Getting the Best Panel Gaps/ Trifive Gaps

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Getting the Best Panel Gaps/ Trifive Gaps

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Struggling with panel gaps? Tips and tricks in this video will help you get the best results. Travis walks you through some of the way we get the perfect gap at Sylvester's Customs. If you are or have had issues with panel gaps you don't want to miss this episode.
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@bluesman6955 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are top notch and are a pleasure to watch and I learn so much. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ryanwilson5064 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible! Thanks for doing such a great job with your videos and sharing your knowledge! I appreciate you bro!!

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@40beretta1 Жыл бұрын

We are venturing into body work... and the panel alignment is the main hesitation for us... Sylvester's Customs is out go-to. Thank you for your time... always easy to follow and concise. Are project is 79 Z28, Doors were designed for weighting bod*es down ( 🤣 ). they're just friggin heavy. We later learned the 70s - 80s body design A-pillar was know for "stress" fractures that caused serious body alignments and T-top leakage

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👊🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@MrFireman164 2 жыл бұрын

Great information, you guys do superior work!

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@backyardkombi5466 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are gold Travis. Thank you!

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Greg

@62impalalove36 6 ай бұрын

Bro your a badass ive been battling with my 58 apachee front end panel allign ment think the front horns on the frame are bent😤, but this is too secret stuff your giving us for free thanks brother😎

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 6 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

@jodaddysdodgegarage3533 Жыл бұрын

Great info. Nice job.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@countrysmurfcomedy3099 2 жыл бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🎯's.. Great Info I missed some of it due to staring at the car 🤦🏾‍♂️, but I'll definitely be rewatching & tuning in..

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

👊🏻👊🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@class5bodyworks 2 жыл бұрын

Great instruction and very well explained. Thanks for sharing.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rolandthurlow753 2 жыл бұрын

I use political sign wire to weld on door edges etc. Straighten then give you a real long wire . Cut to full length needed instead of slicing rods end to end .

@CarlosMoreno-we8rt 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative..I enjoyed the video..keep up the good work

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! More tutorials coming soon.

@troyadams1076 2 жыл бұрын

Man u are a good teacher 👏.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌🏻

@JoseGonzalez-yq1gy Жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t there be some sort of x bracing from the lock mechanism to the hinges? The hood edge Looks like it’s pinched by the edge of the passenger side hood hing Could be the reason too. Very good video

@markkeller9452 2 жыл бұрын

Place a 2x4 on the cowl and lower hood on it. Problem solved and it doesn’t scrape/chip primer.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t quite that easy it needed way more force to do what we needed.

@gomez2724 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched several videos on numerous subjects about auto restoration. The biggest key to them all is EVERYONE DOES IT DIFFERENT! Use what works for you and what you are comfortable doing. Yesterday I watched this groups video on body filler, and one from the former painter at Kindig Bryce Green....this guy says use a pencil to outline the low spots, Bryce said use sand paper to mark it....who's right? In my opinion, these guys may do fantastic work, but at the end of the day, no one except a painter will care that you took wayyyy too much time to sand filler to make it laser straight.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Well that’s your opinion I suppose. When I get paid very well to make them laser straight because that’s what all my customers want. Not the painter.

@Mikesmeyer88 2 жыл бұрын

A lot easier said than done. The thing is getting everything fit before paint. There isn't any adjustment after that.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Practice makes perfect

@michaelhallas6450 2 жыл бұрын

Good catch on that hood

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙌🏻

@ossimio 2 жыл бұрын

fantastic work thankyou

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 👊🏻

@georgecrespo6931 2 жыл бұрын

Great info

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mikealdag7309 10 ай бұрын

grrat info thank yoi

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 10 ай бұрын

You bet

@CharlieMoDank14 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching.

@Bigskyguy56 2 жыл бұрын

Travis, More well done content. Your explanations are clear , concise & well delivered. Thanks for sharing your expertise & knowledge with us. Is it possible to include a link to the GAP Device for purchase? Rick

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have added the link in video description. Hope that helps you out.

@Bigskyguy56 2 жыл бұрын

@@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS Thanks for the link.

@stevepoythress4678 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the discussion - do you try to get good alignment before beginning paint stripping?

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS Жыл бұрын

Thank you. No there’s no point I do it after everything is stripped clean.

@jasonhull5712 2 жыл бұрын

All good info. But do you have any suggestions for a 70 Camaro hood to header gap ? Seen your quick video on the one you had to pie cut and weld. Um I'm new to some of this so I'm just trying to learn as much as I can before I cut into a 500 dollar aftermarket hood.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the issue

@tires2burn 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you porta power the cowl up to meet the fender and hood. Sometimes a video explainess thing with no talking.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

No it was the hood that we used it on to meet the cowl.

@williamgrissom9022 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like you are getting the gaps more uniform than the Chevy factory did in 1955. In those days, owners were more abusive of their cars and cared less, trading them in every 3 years. They didn't even open the hoods as that was a job for gas station attendants who checked the oil and added more, spilling some down the side of the engine.

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the goal trying to refine these old cars and make them as good as we can it’s been fun. Thanks for watching

@deankay4434 2 жыл бұрын

I have two questions for now. #1 Are door skins folded and seamed sealed from the factory or spot welded? #2 I have watched as much good info as I can find (Yours is One), but drilling two holes into hinge or similar for later alignment appears to be normal. Can’t those tiny holes have some quality seam sealer wiped into them and made flush to hide? I never hear anyone go past drilling holes! DK. Learning, retired. ASE Master

@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS 2 жыл бұрын

Newer cars are seam sealed older classics are spot welded. If you are using the holes to align the panel on the hinge after paint why would you use seam sealer?

@deankay4434 2 жыл бұрын

@@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS I have no plans to re-skin a door, tail gate or quarter panel. Drill out a spot weld is hard as the heated metal become work hardened. My task is on two different vehicles. My son’s 86 Monte has the lower 6” (150 mm) to be replaced to get high into good metal. These edges are impossible to seal except the front lower quarter that wraps into the door jamb. The rest will have to get cavity wax inside. Any place water can get in from the outside has to have seam sealer on it. If welded, either a butt joint or lap, fiber fill body filler seals of any pin holes, then adds more strength than plastic filler. That will crack and pop loose. If the rear seat was out and I had room to get my hand inside this part of the quarter, I would finger-smear seam sealer then cavity wax. It will last 20+ years rather than 2yrs. I error on the side of longevity and best practices as to keep all drain holes out. I have 13 quarts of professional wax and pressure pot w/hose(s) to spray where I can’t reach. A change in temp causes water inside a panel without rain or wash. I want eyes on it to cut out any rust.