Thanks for the educational & entertaining videos. I enjoy that you go in depth on what you’re doing & why you do what you do. I’m an at home do it myself guy, & your videos are very helpful.

A craftsman at work. I don’t think we give enough credit to young people who have taken the time and effort to learn these skills to this level. Amazing work.

I paid a good chunk of change a couple years ago to go to a school to learn how to do this. I think everything you said was "spot" on lol. I'd emphasize your comments about keeping your gaps consistent and tight, I think extra time spent doing this saves time in later steps. I'd also reiterate your bit about not grinding too much if your weld is uneven, I learned this the hard way. Going from a big professional shop/school to a one car garage with a 110 welder, a mediocre air compressor and basic hand tools I really appreciate you doing a lot of your fabrication the hard/long way. I'm doing some simple patches and repairs on a '49 Ford pickup as we speak so this video was a great confirmation I'm headed in the right direction. Sorry for the long post, I'm a huge fan, your channel is great for building on the bit of knowledge I already have. At first glance your videos appear to be long but they are clear, concise, and packed with the right details (unlike many other 20-30 min videos), I'm very impressed. I hope this really takes off for you and wish you the best of luck with your new location. Keep up the great content!

This, in my opinion, is the best outer panel welding tuition video on youtube. Incredible work, no filler required. I salute you.

Panel repairs to that level without filler is artwork, amazing stuff

I don't often comment on videos but I had to say that it was a pleasure to discover your channel. Your skills, knowledge and professionalism set you apart from the typical KZfaq offering. It was also refreshing to hear your clear, very articulate description of your work. Thank you.

You're amazing at what you can do. I have to say your personality goes a long way on these videos. Your presentations are so straightforward.

Great job Japhands. You bring back nice memories when I helped my dad do body work when I was a young child. Back in the day he used brazing rods with a acetylene torch and lead solder to seal the edges, then a little bit of bondo. Metal warping was a big problem and it required a great deal of hammering later. He then switched to spot welders for sheet metal work. Now there are so many cool and cheap tools like the mig and tig welders. They are awesome. Most people don't realize that working easier and better is the way to go. My dad did not have the luxury of a car hoist and elaborate tools. Like you he made his own tools when needed to save money. He is 93 yrs old now and no longer does body repair but the wear and tear on his hands , knees and shoulders is evident now. Be safe and work wisely always. Thanks again for the education. I still do some repair when I can at 63 yrs old and still have a passion for it. Keep up the great job.You are an inspiration to all who watch - I'm sure. Take care.

I’m teaching myself to Mig weld. To keep my older cars (80’s Subaru’s at this stage, but a 76 square body c20 is in my yard as well). Videos like this are awesome. Thank you

Incredible skills. If we didn't watch you make each panel from scratch we would swear those were die stamped. The orbital sander to final finish welds is what separates amateur boys vs professional men. 💯 Professional Karl.

Between you and Fitzee a fella could learn a whole new career. As always, great content. Looking forward to future shows.

Dude you’re a great teacher! Excellent communication skills to add to your technical knowledge. Thanks for the videos!

I just watched this video again, and it is loaded with great tips. Because of all the great information, I am marking it as a video for me to re-watch, to remind myself of all the good tips. I have a lot of that type of rust repair to do on one of my vehicles, and this video has helped a lot regarding how I intend to tackle the job.

When you said no filler my jaw dropped. You were right it looked straight as a whistle. Subscribed.

You make sheet-metal work look too easy and the fact you share your knowledge openly is so sick dude

I love all the different techniques you used to get things done. That’s what I enjoy most about this field of work, is how often you have to use your head and get creative in order to accomplish the tasks on hand in an efficient manor.

You, sir, are a true ARTIST! Your techniques, methodology, and knack of instructing are unsurpassed - not to mention the great camera work! It was a pleasure to watch this video. It was both educational and inspiring. You have a real gift. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents! Stay well!

Amazing skills! Love how you cut, prep, straighten, trim again to get a nice fit. I tend to be lazy and try shortcut to making one cut to fit my patch, but you convincingly demonstrate the folly of that approach! This rust repair must be worth about six times the actual value of the van!

I love seeing people that are really good at their craft and this guy is exactly that. Great video!

Your handiwork is amazing, having the right equipment is one thing, having the knowledge to do it to this level of perfection is something else. I think you are an artist, congratulations Sr.

Still discovering your older videos with tons of great content on practical ways to "use what ya got" to get the work done. We all don't have an English Wheel to make panels, but the methods you show on MIG is something that can apply to beginners with a bargain price MIG unit. BTW, the word you're searching for is to 'neutralize' the acidic nature of the Rust Mort. Can always add a teaspoon of baking soda in the spray bottle as the 'base' that counters the acid, but your advice to use a lot of water to rinse is right on since [acid+base=salt]. Road salt is the culprit causing most rust, and your video teaches a common beginner task undertaken for keeping a ride out of the junkyard.

Мало есть таких людей которые так качественно подходят к своей работе.Подгонка всех мелочей просто идеальная. Автор красавчик! Очень понравились твои станки для гибки. Привет тебе с Украины.

Very well done. Whoever trained you did a good job, and you had the sense to listen and practice your skills. You should be very proud of your work.

I came for the MIG tips but stayed and subscribed for the custom fab work. You are a true artist as well as a teacher my friend! I'm an HVAC guy by trade and have loved it going on 25 years. I work with light gauge metal (24&26 ga ) making fittings and transitions when needed. Watching you fab parts makes me almost wish I would have chosen another career path. This is something I've always thought about doing in my spare time but haven't. I appreciate your knowledge and content. Thank you for the education and entertainment!

Your use of 16ga metal for your repair helps in keeping the warpage down. But your meticulous work ethic proves to be why the end result is so fine! Excellent work.

Been welding almost fifty years lot of sheet metal well done youngster

The standard of your workmanship is amazing, a joy to watch! and every time I do watch, I learn!

THIS IS AN AMAZING VIDEO!!! No BLAH, BLAH, BLAH talking about yourself and how "wonderful" you are ....like so many of the other videos. You are to the point, with specific "discussions" of your experiences ....and the "fast-forward feature" to make the video more efficient. Very clear message how much work is involved in preparation, and measure, measure, measure. before a single tack is done. I have a '57 Healey, 100-6. Lower portion needs body parts replacement. I have ALL the replacement parts needed. Been looking for a reliable, honest shop to do this work in Vancouver, B.C., but haven't found one shop who will provide any honest answers. Either humming and hawing, or simply don't call back with answers. The work you have shown here is pretty much exactly what is required ...but in fact, a little easier. Fundamentally nothing is being done "blind". I have both TIG and MIG ....I'll do it myself. Your video was the stimulator.😉😉😜😜

great video, you have the best balance of talking/doing and even speeding up video vs actual speed i have seen. it is perfect for the way I learn. you do great work i appreciate you sharing what you do!

I’m blown away by watching you work brother. You make it look so easy and effortless, love these tutorials.

I’ve got a few years of auto body experience under my belt. Nice job keeping the explanation simple and straightforward. Thought QC is hard through a screen, looks awesome, very professional. Watching you use the tools in your shop is awesome. Good luck on the move.

You're rare brother. Patience is definitely strong for this type of work. Thanks for taking the time to teach us and share some methods you employ. 🍻

Thank you for these videos! I've never welder but have a 66' Ford Fairlane (dad's high school car) that I am going to rebuild. Watching how you repair parts or use old parts from another car is very helpful.

At the end, when you said, "No filler", it was a very impressive finish. I'd have been on my second can of Plastic Padding.

I am very glad I found your channel. I enjoy watching a real pro work his magic

Anyone questioning why quality body work is so expensive should watch this. 👌

Hell of an instructor! Alot of info but all taken very well because the way you explain. Very unselfish. Thanks

Nicely done. I enjoy see how other do this work. More then one way to skin a cat. Always learning new ways. Love it.You ever come across walter flexcuts grinding disks. Should check them out. I hate using a stone on sheetmetal. You have a very steady hand. I don't. Lol. Check them out. They are deadly for cutting down welds. Very fast.

I used to work in a body shop many years ago (like over 30 years ago), when I was young. It's really cool to see all the advancements in tools and tech, and how efficient you are. Well done!

watching you is a hypnotic experience, so much knowledge and skill on display for us viewers....truly masterful sheet metal work!

Excellent technique in both your welding and your and your teaching. I enjoy watching your videos because they always show the little tricks that most others either skip over or don't know to begin with.

Equalize = nuetralize Love watching you build, awesome video as always.

You have alot of patients to be able to stack tack like that. Great job! Thanks for the education. You do beautiful work.

Wow! been doing auto body for decades and never seen any better-your a master!

“The closest I can get without putting bondo on it” JESUS- this guy is a magician and extremely modest! I’m a subscriber now. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for sharing, Karl! Incredible job on the explanation of the repair process, almost as smooth as your finished repair! Looking forward to more from your new location! Enjoy! Be safe!

I watched your work from start to finish, and it's really good that you can pass-on those excellent tips. I am a complete novice at welding-in patch panels, and (about the only thing that I knew), was NOT to overheat the patch panel - and parent metal, in order to prevent distortion. I liked the way that you touched upon making sure that the butt joints between the patch panel (and parent metal) do not have any "step" when welded. I am self-taught, practised with a MIG on scrap pieces, and my method for ensuring that there is no "step" between the patch panel and the parent metal - was to place a flat magnet between both items to be welded! OK, it becomes difficult if there are curves, but I still manage to do it with the help of magnets. If I am making a patch, I ensure that all joints to be welded - have minimum gaps. It is worthwhile spending a lot of time on ensuring that the patch fits with high precision, as this saves heartaches later. Thanks for a great video of your work. Best wishes from Sydney Australia.

Dude I'm from Kazakhstan, i watch your wideo and you doing your work like a God!!! Your work like heaven to my eyes)))

Nice solid, long lasting repair job. Great tips on mitigating the warping. Thanks for this video.

Awesome skills from fabrication to install! Great video! Going to try and restore an old wheel barrow that rusted through.....Definitely will have some fun doing this! Your skills are off the charts!

putting on a metal clean prep solution, is a very important step that I didn't see you do before spraying the finished stage of your metal sanding at the end .This is a very necessary step to remove all contaminants.Thanks for your tips and tricks!

Man, you are a young man but have the skills of someone who has been doing this for decades. I wish I could find someone in my area that could do these kind of quality repairs.

Wow! You did a fantastic job on that! I’m in the middle of fixing up a 69 Econoline. Lots of whiskey dents. Some rust in the rockers. I really wish I still had my English wheel. I had to sell a bunch of my sheet metal equipment last fall. Had to move out of my shop I had rented for my fab business. I’m in the process of building a shop on my property. So my equipment is stored in a couple of tents. Can’t really access my brake and bead roller. I’m basically working on it outside. With hand tools and a mig welder. But it’s getting done. Hopefully soon. I’ll have a shop setup again. Love watching your vids! Good luck on the shop move!

You do some amazing smooth work. Respect!

Whenever I need to learn a correct, easy to understand procedure of body work, I can find it right here on your channel. I come back and watch some of your videos several times, this is one of them. Lot's of helpful information, tech tips, & no B.S. Thank You.

I do this for a living in idaho and I can’t express how happy it makes me when I see someone else that likes to put the same amount of effort and concentration into making it “as perfect as possible”. I came to KZfaq looking for a new mig welder setup (they discontinued the model I prefer and I’m picky with my welders) and ended up here but I’m not disappointed. You’ve gained a follower and I’ll be watching more of your videos!

Phenomenal video Karl as always. Totally love the channel. Awesome content as always. Always stay riveted. Thanks for the tips and tricks. Keep On Keeping On Brother!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

That's an absolutely beautiful repair, and thanks for all the tips!

I understand how much time and effort goes into making these videos. Thank you. I'm new to welding and got myself a 69Dodge Charger project in my garage. I don't know anything about welding, fabrication, mechanics...Basically, I'm a rookie with my dream car. I haven't bought my MIG welder yet, but once I do, I'll watch this one again. Guys like you, sharing your knowledge, are freekin' awesome. I wish you well! Guy (South Africa)

This is, probably, the best Vid on body work. The dialogue was easy to follow and down to earth. Thanks a bunch!

Hello from UK! Excellent job, both in panel fabrication and welding 👍👍

Nice work. Few years back I did a similar length repair on my dad's 2004 Dakota. problem was, there was also 3 layers of metal missing from inside the cab corners. Fabricated all the patch panels myself and it's help up for over 4 years now.

My Dad had a autobody shop for 40 years, we built street rods, I left the trade and have cnc machine shop now. You do very nice work, gifted hands for sure! Very nice!

Bad ass repair there Mr. Fisher !!! Zero plastic filler is a sign of a true craftsman. Your techniques are calculated and purposeful! Time is heat and heat on a panel will cause serious misbehaviors from either processes TIG/ MIG. Learning to read the metal and seeing what it needs is key. Every time I see one of your videos (multiple times) I learn something new about metal and how it behaves or how to get the different oxy flames and what they are used for. I’m currently working on building a rotisserie and body dolly for my Datsun 280Z to aid in floor and frame rail replacement before I drop in a serious motor and take to the track. Thanks again and work safe brother Cheer

Just came across your channel. I’m a driveway ball peen hammer and Home Depot Lincoln Mig welder hobbyist, but with some patience and a grinder, I get it done. But watching you is downright inspirational on the possibilities. I subscribed and can’t wait to get caught up on your other videos. As someone from a much smaller channel, I know it takes a lot of time to video and edit. Thanks for making the effort.

Great job, I really enjoyed the welds being ground down and sanded until they disappeared, very satisfying! Keep up the great work 👍

Enjoyed watching someone who is good at what they do, enjoying what they do. ✌🇺🇸🍻

Doing this kind of work for 55 yrs and still at it here in Oregon. Your o the money great work and prep!!

Wonderful video. I'm currently working through metalwork on an old van and this has been so helpful. Thank you.

Great work Karl, as always. You inspire me to do better! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Keep the videos coming.

In addition to having mad fab skills, the tutorial and editing is amazing. Thank you for taking the time.

Amazing talent the true professionals always go the extra steps to do the job right and you go beyond that ! Anyone having repair or restoration work done by you is very lucky to be in good hands, good luck with the shop move.

Damn dude! That's the cleanest rust repair i've ever seen! Just for that, I subbed!

Damn no filler that’s when you know you’re good

New to your channel and I must say, excellent work. I’ve worked with panel beaters in the trade for nearly 30 yrs but I’ve never done it. I’m prep/ paint / and polish. Now I’m doing my ‘72 VW Camper I’m learning as much metal work as I can. Your video is a big help…

I am not into body work but I am learning a lot of technical details on fabricating and welding thin metal, thanks.

I found this really interesting, I of course learned some excellent tips, I do have some metal experience and watching everything you did and said made perfect sense with excellent outcome, Very cool for something I stumbled onto. BTW I believe the word you where looking for was to use water to “Neutralize “ the acid when conditioning the rust. Subscribed. 👍

This lad is bloody good at what he does a real master of metal

Young man you are truly an expert in your field. Thank you for taking the time to make the video.

This guy is an artist. This van should be placed in an art gallery :)

Great video, when dealing with patch panels without access to the back side, have you ever pre stretchered both panel edges slightly before welding? I've read it on a metalshaping forum but haven't tried it. Thanks again for a great video.

With your level of skill you should be doing very high end restoration and custom work.

Phenomenal craftsmanship. There are fabricators with twice your experience who could learn a thing or two from this video.

A true artist at work! Many thanks for taking the time to show us how it's done.

What was the original skin thickness, 19 guage? Do you always make your patches from 16 guage when Mig welding? Cheers from downunder.

🙋🏼‍♂️bacana de mais irmão parabéns amigo pelo trabalho 🙌🏻👍🏻🇧🇷

You are very helpful and a tidy worker. I love tidy people. Thanks a lot. Beautiful job.

Thanks 🙏 for sharing how you do your work. I’m 62 and am still learning. Keep the videos coming bruh.

Neutralize

You absolutely have tremendous skills, admire all of your work. Love your shop. i believe that you NEUTRALIZE rustMort with water.

Greets from germany and thanks a lot for the recommendation of the cubitron discs. No issues with cheap grinding discs anymore. Love your videos! Watch somebody welding and grinding after welding and grinding the whole day makes me very happy 🤣

Bloody good job young man . You can honestly feel proud of your handiwork. Greetings from South Africa.

Thanks for the in-depth lesson on welding and how to avoid metal distortion by regulating the heat.

This is one of the better videos on KZfaq about mig welding thin sheet steel. Thumbs up from the UK.

Buddy, I've had some bad personal problems for the last year, haven't been able to do much, but tonight I finally was able to sit down and check out youtube, this video popped up, and your relaxed teaching brought a smile to my face. Thanks

Not sure how long you've been around, but you're my new favorite channel..I love your work man.. Incredible.. I'm 43 , very like minded but never had the tooling.. I'm finally starting to get some, so I can make some magic happen.. Your work is VERY inspiring. Thank you

Nice job young man I’ve been panel welding for 45 years and there’s still stuff to learn I’ve never needed to air cool but I think I’ll give it a go why not

Thank you for an awesome video. Wow, you are a craftsman, surgically removing those rusty panels and support strips. Well done. I learned a lot.

Excellent work ! It's good to see skills like this are not being lost.

If you haven't found them yet, I'd recommend the pneumatic belt grinders. They take down weld fast with less spark. I usually start with 60 grit belts the go to 80 grit roloc to level better. I also thought I was the only tight ass trimming down my 3 inch rolocs.