I used your cut and butt technique welding in repairs panel on a Dakota truck bed... took it to a body shop for the finish paint work...the guy asked how long have I been welding... I laughed and said...man, I'm a puddler...rookie...told him about your video and that it was my first time to try this... he said...I am impressed as hell... all I have to do is skim coat this things and paint it...all because of your teaching Fitz...thanks for sharing...hope you get to 100K subscribers

Please don't worry about the length of your videos. The longer and more detailed they are just helps us beginners to better understand and absorb the process. You're a great teacher! Thanks for what you're doing!

“We got a grinder. We got a hammer. And a pair of vice grips.” Well there you go again...... all magic tricks require practice to perfect, and a willingness to try new things 👍👍😎👍👍. Thanks Fitzee for another ‘you can do it too’ episode.

Showing that even a seasoned craftsman has to stop, re-evaluate and start over gives me hope I can work through my project. Thanks for the tips.

Man, I'm 53 and just began to learn to weld with my son for some frame and body repair that we have for his first truck. KZfaq recommended your videos and you tackle some very unique projects that require high level skill and very task specific tools. It's always satisfying to watch a true master at work in his trade, when he has his head and his heart in his work. 👍🏼👍🏼

Two things: One, I appreciate that you showed failure. Not for emotional or confidence reasons, practical ones. It's not always enough to say "this is the best way" or "you have to do this or these other things happen" or "avoid this", it's good to see WHY something is the better method because other methods just don't work and why they don't work and what happens when you do it (and maybe why sometimes it might still be okay). I learned a lot. Two, this was so much work and it it outlined to me that there is surely an easier way of doing it... but that way takes big tools and big setup and it's complicated. What you did was a lot of work, and a lot more work, so many seams, holes, fitting, etc, but every single piece of it was easy to identify what the task was, and every single piece was achievable by a novice. I can't carve a small wooden house from a solid block, but I can build a lego set. That's why your tutorials speak so much to me. Nothing is intimidating, you just take your time and conquer it piece by manageable piece.

Too many "how to" videos gloss over struggles. It is nice to see that you include your struggles and how you persevere to overcome them.

How do you know you’re watching an old school sheet metal man? He’s got a pair of dividers in his hand! Outstanding Tony👍

Thanks to all you guys who have showed the poor man's way of doing body work. Consequently I've bought a Willys P.U 1949 and I am fixing it to my likings. Thanks again.

I do body work myself , hopefully these people your working for appreciate what your doing for them ,you definitely go the distance . God Bless the hard working people on the planet .

I so appreciate your no nonsense approach, showing mistakes and how to correct them. No magic just patience and work. Thank you for your great and helpful videos.

What you teach more than anything is attitude. It will take time, it won't be easy, even with a ton of experience you might have to step back and think again. Thank you for taking the time to teach.

Sir. People like you are a treasure to have around. Thank you...

Do not worry about the length of your videos I watch them to the end and make sure to tell everyone I can about them. I seriously liken your videos to edge of the seat thrillers...

I love your videos I am 70 now Ben working with metal since 16 and learning neat stuff from you thank you so much

It is a real privilege to watch your work, sir

I spent most of my career as a Union Sheet Metal Worker, and even I learned quite a bit here! I had an instructor when I was an apprentice way back when say "when ya know every thing there is to bending tin, it's time to go meet the Big Tinner!" Thanks for teaching an old dog some new tricks!

I really appreciate watching your trial and error process and hearing your thought process to address the problem - great learning tool. The hole filling technique was brilliant. Keep up the great work! Thanks.

I’ve been ruining paint and sheet metal for 4 1/2 decades and I’ve learned a ton more from 3-4 of your long (read detailed!) videos!! Thank you!

I watch Fitzee's vids to learn. Today I learned I own a hand held lathe (several of them)! 😄

You my man are a virtual wealth of knowledge! Metal magician? Hell no. You sir are the Da Vinci of metal.

you sir are a very good instructor and the length of your videos is not a problem

Anybody can hotrod or modify a vehicle, but to make something look original takes true craftsmanship.

That 'cut n' butt' technique is genius.

You sir are definitely the MASTER TINKER, I'm amazed at some of the things you come up with.

That wasn't a long video, it was a learning video, 👍👍, thanks for sharing 😉

What I like about your channel is that you have a craft that you use with limited tools. I work in the auto industry. Every day more and more I see it becoming more and more about money. When I got into cars you could pick up a fun car for next to nothing and hot rod it for the same. T.V shows blew the business through the roof causing car pricing to soar. The average joe can’t enjoy it anymore. So we’re forced to cut corners to save money as much as possible. I’ve spent thousands on body panels that realistically are just junk. Cambles soup can thin steel that’s junk. But it’s pre-formed (usually like crap) so it’s easy. You teach people a way around it without investing a boat load in expensive tools that you see on tv on these hot rod shows. An awesome craft you have man. Keep the information coming. It’s much appreciated from a middle aged hot rodder like myself.

Time is no issue if you want to learn, great video please keep them coming as i'm hooked on your channel. Never to old to learn !

Another awesome video love the detail

Honestly that was the most enjoyable 48 minutes of KZfaq I’ve watched in a long while. It was fascinating to see how you pressed the metal with just hand tools. An inspiration to all of us whom can’t afford all the Gucci tools. 👍🏻

Fix what you have or make your own...old school training is quality learning. Thank you for sharing your time with us out here.

I put it in my lathe, turn my lathe on!!!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!! LOVE your videos, they give a beginner like me so much confidence and knowledge. THANK YOU Fitzee!!!!

Good to see a expert taking a long time to make a panel, helps me to be more patient.

You are a true master i enjoy watching you work you remind me of my younger days I'm 73 now.

You have more patience than most people...most people would look at the amount of rust and throw it outside. Plus, most people 'want to' but never do...my hat is off to you Fitzee's. Thanks again for your teaching me more patience and ways to do things ourselves...much respect brother.

Has to be THE BEST metal instructor. No fancy tools - clear explanations.

Thoroughly enjoyed the video!!! Don't worry about them being too long, you are handing out gems for free, the more the better!!

I have started repairing an old hilux and the biggest thing I am learning is that there is always an innovative way from a to b, even with rudimentary tools. Patience is the underlying factor, and learning to walk away when frustrated.

You are the metal wizzard. Thanks for sharing the knowledge you have acquired.

Even if I don't speak your language, I can perfectly understand your explanations and tutorials on making parts for body repairs, thanks for the simple and objective didactics

A long video, I couldn't say I was riveted to it, no. More like welded, keep em coming mate absolutely fascinating, you're a true craftsman. Thankyou.

This is brilliant, we learn from stuffing things up, this way we see what not to do or think of other ways to do it

Genius does what it must; Talent does what it may.

Fitzee, my opinion is that the length of your videos is never too long. I am always learning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your positive attitude. If you had a shope full of every tool to make your job easier, I wouldn't watch it. Thanks again.

"We got a grinder, a hammer, and a pair of vise grips" Fitzee your Amazing! Love your channel!

The best fab videos around!

Thank you for that! I am repairing the rusty driver's floor pan in a 2003 Ranger. The only repair panel available is for the 86 - 93 years, but apparently it can be modified to fit. I have an innate knack at shaping sheet metal, but only a tiny amount of sheet metal welding experience from 40 years ago. Retirement project; new cheap 120volt mig buzzbox: wish me well. Thank you for your lessons; love you man.

I like your 51 Chev 2 door. I had a 52 Hard top about 10 years ago that brought back from a rust bucket, Wish I had seen your still of repair.....I had 55 headlights buckets and bezels....Sold it for more than I had in it.....Thanks for bringing your knowledge so others can learn from you.....Roy from Ontario

length of videos are great longer the better i learn so much thank you

Yes, you are so right about time in doing a process in fabrication you mention to take your time . That's what's wrong todays building of Hot Rods . Shops get a job to do , you see 10 people asign to a car because the customer wants it done in 3 weeks or 3 months. It can be done with lots of $$$$$ if you have it. But to a Home Garage one person owner learning what you teach , I find and learn more watching you go through the Metal Fab process. I thank you for what you do. Good Teacher!

A great detailed video on how to do these difficult tasks with basic hand tools..thank you

Instructional, educational and relaxing. They're never long enough. 👍👏

Fritzee,that is NOT scap iron, it is salvaged iron. Video may have been a bit long but worth every minute of it to me. You amaze me with the skills you have using simple tools and techniques. I appreciate your sharing.

When Fitzee started to cut and butt my jaw dropped at how simple and effective that method is. Thanks for the great information!

Hey Fitz, Being a retired Tool and Die maker this video brought a great big smile to my face. Watching you extrude these panels made my day. Building a die to do this would take a month. Thanks for this video. I wish I kept in touch with my old buddies at work. They would appreciate this procedure as much as I did. Well done!!

My favorite subscription for auto body restore. I learn so much. Thanks

My husband and I love this guy. Few tools, a lot of talent and great teacher.

I watch your videos at work but am unable to hit the like or subscribe button because it is a work computer. So I do it when I am watching from home. I am just learning to weld; I live in the North east and have the replaced rocker panels on all my cars damaged from rust. I just started to watch you and cannot wait to try it using your method. I could go on and on about your videos, but just want to say you have done more than educate me, you motivate me to get welding, thanks, John

it's never too long when you're sharing your knowledge. Thanks you again Sir.

Thanks to you I did my first cut-n-butt on an old car hood for practice this morning and it went off without a hitch. Getting ready to tackle an old Jeep project with LOTS of sheet metal work. Thank you sir.

Don’t worry about what everyone else thinks. You do amazing work!

Such talented craftsmen are becoming increasingly rare in the world these days. So nice to see and be able to learn from these true masters of their craft.

Fantastic, thanks for the great tutorial Fitzee. 👍🏻

You are an excellent craftsman, I learn a lot with every video.

Fitzee, you are a man who enjoys his work.😎👍

You come over as a very nice bloke , excellent teacher. cheers from the UK.

I'm 40 something can't quite remember been welding since high school I've welded (super glued ) a lot of metal with a lot of different people I say that to say this YOU an my high school teacher (THOMAS GEORGIAN 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 THANK YOU FOR THE KNOWLEDGE) make it look soooooo easy sooooo simple that it gives beginners confidence to weld. You don't need a big shop or fancy tools to get stuff done Hollllly crap I own several lathes

thanks for your video. I have learned a lot, I have a Chevrolet C10 truck that I want to restore and your videos have taught me how to do it

Another great video. I don't think you realize how good you really are at this. Fantastic work.

Thank you for teaching me many new things about auto body work. Like I tell my grand children, we learn something new and we need to pass that knowledge to as many others as we can so the old ways are never forgotten like so much has been already from our history. So you can hold your head up higher knowing that you have taught so many people your ways of doing things using basic tools that every shop or hobbyist has in their own shop. Thank you again from me and my grand children. I'm definitely going to follow your channel and I'm going to share it with others who want to know more about the old ways of making something from nothing but the drive inside us and the knowledge we have between our ears. Thank you my new friend and teacher.

You are a gem, Fritzee... thanks so much for the extra effort in making these videos.

That was great thank you for sharing and no your videos aren't to long look at the information and knowledge you are sharing and you allow us to see you put it all together in every step. God Bless

Use of your drill lathe is BRILLIANT. I could have used that technique a couple of weeks ago. I always pickup a few bits of great information from every video. Thanks Fitzee!

Nice work. I always learn something new when watching these videos. Thank you

It is amazing your fingers aren't cut up and scared from handling metal all these years. You blow me away each video. You are a natural craftsman.

if patience is a virtue, you are a virtuous man. good work Fitzee!

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I'm restoring an old J-series pickup truck and have already cut out huge sections of rust from the floor pan. Unfortunately, nobody makes floor pans big enough to cover the hole I had to cut out. Your 48 minute long video taught me more about sheet metal fabrication than I've ever learned. The best lesson here is that I need to slow down. I've been a mechanic for over 15 years and my problem with body work is that I always want to work faster. Thank you. This is exactly what I needed to get my project going again.

That real time welding was very helpful. It’s one thing to SAY “take your time”, quite another to DEMONSTRATE EXACTLY what that really means. Once again, we learn from the master! Oh, and kind sir, the tips are ALWAYS GOOD!!!😄

Excellent video as always, i always learn something new watching you m8

Lots of work to duplicate the floor. Great job Fitz 👍

Another great video. Thanks for the info.

Wish I had your patience. Thanks for telling the truth about how long it takes to do this kind of work. I see TV car shows where they take a rusted out wreck and turn it into a finished car in a one hour show. People don't realize how many hundreds , sometimes thousands of hours go into these projects.

Patience's is the virtue, sort by many found by few. Very true saying that , thanks Fitzee for showing the world how to make something, with skill, your bear hands and more importantly Patience.

Man another great one. I was wondering why you were putting all the work into that cab. Glad you chose to put all the effort into showing us how to do it.

Another Great video showing what You do.......I've been welding for bout 50+ years of All kinds and I do restore old trucks and car's and YOU SIR are among the BEST 0ne's. I Think.

Another really helpful video especially since I have floor pans that need patched. Thanks again for sharing

A master class for bodywork. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and insights.

Love the way you put your videos together . Reminds me to slow down ! Stop and rethink. I hate rust work but at the end of the day it's all the same work. It's way to easy to get ahead of yourself and loose datum points pissing around at home or helping a friend.

Fitzee your still a metal master jedi in my book always amazed at your metal working skillz👍🏽

Love that yellow lathe, as usual another great video with ideas and suggestion that are very helpful

Wow! I really enjoy theses videos! A true artist.

I did something similar when I made a new scuttle panel for my 1959 Ford. Only I planed up a 3 piece of hard wood and routed out another piece to receive the "die". I then carefully heated the sheet and clamped it between the wood blocks - worked as a perfect match of the origin.

Fitzee, You are truly a master craftsman. I really enjoy learning new things. Thanks for the great videos.

Now when I'm in the garage, instead of talking to myself in my regular voice, I talk myself through everything using Fitz's voice.

Your hole filler reminded me of when I was 10 years old. The house was rewired. We saved all the slugs broken from the new service panel and used them for quarters, nickels and dimes in our play house! Loved your video. Very informative.

There's a lot of information in this lesson. I'm going to have to watch it more than once. I hope Professor Fitzee gives us a little extra time before we have to take the quiz.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! You are the best most detailed youtube craftsman on the interweb! If you need any info on fly tying, rod building or offshore fishing hit me up!

Your a panelbeating guru Fitzee great video

Thanks for showing us the mistakes, yet another lesson of patience.

Thank you Fitzee I've learned more from you than any in-person instruction I've ever had. you are what it means to be a craftsman.