1989 Kenworth Aerodyne Cab Over.... One Mean Green Pulli'n Machine!!

The team takes on a 35 year old Canadian Cab Over work horse and gives it a proper cosmetic overhaul.

[@randyhale4181]

I recognize the old paint Scheme on that truck, it's an old Kingsway transport out of Canada I think.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

You guessed it, my friend!

[@user-cs7bu4ur1j]

A craftsman who gives a damn. Good work man.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks a lot, buddy!

[@brandonoswald2392]

Awesome transformation. People don’t realize how much labor it takes to properly do this. And it never ceases to amaze me just how bad a job some hacks do. I’m a bodyman at a high end shop that does pre war British car restoration. Thanks for the video and Job well done!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

So you have seen some serious challenges as well, I take it. Thanks a lot, Buddy!

[@ThomasEvanchick-gk7os]

there is nothing worse than someone doing trash work.thank you for doing things right even though it’s not my truck!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much, My friend!

[@scottdavis1958]

Cab overs RULE

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Funny how somewhat rare they are here in the U.S. Oversees, they are basically all you can see.

[@Hootman865]

That black looks dam good

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much!

[@iBackshift]

I used to work at the Husky truck stop full serve diesel pumps in Nipigon ontario in 1988-89. I bet I fueled that KINGSWAY cabover at one time or another.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Ha! You're probably right!

[@iBackshift]

@@teams.t.e.a.m6214 super minty paint job Bud. subscribed. Heh, I had a teacher of mine who in the 60's worked in the Binder Emeryville factory. One of his stories was him working in the cab department of using porta jacks to install the air conditioners in the roof. For some reason they had to use a portajack to stretch the cab to shoe-horn the conditioner body into the cab. Every time i see a porta jack used like that, i think of George's AC install stories.

[@danspak1671]

THE QUALTY OF WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM PERFORM IS OUTSTANDING!!!!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that, my friend!

[@stevenandrews6627]

You're an artist for sure!👍👍👍

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that, my friend! And thanks for subscribing as well!

[@mopars4life11]

Looks absolutely amazing never a half ass fix ...always 100 percent

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate your kind words! And thanks for subscribing as well!

[@daveroeters4844]

You sir an absolute craftsman! Turned out beautiful keep up the amazing work!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I definitely appreciate it!

[@JensSchraeder]

An old Saskatchewan truck. Nice!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Yep...That's some good ol' Canadian steel right there! Thanks a lot!

[@davebrunette6394]

Love it! That is gonna be one Awesome machine!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much! I can't wait to see it all put back together.

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Flash Industrial! I’d love to have work done at this shop.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that!

[@controldatablock6687]

I hope the owner of that truck really appreciates the thoroughness of work above and beyond duty for a quality job done! How do you even give an estimate of a job when you don't see the pitfalls until you get her stripped down and apart? A base standard fixed price with an open time & materials clause? That may be more than what the owner is willing to pay and now what. Thank you for the videos, I learn a lot from your work.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Jobs like this one usually have a floating price with a previously stated base line. This one was no exception. Thanks a lot!

[@pupweiller1]

Awsome job !!! I love seeing someone that does it right & doesn't cut corners .

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that!

[@user-yk8ps1wv9y]

Your work is excellent you make it look so easy. Great job my friend

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot for you positive input! It is appreciated.

[@mikeh524]

I’ve been binge watching all of your videos. New sub! I don’t know how you don’t have 100x the subscribers. Every other truck restoration on YT is stretched over multiple weeks/videos. You’re an absolute legend.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I definitely appreciate your subscription as well as your commentary! This truck took over three weeks...but I try and edit my videos to a realistic length. My earlier videos were sectioned out...but when I went back to watch them myself...I wasn't pleased with that aspect and made a change. Thanks!

[@jonvanhouten8369]

Beautiful work man!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!

[@JamesPretty]

Great job brother

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

And thank you as well! That video you sent me shows me a sharp looking fleet you got there!

[@damo7800]

Gee Ray, what a Chanel you have created! I can see your KZbin Chanel going ballistic in a very short period of time. It’s the perfect format in duration quick and too the point so don’t change it. I would love to see you and the following KZbinrs Genrty and Sons, SH Tube and Semi-Casual KZbin channels work together on a project. You are part of the 4 top Truck channels so fare. Keep up the great work. Look forward to the next videos Cheers Damo Australia NSW

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

well I certainly appreciate all your kind words, my friend from down under! Cheers!

[@longhaulr4live]

Awesome lookin Kenworth love your work looking forward to seeing more

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thank you very much!

[@silvioroberti-wt3pl]

Love your videos on repairing old trucks then transforming to hewsome looking ones

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that!

[@alandeakin3533]

I love your videos ..it's nice watching someone who has put the years in to learn along the way and reach the top of the tree. I would like to see you in a much deserved dedicated spray booth with all the bells and whistles where all those nasty fumes and dust particles are removed safely not just blown around the shop to settle and contaminate everything. So whatever you are charging now, for the superb quality you achieve there must be scope to add a little on the bill to get what you deserve and protect yours and the lads health and safety. Keep the videos coming and take care.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well... first of all... I 100% appreciate all of your kind words. I've been at this a long time and made every mistake an auto body/ industrial painter can make at one time or another. The trick has always been to not turn in the work with mistakes still in place...and to try and not repeat the same mistakes as well. My shop... which measures 30' by 63', with 16' doors and sidewalls...serves as a spray booth in it's own right. I have a 3' fan at one end and fresh air coming from 2 openings at the other end...which are fed by torpedo heaters when I shoot in the winter, so the temp stays where I need it. If you watch the overspray in the shooting sections of my videos...you can see it traveling toward the front of each truck every time. That's where the exhaust fan is. Granted...I wouldn't turn down a giant spray booth...but a unit as big as I would need would likely run around 300,000$. Again...Thanks!

[@Gavin-tx1cv]

Much respect to you& your crew who help you finish these old trucks.I have a soft spot spot for K100's & K104's aero,s.bulldog.austrulia.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Right on! Well thank you very much, my brother from down under!

[@kkbodyshop]

From the thumbnail I was thinking it's not going to look good but boy was I wrong . That thing looks great !!!!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I appreciate your positive input, brother!

[@paulraaijmakers6056]

Well Ray, your first thought when you saw that truck must have been, my god, what am I supposed to do with this thing!? You must have a lot of self-confidence to take on such a project?! So many cracks and holes, I thought, that won't work at all. But you have AGAIN created something beautiful from this project! For me personally, you remain a true artist, a real specialist. I'm already looking forward to the next project Greetings from the Netherlands

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I agree that this project was daunting...but I've spent so many years doing this that it's easier nowadays to just pay attention to one step at a time and not get overwhelmed by the totallity of it. I have definitely done more than my share of marathons in the last quarter century though! Thanks so much for your kind words, my friend!

[@lukemus1944]

Great work !!!!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!

[@gliderider7077]

Dang man I get so excited when I see you drop a video! Love your videos and the hard work you put into them👍🏻. Love to see this after the owner gets it back and polishes the chrome/ aluminum and finished

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks, My Man! I'll show some finished pictures of it in a later video. Thanks for subscribing!

[@terryjacobson7325]

I would have done the paint job in reverse myself but you do what the customer wants

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Sometimes I have more creative freedom than others...but most times it's what the customer has asked for.

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 Cabovers Rule is my motto! You never know ow how much work a truck needs until you start working on it & this tuck sure needed LOTS of TLC! I hate to say it, but some nut got a hold of this & really didn’t do it any good whatsoever! Maybe that’s why your guy got it. You put a great deal of effort in making this truck RIGHT & TRUE! I’m shocked the owner wanted to delete the cab lights & horns. I can’t find any reasoning for that, but he had his reasons. This truck was such a big canvas. I’m thankful that you carried the stripes all around/over the truck! It really deserved that. It enhances that green color even more. I could never understand why many of the old trucks only had full color on 3 sides. You never leave any canvas open or undone. That’s how I feel anyway. Thanks for sharing this video. I hope to see what it looks like when it’s all put back together. Good work! Blessings! 🥰😎✌️

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

A lot of these older cab overs ...particularily the ones that have spent their lives in colder climates where the highways see a lot of salt... have horns that don't work properly...or at all. He will likely have a chassis mounted horn set up and he's already told me that he has a LED cab light set up that he's installing. Because of the difference in location of each light though... he just wanted the holes gone so he could drill the new ones where he wants them. As you saw in the video...this original stripe scheme didn't go around the back at all. I don't care for that look much on any truck. Just looks uninspired and lazy. Whoever worked on it before me left a mess and made a number of bad decisions. Some people don't like it when I point that sort of thing out in my videos and attempt to teach me a lesson on publicly bad mouthing others by getting in my comments and publicly bad mouthing me. Not only am I as proud and stubborn as they come...as is evident by our work ethic... But I don't respond well to hypocrisy. If they are so soft that they can't take it when I say that something mellow like someone else's work is a mess..... They have no place watching my channel. Especially the next video I have coming out.... Where another truck shop left me a bunch of extra work on a big, 24 year old kenworth sleeper truck Sensitive ears might as well just move on! Thanks a lot for your kind words, my man! I always appreciate it.

[@bigyellowjimmy]

I love how you rounded the corners on the bottom stripes on the front of the cab. Also like how you completed the stripes over the roof. Figuring out why the door frame wouldnt hold its shape and then reinforcing damage inside the cab that isnt visible is one of the things that sets your shop apart. Great job!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate that, My friend!

[@user-pl9yk5fd9p]

My dad back in the day drove a KW cabover for Beaver Transport outside of Kenosha, Wis.. Before that when I was a kid he drove a car hauler in the 50’s/60’s for Arco transport also in Kenosha.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Interesting...

[@allenstone3117]

Cool paint job. Love those old KWs.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well thank you very much!

[@3sparewashers-lg3gf]

Wow! Looks better than new!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you so much!

[@AndyMuzzy]

Looks great! Would love to see it when all finished.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Ill show some pictures of it all finished up in a future video. Thanks a lot!

[@DirtBrute]

looks great !! good job !

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much!

[@cabovermike]

Great job and work ethics, you just saved me from watching months of "peterbilt mike" (mike the truck nut) videos,. thanks,.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot, my man! And thanks for subscribing as well!

[@bryangoit2052]

Very professionally done. Nice!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much!

[@ventureout001]

Awesome job, I love that black and green KW.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks a lot!

[@russellwhite8890]

You guys are wizards! Great job!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!

[@RobertA-58]

You are an artist. Super Job

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks, Man!

[@rbj2292]

Wow! Excellent job. Truck looks great.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks a lot!

[@johnarnett1172]

Wow you do some beautiful work turned out amazing

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well, I certainly appreciate it!

[@k100resto_uk]

Great work!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks!

[@erniewood9935]

You make it look so easy great work looks great keep up the amazing work stay safe and take care

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well thanks a lot, My friend!

[@byronmoon8351]

Beautiful job and paint

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much!

[@byronmoon8351]

@teams.t.e.a.m6214 I watch all your videos. You really care about your paint jobs. I like that in a painter. Good job. Keep up with the great videos. Your welcome.

[@davidallen4091]

Great job

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks!

[@donkintz281]

Very nice job

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!

[@ThomasEvanchick-gk7os]

Dam doggie god bless ya it will be a bute when it’s done

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I'll post some pictures of the finished product in a future video

[@vanderjunior9025]

Admiro o seu trabalho, parabéns pela qualidade, um abraço do Vander caminhoneiro Mg Brasil.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

well I appreciate that! And a big hello to Brazil!

[@Wildwood975]

Won’t be completely finished until the Yosemite Sam splash guards are installed!

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

It's all part of the plan, my man!

[@mattmglawnlandscape5761]

New subscriber here.. killer job boss. My dad just had his 1995 Pete 379 completely restored from the frame to the front interior. So I know roughly the cost. Money in the bank on this job👊🏻👊🏻

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well I certainly appreciate it! And thanks for subscribing!

[@MannPropertyServices]

Wow impressed, could you show your different gun setups? I noticed you use different configurations, and they always leave a beautiful finish.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot, Buddy! I use a Binks 2001 conventional gun on my spray cup and a Binks 2001 pressure pot gun on the set up with the 50 foot hose.

[@jamesseley4885]

A mother great job.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thank you very much!

[@DaneScottsTRUCKERSLOUNGE]

Love your videos and work! So as I understand it you use a single stage paint? How do you get it so shiny??? 😍😍😍

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Most modern single stage is shiny if you thin and spray it out correctly. There are actually 2 different brands of paint on this project. The black is a PPG 2K urethane...and the green is a Nason 2K urethane. I also shoot Imron...which is owned by the same company as Nason and also very shiny and trustworthy paint. Thanks a lot, Buddy!

[@cambodianboi100]

Love the work you do. Where are you located

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Upton, Wy. I can be contacted by messaging me through my FB page if you are ever interested. Thanks a lot!

[@jamesmarcum2323]

Hell ya.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

That was absolutely incredible! The truck looks fantastic! Just curious how many hours went into that total with you and the boys 100 hours?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Not sure, really. It was in my shop for almost a month.

[@ei3398]

Love your videos and looking to paint my truck. After watching your videos it's going to be hard to let anyone else paint my truck. With that, can you talk about how much this KW paint job costs (ball-park)?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

This particular one was a little over 20 grand. Cab overs are typically in the 16 to 20 range...but this one needed quite a bit of extra attention. Thanks a lot!

[@jamesjournell867]

Wow🎉

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Hey thanks!

[@FourthOver]

Great job as usual. What's the best way to fix all those cracks in the fiberglass like what the roof had? I see you put glaze in them, is that the best way or could you put a layer of fiberglass over it. I'm working on an old Kenworth and the roof and hood have tons of those little cracks. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

First of all...thanks for your positive input! I actually have a few tricks for filling an ocean of cracks like those roof caps can sometimes have. I'll show a more complete explanation in a future video. yes...glazing works just fine for that as a solution. No need to put it on thick. Just smear it on there like you're trying to press it down into the cracks and use your spreader to get as much of it back off as possible. That way sanding it is easier and more uniform. No need for fiberglass on that specific type of crack because they are not structural cracks. They don't even go down past the gel coat because they are the gel coat. The heat generated from the UV is what causes them...and they arent present in the actual fiberglass below them. Sometime when you are walking past a white RV with a fiberglass shell that is a decade old or older...take a look at the stripes on the side of it. What you'll see is virtually no cracks in the white part and many in the colored stripes right next to it. Thats because of the stress brought on by the heat generated by the darker shade itself. So yeah... glazing works just fine for that.

[@FourthOver]

@@teams.t.e.a.m6214 Ok thank you for the information, I will give glaze a try. My truck is brown in color so I hear you on the heat and UV it creates. The paint gets very hot in the sun. Thanks again for the advice.

[@scottycollins1829]

Back 4 ANOTHER AWESOME EPISODE!!!!!!!!😎🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊📽📹🎥📸💰💰💰💰💰🇺🇸🏆💎🫱🏻‍🫲🏾👌🏾🤙🏾👏🏾👍🏾✌🏾🥇

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Well thank you very much, Brother!

[@keyboard101101]

Beautiful work, i didnt notice any clear coat being sprayed. Is this a different kind of paint from modern paint?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

In the modern world...there are basically 2 kinds of automotive paint. Base clear and single stage. Either one can be high quality...and either one can be total junk...depending on the manufacturer. What I shoot typically is a single stage urethane called 2K urethane.

[@user-dr2tt3pw4s]

Привет с России! Смотрю 👍

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

well hello from the center of the U.S. , my Russian friend! Thanks for tuning in!

[@glenquagmire828]

Fantastic work you guys do! Is there a particular brand of paint that you recommend? Love the channel!

[@3sparewashers-lg3gf]

I believe Ray said in previous videos that he uses PPG products.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I shoot from the PPG light industrial coatings line. The paint line is called AUE 360. It's a 2K single stage urethane. Thats the black I used on this project. The green is actually Nason. I shoot either Nason or Imron when there is a specific paint number I am expected to match. So this project has two different brands sprayed on it. Thanks a lot!

[@donaldoyler2092]

So what was the number of hours involved in the repair and the cost of it. It is gorgeous

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I never end up counting hours on projects. My shop isn't regimented in any sort of predictable or typical way. My guys are paid by the truck [ and paid very well ] ...so I don't even keep track of their hours either. This truck was in my shop for a month...but we took some days off in the beginning because it was -32 at night and -24 during the day for like 4 days. I just shut the shop down when it gets like that. All in all... it was a little over 3 weeks worth of work...and as you saw in the video...I did most of the technical stuff and problem solving myself. My guys are sharp...but that's a measure of control I've always insisted on...and always will. Plus this business will burn you out in a hurry if you let it. So I don't really expose my guys to that side of it...so they're always fresh and eager that way. Most cabovers require extra steps and procedures...and they end up in the 20 grand range. This one was a few thousand over that mark. Thanks a lot!

[@donaldoyler2092]

@teams.t.e.a.m6214 well it looks very good 👍

[@jere7781]

I wish u guy wers closer to me 😢

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Bring 'er on by!

[@timbullins6852]

Nice 😅

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thank you very much!

[@TheRedpete379]

Awesome job do you spray clear coat over the paint 💯👍

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot, Buddy! No, I don't normally. It's a single stage urethane that doesn't require any clear

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@toddharper4332]

Are all your paint jobs single stage or do you apply base coat clear coat as well

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I do base clear from time to time...but most generally, I shoot single stage 2K urethane. Base clear is only as good as the quality of the clear coat itself. And the majority of all these clear coats on the market...particularly the ones anyone can have mailed to them... are subpar in every way.

[@SA-76234]

What’s he going to do for roof clearance lights? I thought they were required? Thanks for sharing.

[@kw900lkevin]

yes true they are required, guess he will find out some time in the future

[@Venomized95]

I hope they have someone do a pinstripe to divide the green and black.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

The owner sent me a specific picture of how he wanted the stripe scheme to look. That's why it is the way it is.

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

He's got an led set up hes going to be installing that requires small holes in different locations than those that were originally there. Thanks!

[@Venomized95]

@@teams.t.e.a.m6214 i understand you did what the owner specified, it just looks unfinished with nothing breaking the 2 colors up. Just my opinion of course

[@randyhale4181]

How long did it take you to do that truck ?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Almost a month

[@jeremiahwidmann1896]

How do I get a hold of you, for company business?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

307 746 5915 or message me through my FB page. Thanks!

[@TimelapseTruckerRTOT]

Before the tan primer….. looked like way too much shiny bits ???? Great job around the rivet’s tho. Helped one time and the rivets and scotch brite…….. finger pain

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

you have 3 days after the wet sanding primer to either reprime or top coat it. after 3 days, you are required to resand and rescratch everything. thats why i didnt completely rescratch every rivet and nook and cranny. i just sanded down the stuff i wanted to have more level than before.

[@beauvaistrucking6365]

We're about to you located

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Upton, WY. A little town on the upper eastern side of the state.

[@beauvaistrucking6365]

@@teams.t.e.a.m6214 thanks bud. I'm up here in northwestern, Wi We definitely do not have anybody with your detail. I've had a few worked on. Wish you were closer

[@michaelbjohnston1968]

I could n t FIND You guys on Facebook .......... ............. Your Facebook page ................ what was it again ?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Flash Industrial Painting

[@74amodel]

Good day sir nice work i was wondering how come you wouldn't weld the holes on the door instead of using fibeglass

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

I typically try and avoid welding on literally anything that I can't get to the back side of....especially on older vehicles. The reason is because if there happens to be something flammable back there that you are unaware of...like say an old rats nest... then you have likely just started a fire inside of a compartment of a customer vehicle that you now cant get to. I welded the front because i could get to both sides and also because it really needed it for structural integrity. On the doors, what I actually did was knock those holes in a little bit with a shrinking hammer first, so the fiberglass could get deep enough to matter without leaving a mound on the surface to have to try and deal with. Then I used a burr to ensure proper adhesion. That sort of repair will last as long as the truck does. Plus welding tends to warp surfaces...causing a whole new host of problems. Thanks for your input and thanks for subscribing!

[@manuelmena8170]

How much is something like that, labor wise?

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

It took a little over 3 weeks in my shop and ran a little over 20 grand.

[@thunderrode1744]

Hi whatcha up to hope all is well sending up prayers 4 healing and unspoken and 4 everyone and bless great healthy peaceful safe journeys travels and happy day everyday in name of the Creator God/ Yahweh and Yeshua/ Jesus and the Holy Ghost/ Spirit in Heaven Amen much honor and respect keep walking tall always and keep praying and keep on keeping on pushing forward one step at a time also wow what a job basically rebuild it the brake drums could have been painted too however that's my opinion tho and wow cool job 🕊🦅🎚💪🙂👍👍 🚛🌅🌌⛺🌄🏞🏖

[@teams.t.e.a.m6214]

Thanks a lot!