Absolutely wonderful work plus you share your knowledge. Not only entertaining but educational too! This car will be absolutely fantastic!

My Titanium 170 is really picky with the brand of wire. I now only buy wire from my gas supply outlet. The car is progressing nicely. Thanks for all the videos.

Roll it up like a can of spam. is my old saying. I just cringe when guys use a spot weld driller.

@@Mikefngarage I noticed this as well and will be using this technique myself. Who’d have thought you’d be educating people on the other side of the world to you. This really is the best VW resto channel on KZfaq. As always, thanks, Mike. Ben 🇬🇧

the finished product will be really nice. believe me.

@@Mikefngarage I sure it will.

burned holes like crazy with the .030. like my 220 mig

a few years back many of the cities put up ordinances to get rid of old cars in peoples yards. Code enforcement got rid of hundreds of cars in peoples backyards and fields. Now it is slim pickings except in some rural towns.

thanks Man check out some of the last years footage it is the best stuff.

wow those planishing hammers are cool.

fix the quarters always easier. and easy to get perfect hardly visible once the fender is on.

One of the other subscribers told me about him then I realized we use a lot of the same techniques. He does a better metal finsh though. I have always used multiple pieces of metal to make my own panels. Much easier than shaping the metal same concept fitzee does.

I prefer the original ones. they were still in good shape.

I put links in the video but I am not sure they work in the UK. try them though.

I've only used it for mig. I need straight argon. I live in an apartment. So I'm pushing my luck welding here. Although no one has complained. I've had compliments on my truck looking and sounding better. I rebuilt my exhaust by saving all the good pieces of exhaust. Just adding pipe to make it past the cab. It is just an old rusty plow truck. Still fun to fix your stuff yourself. I wish I had a garage. Some day...

I also changed the shorty headers for new ones. Not fun. Lol

Oh yea been there I could have never done the underside of the ghia with 030. or my 220 century. hole everywhere.

Yea I was going to get some gas welding rod but I forgot when I was at the welding supply. I just used some sheet metal on the holes on that one.

@@Mikefngarage i really appreciate your videos Please keep sharing we all need to absorb your skill! 🤙

I always have worked the metal back into shape. then use some small amounts of filler to finish the job. Long bars and paintless dent removal tools work well. Remove the fenders and keep working on them till they are straight. if you need to make some path panels. Literally you can spend a week on them and be ahead of the game. Front clips are always much harder to replace at this point. hard to find a good donor. to do that best you cut the window pillars and heater channel. Super hard to line up. if your not a Pro probably will ruin the car beyond repair to change the front clip.

I sand it back off for the most part. I only use it to treat the rust. then sand it off 24 hours after application. Under the car I use the other product which I dont use epoxy primer over. I usually use a household oil base under the car sticks better to unsanded or poorly sanded areas.

@@mikesrandomvideos thank you for that information

20 gauge

Thanks