My condolences. Your dad has left a legacy here. Once again, thanks for all the tips and instructional videos. I am 65 years old and attempting to do body work and paint on a 69 beetle. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Much respect Rick. Keep post videos.

Great recap Rick and thank you for sharing the story on the car and the loss of your father. The car will certainly serve as a means of keeping his memory alive.

I am very sorry for the loss of your father, you do an incredible job and explain it very well, blessings to you and your family.

Great information. Also thanks for sharing the personal story. Not easy to do in a public forum. I lost my wife to cancer 8 years ago. I've always been a gearhead and enjoy learning these processes. Thanks again.

so sorry about your dads passing. My wife has stage 4 cancer for the past 3 years so I''m spending all my time with her too

Hi buddy I'm a bodyman for 36 years I love watching your videos n how you explain the process your on point .

Love the body work metal work and dad’s stories awesome!

Sorry for your loss. I miss my dad also. Love the channel and all the videos.

Fantastic work brother. I appreciate the videos.. A person can always learn more.

Your a good man Rick and a incredibly skilled artist videos are great

My Condolences 🙏 I’ve learned a lot from your channel thank you for sharing!

Man im sorry to hear about your dad. A lot of us have been there. Lost mine in 2021. He had a 37 chevy sedan since he was 16 which i now have. Worked on it by his side through the years. I am now on a 36 chevy truck that my mom just thought had so much potential. I loved the process you are using so i adopted that same process. Im no body and paint guy by far. So what i get is what i get. I know it wont be perfect but it will be mine. Keep up the good work and videos. They help guys like me tremendously. That new shop will be really nice.

Hey Rick, Rocco here from Ottawa Ontario Canada. First off, sorry to hear about the passing of your dad 🙏. I absolutely admire your channel and have learned so much, especially in the body work videos. You are true craftsman in what you do and appreciate the fact that you are sharing your expertise with us DIY'ers. I'm restoring a mopar '69 A-body Dart 340 and let me tell ya, it's alot of work but your channel has helped me gain the confidence to continue and plug away til it's right. Keep doing what you're doing cause we're in this together! Take care and be well 👍.

Rick, sorry for your lose of your dad! I am looking out for your expansion! Here to like and comment so your channel keeps growing! Keep up the good work!!

Congratulations on expanding your business!

Total respect!! Sorry for your loss! Do the channel how you want. I enjoy just learning and im only doing a driver resto on a 93 Dodge pickup but knowledge is king.

Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed Part 1 and 2, which I've watched several times over. This is perfect timing for me as I start spraying on primer filler on my own project in the UK. Sorry for your loss - battling with my own Father's dementia at the moment.

So sorry to hear about your dad Rick. I'm sure your dad would love what you end up doing with his cuda here!

Great presentation 1st time watching....thanks Rick from British Columbia, Canada....😊

Hi Rick, I definitely can empathize. Lost my mom in 2014 and my dad in 2010. Time does help, but you're talking years going by not months. Best to you and your family though the mourning and healing process - like you said, it sucks. On the car related topics - you do an awesome job on these cars and we sure enjoy the content. I've got a '70 Cuda I've owned for decades I hope to restore to a high standard like your work. It will be a retirement project I hope to start in the next few years. Your content is great for helping novices like me see how you tackle all the details - keep up the good work!

Ive been waiting for this one!!! Thanks Rick, looking forward to replicating the process Ive watched on these videos on my cadillac starting in December

Hi Rick. So sorry to hear about the loss of your father. It sounds like he was a huge supporter of you and your goals. It's a very fitting tribute to him to keep and complete the car in line with his wishes, Thank you for sharing this, it can't have been easy. On the car front, keep doing what do. You have an excellent style of presentation and I'll watch everything you post. You should also seriously consider posting the build of your new shop, it'll be of great interest as our shops are what makes our builds possible. Best regards Steve (New Zealand).

So sorry for your loss. Your dad will be proud of you for finishing the car. I lost my dad 51 years ago when I was 4 and it still hurts.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for sharing, lost my dad 22 years ago to cancer, I restored his and my mom's 78 Formula about 15 years ago. Keep the videos coming.

Thanks for the new video. And for sharing step 1 step 2 step 3. the process. Can't wait to see the new shop in the video. My deepest sympathy to you and your family. I also lost my parents recently. For me, some days are better than others. Keep the videos coming. Thanks

Thank you for opening your life to us. For us “ the ones” who follow you, It just brings your close followers even closer. I lost my dad when I was 19 and my mom when I was 42. I think you are 1 of the better small shop builders in the U.S.. Just remember to take care of yourself as well. Thanks for the insight of the build. Looking forward to more builds in the future.

Thank you for sharing what has been happening. I am so sorry to hear that your father has passed away. We appreciate your work and instruction on these videos and I know your dad would be very proud of you! If you can, could you put in the description the main products that you use and in the rough order that you lay them down? Thanks for all you hard work getting these videos out. 👍

You do you, Rick. You are an awesome craftsman. Like you said, you can never make everyone happy.

Wow, Rick. What do we say to that? I was glad to see a new video because I was starting to have "Carthage Classic Cars" video withdrawal symptoms. But I never expected this out of a "bodywork" video. I'm sorry you lost your dad, and your partner in the car, before it was finished. I wanted my dad to be proud of me and I got lucky... he got to see me as a professional pilot before he passed. And I got to be there for Mom until her time came too. My dad had tried out for the USAF pilot job and didn't make it. I think he was way proud to see me finally get there. So, seeing this video.... wow, what can I say? You're such a great teacher. You're an artist in automotive metal. And now... you're out there pulling our heart strings. I've wondered how long it would be before your business started to expand. Glad to see you've got a new shop going up. Hope that means employees and business expansion cause you need to... you're getting around. Saw a video from Canada recently commenting on how the guy couldn't have done what he has without your help and guidance. I am SO GLAD I have a reservation for my car next year. Looking forward to shaking your hand. Oh... don't be embarrassed or ashamed to show those feelings. Like the others have said... it makes "us" feel like we are a part of your life and that we are important to you. Thanks man. Best video yet! Pk.

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Sorry for your loss , I totally get it I just lost my pops a couple months ago and I am in the process of a 72 chevelle restoration.

No words. I have no doubt that your business will expand infinitely. Think your challenge will become your willingness and ability to increase your capacity, which may require taking on more talent...which becomes a new challenge itself - managing other people and their work output. Let me know if you ever find yourself in need of a thought partner on that piece. I'm an HR, Labor & Employment guy...that's what I do. I may be able to help you if/when you decide to take on employees. If done right, there is a whole lot more to it than just bringing someone in on an agreed to rate of pay. Looking forward to your forthcoming videos! 😀

So sorry to hear about your dad 😢. You do excellent work, I know he is so proud of you!

Sorry for your loss Rick. Losing a parent really does suck

My deepest sympathy for you and your family on the loss of your father.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad--I lost my dad to lung cancer he was 50 he worked at the GM plant In Dayton Ohio as a Supervisor he took me on a tour in the plant before it closed down and that's how I got the car bug restoration and collision etched into my mind and seems just like you we built a lot of cars together before the cancer and while he was fighting it I been doing this trade out of trade school since I was 17 so 33 years now I really owe him for that tour because the life I was given through this trade has been nothing but amazing saying that you have to love this work with a passion because it will burn you out but will bring you right back to it. Hey Rick hang in there buddy just remember he's looking down and still waiting on that car to get that color put on it. Don't let the bad comments over run the good comments because it takes a sculpture to do these kinds of builds to this magnitude. I'm doing the fast pace collision these days because the economy is so bad here in the US it's hard for people to get their toys built. I always got something going on the side on the weekends so I live this and I take this work very serious and when I see people hacking up cars on here I just shake my head but what can you do! I'll be waiting on the notification when you put out a video so keep building and rest assure I'll be watching..

Losing a family member is a really stressful time for all of us so its totally understandable why you had to step away from the build. So when you do get back into it I have no doubts that you will surpass what your dad wanted! Can't wait for the new shop! You did alot of awesome work out of your current garage so now you can step it up a notch (2 videos a week) ??

I'm sorry to hear about your dad Rick.

💐🙏you will finish this one soon one day bro keep up the hard work god bless

Great video brother 😎🤙

Very sorry for the great loss of your Father. I too lost my Father late last year to cancer. Our Fathers taught us how cool these cars are and inspired us to fix them up. Great to see you’re doing well and expanding your shop. Your build and prep steps are very helpful and appreciated.

Always great content.... always can't wait to see more content and thanks....🔧🔧👍

You are right, no you can't please everyone... trust me I know lol. And I think at the same time it is really tough because like you said you put something out there and people tear it apart... its not a lot of fun. Sure growing thicker skin is a byproduct of this but sometimes when you at your lowest it may take one stupid comment to bring the whole operation down. Let me say I am sorry for your loss man... it really makes me think. Wow what a wild story that you filmed these videos because your dad wasn't local... I say that because thats how I started. My dad bought me my first car in 2005 a beat up mudding cherokee. We restored it, I drove it for many years and then it broke down and sat in the woods for 7 years. He was in another country I and I wanted to restore it and show him so I started to film like you did. The series was just for that but it was the odd comment from time to time that really made me enjoy the fact the videos could help people. That said your channel has helped a lot of rookies like myself start out. I started the idea of restoring a car from the channel "Resto Car" but he stopped making videos and it was like "Damn what do I do now?" then I found this channel and was like wow there is hope for guys like me. So I am very appreciative of your videos and I know lots of people are too. Speaking of dads I have not been close to mine for decades unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control. But I have been working on a personal project lately filming it, that involves something we did together for many years (professional karting). I think despite whatever the past may be and rough patches in the present it may be a good idea to go out of my comfort zone and include him in the project. Just so unfortunate because one day you wake up and theyre gone. You really made me think here... thanks for this video for reasons I didnt even consider. Once again sorry for you loss man.

Good video Rick, I've lost both mine so I feel you. If someone says it's too perfect they need to find a channel that does patina paint jobs, I do like a few cars in patina but none of them actually protects the car beneath the paint.

You have a gift

sorry for your loss i know how you feel same thing happened with my brother i was building a 62 impala after his passing i lost motivation and sold my car it was 80 percent finished

Keep up the excellent work on that car,those who criticize are just jealous they can't do that high quality work you do.when finished with it take it to car shows with the family.Tell the story of that car. at the shows.be safe working on those cars and take breaks during the heat waves.❤💪💯🏁👍

I'm very sorry to hear about your father .

👍 MOPAR always make video's take off! MOPARs rule.

A coat of epoxy, glaze, another coat of epoxy, a coat of slick sand, then 2k primer. Your gonna have so much material on that carboys gonna crack out in a couple years if it ever sees sun. You need a coat of epoxy, finish the mud and glaze out with 150-180 grit, spot epoxy only where you break thru to metal, if you done the body work right only a few edges should show, put on a 2k primer let set a couple weeks the block with 320-400 till it's Lazer straight one more light coat of 2k primer then sand with 400 or 600 wet

Sorry for your loss.

What is a good sealer to use

People Don't understand when you put filler on bare metal what happens is the hardner in the filler makes condensation from the heat well what does that do it SWEATS I have seen and tried to tell many people this because I been to several classes PPG Dupont I can go on an on but if that car is a trailer queen and put in a controlled garage it might last now with that said you spend the mighty dollar to get a restoration then you don't want to take zero chance on that filler rusting on the back side... I have seen the crystals form on bare metal within 6 hours with zero substrate put on the metal..-----Epoxy is a forcefield that is put down on bare metal because it's water proof----DTM is not water proof.... So you people that put down filler on bare metal from one end to the other your car will bubble----crack----shrink----then you will have to have it stripped down to metal again because as i said you have to put down EPOXY it is what the people that spend their lives making the process of painting cars the best way possible.. Now if you doubt me then your opinion is your word but I will bet you that if you don't do those steps I mentioned the car you paid for or the car YOU restored will fail You can be the jury-dictator-whatever you say I don't care it's common sense This channel along with maybe a handful that's five if you know math you will see what this guy is doing to this car is correct and he took every step on this car that is The bible on restoring cars...Restorations done right will last a lifetime otherwise it will fail...

Omni, the cheapest product on the market for a $100,000 car? I hear you say quality over cost while using a shit product lol