How to repaint a car, bodywork rust repair, how to fix rusty wheel arches.Car painting for beginners

[@SCARHEMBROW]

Got to say , nice work brother , very impressive. Very thorough, very detailed . Superb !!!....thanks for the very informative video .

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thank you Tony

[@tehdreamer]

Wow, surprised at the amount of water coming out from inside the panels! I am restoring an older LT 35 mk1 and now I think its actually a pretty good design :D although was totally rusted too

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Yea, all of that water made me think that i should get involved into the Goldfish smuggling business.

[@jakejerome9062]

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[@jakejerome9062]

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[@jakejerome9062]

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[@antonioheath9297]

@Jake Jerome Glad I could help =)

[@notwhereyouthink]

Nice work mate and thank you for the tips.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Happy to help

[@paulcowell7588]

Fantastic..you are a bodywork craftsman...

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks, it worked out all rights 😁. There is still no rust coming through anywhere where I painted

[@salmongolf]

thanks mate, the plastic bag trick is great haha

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Yes, it is one of those things you never think of but works magically!

[@CosgroveNotts]

I wish you well with your project especially with a merc

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thank you! The paint is over a year old now and there is no bubbles, cracks or rust spots so I hope that it should last for a while

[@xxbambamxx7261]

Haha, I got the same brush, leftovers from my ex 🤣 And I use it to clean car parts etc👌

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Right tool for the job 😜

[@GlasgowTelevision]

great stuff ..... i like your instruction process...... can i hear a nice hint of a Glasgow accent in your voice :) ....all the best

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Glad you found the video to be informative. I stay in Peterhead but communicate with people all round Scotland, so inevitably I pick up a thing or two 😁

[@GlasgowTelevision]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 i would like to send you a wee video of a bit of welding on a back door hinge on my Transit Van ..... I would happily wait until your mobile welder was next in Glasgow on a bigger job ....... is this a possible ? thanks Gary

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Sure, I just priced a week worth of work in Glasgow for one of my customers, so if they will get a job, I will be there. Unfortunately I do not have a time frame on when it will happen as it is a part of a larger project

[@mattydare]

Love the accent! My guess is Scottish/Russian? Apologies if I'm wrong. Anyway I have a 13plate Crafter that is starting to go. It's ex rental so came with 100k miles worth of dinks and knocks. I've posted this on other vids but I have drowned where the stainless side door track meets the body in a water displacer (WD40 or something like) as this is another rot point. There are vids about cleaning the s**t traps out behind the front wheel arches and, as you have shown, clearing the rear drain holes. I've just finished sealing the trim clips to stop the ingress of roadwater, spray and muck (see plenty of vids on how to). As I posted elsewhere, I couldn't understand how so much water was coming into the van BUT I had a lightbulb moment 💡. As you drive there is a pressure difference between inside and outside. Obviously if the pressure is less in the van the mucky, salty roadspray will be sucked in, even uphill with the help of capillary action. We know that Germany can produce some of the finest engineering and designs in the world. So I disagree about poor design. It's not actually poor design it's built in obsolesence - VW/Merc want it to rot so you buy another van 💰

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Hello Matty, interesting point about deliberately bad design, very valid I think. As far as accent, I am Ukrainian who is living in Scotland.

[@jamesdiver2183]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 Glasgow by any chance?

[@fergusmoloney]

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thank you for your comment, it is very inspiring! There are many other videos on this channel that may interest you, especially if you are into welding and metal work.

[@fergusmoloney]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 we just bought a 1996 Mercedes 609d which we are fitting out as a campervan. Lots of rust to be tackled and I just got my first mig welder so will definitively be watching your other videos. 👍🏻

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

@@fergusmoloney Awesome! Me too got a camper project Mercedes T2 - there is no videos with it at the moment but there will be in the future

[@Cornish666]

Nice work bud. Use what you can and have a go . Painting aint easy at the best of times. like the galvanized trick. Doing my sprinter now. Seems are same .

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Yes, they have the same bodies. You right about using what you have and having a go at it. Little things like that make up the whole life. Some people think that I made a video to teach someone something and they expected showroom finish. I just shared my experience and many people find it useful to them. Today there is not a spot of rust on the van where I painted, so I consider this to be successful

[@egorkin1982]

Чувак,Ты просто красавчеГ! 😎Ты по-настоящему вдохновил меня на такую же работу(но не настолько объёмную как у Тебя) по своему Вито.Меня конечно удивляет как Мерсы ржавеют,но тут понятно ,климат Туманного Альбиона🌦 им не на пользу. Никогда не красил,но работаю именно в сфере ТО комерческих авто👨🏼‍🔧. Так что рискну,действительно вдохновил 👏

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Удачи и спасибо что дал знать о том что видео помогают и все не зря!

[@egorkin1982]

Weldorado Ещё как не зря! Уверен не одного меня вдохновил! Но судя по задаче, терпением действительно нужно запастись .... Ибо без него тут никак. 👏😎 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@modularhippo]

Great work!! About to start the journey myself and your videos have saved me so much time!! Thanks. Question - In wheel archers, did you put Grey Stripe Seam Sealer directly on the Zinga coat, or did you put a layer of epoxy primer between the two?

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

I have put Zinga onto sand blasted steel and then covered it with epoxy primer and the rest

[@modularhippo]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 Thank You!

[@itrimibest]

good stuff man!

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks

[@isam20049]

Thank you for your video.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks for watching! I hope it helps you in your endeavours!

[@tommcc2678]

good job i like the sound of the zenga..if dont mind what was your total material cost? cheer

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

It will be difficult to answer as I can not remember since it was a while back. I think it was near £1500 +

[@abderrahimlemhamdi]

hello brother where can i find the color code .mercedes sprinter f3 2003..

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

I would ask the dealer

[@fakduken9775]

Is the bodywork still holding up? Can you make a follow up video about it? Thanks.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

All good not a spot of rust

[@sangeenshahkhan]

Are you sure they didn’t design the body that can double up as water tank? Just so if you are stuck in desert you could survive on the water “stored” in wheel arches etc

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Mobile fish farming, that is a new idea 😂

[@easytigeroverland4697]

great vid thank you bud, can you remember what tip and air pressure you used on your gun to spray the zinga please? Slava Ukraini

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

First of all thank you for supporting people of Ukraine! The tip size is 2mm I can not remember pressure but it will be different on your particular gun. If you delete Zinga as per manufacturers recommendations it will flow nicely. It is extremely fine and is not fast to form a sedament.

[@petercrockett1801]

Great video! with the seam sealer did you end up covering the whole area inside the wheel arch and not just the seam?

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

There was little cracks in my anti chip coating as I put too much of it in one go without allowing to dry property. So once it dried and small cracks appeared I filled them with the seam sealer

[@petercrockett1801]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 thanks so not seam sealer everywhere? did you add another layer of antichip over the seam sealer?

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

@@petercrockett1801 to be honest I am struggling to remember now. Part of the reason for those videos is to give my self reference if I ever have to do something similar again.

[@petercrockett1801]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 haha no problem :) Thanks for the advice

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

@@petercrockett1801 you welcome

[@vincentlehmann646]

thanks for sharing !

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks for your comment, it helps me in many ways. Not only it helps to promote videos on KZbin, but it also lets me know that my work in editing videos is not wasted and it helps someone somewhere. Later is very important to me as i learn a lot from people here on KZbin. Not sure if you have seen this or not but there are videos about engine rebuild for this van, so if you to have a Crafter 2.5 TDI, it should be interesting. You can find the first video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXPVdaygmrBnesk

[@atifmehuddin3189]

sprinter vans have drain holes under the both sides of the van these get blocked with mud

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

True

[@twisttwister8254]

Thanks bro

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Most welcome

[@davelowe1977]

Nice work. I can't place your accent though. Are you a Russian living in Scotland?!

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Ukrainian living in Scotland. In the light of ongoing war of russia against Ukraine I fill I have to clarify. Thanks for watching!

[@milansinko6253]

Mercedes -Banditen organization !

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

O yep!

[@twisttwister8254]

I will be fixing and painting my van for the first time also.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Perfect, hope those videos are helpful

[@enriquelopez9124]

It*s surprising, that a Mercedes, Sprinter would rust, unless the vanwas near a place where there is sand /salt, which basically eat the metal,annother issue is the amount of water that drained out , usually when they design cars /vans, they have, flow holes so the water doesn*t collect in one spot, unless the holecwas clogged or if when they repaired the damage covered the hole, that would explain the amount of water collected in one spot, as a suggestion I would make a type of drain hole so the water does not collect in that area,good job,👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

There is a lot of seawater lifted onto the shore with strong winds, so it is contributing to rust issues a lot. However the original paint on those vans only 0.3mm. Yes, there are drain holes in the body but they were completely choked with dirt.

[@salmongolf]

@Northern Gypsies at the bottom

[@gustavomercado1599]

wow. Someone actually wanted to save that rust bucket, if it was me I would have send it directly to the junk yard

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Many people would do the same. I have everything in the van layed out in the way that works for me. You can see it in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYvMcomnl5eGj9E in addition to that once everything is loaded I I go to the job van is 3.8T and that is way to much load for the small 2.0l engine that modern vans have under the bonnet. I much prefer to stick with older and simpler 2.5l engine rather then deal with tween turbo nonsense of new engines. The other reason is that I did not want to buy a ,,cat in the bag,, with the money that I could afford to spend I could not buy brand new van, all second hand vehicles could bring some benefits and some unknown problems. I say stick with the devil you know. Thanks for visiting the channel! Have a nice one!

[@jamesdiver2183]

Funnily enough I was thinking the same however I have a 07 plate transit which is getting to be a rust bucket, but hey its only a tool box on wheels. the price of vans now its just as cheap to maintain an old van.

[@jaggass]

Crafters/Sprinters are terrible for rust. Even at 3 or 4 yrs old they start to rust. I like the Scottish twang you have.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

You are right, in that year all bodies made in the same place and it looks like they everything they could to make sure that vans will rust. My dads Peugout 405 made in 1992 and there is not a spot of rust on the car. The accent is hilarious for Ukrainian :) but probably good example of how two cultures can be integrated together. Thanks for the comment!

[@jaggass]

It's like Merc/VW are deliberately building Sprinters/Crafters really bad so you buy another one in a couple of years time. You don't get any rust issues with it's other rivals like the Peugeot Boxer Renault Master. They are built to last.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

@@jaggass Makes you wonder, is in it. The other magical idea is to fit 2L engine into the van that is 3.5t

[@theamerican4609]

That ain't for beginners but nice video.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks for the comment, it was my first paint job on anything automotive related (painted a gate before) so i figured out that if i can do it without any experience, anyone can. The idea was that there is so much surface that by the time i get to the top layers i should figure out how to, + tons of KZbin education prior to that! :)

[@losttheplot26]

Thanks. Not a bad effort for a Scottish Russian

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks! A little correction, the accent is Ukrainian, not Russian for most people around the world there is no difference however it is a huge difference for Ukrainian people due to Russian aggression against the whole Ukrainian culture.

[@losttheplot26]

@@weld-deluxltd7635my apologies. See you. I just had a 57 boxer which I have named Bruce. Bit rough underneath, arches, sills and lower door shuts. Thanks for your video.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

@@losttheplot26 No dramas! It is good to have a project that you can get a satisfactional reward of filling a bit more accomplished person by tackling something that is challenging. I hope you will have good times with Bruce!

[@eevialasalmi5834]

I can understand what you say man

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Thanks

[@aston0708]

mercedes vans are a joke got fed up of the rust appearing monthly

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Properly made! Modern standard it is, just to make past warranty line. Have to mention that there is not a spot of rust appeared on any surface that i have repainted. So there is a solution to the rusty problem.

[@25VanLife]

ohh nice! Is there another way to do it? As i have rusty ford transit and need to spray it. Check us out and give me few tips please.

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

There is always an other way :)

[@25VanLife]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 hahs that's true.

[@CORRIGEEN71]

Romanian Scottish accent?

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

Geographically you are close, Ukrainian

[@grange247]

Jesus, where's the accent from ?

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

21years in Ukraine + 20 years in Scotland, mix really well and you will have the same result 😁

[@grange247]

@@weld-deluxltd7635 much love to you and your country ❤️

[@chris77777777ify]

Mercedes & VW just to treat the metal correctly. Really poorly built

[@weld-deluxltd7635]

They certainly cut the corners on painting