MGB Restoration top of rear wing window repair

Just one of many MGB GT restoration videos ‪@DesAcetek‬

[@halcyondayz1]

Thanks again for the templates and videos. This will help a lot

[@DesAcetek]

Your most welcome try and enjoy the process, walk away when you need to, I needed to many times and still do.

[@alexmikonnen8522]

Hi Des, very clean and meticulously done repair on what others night have considered a scarp panel. Do you know of anyone in Southern Ontario that does similar type of repairs? I have a 65 MGB that I am struggling to find a competent body shop for.

[@DesAcetek]

Sorry I'm in the UK. Is it not worth giving it a go, I originally took the car to a repair shop and was told I would be better off scrapping it so I decided to give it a go, start with a simple straight forward job and you should soon start to get better. The only thing is when you look back at your earlier jobs you wish you had done better. Good luck, Des Acetek

[@mick9419]

Hi you know at the rear both sides of a MGB GT you have a raised area. I think you called it a line. What are they actually called, mine needs replacing, are they easy to replace?

[@DesAcetek]

I didn't as you can see, however they look a bit like a T section which originally is welded between the inner and outer wing. So if you do replace it I would say it's difficult.

[@craigwall5194]

superb fab skills! i did this job about 6 weeks ago but left all the seams oem as my car was only just showing the odd rust spot in the corner of the frame, so i caught it in time. Fortunately for me most of the work on the frame gets covered up so my amateur work never gets seen! id give me a 5/10 (i've seen worse ) but you a definite 10/10! Well done and thanks for the great vids.

[@DesAcetek]

Thank you for your kind comments. If you need any videos on MGB bodywork I have most probably got it. I was going to make a full version doing it all but never seemed to find the time so I'm just doing a few short ones.

[@steveclews6557]

Excellent fabrication skills Derek.what gauge steel are you using ???

[@DesAcetek]

It would have been 0.8 mm for that part of the car. Hope that helps 😃

[@user-ke1qo3jp7q]

Des, you give instuction in body repair in MGB sports cars, are you a qualified panel beater/ sportscar restoration specialist? It seams to me that youtube makes eveybody a craftsman.

[@user-ke1qo3jp7q]

Or vehicle painter and Mechanic.

[@user-ke1qo3jp7q]

You will give us your your trade Quals.

[@user-ke1qo3jp7q]

In Australia we have our people qualified. Des is not a panel beater. they are shit videos, I'm from the USSR Des.

[@DesAcetek]

No, of course not, but I used to manufacture models in different materials for photography, so I guess that may of helped. I like making things take a look at the travel guitars I make or the CNC machine I designed and built during lockdown. Vintage looking amplifier valves were my last effort.

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

What is “Plastic Padding”? Do you mean “Body Filler”?

[@DesAcetek]

Yes 👍

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

@@DesAcetek Then why call it “Plastic Padding” very strange.

[@DesAcetek]

@@nigelbeaumont1109 many companies call it plastic padding, try a Google search of those words and you will see here in the UK that term used every where.

[@simongood3]

​@nigelbeaumont1109 because that's what it used to be called or brand of filler ....I remember it being called that

[@nigelbeaumont1109]

@@simongood3 They used to call a Car and Automobile!!!!