Alfa Romeo Giulia (105): Restoration of the Doors, Part 4

[@klausschollmeier-sc9jo]

Mr.gratulation , a perfekt door repair!.

[@gintonicmunich]

remember when you told me half a year ago to replace the doorskins on your car....told you then you have no idea what kind of work that is. So ... lesson learned....never underestimate a greasy finger 😁 cheers

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, mate. It’s very motivating to be doubted. 😀

[@Kai77884]

Hallo ich bin immer wieder darüber fasziniert wie Menschen mit Blech umgehen können, als wäre es Papier Wahnsinn..... Mein Respekt für deine Arbeit. Freue mich schon auf das nächste Video. Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus dem Ruhrgebiet 👋👋👋 Kai

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Kai. Immer ein Schlag mit dem 🔨 nach dem anderen ... 😊

[@imapadlock]

You are crazy man! Respect the work ethic ❤️

[@GreasyFingers]

You’re definitely right about the crazy man! 😆

[@manjit9445]

Great milestone achieved with all four doors on the project. Keep up the good work here.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thank you, Manjit. How’s the 996 door?

[@manjit9445]

Greasy Fingers Hi for now I’ve cleaned up the area on the outside of the door and sourced a scope to view inside the panel - wish me luck!

[@GreasyFingers]

Manjit 🤞🏼

[@gearhead9828]

Watching you doing your magic is like meditation. Many years ago I tried to restore a Fiat 850, ended up selling it in pieces. At least I learned where my limits are (pretty low, obviously). Keep up the fantastic work!

[@GreasyFingers]

Thank you, my friend. That’s very encouraging.

[@anthonytersigni4049]

Hello from Toronto, Canada! I just wanted to say that I just started following your page and I love what you do. Your attention and care of details is amazing. Thank you for the english too! I have a Nuova Super and will need to put new door skins on the drivers side. I noticed you removed the door weatherstrip metal channels, are you leaving them out? I was thinking to leave them out on my doors. Much respect to you and keep up the great work!

[@GreasyFingers]

Thank you, Anthony. So good to read that. Yes, I will leave the outer door seals away. I contacted people in a classic AR forum and it appears that that’s common practice for Giulia restorations.

[@AlfaRomeoFenomeno]

I have just joined the club of your followers on KZbin. Very nice, detailed and methodical approach you have. Especially like the wooden mule solution. I guess it is so much easier with the body parts availability for the 105. I’m planning to start a restoration of a GTV6. There is almost nothing you can buy today and will need to fabricate most of it.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks! I’m much into GTV6, the car’s tempting me since two decades. Good luck for the project!

[@AlfaRomeoFenomeno]

@@GreasyFingers Thanks. I don’t have much experience with metal shaping. Tried only once on a lorry. You don’t have much choice in Slovakia though. Nobody wants to get their hands dirty with bodywork. Even a proper paint shop is hard to find.

[@GreasyFingers]

It makes me sad to hear that. I’ve come the other way and gave up my academic career to finally get my fingers dirty. I really do recommend to take the challenge and just get the GTV project started. Your learning curve will be steep.

[@AlfaRomeoFenomeno]

@@GreasyFingers Same here. I’m also an “amateur” with a 9-6 office job. Working with hands, no matter if on cars or construction provides so much satisfaction. Especially if you have to deal with people all day long. I still remember times when craftsmen were highly common and appreciated. Society has changed in last 30 years very much. We teach our children that service oriented economy is more advanced than industrial or agricultural. No wonder most want to become managers or at least office plankton than mechanics, welders, plumbers or peasants.

[@GreasyFingers]

Office plankton! 🤣

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Great work. I enjoy watching the videos. Your attention to detail it top notch. Keep up the good work.

[@GreasyFingers]

Man, that’s good to read. Thanks!

[@markweir124]

Enthralling content. You have inspired me to complete some of the bodywork on my Fiat myself.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thank you, Mark. Sooooo cool to read that.

[@dinohuss9054]

Amazing work and very useful tips for doing the work and learning ( watched the 4 episodes)

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Dino. Incredible, you didn’t fall asleep. 😄

[@stevewuertz3598]

Came for the Alfa; stayed for the metal shaping and forming lesson. If you don't mind sharing suppliers-it would be helpful to know of the specialized filler you used at the end of the video as well as info about the solder-different than lead-correct? Very cool to see the interior structure of the doors. Excellent work. Thanks!

[@GreasyFingers]

Many thanks, Steve. The filler is Teroson 5010, the solder is Felder AG106 L-Ag34Sn AG134

[@stevewuertz3598]

@@GreasyFingers I shall look for it. Not on Amazon in the states but perhaps elsewhere. thanks

[@vic39ff]

Cool

[@Alex-mi9wq]

Love this. Currently working up the courage to start the complete body of my Mk1 VW Golf. I've seen a couple of videos on these old alfas and it just seems like they were made to rust with it being really difficult to get to the spots lol. Keep up the good work.

[@GreasyFingers]

Get the spots ... 😆

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Alex!

[@sebastiandelgado3517]

Wonderful job!

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Sebastian!

[@BrunoSantos-pv9tp]

Nice job👍👍

[@Matteo_Licata]

I enjoy your videos immensely every time. Your skill and resourcefulness never cease to amaze me. Keep on with the good work! 👍

[@GreasyFingers]

Thank you, Matteo. So we’re each other’s fans. 😃

[@klausschollmeier-sc9jo]

Good work , go on ... i like your Video style.

[@raisingjunior6389]

Great video as always, the copper support trick works really well :)

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Geoffrey!

[@Silva6667]

Very, very special this Giulia !!!! But just sold 🤧🤧 Hope we see and hear her when finished!!! Keine 2 Tage inseriert und weg....😢😊

[@GreasyFingers]

Keine Sorge, die ist nicht weg. ☺️

[@Silva6667]

Greasy Fingers ok, dachte nur, das Inserat war gleich zu😊

[@GreasyFingers]

Silva Ca Ja, mobile.de hat sich aufgeregt über den KZbin-Link. 🙄

[@Silva6667]

Greasy Fingers ja, die sind kleinlich !! Auch reservieren geht gar nicht...dort🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ aber so schön die Giulia !!! Leider habe ich letztes Jahr in eine Giulia investiert...eigentlich investiere ich immer noch😅...da hätte ich lieber Ihre/Deine für die 29k gekauft da wüsste ich genau was ich habe...

[@GreasyFingers]

Gerne Du. Weißt Du, irgendwie zahlt man immer mehr als gedacht. Wenn sie’s wert ist, Augen zu und durch.

[@ScuderiaUsignolo]

Great great work!! I should have done mine this way too ...

[@GreasyFingers]

I think you restored the bases very thoroughly and if the corner was okay, why tearing it apart?

[@ScuderiaUsignolo]

@@GreasyFingers the top of the doors are not great... by this I mean the inner frame

[@GreasyFingers]

Making good decisions about where to begin and where to end is an important thing with restorations. For a full door restoration, the metal works alone take about 40 hours per door. It’s enormous.

[@HansPeter-eh6cn]

Super Arbeit! Bei 3:25 min: Ist das normale Karosseriedichtmasse die du hier verwendest?

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Hans-Peter. Ja, ganz normale Karosseriedichtmasse.

[@georgeaths1010]

Sehr schöne Arbeit. 👍 ist das der 2k Zinnersatzspachtel von Teroson? Falls ja, hast du da schon bischen Langzeiterfahrungen mit? Suche nämlich auch ein guten Ersatz fürs verzinnen. ✌✌

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke! Ja, das ist Teroson 5010. Ich hab’s selbst zum ersten Mal benutzt, aber Du kannst meinen KZbin-Kollegen Fränky mit seinem Kanal efka kontaktieren. Ich glaube, der benutzt es schon seit Jahren ...

[@EFKA912]

Hut ab. Alle Achtung. Respekt. Sehr Gewissenhaft deine Blecharbeiten. Aber warum klebst du deine Scheiben nicht ab, wenn du mit Farbe herumsprühst ? Auch bei Flex- Arbeiten, die ja mit Sicherheit notwendig sind, ist es eigentlich schöner , wenn die Scheiben raus sind. So eine Scheibe ist schnell verbrannt. Gruß Fränky

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Franky. Meinst Du die Frontscheibe? Die hat einen Sprung, die bekomme ich nicht mehr raus, ohne dass sie bricht.

[@frankk.7151]

Aahh. Na dann is klar. :-)

[@anthonygillesse7242]

I feel your pain blowing holes in metal🇨🇦

[@GreasyFingers]

Yeah, it used to kill me. In the meantime I know that the holes were a consequence of badly fitting repair panels.

[@johnmorrow7080]

First of all buy a panel , that hammer makes me cringe the sealer you are using looks like the old stile grey body sealer that's been around for years I would go for something like Sikaflex or a cheaper version use it to bond the skin to frame then when you have hammered door flange over mask a seam around the folded over skin and frame then seal the area , apart from that doing ok .

[@GreasyFingers]

I’m glad you enjoy my films, John.