auto bodywork for beginners how to restore a roof panel

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car is a 70 chevelle...
just an idea on the steps in restoring the roof of a car or truck...
the point is to block out as much as you can before applying filler...
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[@hedkace]

What a great and informative video man! I learned so much from this. Thank you so much for taking the time to share you knowledge with us and help us!

[@Mondo_0ne]

Just watched the video on fiberglassin over rotted out metal and just wanted to say good job dude that was a great video and helped me figure out how to patch minor spots without creating bigger headache 👍🏽👍🏽

[@kevinthequeef]

Hello Chris. I watched this video 10 or more times since beginning my roof. My roof is equally challenging. This video is my therapy. Thank You.

[@chriscraft77022]

+Kevin Schrock the roof is not easy.. polyester primer would be a better idea but its over $100 a gallon and you need a 2.5mm + gun to spray...

[@felicepassaseo9954]

Chris Craft chris u need to find how it works..... Bro of mlne from diffm mother...m.m..GET A REAL JOB

[@WoAMortis]

Brother. Thank you so much on these videos. There are so many on KZbin, but I really found a home with you and watch your videos for restoration. I have a 1970 chevelle 307. Which was willed to me from my grandfather and father. I really need help.

[@stevefriedlander7053]

I love that you're willing to do some really basic bodywork, so I don't feel so overwhelmed. My skills will improve as I go.

[@kensendelofski3761]

my brother had a red Chevy like the one your working on. this was in the late 70s. l kept that car in beautiful condition. waxing, cleaning all the time. he never Evan let me drive it. anyway when he tried to sell it he couldn't Evan get 1500 hundred dollars for it. when he finally did sell it. It was demolished in a wreck. now look how much there worth. Thanks for the video. excellent job.

[@nd7368]

This video is a gem man. Great instructions. Thank you.

[@amguit]

Thank you Chris!!! I have a 71 chevelle malibu and am getting rust over the trim on the roof. This video gave me a great idea as to what I need to do to fix this. Unfortunately, i am not financially prepared to do the work now. Thanks for showing vids on how to care for the Malibu.

[@lwuajiro]

Awesome video. I know it was a few years ago, but for a novice like me is great. Thank you!

[@Bugler1861]

Chris your videos are a big help to me. Keep 'em comin' PLEASE!

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[@tonyelijah1753]

@Armando Onyx yea, have been watching on Instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@xXBoo56Xx]

Good advice on floating only small areas and not the whole roof panel. Been there done that.

[@luvstruck2733]

Great job Chris. Your experience is showing when you use patience instead of (excuse me for saying this) more Bondo. I love the way you feathered the roof with mostly blocking and primer with as little filler as possible. I moved out of Houston to halfway between Houston and Galveston. Great city, I was born there.

[@chriscraft77022]

well, the truth is you probably want to spray a polyester filler but no beginner on earth can do that.. it requires a special spray gun 2.8mm (ish) and a $150 gallon of polyester filler.. people need to learn the way i did... better bodywork videos coming in the future.. i promise

[@johncastillo8889]

Hydr0xyzine

[@larrybroad8746]

excellent video it thought i would have to bondo the hole roof

[@chriscraft77022]

sometimes you have to

[@4skully]

oh yessss I know all about the sides having their own drama. I had to work it after removing a sunroof hehehehe lots of time on a step stool.

[@6655nico]

Brilliant very well detailed video....... hat of to you sir

[@6655nico]

We're abouts do you get your dura block sticky paper thanks

[@joshb.c.snowpeaks8408]

Bad ass video!!! Awesome job, i love how you keep talking while you are filming and working. You do not stop and ramble on. As you are working you explain everything very well, even the smallest details. What was the black spray prime you used called??

[@andrewwilson8317]

A good high build primer would fill those little pin holes with just enough filling and no more. Can also fill scratches and tends to not crack because the layers are so thin.

[@Supanova70]

Were you using a DTMHB primer to check for lows and highs? I do the same thing but check lows with epoxy. Then high build Tamco DTM.

[@zachkimmel6704]

I have a pitted roof from a vinyl top being on it would u recommend floating the entire thing

[@gonzo7188]

Great clip. Thank you Sir.

[@EnjoimentProductions]

Love your music taste. However it's distracting for some of your shots. Would be nice if it were muted when talking.

[@DeLosAngeles_24]

What brand and gallon air compressor you have ????

[@mattpatric9083]

What type of air compressor are you using for that spray gun? CFM and PSI? Im shopping around for one for general needs and primer but not final paint.

[@ronbz455]

Did you fill the gaps with metal?

[@antoniomartinez6958]

Hey great video and job my friend!!!

[@mikeread2974]

Hey Chris great video brother. I'm working on a 68 LeMans that's been sitting for 30+ years. Cars down to the factory reddish primer. The body looks fairly good with few dents. Should I primer the whole car then sand down to find high and low spots?

[@dancehall23able]

you are the man

[@cryptopirate8880]

hey chris im a newbie after i take my car to bare metal do i then do bondo work or do i first i spray the bare metal with epoxy primer or do i first do the body work on it and then after epoxy primer ...can you give me basic steps to follow ...1,2,3, etc would be so helpful or anyone on here im a rookie learning

[@King-qv1pd]

Hey Chris how do you take off the roof rails on your Chevelle? I can't figure out how to take them off and I don't want to ruin the decent chrome drip railings.

[@jaysi3372]

Thanks Chris. Is that Bondo that your using?

[@chriscraft77022]

no… polyester putty

[@hellounknown2274]

yep, nice job...👍

[@southernfriedhippie]

Roof came out awsome sir. I was wondering, was this a vinyl top car? I guessed it wasn't, not enough rust or trim holes. Sometimes you get lucky with small stuff during blocking, the primer coats fill it in. Beats more filler.

[@chriscraft77022]

well, for beginners they need to learn how to fill with primer before they start floating a sensitive panel.. floating is faster but a beginner doesnt even know what that means or even what to float it with.. the monte in the background is a vinyl top car and is all screwed up... future video on repairing it

[@markt9438]

Sounds like it would be better to apply more filler ?

[@chriscraft77022]

i was too lazy to get the polyester primer gun out.

[@ReflexParkour7]

What brand sand paper do you use

[@chriscraft77022]

Mirka

[@jatenblaze]

A three-year-old video I know, a question I have three small bullet size holes close together in my 70 Chevelle roof should I cut out and stitch weld a patch?

[@chriscraft77022]

if you do that you are gonna warp your roof so bad it will give you nightmares

[@jatenblaze]

@@chriscraft77022 I've heard that if I space the welds out and use some air to cool them take my time it won't warp. when I stripped the paint they just had some putty stuffed in them. Any suggestions?

[@chriscraft77022]

well then you should weld it and cool it with air and then you will find out who knows what they are talking about and who is full of shit

[@jatenblaze]

@@chriscraft77022 Cool thanks for the advice, your work on that Chevelle was top notch.

[@theronprout462]

What primer do you use?

[@68firstlove]

you showed a sandblaster in your patch panel LH quarter panel, looked like a hand held unit...what sand blaster are you using?

[@chriscraft77022]

northern tool $50 i shoot at 100-150psi

[@68firstlove]

thank you.. i really enjoy your videos

[@meatdogg101]

Hey man great work.Do you only do work for yourself?

[@chriscraft77022]

i have a day job... as soon as i get a shop built ill be doing work for people.. but that may take a while.. you in houston, TX? what you got going on?

[@meatdogg101]

@@chriscraft77022 Ok Thanks.I gotta say you are awesome bro. I enjoyed

[@ronbz455]

I know it sucks but the G body Vinyl top remove sucks more!!!

[@kevinhekers2380]

Just a suggesting maybe invest in some polyster primer it will fill little dents and is not that expensive

[@chriscraft77022]

+kevin hekers most beginners can't afford it.. I have some that cost $150 and then you need a 2.8mm gun to spray it $100, but yes.. polyester primer would be way better

[@kevinhekers2380]

Chris Craft it also could be that primer surfacer is a lot cheaper in the us in the netherlands it is like 70 dollars per liter and polyester primer is about 100 dollars per liter i think the car came out great but the way that you did it seems a bit weird to me we just pull out the dents as far as possible and than fill it up with polyester putty and then put some polyester primer over it block it down fill up any inperfections and then spray the primer surfacer block it down again and sand the rest of the scratches out with the orbital

[@chriscraft77022]

+kevin hekers I have better bodywork videos coming.. this is for new people in their garage trying to figure out what is even going on.. production shop work is done different and no beginner can do a roof or hood that will look good painted

[@kevinhekers2380]

Chris Craft your right about that some times i forget that it us realy hard to get a decent job when you don't know that much jet to me this is second nature but for a lot of people this will be hard but practice makes perfect 😊

[@galeprice3276]

kevin heker

[@MatadorMoney]

Do you have a facebook page? Im in houston as well I had some questions about my car maybe you could help me out.

[@deadfulknight]

What if the roof is floppy, Oil Canning is what some guy told me it was

[@Rj_Mcgraw]

Hey man I’m in Houston and have a 69 mustang do can you give me contact info I need some work done

[@Ateliervollegaaz]

getting dizzy on that moving cam...