Painting a car in -30 degree weather

In this episode we show you just how many things can go wrong when painting a car in freezing cold temperatures.
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[@lassediscovers1813]

Make a electric-Lada using only startermotors attached to the gearbox!! TESLADA

[@the_kombinator]

Hey, let's have an upvote pact - I like your idea, I'll thumbs it up, do the same for mine. :D

[@joe125ful]

Again they burn quickly..maybe in -40 slowly:)

[@amorag59]

Why do people keep posting this dumb idea? lol

[@amorag59]

They aren't going to put in the work to machine a bellhousing to hold multiple starter motors lol. Besides that, kind of obvious what will happen..

[@ThePucko97]

@@amorag59 You mean like the other ideas they do don't fail lol

[@RSx94]

Replace the big radiator fan with MANY PC case cooling fans

[@SwapBlogRU]

Thanks, I've relayed the idea to them, though I'm not sure what they'll think of it.

[@jostert]

lol this is a good one..

[@DemitriousWolf]

YES

[@bananaman9921]

Would be perfect idea. They still use 12v

[@aesthetic3616]

@@SwapBlogRU I think server fans would be more interesting. And loud

[@Toleich]

Most KZbinrs: It's too cold to make videos Garage54: MORE CONTENT!

[@DemeDemetre]

yes

[@Jeremy_Hill_2020]

13:28 I see that supra back there 👀

[@Laance58]

It's a Lada, because 🇷🇺

[@speedyblacksheriff]

Not a real one unfortunately

[@Jeremy_Hill_2020]

@@speedyblacksheriff damn

[@alexdro4389]

@@Jeremy_Hill_2020 real drift car

[@Jeremy_Hill_2020]

@@alexdro4389 :0

[@vicrattlehead1243]

make a “long door custom”... weld or fab some brackets so the front and back doors are together on a 4door and remove the hinge for the back door so they both open up as one huge door. it will look like a normal car until you open the doors

[@myfatassdick]

And when you open the back hatch it opens the whole roof like a can opener

[@scottysecretlyloveschrysle1417]

Lame....ehh let’s make 1 big door 👎

[@kkrollingskkrollings3173]

@@scottysecretlyloveschrysle1417 the Man the myth the Legend Scotty watches garage54, love scottys channel.

[@ImigrentfromMars]

you should rebuild one of these and give it away im sure there must be a young man trying to get his first car and we all know how hard it is to get a good first car and how important it was when you got it. So make someones day with a rebuilt lada.

[@dutchymon]

No bugs flawless finish

[@joe125ful]

Yep:)

[@trippy_boxer_dog2170]

you know its cold when a russian complains about freezing hands! great video :)

[@FrontSideBus]

There was a joke, went something like "He Yuri, how cold it is where you are?", "-5'c", "What? That warm?" "Oh! You mean *outside*?" 😂

[@harrismalley7385]

Love this guy very f****** funny love from America keep up the great s*** I enjoy your shows

[@auto.impulse]

Wow, and looks even better than a maaco paint job too XD

[@starpuss]

I remember WalMart Parking lot Paint Job on my Truck!!! 15 years ago It was VERY Close to -30 outside!! BUT... I REALLY REALLY Had to paint my truck Quickly As the Cops Were Looking for me It worked Fine LOL! But... I had to Repaint her Like 3 weeks later LOL! Now you Ask Why were the cops looking for me? Well I Kinda... Did a Few Burnouts And was Driving a dirt bike with Studs around being a shit head and nothing Too Crazy Illegal... But back then i was VERY Worried LOL!

[@the_kombinator]

I had to fix/repaint my rear quarter panel on one of my Ponys real quick for similar reasons. Friend was having a party that night (it was a Friday), brought over a case of beer and the car, and we did some really rough bodywork with some fibreglass and sanding. We stopped before we got too drunk. The next morning, it was actually decent enough that 1-2 hrs more of sanding/bondoing did the trick. Borrowed my friend's bicycle, rode to the local Crappy Tire, got two cans of gloss black rust paint (car was already painted that exact color throughout) and more beers and a couple hours (and beers) of early afternoon prep saw me with a painted car before dinner time. Came out really good actually, especially for the price and circumstances. Then we had another party. I was in my early 20s but I remember recovering the whole of Sunday after that one. Drove home in a repaired car in the late evening.

[@chadburkle1461]

Thought you did something cool like rob a bank or something

[@otm646]

What about an episode where you simply go through the common Russian vehicles you often have on the show. Here in the US we have no concept of what the different Ladas are for example.

[@dontuno]

Just love the schemes you guys dream up! Keep coming up with more please.

[@skroogemcFuck]

I love that you expand your videos to fit certain screens it fits mine perfect don't even have to expand it

[@mikeznel6048]

Perfect color too!

[@bryanttaylor4300]

Still better than Maaco 🤣👍

[@John_Be]

I just thought of an upside to this technique. You don't have to worry about bugs flying and getting stuck into the paint. 107% success!

[@phiksit]

Usually less dust blowing around too.

[@tonys1636]

I have seen worse orange peel finishes on pro paint jobs back when cellulose paints were still common and it was too hot, in the high 20's℃ and above, they dried too quickly then.

[@markovucilovski9876]

I have a homemade recipe for the perfect ENGINE OIL: - cooking oil - baby oil - blended banana peels (only the peels, not the actual fruit) - dish soap - ceramic coating (the cheap eBay one) 100ml - that is 2 bottles

[@mungmungie]

I always liked that shade of green. I had a Lada 1500s in that colour. My suggestion for a radical Lada? Sort of a "Pimp My Ride" approach, addressing as many of the mechanical problems as possible. For example, replace the worm-and-roller steering with something more responsive. Upgrade it with every technical perk you can think of, while still maintaining the simplicity and function of the car.

[@dontworryboutit3249]

You never cease to amaze me. I’d be on a flight tomorrow just to be apart of your creativity. My question is how long can you drive 90 mph in a convertible with a t-shirt and shorts in that weather???Thanks for the nightly entertainment!

[@Eccentricplum]

Try putting a cheap turbo conversion on an old warn out engine. Just to finish it off in style.

[@RichardE3046]

Love the Lada green and Orange... youth sentiment

[@BITTYBOY121]

That frozen paint job should jack up the part exchange value lol

[@jjohnston94]

Fun fact: the Soviets painted their aircraft and other war machines with rollers and brushes that first hard winter after they moved production behind the Urals. Another fun fact: rather than mess around making templates to print numbers on their aircraft instruments, they just had women with nice handwriting paint the numbers on by hand.

[@Jpriatna]

Painting a car at a temperature of - 30 degrees Celsius is cool, the paint must be very expensive👍👍

[@DemeDemetre]

no

[@Jpriatna]

@@DemeDemetre That means the paint for the car is not expensive, right boss?

[@DemeDemetre]

@@Jpriatna yep, and it was low quality too

[@nadronnocojr]

I’d like to see lada with tracks like stank or like a bobcat , but fast Not slow ....rubber tracks maybe ... this was classic garage 54 always keepin it fresh

[@Slash27015]

I still wonder where they scoop up all these classic Lada's from.. If I knew I'd have my own parking lot worth of these beauties..

[@SG_BE]

same, if i would find one ever in my life i would import it to my country straight from russia XD

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

Russia didn't have cash for clunkers plan.

[@GhostOfDamned]

I know

[@jakob5481]

I think in russia

[@vango8220]

I know right? I bet they have a stash of sweet Yugo's too.

[@35gilton]

Nice work guys,it looks like the scooby doo car to me in those colors..

[@thatf_nguy7907]

Yoi should do the opposite now. Paint it in a booth and let it freeze dry.... Awsome video guys. Peace and love from 🇨🇦

[@outside-atlast9113]

Thank you for the English translations, Take care.

[@jayookay2463]

Looks good..nice and shiny..

[@Aspire-to-creativity]

damn this is pretty cool

[@davidt8961]

You guys are so funny 😂 love the videos

[@Turboy65]

Solvent popping is the issue you are seeing. Trapped solvent that evaporates very slowly while the paint is already curing.

[@rodney1818]

In the US we call those craters you're talking about fish eyes

[@MrDafo991]

In Poland we called it "holograms"

[@MrLarsgren]

weirdest reaction ive had painting was when i painted moped parts high gloss black with rattlecan during thunder. it all turned grey like a dark primer.

[@apathy01]

Weird? Maybe something to do with the humidity levels?

[@MrLarsgren]

@@apathy01 maybe. didnt rain.. i know temparature can drop superfast too or maybe its the change in air pressure that caused it.

[@bendermi]

@@MrLarsgren High gloss will turn flat black if it's sprayed too close to object but grey ? Was the result the same overall?

[@MrLarsgren]

@@bendermi jup.. all was dark grey. used no cover or anything. just had it hanging from metal wires in a cherry tree. used same can the next day to redo it and it all got perfect highgloss black. it was part of a crazy experiment where we tried to make it look like space by applying some indoor decoration paint ontop of the black. only have this picture from a early stage test without clearcoat. prntscr.com/10bjl37

[@bendermi]

@@MrLarsgren Well then it was the weather , I would like to know the explanation for that . Strawberries also changes to stupid in thunder .

[@handlesRdumb]

Do like the American predator 212 videos and see how fast your can make a Lada run on a lawn tractor motor

[@garagekudos3953]

Those poor Cappucinos... out there in the cold :(

[@televisionandcheese]

Suzuki drift car haha, it won them a big reward !

[@the_kombinator]

It's my bday tomorrow - for my gift, please consider this crazy idea (with vodka, but only Polish one:D) Independent brakes - 4 master cylinders connected to a joystick in an X layout with pushrords to the master cylinders, which are separately connected each to a respective wheel. Drive, and use the joystick to activate each brake independently to steer. Or use 4 brake pedals? Also, hook up the throttle to the steering wheel.

[@MrDafo991]

Szkoda naszej wódki, niech ogarną to smirnoffem bo się tylko do zlewu nadaje.

[@mikeznel6048]

Now thats a good idea. Or do independent rear braking for the wheelie car so they can steer when the front tires are in the air.

[@the_kombinator]

@@MrDafo991 No dobra, ale jak kupia nasza, to pienadze wroca do Polski, a tak to swoja gozale beda chlac. Efekt koncowy bedzie ten sam ;)

[@SnowingNapalm]

I May have painted a spot on my car in -25F in the dark outside but I used a stencil and being black paint on a relatively black car it dried a lil better when sun came up in the morning by afternoon the only way you could tell is it was flat black on charcoal grey kept the spray paint warm in my coat for extra chance it sticks

[@mdftrasher]

@ 1:20 Thats a nice fresh Lada that you have there ;-)

[@Dominiquekowalczyk]

My DAF truck has an engine brake system, it blocks the exhaust and built up pressure in the engine to slowdown the speed. Please try this in one of the Lada's you have. Make some speed and brake with this system without using the brake brakepadel. Greetings from Holland 🇳🇱

[@cheulesyigess1187]

These FIAT 124s were super elegant from side view. No matter how much you torture your Žiguli, it still looks proud.

[@heavydiesel]

Have you tried taking the dampers/shock absorbers off and driving over about?

[@iamgriff]

Garage 54 can teach a lot of American KZbinr's what reality television is.

[@Hellsong89]

Paint other side by cranking the heat in garage to max you can, then move the warm car outside, quickly spray and drive it back to garage to cure, see if that does any difference and would it be potential spray method to contain any dust particles and prevent paint dust from settling on the car.

[@tooler731]

A Mr. Bean type paint bomb would be better.

[@joshuagibson2520]

"Well, painting a car in -30 is preposterous." Joe Rogan approves this viewpoint.

[@indnajns]

I have nothing but awe and respect for a people who can LIVE, not just EXIST, in -30° weather. I can't even wrap my brain around such temperatures and the troubles they must cause. Below 50°F and I question if going outside is even necessary. At 20°F, I'm bundled up like they dress for -20°C! Much hardier than I am!

[@StofStuiver]

check out Jakutsk region (omyakon, coldest inhabited place on earth). Temps in winter are easy -50 Celcius and girls going out walk in miniskirts ;p While the fish in the markets is like anything, frozen solid. Red a report from a Moscov guy some 20 years ago, used to temps of -30. He went outside hotel and was back in within 5 minutes. Even though well protected, his face started to freeze (eyelids, nostrells, etc)

[@XxWhoopaxX]

It's really easy, we've been doing it our whole lives so it's nothing out of the norm for us. To me, it is insane you live in such a warm place 😂 I'd die!! My bare feet hurt on concrete here during summer and your temperatures go to plus what mine go to minus 😅 (celcius)

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

NOTHING says weekend more than Saturday morning, a 6 pack and garage54

[@AllThingsQuick]

You guys should Mount the motor on the roof and put your driver's seat in the engine bay

[@yalolol]

wowowow. do something with that supra in the background!

[@Mike_5]

The careful preparation with masking tape is just pure comedy ...

[@thomrobitaille3942]

The prickly bubbles and craters are called orange peel. It's the sure sign of a backyard paint job, or of a Russian video on how to paint a Lada for fun or profit. Ever tried using plaster of paris for filling holes in the body? It sands down quick and easy for a very nice finish. It'll make your car look like new again. For about a week or so.

[@wiks50]

With all of those freezing temperature experiments I did get an idea - would it be possible to have brake pads made out of solid ice and how would it affect the actual brakes?

[@jasondeschenes]

Another great video from Russia

[@harmonicadude4732]

Fill the tires all the way up with water and leave them outside overnight. Then go and rip the lada around.

[@jldude84]

Problem with that is you wouldn't be able to COMPLETELY fill the tires with water, and as such, if left outside to freeze without moving, the water would pool at the bottom and freeze and leave a void at the top of the tire so there would be a soft spot where there was no ice.

[@HAL-dm1eh]

I am not a fan of green on cars, but I love the original green on this one. It's a genius combo and I think light blue would have looked good on it too.

[@mutuasd]

Suzuki Cappuccino at 11:08 ! Lada engine swap it!!

[@Mach5Johnny]

Thank you! I’m not the only one that noticed not one but 2 Cappuccinos!

[@mutuasd]

Omg, I only noticed the one on the back :D Maybe because it reminds me of my cappo more than the one closer to the camera.

[@alexdro4389]

@@mutuasd drift car

[@TheTyisawesome]

Whoa what the hell that game looks sweet!

[@paulbains9152]

I had to get an excavator out , in that kind of weather . Just the counter-weight had to be painted . I used acrylic enamel . I put on 3 coats . Between coats the first layer would get condensation from the warm air coming out of the spray gun . Id wipe the water off , ahead of me with a towel , and kept painting . Then let it dry for the week end . It came out perfect , and was even shiny . Its still on that machine .

[@bmaiceman]

Can you try to paint using VODKA in place of paint thinner???

[@WizardofGOP]

That two-tone green really suits that car. It actually looks good like that.

[@ewenwalker7740]

Camouflage green unique everyone different. Perfect

[@Tomyp89]

The moisture part is less critical. Freezing air has next to no moisture, the shop air is separated. The biggest issue is slow thinner evaporation, and high paint viscosity.

[@tavo6881]

@BMIRussian @ garage 54. Would you guys be interested in a voice over in Spanish. This would open up your videos to a new audience.

[@robparker5525]

I recommend emailing them instead

[@raulpavel3d]

First time seing you working on something in your video

[@cheesesandwich1236]

The Frozen Jalapeno.

[@saimone1981]

Big advantage of such painting is no sticky flies on car ;)

[@ahson6249]

Great experiment! Before you took the car outside to paint you said you thought you knew how the paint would turn out. Did the results surprise you or were they as you expected? Some of the folks below are calling your surface texture orange peel. Your situation has its own unique issues with the cold, you guys noted seeing it right away as you were painting. I wonder what effect the cold had on the solvent in the thinned paint? Maybe you should cut the rest of the car into test panels and see if you can replicate some of those issues and figure out what happened? You could also try painting inside a garage with the doors open vs. outside in the parking lot to compare results. There are so many juicy things to study here... The owner isn't going to miss the car, right?

[@Cresanova]

Nice, someone called it in the last video's comment section

[@scottmiller3025]

Should not have to worry about BUGS in it...lol!

[@codyreynolds6333]

Lol i was looking ip painting in cooler weather not really looking for this cold lol but yep lol

[@fabioarrua]

painting is pure joy... but is that polyester or urethane? Catalized paint doest not care a lot about temperature if you got a nice slow thinner

[@Modnificent]

Find a car with an engine that uses alot of oil and route the windshield wiper system to "top off" whats used! 🤣

[@Mach5Johnny]

Dude that’d be a good one! Those Cheeki Breekis are crafty to make that possible!

[@weirdgaming4628]

Redo it but after it was frozen and ice has been removed or when it still has some ice.

[@Mu-bumnut-bv888]

Please weld some wings on a lada, take to a old quarry or cliff, build a take off ramp and send it! First send a car without wings, then send one with wings and see what distance you can achieve!

[@TravisD95minecrafter]

Why'd you wet sand it instead of just scuffing it with a scuff rag? Was it waterborne or solvent borne paint?

[@killerdinamo08]

Well, it sets faster than the usual method 😆.

[@janko8565]

Pozdravujem zo Slovenska :)

[@adammosher5818]

I'm going to have to re down load it again and see if it load's up

[@MrThaiko]

Exactly what i was looking to find out xd

[@desirable_guy7354]

Make a lada with the rear wheels at the front, and the steering wheels at the back. So its basically a front wheel drive.

[@MrClassiccarenthusia]

🧐 Now to be fair, I've painted things (engine brackets and so forth) outside in the cold. The colour never comes out right once dry. Red becomes pink, black becomes grey etc.

[@RinksRides]

spoiler, it doesn't dry unless its maybe lacquer. any paint that is catalyzed won't cure below ~15C, and warming it up won't restart the cure. Side note, what the hell are those Carriage bolts in the rocker ?!? lol-

[@jarikinnunen1718]

No bugs wading in that paint I am bretty sure! Around of freezing point, no problem paint with spray. coldest paint job by hand brush was -20 C what I worked.

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

We have a metaphor within America when bored 🥱 or underwhelmed with what was supposed to be entertainment. One would say This is about as exciting as watching Paint Dry! Ha!Ha! Ha!

[@ryanjosef]

Idea: you should try electrostatic painting process to paint a car and see what can come of it.

[@John_Be]

I wonder if some wet sanding would have smoothed it out.

[@hipedi7033]

Can uou guys weld or cast iron wheels?😄👌

[@Rockport1911]

Looks good, alos theres less junk hovering in the air at -30 :)

[@albertsewell878]

How they get the shop warm in that kind of weather. The heaters here wouldn't do it , ,it doesn't get below 35f here tho.

[@migueldelacruz4799]

These guys need to make a two story limo

[@TSRGarage]

No bugs in that outdoor paint job......

[@Garagerat.]

Idea- hackjob engine internal weight reducson to beat dimitris big block 1.6 corolla. Drill the conrod pins , grind the conrods, remove some piston skirt, crankshaft grinding, drilling and shaving flywheel etc. Would be interesting.

[@bikeforjoy]

Super :-)

[@jordenb9469]

Russia has good old lead paint for for sure that's why it worked so well lol.

[@mobgma]

not sure if you did this video or not. how long will an engine last using bacon grease?

[@deltaforce4921]

Random Question : Can you drift an original lada with stock engine? And even drift good ?

[@the_kombinator]

If I can drift an original Hyundai Pony with a 1.4L engine, yes, you can drift one of these Ladas. Bodyroll though.

[@joe125ful]

Lol on ice yes:)

[@the_kombinator]

@@joe125ful No, I got my 70 HP Pony sideways a lot - it takes a bit of effort, and it's open diff, but it can be done. I did it in front of a cop once, that's a whole other story though. I have a 2.0L Pony now, still open diff but lowered and stiffened suspension. You bet your ass it can go sideways.

[@alexdro4389]

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[@deltaforce4921]

@@the_kombinator thank you

[@rabk5702]

107% fun upload :-)

[@nikke3D]

orange paint job haha :D

[@827diesel]

Paint other side with paintball guns. You can get empty paint balls. Fill them with all different colors.