1983 Mercedes Benz W123 280CE Restoration | Part 4 | Removing The Rust

[@karlh6700]

"Grinding and paint make me the welder I ain't!" Splendid job so far.

[@RestoreIt]

And filler! Cheers Karl!

[@joebrodie]

The rust doctor is in! If I was the owner, then I’d be happy to know that you are working on it and doing a proper job.

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Joe :)

[@tombeverley1]

You'd want to be an owner with deep pockets!

[@4WheelBuilds]

That foam and rags really sum up some of the work that goes into cars out there. Being an owner of a car going in for restoration I'd be glad it's in your hands

[@d-anger-noodle]

I would trust you 100% with my vehicle

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

So glad you restored the commentary to enable us to fully enjoy your great skills.

[@kylerugg2354]

@Restore It we have a tool for that(1:30), called and impact driver or impact screw driver. its a bulky looking screw driver that you set in the head then smack with a hammer. there's a series of springs inside that convert all the downward pressure to lateral turning force and break them loose. it can get out even super striped heads. plus the down ward smack keeps the tool in perfect contact for the split second of turning.

[@RestoreIt]

Hey Kyle, I actually have one but its been broken for ages. I need to replace it really.

[@daedalus_20v]

It's rare to find a car this old that still has the original expanding foam and rags in the sills. What a time capsule!

[@jimspackman8527]

I thought I knew most of Mercedes great innovations but the Structural T-Shirt was a new one for me!

[@RestoreIt]

Bloody genius. BMW didn't have a clue...

[@dot7107]

I have also seen 2x4", sheet metal screws and fiberglass bondo...

[@cormacjordan7173]

Outstanding work. The state of those replacement arches was beyond ridiculous - i was aghast!

[@addisondiesel]

Thank you for recording all of that terrific work! It is wonderful to get to see the cars inner construction beyond the jack points. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@cujocujo]

The sounds of the cutting wheels sped up reminds me of the last time I went to the dentist…

[@TheDaf95xf]

It made perfect sense for the customer to replace those rotten sills 👍🏻 It also gave you some extra work learning to remove them 🤩 Keep the good work up buddy 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@DashDrones]

Your welding at 18:30 was brilliant 👍

[@JGV_IX]

Not gonna lie - I was getting some current day Titanic vibes from those rusted sills 🫣 Great job fixing it up!

[@broomad]

Great progress - really enjoying this series. Will hopefully learn a lot along the way, especially in relation to tackling the welding. Many thanks !!

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks broomad!

[@ehartzable]

Fabulous work! You inspired me to try a small project -- I disassembled my 240D throttle linkage, did wire wheel, adjusting, grease, snapped back together, etc. I'm concerned that if I keep watching you, I'm going to remove my fenders and see what's lurking...maybe I have boots and a raincoat stuffed in there 🤣

I love watching this channel, so satisfying.

[@RestoreIt]

Glad to hear it Taner!

[@michaelskinner896]

Great episode with lots of content! It just amazes me how many hacks there are when it comes to "repair". I still can't believe what you pulled out of that arch.

[@dillanmistry]

Ill be back after exams, ill have lots of great content to watch. Great work

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Dillan and good luck!

[@noexpensespentstudios]

One of the welding tips I was given for patches like the one you did - nice job, btw, especially on such a visible repair - was to put round corners in to avoid burn through. Make use of the round edges the drill holes give you and join the dots without squaring them off. It really helps lots to avoid small points if you can. Looking forward to seeing the project progress. Those bent panels are pretty shocking too.

[@coregamer8053]

Vous faites un travail de restauration magnifique et dans les règles de l’art. Vous même êtes-vous mécanicien de métier ? Nous pouvons vous féliciter de votre travail méticuleux. Super boulot 👍👍👍

[@jayinmi3706]

Wow. The woodgrain pieces in that car are better than just about any other Benz I've ever worked on...and there have been a few.

[@manoelguilherme265]

Working on my food truck and watching this episode. Very good. Hugs from Brasil.

[@Pedro5antos_]

That's a lot of work. Congrats mate, I know this car will turn out awesomely

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful videos your welding is very good I am from South Africa

[@MetalRestorationBho]

Great my friend! This is a masterpiece. Congratulation from Vietnam.😉👍🍺

[@Lumithell]

So satisfying to watch, mine needs this stuff to I want to do it myself, hope I will have the time and courage to do it Thanks for you’re work wish you all best

[@Filippulya]

"As long as you're learning you're not failing" - Bob Ross

[@aserta]

"Now, beat the devil out of it." - Also, Bob Ross. :)

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

I’ve been doing a lot of learning lately

[@Thiago5993]

Dude, you guys did an awesome job!! Must be a hard work, but the results will be great!! You should be proud!!! Cheers from Sao Paulo, Brazil!!

[@houseofno]

One suggestion: you can use stainless steel tape for both temporary repairs and to use as a template to shape the repair. It's inexpensive, strong, and very easy to cut and shape. Hope this helps. Great job and keep up the great work!

[@SirWolf6767]

Thought you were gonna pull a rabbit next out of that sill , great work , lovin the content.

[@aserta]

2:01 TIP: take a punch that fits inside, but is also stout, and at 45 to the head of the bolt, give it a whack. Repeat for all orientations of the Phillips flower (or from all cardinal points). This helps loosen the thread, doesn't always work, sometimes it's so rusty, there's no cigar, but it's a good way to get the pesky ones out at least. PS your welding skills have skyrocketed from when you showed the first example. Excellent patch. You can help the cooling time by having one of those loufa sponges dipped in water, and putting it over the welds every few moments to cool it down. Speeds up the process quite a bit.

[@mceajc]

Wow, your skills and knowledge have increased so much over the years! Glad to see the enthusiasm, care and attention to detail have stayed consistently high. Superb stuff. Edited to ask: do you know what the original underseal is - it seems like pretty tough stuff!

[@williamlee7371]

The tea towel and gloves just made my day

[@DaleDix]

I fixed the glovebox by hitting it with a hammer and it was very satisfying. Given what some of the cars have put you through, I think that's a quote for a workshop sign or merch one day.

[@TimDaCorgi]

What a great video! Cheers mate from the state of Pennsylvania, USA

[@coolissimo69]

Great mate a new episode, your soldering skills are improving , given the time you will do great dimes with soldering. Awesome video as always, all the best.

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks dude! I think I'll give the sills a go myself you know :) Cheers mate.

[@michaelpietnik9001]

Awesome episode mate! Maybe you can look into a sand blast gun for the rust spot. Keep up the great work

[@Perception_]

Respect for doing this kind of work. Personally I'm just done with rust, and feel it's just worse than the devil lol

[@rachidmessaoudi7339]

You are a big boss my friend you work is just amazing

[@wajidkhan.therestorespecia247]

Perfection at its peak

[@pamed76]

I like what you’re doing. Chapeau!! (My 126 had to go through the same.)

[@lglg4151]

Great job...from Argentina with respect...

[@dazt103]

Really enjoying this channel. Great work 👍

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Pheonix :)

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Congratulations, you are doing an awesome restorarion👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌

I wish the video was 5 hours long ✌🏻✌🏻 keep up the good work ❤

[@RestoreIt]

Mate I would die in the making of that haha. Cheers though!

@@RestoreIt haha I wish I could help but I'm living in Turkey 😂 Great effort tho. cheers

[@St.Maurice]

Incredible work!!!!!!

[@kieranmann9761]

Rust never sleeps!!

[@RestoreIt]

haha true

[@Duvelz]

i love this series!!!

[@RestoreIt]

Glad to hear it!

[@VSB83]

Them rags!!! Goodness! Talk about about cowboys! Keep up the great work guys!

[@coolwaterdvr]

That was so satisfying to watch. 👍

[@remnl]

love the channel keep up the good work small tip use some weld thru primer so you work last longer

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Remco!

[@formanwillis4330]

Do it right attitude is what I like to see. More video's please. :)

[@anormaldegenerateiam9432]

Love your vids mate, you got me into cars

[@RestoreIt]

Glad to hear it! Cheers mate

[@anormaldegenerateiam9432]

@@RestoreIt Cheers

[@joeygaming2987]

You do a really good job

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Joey!

[@sonyhk3824]

Great job guys 👍 💯

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Sony!

[@sonyhk3824]

Cheers man 👍

[@Narwaro]

That grey stuff is called elephant skin in German and its amazing how much Mercedes used (and uses) - often still holding together cars even if all the metal turned to rust. Its some strong stuff, unlike rags and foam :D

[@mozartcarclassics]

Love the way you‘re Removing the old sills.

[@Bri-tg6xr]

Wow-what a job! Too bad about those wheel arches, wow were they crushed.

[@BEUSA42]

Excellent video

[@elpresidente2145]

what is the tool called at 10:47 ? I need this saw. Really like these videos. Thanks for bringing this W123 back to life.

[@karroome]

Damn, 22min went by in a second👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Karroome!

[@Nicholas10101]

Awesome job.

[@waseemsalem6086]

your work is very nice

[@cranno99]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@nitt3rz]

I think your welding was pretty dam good; it sounded like frying, which is good.

[@guadalupesanchezherrera5670]

Esperaré con ansiedad a ver cómo reparas la chapa. Ánimo...

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers!

[@jamescross2229]

Great video. How is the firewall area under the battery tray? I went through the ball-ache on my 230CE because there was a massively bodged hole, right next to where the anti roll back mount is Out came the dash and all the AC gear in order to not set the whole lot on fire! I also had massive holes in the floor, under the beams where the seats mount. Question - where did you get the replacement panels from? I`m quite keen to get some front wings , and possibly a some floor panels.

[@tomswindler64]

Great video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Tom!

[@pascaljeske7307]

Very good Video Love it and Love what you do ❤️👍❤️

[@stanley4290]

Looks mint, you should've kept those rags for future generations xd

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks! I still have them don't worry :D Going straight back in the car! That's how it done right?

[@stanley4290]

@@RestoreIt thats how they do that around here

[@stanley4290]

at least in some not autorised repair shops deep in poland

[@DoughnutsInspace]

Wonder what cowboy worked on this car before,? For a second I thought you were a magician pulling out all those rags and foam.

[@dariusciegis1991]

Respect ✊

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Darius!

[@bcjbmw]

Great work what’s going on with the 325is

[@BOKOLIS76]

That mercedes brown colour is so nice

[@leedress2187]

nice work so far. maybe that oscillating tool would help removing the sills.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good, nice job, keep safe...

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Bob!

Titanic work! :o I am amazed!

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Dan!

[@milesmuri]

Care to add a source for your replacement sills and arches? I have a 1985 300CD (in this exact colour) that needs some attention...

[@RestoreIt]

I just eBay'd them Miles :) heres the link - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273820217176

[@milesmuri]

@@RestoreIt Nice, thanks. Do the sills for the saloon fit the coupé? Looks like shipping would kill me though - £250 to Canada

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Is that whole car made of body filler and foam? Gosh, I can't believe all that stuff in the front corner. You would never have known by looking at the car. Judging by your past work, this should end up beautiful. I really hope the customer is satisfied and all your work pays off. 😊👍

[@izsaratova]

I highly recommend you to try nylon sanding disc to remove paint and rust. It do amaizing result.

[@reviewaccount469]

Man, I wish you were here in the US so I could send you projects. I am working on removing just a wiring harness and that alone is taking me days while I'm losing patience. Forget even having a clue how to put it back in.

[@RestoreIt]

Haha I feel your pain man

[@andrewedwards6548]

Always puts a smile on my facing seeing you've uploaded :) 👍 Aso for those tough bolts use an impact driver from teng tools. Quality tool Teng Tools ID506

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Andrew :)

[@leskokromplitz584]

Excellent work! What brands of parts you've bought? (and details' numers please)

[@Altanox]

❤where do you source your panels from? Amazing video 🎉

[@Aaronmcgrattan]

Great work mate, quick question regarding your replacement sills; I can only find saloon w123 sills online, not coupe size. where did you source them?

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks mate. The ones i have are saloon ones. I'm going to cut a mid section out as other than the length, they're pretty much the same thing

[@Aaronmcgrattan]

@@RestoreIt looking forward to seeing how much you need to chop then weld/join

[@dagobertkrikelin1587]

You are a car Jebus - saving cars from damnation!

[@RestoreIt]

Myabe one day! haha

[@maxnugteren4837]

Always nice to have a video remind me of the musquitos in my room! Jk it’s still as good a vid as always, keep up the good work!

[@horstszibulski19]

That stuffing with rags, gloves and foam reminded me of my Uncle who repaired his Audi 60 with chickenwire, newspapers and lots of "bondo", back in the 70's...achieved Tüv (german MOT) with that... :-D What happenend to the replacement arches, did they stomped them into a too small box for shipping?? Thx for the update! :-D

[@adelkheir]

May I ask where did you get the replacement sills and arches from ? And are these factory Mercedes or aftermarket ones.

[@XenonG]

I forgot what those are called, but there's these sprayable coatings that are used on wheeled vehicles that go on/near sea waters. And when the coating is removed to redo them the cars are usually pristine under the coating even years after. Why don't people use those on salted roads?

[@RestoreIt]

I'll see if I can find what you're talking about cheers Xenon

[@nuralamazis2921]

Wow 🔥🎉🔥🎉

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Nur!

[@Lord-Brett-Sinclair]

Incredible using foam , you see it regularly on restorations. guess it’s the only way cowboys get work quote cheap - for a good reason. Cheap is always the most expensive option ! Well done 👍 this car will live again.

[@pocaofamilia]

Boa tarde Jesus te ama muito você é tua família abraço tamos juntos 😍😍😍

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks :D

[@TESTONENÄ]

Hello! Where did you bought those fenders and other metalparts? 🤔 Just wondering if i can find those to my e36 coupe.

[@maxadrian]

O.K. I'm no welding pro but I finally read the manual for my mig and found out that the pressure I was using for my gas was way too low. After I reset it I was able to get nice flat coins over lapping. I put them in one at a time along a seam. You might try checking for the recommended pressure and make sure you are right on. From one amateur to another good luck.

[@sibendrachanam6590]

Upload next part also... very interesting

[@RestoreIt]

Will do cheers!

[@georgimihalkov4781]

Great work as always! Now do you see yourself switching from old BMWs to old Mercs? 😄

[@graemefisher2487]

Get yourself a knotted wire wheel for the angle grinder. Removing rust and underseal without taking away good metal.

[@BEUSA42]

You are like a best dentist removing cavity 🦷 form a tooth

[@anouphonenor]

How much did the restoration cost? Breakdown of the cost? Greatly appreciated

[@dmdm8018]

I am baffled how you remember where every parts goes back to. Even with a video recording to help.