

2 жыл бұрын

@@starfox_wr-45e93 a paint thickness gauge measures the depth from the surface to the base. If it’s more than several mils thick, most likely it has bondo.

@1stGenRex

2 жыл бұрын

Step 1- don’t look for the cheapest example of a car.

If it's not right paint it white.Thank for all the amazing content Tavarish 😀

My favorite part of any repair video is taking a trip to the comment section to hear what all the real professionals have to say! Regardless if it's motors, Bondo or car washing they always show up to inform everyone else about what's right and their years of experience! This Bud is for you Mr. I am a car God!

Honestly, for me, the fact that the car looked as good as it did is a miracle.

@frjhracing

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutsideDuhBox found the guy that did the work. You could see the waves on camera a mile away. It was bad. There were missing body lines. It's literally caked on Bondo with fatigued metal under it. I hope you don't do body work, let alone do it on a car worth any more than a 90's civic.

@frjhracing

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutsideDuhBox for all aluminum like that, yes. The doors had to be replaced. If it wasn't so f'd from the apprentice work, then likely much cheaper...but a lot of that price was the two doors. Even a proper quarter replacement is pretty involved. It's a Mercedes, so I don't see why it's outside the realm of buy once cry once. If it was an old shit box or something with less value, no way. But to understate the end product as 10% better is blasphemous. My speed 3 was hit by someone blasting 80 into stopped traffic and nudged a full size SUV into me in the next lane. Anyway that needed the whole quarter (hatch back goes from wheel well to up over to front door) that alone (no doors or other damage) was like 6 k. Fortunately was covered by insurance... barely was cheap enough to stay in value. Moral of a story , that was a Mazda...not a Mercedes. The price quoted is reasonable all things considered.

@sav22rem22

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutsideDuhBox I wouldn’t consider the awful panels gaps on the drivers side and the sketchy body lines on the passenger side and caked on filler “done right”

@mitchio83

2 жыл бұрын

@@OutsideDuhBox The big picture is, it gave him content to make this video which has netted him around $60k in 3 days.

Love that you hired Jack...between Jack n Jared you can only go up from here....those 2 guys are very educational....epic content...thank you Jack. You know your stuff. Glad to see u join the channel...God bless all

What?! Back to back video days!! Woohoo!!

@804_Rider

2 жыл бұрын

he does back to back videos for a bit then goes back to hiding, making more videos 😆

Also keep the V12 engine in top condition, a new one costs min. $90.000. Also keep a eye on the catalyst converter, a collapsed cat can be sucked thruh the turbos into the combustion chamber and ruin the cylinder shafts. They are not to replace as they are of ALUSIL alloy. ALUSIL means the cylinder is made of a silicon-alumnium alloy and the inside of the shaft is grinded with acid. So nannometers of aluminuim are taken away and the surface where the piston (piston seals) moves over is pure silicon with a oil film - this causes very less friction, but it can not be fixed with a shaft case - (driling oversize and insert a new shaft liner) if the shaft is done.

8:48 With that level of damage and cost, it would have been best to leave well enough alone. There is a reason cheap cars are cheap.

@SuperShiki666

2 жыл бұрын

Bad damage makes good content, Freddie essentially gets this repair for free lol.

2 episodes in 24 hours…man we are blessed

This reminds me of my brother's 240sx. Bought it and it had a bashed in quarter panel with tons of bondo and house paint covering it. Somehow my brother and father got it pulled out and smooth with hammers and dies. With the help of a torch they managed to return strength to the metal.

I wouldn't be sanding , without a mask , apart from that , interesting stuff

Jack's explanations are interesting to hear. Thank you for this video.

Ok, this part with Jack explaining all the body work 'gotchas' is WONDERFUL! This is good stuff.

Great work Guys! I’m sure it’ll be amazing… eventually. Thanks for another update video.

S65 is such a great car. The trick to enjoying them, is to have a friend or family member buy one. You can still see it, drive it, enjoy it. Without all of the associated costs of ownership.

That’s ridiculous tavarish….but you’re gonna get done right!!!

This Merc definitely deserves to be saved. Great video as usual. Please keep up the good work. I'd love to see what it looks like with the new doors installed. Thank you.

I think you need to prepare the shop with special body room to avoid dust goes all over the place..

Jack is both a pro comedian and car repair expert! Kudos!

Just an FYI, Summit sells a drum sander the connects to a shop vac, does a very good job containing the dust.

Been waiting for this! Hope to see more German cars on the channel, maybe an Audi 👀

@kennorcott7074

2 жыл бұрын

As long as it isn’t a bmw it’s ok

@endiqunaj3693

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennorcott7074 what’s wrong with a BMW

@uvaldoespino1729

2 жыл бұрын

Hoovie has already said tavarish bought his audi lol

@MiGujack3

2 жыл бұрын

@@endiqunaj3693 Probably everything

@endiqunaj3693

2 жыл бұрын

@@MiGujack3 fake news

I used to do a lot of body repairs on GRP milk floats, the DAs and other Sanders we used had an attachment for a hoover to cut down the amount of dust from filler and GRP repair. I'm sure Jack is used to using a similar setup as a body repair guy. Also I used to have a much better mask for the dust with replacement filters, not just a simple dust mask, although I was doing these repairs every day

Love what ur doing keep the videos 📹 coming buddy

Always entertaining and informative! Although, that right rear quarter panel seems to be badly damaged, replace it as a whole unit?

I had a '64 Gran Prix someone had patched with a Bonneville quarter, so when I cut the spears out of the quarters there was a whole set of those worms from where the Bonneville letters were supposed to go.

You two are working together nicely, great project

Finally. I was waiting for this video, just hoped it will be longer

You have much newer model on to do list now :D I got cheap 2001 S500 , sat since 2k18 in garage, managed to get it running,fixed airmatic now waiting more parts to do massive service, all fluids,brakes,waterpump, belt etc

I love what you do, you're so hard working

2 o'clock in the morning in germany and tavarish uploaded a Vlog 😀

Love the MB content 👍

You should wear a mask my man, even when your just sanding. Glad you eventually put one on! :)

Top stuff! Jack paint guy knows his stuff!

You were so happy and impressed with the car before tearing it down for paint. Sometimes you just gotta enjoy the whole even with its little flaws.

Had t seen a notification lately. Glad to see you posting. Now to enjoy the video.

I remember seeing an r33 skyline that a friend had bought as a project. It was sat on his ramp and the nearside rear quarter was visibly taller and wider than the offside. So he dug into it and sure enough, the previous owner had lost the back end at some point and then "repaired" the damage with a ballpein hammer and copious quantities of plop. As he was gouging through, there were soft spots, pockets of water and an utterly horrendous depth of filler meaning the difference was in the filler. Car was cut up and used as a basis for a mad one off project

Dude finally, drop us a random video every now and then

I actually want to get a sponsor item now this is the first sponsor item I’ve actually wanted to get definitely getting some sick magnetic posters!

Love all your videos bro

LMAO the bang bros...hand usage....lmao I'm hollering 😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂

here in the first minute, i refreshed just at the right time!

I can only dream of that BEAUTIFUL 996 on the rack. Great content like always

We need more rebuilds like this!

Lmaoo I did not expect you to have the doors 😂 I thought I was gone have to wait another 3 weeks for the next vid

Welcome back you have been missed.

That's what it usually looks like when someone swerves around and trys to avoid hitting a stopped car from behind, at slow speed and skims them down the side of their own car. Or backs out of a driveway and ends up too close to another car or truck, thats in their blind spot and/or parked too close at 45- 90° and just barely rubs along. I've witnessed both

I’m betting they spent more time and effort trying to get the bondo right, then the doors and fenders would cost. I would have no idea that the work is done poorly.

Appreciate the updates

i love the "HELP" on the windshield at the end of the video

YESSS!! NEW LOOK!! HAMMERED & BATTERED ALLUMINUM!!!!

Tavarish, you really know how to pick 'em!

There are measurement devices that you can use to measure the paint thickness. I also know that car paintshops use those things. You can use them to see where there is excess paint: showing repairs. And you would be surprised how regularly a new car shows an additional layer of filler (1.5mm thickness versus the normal 0.7mm). I even saw a video recently on youtube of a Lucid which was especially bad: i.e. it had many touch-ups and repainted parts.

Looking Good Mr Tavarish !! ............ Bless

ive been waiting for your upload i love your builds

finely he' s back

Thats crazeeeeeeeeee , your so crazeeeee Tavarish

Keep up the good work tavarish I see you hitting the gym 👀

I thought “Yo man, put on a mask before you start grinding! That dust will destroy your lungs!!” and then they finally put on masks LOL

@GrahamCampbell-kr2gz

2 жыл бұрын

Have yet to see an American KZreadr take safety precautions seriously.

@davidclemens1578

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrahamCampbell-kr2gz you need to look at videos of people in these third-world countries I should say Craftsmen in these third-world countries running lathes welders Grinders and heavy equipment wearing loose-fitting clothing and sandals because it is so hot on dirt floors in buildings with no windows or doors or painting and spraying with no respirators or breathing apparatus and you can add smoking around flammable liquids. Then you can come here and talk about our lack of safety and health concerns. If they were wearing respirators you would be complaining about the audio. These guys aren't stupid and what you see is a couple minutes of them doing something without safety equipment. You people are tiresome.

@GrahamCampbell-kr2gz

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidclemens1578 These people are influencers, setting an example for viewers to follow. Bendpak give them lifts because they know it will increase sales - they know the influence these people have with their audience. They have a responsibility to their audience to promote safety and honesty. It's the right thing to do. Comparing an American to a Vietnamese is stupid in the extreme. USA is supposed to be a 'World leader' not a 3rd world country with dodgy practices. Tiresome is listening to American BS about their guns, McDonalds cuisine, healthcare and watching their lack of education.

@thosdot6497

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrahamCampbell-kr2gz - agree, and those 3rd world practices are only that because they just don't have the equipment to do anything differently. I was thinking - why aren't you doing this outside, or in a different room, or in a plastic bag, rather than cover the entire workshop with dust?

@GrahamCampbell-kr2gz

2 жыл бұрын

@@thosdot6497 Exactly - Car Wizard and many others use 'Hairnets' to cover cars. Dust extraction attached to sanders is readily available. Could even put in prep and spray booths, or plastic curtains if you want to cheap out

1:54 THIS is the reason we all need a Jack on our team. Hang the doors on the wall!! Nothing is wasted!!😄😄 Question: So do you sand the whole car to be safe instead of just one side of the car? How do you know there is no damage in the other side?

I had one panel and pain shop do some panels on my car. Went to inspect it and saw small pinholes. Asked if they used glazing putty and guide coat to level , they had no idea what it was lol .

I find it funny how in the background the car that is very expensive isn’t covered but yet a jdm car is the only one covered

@mankind8088

2 жыл бұрын

Because JDM is worth more will last longer and has a nostalgia value don't nobody care about no McLaren that breaks easier than glass........to be honest the 3000 has horrible reliability but it's STILL more reliable than a McLaren

I love your job and you are dedicated to it

From the Mercedes S63 is the best car I can't afford about 6 years ago to fixing your own 2015 S65. Man im proud of you.

Good to see body work on the channel

@ 17:49 that was exactly what i was thinking too , it would look pretty good tho if done properly

Lookin good Tavarish... Full head of hair and jacked ! yee man, keep it goin

I love how you cover that Mitzubitzi but not the Mclaren 😂😂😂

Would be amazing to do a mini series of what its like daily driving your other cars whilst this one is getting work done.

Ahh the Legends of the Hidden Temple reference in the title 😂😂💪🏽

Nice too see your car coming together even though I hate Mercedes Benz except for 2 cars

Dust extraction!! Either get the vacuum style pipes run all round the workshop, you then just connect the pipe to the sander and it extracts the dust, or set up a booth specifically for sanding with strong extractor fans.

That’s totally damage from the pillars in any parkade !!

Takes me back to my 1972 MG Midget I bought in 1980. There was a poor patch of paint about the size of an egg on the offside front wing, and as I was going to the pub later, I decided I'd quickly sort it (I had the rattle can after all...). Under the paint was filler, then more filler, then fiberglass matting, then newspaper, chicken wire, and finally a crushed coke can glued to the inner wing - for strength! The hole was big enough to put your head through... should have left it alone...☠🥴😅

Well this makes me not feel quite as bad about totally messing up the scratch touch up on my wife's 2018 Mazda 6. I'm not a "pro" at all but now attempting to repair a few rusty scratches has led to a 2" by 3" area I'm going to have to sand down and spray to make it blend.

Here for the s65 videos!

Thank you for working to complete one of your projects. I need closure.

If this accident is not on car fax some of that might be "factory damage". Some times cars get bumped into each other at the ports, and if its fixed there it does not need to be reported and its considered a correct factory repair. I do remember one s65 running down the side of another when I was at the port in 2016. It seems like it is at the height of a tow hook from the front of another S class. I have seen a door pulled off a van, and they fixed that.

Surprised that you guys weren't wearing full on respirators when stripping off all of that paint/bondo.

DOUBLE VIDS LETS GOOO

I like how the rear fender actually popped back into shape after the malaise of Bondo was removed.

I just keep hearing those Earl Scheib commercials from my youth. "We can Paint any car for $99."

Brondo Freddie Bondo. -So more then a Maco Hoovie re-Paint? Eds chuckling now.- My dad took tractor paint and a bondo kit and epoxied holes in his f-150 so it looked like a stucco house.

I feel so sad for that poor McLaren sitting there uncovered whilst getting covered in the dust from that poor Merc. What happened to it's nice dust cover it used to wear?

Lucky man!! You just got the AMG Bondo Special Edition....

One thing to note you guys, wear a mask when doing all the sanding, the amount of chemicals and particles in the air that you could breath would be crazy. I think we all want more cars and content in the future so stay healthy!

lol his daily is the only car he doesn't give up on after one video

I think I spy Hoovie's old R8 under that cover in the intro sequence.. New build, Freddie?