Laser stripping a Lada shell (and weighing it before and after)

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How much paint, sound deadening, sealer and... Rust will come off of it?
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[@Evan_Floyd]

This channel never runs out of crazy ideas.

[@jsmythib]

They are going to need alot more to hit 1 million. This is a very busy garage :)

[@gregkrueger331]

All the crazy stuff we always WANTED to try to “just see what happens” and none of the expense.😂

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@jsmythib how does he know? what they are saying and what does bmi Russian mean?

[@willyx2907]

@@KevinLyons-gn7eu The name of translator

[@DustinBigMac]

Forreal

[@lucar.923]

666 kgs the Lada from hell 😂

[@Colorado_Native]

I was thinking the same thing. Ol' 666 itself.

[@kerrypierre9494]

Haha ditto 😁

[@simontist]

Not only that, the answer to their original question was 42. What are the chances?!

[@mcnihilation7286]

MAKE of the EAST

[@NeillWylie]

Had to unlike to make the likes go back to 69

[@HighOverlordSnarffieBeagle]

a Nascar team owner way back in the 60s once repeatedly acid dipped a car chassis to cut over 100 lbs, dude is responsible for quite a few of the entries in the rule book

[@rocketsurgeon11]

Smokey Yunick

[@JeffKopis]

Yup, Smokey Yunick

[@windowlicker4029]

The inspector set the rulebook on the roof and it left a huge dent.

[@pauloconnor7951]

Yeah and made an 80% stock car. Two actually. At scrutineering ; officials wanted to measure a random car .Smokey had positioned one in car park outside conveniently. When the official measured it ; it was exactly the same !. Hahaha

[@commodoresixfour7478]

How big of a Gas line did he use again?

[@sachak]

Polish the bare metal now and then clear coat it so it keeps that look without the chance of rusting. Will look very cool. Nice work guys. Love this channel.

[@TriemR]

like the DMC Delorean ? exactly 👍

[@tinke76]

The germans noticed this same thing in the old days as the old Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union race cars were called the silver arrows as the bodies of the cars were polished bare aluminium. Weight reduction by removal of paint.

[@davidelley8979]

I also heard that somewhere

[@Omgf007]

NASA came up with the same idea and stopped painting their boosters white

[@Boodieman72]

American Airlines used to do that.

[@jwalster9412]

Should have made glass arrows out of fiberglass. 😂

[@Taydrum]

@@Boodieman72 They stopped because the cost of fuel savings was outweighed by the cost of skin repairs

[@duvlinmjw3191]

You guys have the answer to all the questions I had since I'm 10

[@pablo1775usmc]

This is low key my favorite channel because of all the crazy curious things they do. They do cool stuff ive wondered about. Crazy thing is, it’s a Russian channel. Love them though and love the content.

[@atomkaputze]

jup. they have the same vibe as mythbusters.

[@jrmyzero]

Well, it was a combination of rust, dirt, grease, sound deadening, and paint. just removing sound deadening would have been at least half the weight I would reckon; as I've stripped a car's interior before and learned just how much everything weighed.

[@bitkarek]

sound deadening is pretty heavy, its the first thing you do if you build a race car out of normal car.

[@keithyinger3326]

I guess would have been a lot of it is sound deadening material weight and all of the stuff they stripped off from the underside of the car. It may not seem like much fine sand and dirt but over that much area, the weight of all that sand stuck to the dirt and the frame can weigh quite a bit. Ever try and pick up a 5-gallon bucket full of sand? It weighs quite a bit.

[@SilvaDreams]

​@@bitkarekMost of that weight wea definately the sound deadening material which looked like tar and that shit is heavy.

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

Would be interesting to know what you thought of the car you stripped driving it on a normal road ? The answer is; UNBEARABLE. Sounds like you are inside a tin biscuit box with marbles inside. The ONLY cushioning is the tyres. Impossible NOT to have all that sound deadening stuff if you want a daily driver. So although we all knew what the result would be; a far more interesting topic would be how to reduce the noise level of a tin box WITHOUT adding too much weight and WHAT to do it with.

[@jrmyzero]

@@user-oe1mb9hu9i isn't a problem when you enoy hearing the sounds of an engine roaring, and the car its self. however, you are much more aware of exhaust leaks if you have them.

[@csengo70]

I'm stunned that they lifted the Lada by it's roof 😅 and it didn't snap! I knew Ladas are tough but this is amazing 👍

[@garymorgan2095]

Did you see the beam in there shop holding the roof up.They can lift whatever were ever in there

[@UberLummox]

Not really amazing. You can lift any car from its roof.

[@mediocreman2]

It's only 1,468 lbs. lol

[@1320freek]

Take the shell and soak it in salt water for a year. Probably be a big difference with the metal having no protection on it over the other car you put in salt water. Thanks for the videos!! Always enjoy watching them!

[@HyperspeedMedia]

they did that already

[@1320freek]

@@HyperspeedMedia not with a car that all the paint was removed.

[@tranquility7692]

I was thinking the same thing. Everywhere that that car had bare metal rusted away while the paint saved it.

[@brianwelch1579]

I've been wanting to know how these lasers go on rusty metal for SO LONG! Thanks for this video guys!!!! It's actually good that it burns away thin areas so you can see what really needs to be replaced.

[@squidikka]

Lol. No mask, breathing in that sweet sweet microscopic paint, rust, and metal. Good stuff.

[@lookstothetroon]

exposure therapy

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

Scrubbing leads to microscoping particles. This likely causes fumes

[@BMW.535d]

Also a big benefit, there is no dust from sanding down paint. Nice laser 👍🏻

[@vladimus9749]

Just epically toxic fumes. They need heavy duty respirators.

[@nebula0024]

6:35 - What's that goof doing in the background? 😂

[@nichudnic2469]

not dodgy looking at all lol having some fun I'd say, like where's Waldo?

[@thakurabhiraj1]

I just noticed 😂😂😂

[@thedutchhuman]

being drunk

[@TiborRoussou]

Good eye!

[@StonemanRocks]

Planning his way out of that craphole?

[@hambungers]

I like how they are inhaling the fumes

[@jacquesswanepoel7632]

If you like it so much, then why don't you inhale it as well?

[@mcjdubpower]

In Russia lung scrubs atmosphere clean.

[@andymanaus1077]

Metal fumes make great lung cleaner.

[@danhard8440]

@@andymanaus1077 not the metal the burnt off paint and primer

[@andymanaus1077]

@@danhard8440 They're not too good either.

[@Dezkoi]

6:36 he found the secret bucket.

[@sgtbrown4273]

😅

[@AdamsWorlds]

Probably the best use case i have seen of one of these. Probably way more expensive in labour and running costs than an acid dip or sandblast though. But significantly less space required and less messy. Small car restoration businesses would benefit from it.

[@markellii3093]

It is probably cheaper in the long term than sandblasting. It doesn't consume sandblasting media, only needs electricity. Doesn't require a sand-blasting box. Though the possible instant eye destruction is a scary part of it.

[@bencromwell4453]

I love the amount of actual work you guys put into your videos. its great content.

[@joshuarisker5525]

Garage 54 always comes up with crazy ideas 💯💯💯 an they always go big an when they have to go home they come back with a revised idea to make it work.... garage 54 is proof that with dedication and effort anything is possible....props from a hostile nation across the pond...please know not all americans dislike /hate/want to annnailate Russians infact the majority of the population in America want peace with all nations and just want to worry about our problems instead of policing the world when we cant even police ourselves

[@user-bi9rt7lp6j]

I'm an American and I don't hate on the Russian people. Especially these guys they're pretty cool if you ask me.

[@Reman1975]

That was surprising. When they were getting ready to hoist the car up for the second time I guessed at 30kg based on roughly how much new sound deadening and 4 or 5L of primer/paint would weigh. Either the paint is REALLY thick on Ladas, there's more sound deadening than I was picturing, or that ones lost an extra 12kg of rust. :D

[@pauljensen5699]

More paint = more rust proofing Makes sense, given we saw how much the car rusted.

[@ljubomirculibrk4097]

Perhaps there was a Zinc coat on top of the metal, it evaporates and burns easy. Zinc shakes known to welders when you weld zinc protected tubes-parts...

[@Reman1975]

@@ljubomirculibrk4097 Interesting idea, but I'm thinking it's unlikely. Zinc's a pretty good conductor of heat, so it would take a fair bit more power to flash vaporise that than it takes to just burn off paint and rust. If you watch the process they're having to make a couple of passes to get all the paint off, so I doubt they were pushing enough energy into it to melt any zinc that may have been there. Also, if the power was cranked up high enough to vaporize galvanising I'd expect to see the same tell tail yellow deposits you get on the surface when you don't clean galvanising from sheet metal well enough before welding.

[@PrebleStreetRecords]

If you let the body panels develop “sugar rust” like that, and then immerse it in boiling water for an hour or so, it’ll convert to the black iron oxide, which is commonly called “bluing” on firearms. It’s a stable protective coating that doesn’t add any mass like paint.

[@jeremyvoltoliniferrari1100]

Not as simple as that, but yeah And that would be a fucking great continuity to this video !

[@safetylast911]

garage 54 just keeps bring out video after video I sware they will never run out of ideas. i love you guys

[@AlanG58]

I've seen ads for lasers like this but they show it as being harmless to weatherstripping, glass, etc. This one just torches everything!

[@ivanesva]

Hey garage 54, i really love this channel, I’m a lada owner from Colombia and a fan of your crazy ideas 😁😁 i would like to see videos using the Lada Niva, many of is will be really happy to see you doing things to this 4x4

[@gabbor2904]

Still love the shape of that car, looked awesome hanging from the scale :)

[@stger2384]

Well, as almost all beautiful or good-looking cars, it's italian. Italdesign probably.

[@virginiosavani]

The LADA was derived from the FIAT 124, and was designed by Dante Giacosa. it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_124

[@gabbor2904]

​@@stger2384 I won't know about "almost all" cars, however that's without a doubt that the design and manufacturing machines were ordered from Fiat for this one. For me personally, it was the car everyone sought to have when I was a child. There weren't too many options to be fair but I couldn't wait to grow up and have one on my own and overhaul its engine. :) Never happened unfortunately. Still it is nostalgic to look at it :)

[@Alps6408]

Something I never thought I'd see today... BUT, I'm glad I did... this was awesome!

[@kyomotion]

Do a full clearcoat! Yeah!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

it will look like a Lada Delorean !

[@satanicinduction]

When i see some crazy car related experiment and it's from any other channel besides Гараж54 i don't even care to see it. Nobody does it like these guys.

[@shaneduffill7901]

It's so much clearer than sandblasting fantastic tool

[@rossbrumby1957]

Sandblasting is the poverty paint removal method- more common among pros is powdered glass blasting with water. Smooth finish unlike sand and faster than laser (well, this laser at least). Requires an industrial size air compressor.

[@Schniebel89]

Looks like a CyberLada.

[@operator8014]

100% Stainful Steel.

[@AfonsoBucco]

at least, you can paint the Lada. Elon's one you cannot.

[@critical]

haahaah

[@daliborzak2485]

Next: "Stripping a Lada paint by nuclear explosion"

[@Osks-hn1fc]

That’s called the Chernobyl method

[@shaneboor]

You mean Semipalatinsk method

[@skuggaprinsinn9239]

After seeing how quickly it rusted in the rain after you took the paint off it would be interesting too see how quickly the car would completely rust away if it was left out in the elements 😊

[@SantaClaw]

I love how you think holding your hand in-front of your eyes will protect you. A fraction of a seconds worth of exposure to a reflection of that laser, will blind you. It will happen instantly.

[@dustinandtarynwolfe5540]

No, it won't. I use a version of that tool every day. Same 1.5 kw. No eye damage

[@5hiftyL1v3a]

How's a laser going to get through a hand even for a fraction of a second?

[@SantaClaw]

@@5hiftyL1v3a Doesn't exactly hold it square on...

[@SantaClaw]

@@dustinandtarynwolfe5540 Try using it for a week without the eye glasses.

[@SantaClaw]

@@dustinandtarynwolfe5540 You can have eye damage without realizing it, you need an eye doctor to check. Most common injuries from lasers are blind spots. The brain is amazing at filling in the blanks. Literally. But doing the right type of tests, you can detect them. The type of infrared lasers used in that video are especially dangerous as you can't see the laser light. I mean, it's just your eyesight, Who gives a shit.

[@Pwills]

6:34 The blue lada in the background 😂🤣😂🤣👍🇬🇧

[@phenix4195]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeff-JAO530]

From Northern Cali with much respect and admiration for my Brothers at Garage 54

[@jimrealperson4529]

NORCRATER formatted.

[@WolfmanDude]

What a cool device! If you ever had to remove rust or paint this is like a dream come true!

[@Boodieman72]

Laser cleaning is great, I have a small 200W pulse laser.

[@DeanosRides]

While the paint is stripped off, polish up the bare metal, then clear coat it! Been a dream of mine since I was a kid to do this to a car! Once done, should have a mirror / chrome look to it! 👍 if you think this is a great idea!!!!!!

[@matthewdupuis232]

Oh my god, the heat from the laser4 just DESTROYED the body!

[@macdaniel6029]

This is a tool I wished I had for my restauration projects... grinding is a hell of a job!

[@scott8919]

Within seconds of putting the laser to work, I had to boot up Powerwash Simulator.

[@madeofscars9355]

I'm currently building a drag car from a 2007 bf ford falcon and just all the sound deadening alone was 37kg so far I have pulled 140kg of weight obviously some weight will go back in such as race seat and some additional electrical ect, I would love to see a comparison to a modern vehicle of similar size following the same process as this lada and compare the two to show how heavy modern vehicles are to older vehicles.

[@liamdtraxxas2011]

The best thing is it doesn't take any of the material away so it don't get thinner and weak,

[@Driftmonkey]

Just disappointing it warps the panels, can see it really bad at 3:25

[@roberthorchar5690]

Man you guys are awesome I can't get enough for your videos you guys really know what you're doing and get to do all the stuff I want to do but don't have the ability to just do.. glad we can watch your videos here in the US. Keep up the great work. You all are Masters at what you do

[@FullBattleRattleTrap]

You should put a ton of clearcoat over the bare metal/rust now.

[@sannyassi73]

Kinda crazy how much the paint from that thin layer adds up to 42 kilos! The pennies add up in the end! That's almost 100 pounds for reference! I kinda liked the rust look- it'd have been neat to let it rust then clear-coat it like that to keep the rust look without letting it get worse.

[@MadScientist267]

I'm thinking when you got rid of the rust you also got rid of some of the iron that was with it. This would explain the "excess" loss.

[@BrewedMotorsports]

I love how juiced he is to see how well/easy it cleans haha new toys always good❤

[@petersoderberg9819]

I would like you to try fitting train carriage wheels to a car and then try driving it around and see what happens

[@maxiflow8695]

Amazing machine!!!incredible video Garage 54!!! congratulatios!!!

[@arnaud9998]

Mirror polish it ✨

[@_BangDroid_]

This channel's generally cavalier attitude towards safety, combined with this laser tool will result in someone going blind. I can't overstate how dangerous these lasers can be

[@saramalou9649]

The more you sanction Mother-Russia the cooler stuff they get . HAHAHAH. love you!

[@casperdowlen625]

It weighs more than you thought because you blew up that tire!!! It gained weight!! Greetings from Albuquerque New Mexico USA.

[@Sludge73]

I'd love to have one of these Laser machines

[@Piqus3]

#metoo

[@paulvinoski8023]

@Garage54ENG How about restoring one of those old ladas to showroom condition and give it away?

[@genehunsinger3981]

How many VODKA bottles were pulled from under the seats?

[@kamaev_petr]

Не знаю, пойду у медведя спрошу

[@lightbeam6783]

That's insane!! WoW , I'm surprised at the amount of weight that's been reduced!

[@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation]

Wish You Had a Shop in Colorado USSR. Brothers.

[@luizdejardin4432]

You guys did an insane job with the car, amazing! Nice work and waiting for more......

[@tinkerne-round4079]

That laser sure warped the heck out of it! The Bondo filler you'll need to make it straight again will quadruple what you took off 😂

[@JohnDoe-qt9ci]

The metal barely gets warm in the process. I dont know much about Lada, but i assume they do not warp if left outside in the sun.

[@gabbor2904]

@@JohnDoe-qt9ci Just look at the roof when they show the before and after. You can clearly see it is "creased". Also in the last shot if you check out the doors, they are the same.

[@charlesswepston6537]

I noticed that it causes the body panels to warp quite a bit. You can see this easily in the time lapses. I imagine all the warping just gives you more bodywork to do than it's worth. That or you could turn the heat down to not overheat the metal.

[@bongumusanhlapo7264]

South Africans where are you

[@genehunsinger3981]

digging inside a hollow tree,looking for supper!!!

[@CBD-LIFE]

Awe my fellow kinders van die modaland 😂

[@Romanian_Floppa]

They in russia

[@boetapretorius4311]

SA here😅dit you see the guy climbing out of the boot(trunk)

[@darklord962]

Ooohhh jirre no man what's going on here

[@makeitnik]

Preevet from India Stocked to see more of your crazy ideas come true Kudos!

[@daliborzak2485]

6:35

[@simonallan9941]

Thats perfect for a good coating of rust converter 🤗, you let it get a layer of rust for the converter to cling to and convert 🤗, and then it goes an awesome solid black that you can paint on as soon as its completely dry.

[@N1withaskillet]

The power bill for that laser machine is going to be painful.

[@azoique]

Electricity is very cheap in russia

[@malicesgossips]

In Russia electricity is pretty cheap, yes but they are a special case. They live in Novosibirsk, the world capital of coin miners. Electricity there is dirty cheap because of a cascade of hydroelectric power stations in that region, so since there are not so many factories left, they subsidize locals with very cheap surplus electricity.

[@ljprep6250]

Laser strippers are AWESOME. I'll bet that 2/3 of the weight was in the sound dampening material. That's some DENSE stuff.

[@alflyover4413]

I can't help but think how much easier that laser would make striping off the last remnants of a gasket that has become one with the engine block.

[@jasonp3253]

FYI, rust weights more than just steel. Rust adds an oxygen atom so it does weigh more.

[@martinleska4292]

Throw Lada in zinc plating process. It makes it eternal. Most of weight loss was caused by removing asphalt noise reduction coating from floor and underbody.

[@cbdp]

Would add significant weight to it and it would come out all warped (:

[@martinleska4292]

@@cbdp There are two type of zinc plating. Electrochemical plating is cold process, which doesnt cause wrapping and layer is relatively thin. Second process is dipping in molten zinc and this will definitely cause some wrapping on thin metal plates.

[@cbdp]

I assumed you meant the latter, because I don't think electroplating would make it too eternal (:

[@RealParzivalKnight11]

hi im from sa (south africa) cars here have little rust and are well taken care of that said losing all that wieght that plus the super nice high compression engine you all did a few videos back i will love to see the car fully striped to every part and fully cleaned to the bear metal then a really light coating of clear to be applyed to it all to see how much faster it will be from a stock car because sometimes the weight of a car matters much more than the power it has

[@UraniumMan]

OH man, I guessed 625! So funny, you guys just keep coming up with the best terrible ideas!

[@AluVixapede]

10:13 And there he is, answering the important questions xD!! (I was wondering the exact same thing)

[@stevo68]

That's an awesome piece of kit. I didn't even know it was a thing.

[@BennyHolden-ls7sj]

Great Channel, I really hope you will restore the car to its original condition with modern materials and a better engine, these cars are becoming rarer by the year! Would love you to do a video series on its restoration?

[@danoschannel9543]

I really love your channel. The laser stripper is awesome. I'd love to have one but I'm sure it's out of my price range. I'd like to see you put an American big block Chevy motor in the Lada. Would be a blast!! Keep up the great work!!

[@markchapman2585]

I should get this for my mother-in-law lip and legs. This is a awesome machine.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Is amazing what you can do with laser’s now a day’s!😱 plus those machines are very expensive! Great experiment!

[@wes11bravo]

In the mid 60s, when they actually made cars with heart and soul that didn't cost as much as a house, you could order a '66 Pontiac GTO to be used for drag racing with no undercoating, no rear seat, etc. Every bit of weight saved helps.

[@flounderfounder]

awesome video, now you must polish the metal to perfection like a mirror! I've always wanted a car like that...

[@peles73]

Two suggestions: - Build a rear engined Lada; - Build a petrol-electric or diesel-electric Lada! (Not hybrid just something similar to a diesel-electric locomotive.) Spasibo

[@roland197604]

My suggestion, make it the quietest Lada ever. Heavy sound deadening material everywhere realistically possible and neoprene sound deadening on top where ever possible. Weigh the car after that. After that is done put all the interior back and drive the car and see how quiet and luxurious it feels.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Man, this is Bonkers!!! And I like it A LOT!! Interesting technique: Laser, let it rust to show up the deep rust pockets! Wasn't expecting that to see! What shows that sometimes unwanted stuff is turning out to be interesting advantage! Awesome stuff , My Friend, Will watch more , and subscibe.I loved the video about inertia starting motors you showed a while ago! Мужик, это просто чушь!!! И мне ОЧЕНЬ нравится!! Интересная техника: лазер, дайте ему заржаветь, чтобы выявить глубокие ржавые карманы! Не ожидал такого увидеть! Что показывает, что иногда нежелательные вещи оказываются интересным преимуществом! Потрясающая штука, мой друг, буду смотреть еще и подпишусь. Мне понравилось видео об инерционных пусковых двигателях, которое вы показали некоторое время назад!

[@rtwolfrt]

I do have a suggestion... You should rust blue the whole thing, like you would a rifle barrel. 😁 Maybe just let it get surface rust, rub the whole thing back with steel wool, rust some more, then hit it with a high pressure steam cleaner? Then oil it, and weigh it 😁

[@christmassnow3465]

This is not just the paint. This car has been painted in the past. You could see it when you scrape the paint. Most of the dents were smoothened with a hammer. However, the bare metal shows many dents which have been covered with filler that was polished before painting. Many rust holes were filled with a filler as well. And you have the residues on the engine itself.

[@Rom3_29]

That’s nuts, amazing what lasers can do. This channel full of surprises demonstrating all sort of things on Ladas. Excellent. - Does Russia have Lemons races ?

[@repaircorner3322]

After removing the paint, the effectiveness of the anti-rust paints/priming waxes could be tested.

[@1q2w3e1z2x3c]

You should set it outside for a month or two, let it rust as much as it will, then weight it before and after stripping the rust to see how much metal is removed. That would be interesting.

[@Stroke2Handed]

That's actually pretty impressive! 92.5 lbs is a lot for a small car like the Lada. Just imagine how much is on a big vehicle.

[@cormacsomerville375]

What about sealing the “raw steel” ? What about applying say fish oil to prevent rust? Even if it was weekly ? Or a coat of sealer, primer or clear? With the weight reduced you should see how fast you can make it go?? Maybe a ceramic coated aluminium crank? That was very interesting ! Great content love what you guys do! All the best from Sth Australia!🇦🇺 ✌️👍😎

[@rtyuik7]

looks like i need one of those lasers, for doing the dishes at work.....

[@snuffybg]

For the bottom i watched doing it with dry ice and for removing inside isolations and looked much better in my opinion as end result.Also you dont need to be careful for any plastic parts under the car since will clean them too without breaking them. Which one you think is better ?

[@BugeyeBob-zt6ne]

Wish I had one of these to strip the 1958 Austin Healey Sprite I'm working on!

[@justincooper5189]

I'm looking at how much Bondo came off the car as well as the other stuff. Ideas for what to do with the car? Ok, find a really strong engine and transmission, and stuff them in there. Maybe see about building the ultimate snow runner. All wheel drive, lift it a couple inches on the suspension, bigger tires, more fuel capacity, roll cage, lighting, heater, and everything that can make it fun off-road.

[@indridcold8433]

That is incredible! 42 kilograms is unreal!

[@notkalebvaughn]

Would be cool to see you guys polish the steel and seal it. Then get it running and driving.

[@ronsmith4325]

That laser is awesome, would love to have one for my own projects.

[@laurapichon7623]

Thank you G54!!! Def considering this in upcoming weight reduction needs

[@TheTightShirts]

supposedly when Local Motors designed the rally fighter, they chose to do vinyl wrap instead of paint to save weight