The BEST Guide to DIY Home Automotive Rust Repair!

[@dukeman7595]

Brian, I just finished painting my corvette hood and front bumper. I watched so many of your videos about B/C Clearcoat prep. and how to achieve a great result, well it payed off, it came out fantastic. I followed everything you said to do and bought the right spray gun you recommenced off your store. Oh, I did this in my garage and I'm so glad I took the time to leran from you. Thank you so much you're a great teacher in both your professions.

[@PaintSociety]

Awesome!!!! Ty. Glad it worked

[@gregwills7710]

Brian, this is an excellent example of not only how to do auto body/painting work, but more importantly, how to teach others enough to get us jump-started. In your debt - thank you!

[@rustyslade7822]

Love your body shop helper. Good to see see your a Family Man love it

[@larryz24]

This is by far the best DIY example of panel refinishing, thank you SO much. 5 Stars!!

[@PaintSociety]

Wow, thank you!

[@Zormisprojects]

Found your channel a couple of years ago when I was researching on how to paint my truck, for my first time painting HVLP I was very pleased with my results thanks to your tips! I still come back to your channel because I enjoy your content and it gives me more information to put in my toolbox whenever I find the next project I can use them on.

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you for being a longtime viewer of the channel!

[@dewrus2153]

Great video! I'm a terrible welder but I can make two pieces of metal stick together. The old saying I abide by is "a grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't!".

[@bravobravoh1344]

You have a good helper and future painter there.

[@davinlaroche3029]

That's where it starts! I started working for my dad on weekends when I turned eight. Been there ever since.

[@loopflex9359]

Great work and great to see your young son helping ❤

[@gthree0239]

I have an older mini van that has rust everywhere. Using it as a training vehicle to learn body work on. I like these tips. There’s just so many different kinds of paint filler sanders sand paper etc it’s hard to know where to start. I like that Yukon XL looks like a nice truck that a person like myself could get cheap and eventually have a nice vehicle out of.

[@renecenteno5921]

A lot of useful information as always Brian, great Job 👍🏽 Love how your son is around you watching you work, I hope he likes what you do and hopefully see him learn from a great teacher.

[@PaintSociety]

Hi! Yes. He starting to enjoy being with dad in the garage. Ty for your comment n good to hear from you

[@JohnnieBravo1]

I see you have some highly competent help there from your trainee! What a heart warming project.

[@kd5inm]

I like that you are teaching the next generation. Its good to see your son helping you and learning. Pass on what you know.

[@kocei897]

The best of the bests 👍 You helped me a lot to improve im following you from a country of North Africa and the things that you giving here for free no one will tell them to you here thank you so so so much for helping me to improve just from watching your videos

[@cdeprima1209]

I used epoxy and aluminum sheets; finished skim coat with bondo, worked out great, want to keep truck now! ;)

[@talesfromthehood5374]

Bump what they say in the comments, this is an older- well loved truck and your body and paint work on it is as good as it gets at home. This is only a street driver no need for show quality! Besides, if you made that panel perfect the rest of it would stand out to much. Looks great from here! Thanks for the tips Brian!

[@stevec5657]

I was one of the "spray can repair" people, then got a used 26 gallon compressor, an Areopro R500 gun and never looked back. Now I get consistent, much better results. Thanks Brian for another cool video 👍

[@Jim-fe2xz]

Great video! Nice helper you have there! Word of caution on grinding welds. You may get a nice weld with little or no warping and ruin it by leaning too hard on your sanding disc and building too much heat. Go slowly and keep checking how hot the panel is getting. Ask me how I know!!!!

[@MaNuLaToROfficial]

I've used the metal overheating to my advantage a few times too but yeah the metal heating up can definitely be a bad thing

[@MikeyMack303]

Thank you for another great video. It's good to see you have an apprentice learning the trade!

[@gtchalie5038]

Question, would you or did you treat the backside of the panel? It seems if you do nothing to the back all your work will be for nothing when it starts to rust.

[@michaellopez809]

Glad to see you back to the DYI garage paint and body. Keep up the good work.

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you!!

[@BruceLyeg]

The tip about using the Fast Etch is an excellent idea. I've always gone over any weld seams with polyester resin and some cabosil mixture to seal them before epoxy primer. pretty much the same idea as putting the short strand filler. Might be overkill but it was something I learned eons ago and have always done. Nice job, your repair turned out spectacular as always. You're a very knowledgeable and skilled body and paint man

[@PaintSociety]

Great point!

[@nononsense5457]

Incredible result but I definitely don’t have the patience to go thru all these steps nor have the wallet to splurge on all these required supplies. But….. my hats off to this guys for having the patience and thorough explanation for each phase of this operation. I couldn’t do it.

[@jeffro.]

I've gotta say, the end result looks really good! When I saw those welds, i didn't think you'd ever cover them up! That's a LOT of work, though.

[@Ray-n5z7q]

Brian, I was doing a PDR glue pull on the roof of my 07 "Kona blue" Mustang, and it pulled the very small dent AND the paint n primer clear down to the metal, in one pull. Its about a 1.5" diameter circle. Ive been following your videos and learning step by step. Can i try and blend the paint, or do i need to redo the whole roof. This will be my 1st time painting, so im still trying to learn by watching your videos, which are extremely educational. Thanks for teaching us.

[@geetea2220]

Brian has been hitting the gym 💪

[@PaintSociety]

15 more pounds to go!

[@badad0166]

9:30 Pre nead the catalyst after purging a little air and before squeezing. It separates too.

[@jeremythornton9838]

Lil man want that spreader😊

[@kc_speed9980]

Thank you for taking the time to make these amazing videos.

[@VintRestGarage]

Great video for the DIY. I’ve been doing this method for 20+ years and works very well. Good points all around.

[@alexgustafson2582]

I was recently quoted 1,300 dollars to have a bumper cover and one fender painted to OEM color no installation or prep and parts are both brand new oem. Does this sound right? I do allot with Cerakote so I have a decent spray set up I just needed a new spray gun so I ordered everything from eastwood for 550 and a gun from amazon and figured I would just do it myself

[@I_keel_you]

Brian, one good trick I learned and that works with the 2K clear coat is that after using it, if you freeze the can you can preserve what’s left way longer. My last can lasted over a month and I was able to use the whole can instead of throwing it away, you just gotta let it get back to room temperature before it starts to spray correctly again. Maybe it might with the epoxy primer as well. Try it and see!

[@jimprovax6846]

Hi Brian. Great tutorial as always. Folks might not realize what is involved in getting a quality repair. Nice to see your little apprentice. Hope your summer is going well. Enjoy your weekend with your beautiful family.

[@PaintSociety]

Jim, as always, your comments always come through and brighten up my day. Thank you so much for watching the channel always.

[@mikeberry885]

Brian, if you get a vehicle that has very bad sun spots with a little rust on the hood please show a DIY Because I love watching your videos you are the most informative and the best videos

[@VooDooV6]

How do you protect the inside of that panel,i thought that part rusted from the inside out..great job

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

generally you dont unless its galvanized or you paint it being from a hole drilled on the other side... I used galvanized steel, this way it wont rust on the otherside.

[@stco2426]

Another great masterclass in painting and body filler etc. So much fab teaching. I applaud the use of the cut panel from the full piece but yeah the welding could be better. Still, it's not the metalwork than brought me here and the finish looks really great. Many thanks. There's loads for me to implement when I get the steel work of my project vehicle ready for these stages. Thanks!

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you! I would love to learn to weld as well

[@mortenfransrud7676]

Hey, i can't find a video on this subject. But I would love it, if not others as well, that you or someone would make a video explaining the different properties of the masking tapes and their functions. There are so many types I feel, and as a novice, I am unsure if I really understand the differences between the types?

[@chrisgraham2904]

Look great from this side. What do you do to protect the welds on the inside of the panel?

[@UnfilteredGolfer]

I understand you do these in your garage,but why dont you use any ir lights?those 2k cans are longer to dry and arent as hard if the weather is difficult.great vid!

[@alexandrecouture2462]

Great video! I had to replace the hood and a fender on my old Jag due to a deer. The car is beige tan color and my used replacement panels were black, severely burned 30 years old black paint and clear coat. I finally got the panels nice with high build primer, but I had difficulty with the coverage of Dupli-Color paint. In fact, it took me 11 spray cans to get good coverage on the hood and fender. But, I got it and the covered it with 2K Spray-Max clear coat and it looks very good for a DIY job!

[@mikep509]

Might have been more cost effective if you had got a hold of a sprayer and compressor with the base, top and clear in cans

[@alexandrecouture2462]

@@mikep509 Oh yes, for sure! But, I wanted to try to do it by myself. At 22$ Canadian per Dupli-Color can and 45$ Canadian per 2K clear coat cans, it was expensive. Lots of square foots in this hood!

[@mikep509]

@@alexandrecouture2462 ... yeah it's pricey with rattle cans.. I'm in canada too, I have borrowed a 16 gallon compressor and picked up a $130 paint sprayer on sale at Canadian tire for $50... I have a rear side door, front left fender and a spot on the roof near the windshield to fix/paint ... paint , primer, and clearcoat cost me $300 in cans... I just need time (and good weather lol) to work.on it... should take a day or so.... dialing in the sprayer is needed, and also for covering a bigger area like a roof, rattle cans are very difficult to use, so a sprayer was the way to go... 2009 toyota corolla, 150k km on the drive train... its in great shape except for a few corrosion spots... that im attempting to fix... bodyshops are quoting a fortune for this job if I was to go that route...

[@deangrande7207]

I have done some body work when I was younger , always wondered How concerned are body shops , developing rust from the inside .

[@bradnichols8667]

What's a good company to get patch panels. I've got a 2007 Chevy Avalanche And below the gas lid on bottom panel exactly the same area you're doing. Thanks 👊

[@jasonkennedy3408]

Thank you for making a video on something I’m doing I like your other ones but this is more of what I’m running into on my 91 Chevy truck and my 94 Chevy 4x4 can you teach us some stuff dealing with fiber glass beds like my step side beds I have I’m working on four cracks this week in the fiberglass thanks brother

[@Artoconnell]

Thanks Man. Even if thats not perfect its 6587 times better than it was. and thats not bad at all. Not everyone can drop 10k on a 20 year old DD.

[@richcaseaxon]

Not too bad of a weekend project for a couple hundred in paint plus some sandpaper. Thanks for the video.

[@shortyred60]

Perfect timing I'm doing the same to my truck right now, awesome job! Thanks! I need to get a shirt!

[@JF-sv7qo]

Great to see Young Buckaroo getting the knowledge. Eachone teachone excellent

[@Will_JJHP]

Great video as always. I plan on doing a similar project removing bubbled paint, patching/filling and repainting some rusted roof gutters on my Jeep. Any suggestions on what type of paint gun I can get that is affordable and gets the job done spraying all four of those products? Thanks!

[@myrondel]

Thank you for a clear, to the point and thorough video, excellent job.

[@josephtriunfante1384]

that is awesome! you do magic on cars and you are very good at it. how do you paint plastic bumper and trim to match the body color? i have honda hrv in mind and i'd like to paint the bumper and trim without spending so much or paying a shop to do the job.

[@digitalcommandos303]

Great timely video Brian, about to put my e46 convertible back on the road and needs a few rust patches sorted ❤

[@jeffreyeaton9934]

An old timer at local paint supply store said the particles are different shapes between blocking sandpaper and disc sandpaper. The block sandpaper has a more pointed shape and disc has more rounded at same grit

[@nigelstewart4736]

Your Eastwood commercial is complete.... along with a two tone quarter panel

[@dougmac444]

Great job, cheers from Vancouver 🇨🇦

[@donaldbaker6961]

Thank you so much for this video I really appreciate seeing the do it yourselfer videos you show a not perfect weld and how to clean it properly thank you so much 😊

[@tegomarartsandillustration2564]

Great video no other video showed a battery operated grinder and I don’t have a compressor so that alone gets my two thumbs up

[@PaintSociety]

Glad it helped

[@jonathangaliano2617]

I've watched a few of your videos and they really are the best DIY painting videos I've seen on youtube. I haven't painted in a while but it's awesome to see what you can do with basic things when you know what you're doing. Where are you located btw?

[@PaintSociety]

The hottest place on earth! FL

[@Muzzleblast-1911]

Love the kiddo hanging out!

[@PaintSociety]

Memories!!!

[@wanderer7779]

Damn bro didn't even practice before welding that 😅.He could have tested the settings on the welder for better welds as he clearly had the material...

[@gabrielheredia7563]

That is the practice welding...😅🎉

[@tractortinkerer11]

Great video for this beginner old man. LOL Thanks for the in-depth tutorial. What was your total time for this small space? Thanks.

[@blackenigma1054]

That came out pretty good, thanks for the video

[@albertocuellar6406]

I would've liked to see the welding process also. Good job! Learning from here.

[@oldredcoonhound2182]

Check out fitzees fabrications

[@godbluffvdgg]

Bro, that finish is TIGHT! I wanted to do some work to my Cateye chevy, Rocker panels...Are all those two part sprays; One and dones? once it's mixed use it or lose it?... I use pre-cat epoxy paint in residential trim etc, but; you can reuse it once it's open...

[@The-truth-is-valuable.]

Brian, can you do a price comparison between shop repair and this "DIY" style repair?

[@Noneofyourfknbizness]

Shop would be cheaper.

[@bewernia]

@@Noneofyourfknbiznessreally? I find that difficult to believe. I guess a cost comparison is the way to go.

[@bewernia]

@@burtreynolds3143 I hear ya. Your breakdown doesn’t tell me what a shop would charge though.

[@DennisBai-r2j]

Hi brian ive been watching all your videos on painting at home, and was wondering if you recommend single stage paint or base and clear coat for a car thats going to be parked outside? Looking to repaint my 08’ civic si with peeling clear coat.

[@exarmysgte5]

The best cheap body board I've found, a plastic meat cutting board from the box store. easy to clean and reusable 😊

[@robbutler19777]

I love this video. Great outcome. I have one question, what do you do with the back of the welds? Isn't it exposed to the elements? Would it rust again from the back? Thanks in advance.

[@PaintSociety]

Watch the end of the video please

[@ceciliaremusneferu9797]

Esti un mentor foarte bun.

[@thomassouliere7613]

I swear Brian could pull off a factory paint job with an old Windex bottle and a water pistol!

[@gregwoody75]

Is that a harbor freight welder? I've been debating on getting one

[@VooDooV6]

Any replacement panels for the lip above the rear wheel thanks .

[@donaldbaker6961]

Really happy with this project again thank you from a do it yourselfer wow very happy

[@johndutton4860]

what grit to sand plastic for paint to bind ? should i be using adhesion promoter as well ?

[@explorer7669]

Bardzo dobrze zrobione👍👍👍 świetne auto😊 uwielbiam amerykańską motoryzacje❤❤ pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱

[@bubbajohnston]

On working on those lower panels jacking up the vehicle helps

[@JD-kg3mx]

I've never had any problems taking a finish off metal on any car/truck and applying lacquer primer surfacer to the bare metal. Primer is the adhesion prep (it's not classified as paint) to accept your finish coats. It sands well, exposes warps and issues of metal patches and won't rust at all depending on the length of time and prep work for the final coats of paint.

[@KarateSensei71]

I was curious if you would ever access the backside through a drain hole that you could create and then plug and spray corrosion protection on the panel's backside. Excellent DYI.

[@Big-Foot-Randy]

If he doesn’t, it’s just going to rot out fast with all that welding having burned off the primer coat on the inside.. Good video otherwise…

[@PaintSociety]

Wish you guys watched the end of the videos

[@Big-Foot-Randy]

@@PaintSociety my apologies - I got pulled away and somehow it skipped to the end. You made a really good video of a repair that will last for years. Kudos!

[@KarateSensei71]

@@PaintSociety I did watch the entire video, showing some minor spritzing through a screw hole at the inner fender wheel opening is not coating the inside of the panel adequately. It will just rust through from the inside.

[@kenmcclintock5535]

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[@jerryf609]

I have 2014 F150 with steel body color painted bumper. The bumper has some surface rustvabout the size of your palm near the front wheel well. The paint is white platinum pearl paint. Can i use this method (other than welding patch panel) to repair the bumper and make it look good?

[@ratsrodsgarage461]

Outstanding video with really good info, thank you for taking your time to do it .

[@OldBondoBilly]

Attention BB welding trolls; ATTACK!🤣🤣. Brian must have a deleter on retainer. When I show a weld that doesn’t look like stacked pesos, I get 40 hundred trolls😉😉🤣

[@stevec5657]

😂 Bondo Billy is the BEST !!! 🇺🇸

[@mikecunningham7621]

Yo Bondo B... Just mentioned you in my post here. You might get a kick out of it.

[@PaintSociety]

Folks been kinda nice lately😂

[@frankm8533]

Damn came out nice. I do some drive way body repairs my self but im not as good as this video was

[@stevedowney494]

Brilliant, do you flat off the base coat before applying top coat ?

[@PaintSociety]

Nope

[@dreamdesigner442]

Thank you for great tips,perfect explanations and great camera point of view👍👍👍🙏😊

[@davidallard7998]

Great video, I wish you could work on my wife's minivan.

[@tinkertable1977]

How do you get your spreader clean again after use?

[@theneoenigma2094]

Off topic question: I love the paint side of the industry but don’t particularly have an interest in the actual body/repair side. Is it possible/reasonable to become successful in paint without knowing body?

[@omarnabel909]

Thank you Brian I learned a lot from you about paint👍

[@stickymonsters5158]

how far can you go with fiberglass and bodge can a van whole step be done

[@PappyNet01]

Please advise, I was trying to find my notes on products that I saw used on one of those Car and/or Truck shows. I remember It is a product that you can spray on your vehicle to stop the rust from spreading and yet it protects the patina - I think it is good stop-gap until you can prepare and paint your vehicle. I own a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 and the clearcoat is basically destroyed on the hood and roof; the sides have a lot of scratches due to bungee cords used while covering the truck with a tarp to impede water leaking into the passenger cab for approximately four years-(4-yrs).

[@bgee461]

Vice grip garage has a product and poppy's sweet patina that Dylan mcCool uses. I forget what budget buildz uses...

[@bigkahuna2297]

What is that body filler mixing panel thingy? Need that

[@PaintSociety]

Its in the description

[@bigkahuna2297]

@@PaintSociety what's it called?

[@bigkahuna2297]

Nevermind I'm a idiot lol

[@app369]

Truck looks really good man, you are looking slim!

[@PaintSociety]

Thank you, this comment means a lot to me because I’ve been working my butt off to get down again. I still have some more to go, but I’m feeling much better, thank you again.

[@dvljet]

2k clear $40 a spray can same with the primer going to a bodyshop jobbers store or site can of oem exact match colour between $20 for a small can and $50 for a large can has for the clear i asked the owner of the paint store i go to what he recommended and he said use the laquer clear for small repairs its a waste of money to spray a small repair with a $40 can of clear . if your doing anything like a door panel then yes use the 2k stuff because its a large panel and youll use the entire can . brian when do you use blender on small repairs before or after clearing .

[@seanb2451]

I just have a question it's not about this video but I searched to see if you had done a show on diy"car paint" like from AutoZone(Dupont paint shop)or a truck,tractor and implement paint from rural King? I used the Majic diamond hard truck,tractor and implement paint(the blue can)and thought it was really good for being cheap. However now they don't have it here so I'm gonna try the Dupont paint shop paint from AutoZone along with the clear coat. Was curious if you have ever used any of it and if I should use a hardener with the clear coat(it says not necessary)I would think it would make it more durable. Any tips if you have used it please

[@lifequest7453]

Well I am also repairing some metal on my truck. You have holes in the welding. You have to fill all those holes to prevent moisture from getting through and making the paint fail. The bondo is not good enough to stop the moisture from getting through.

[@richardprutz6458]

Love how your Son wanted to help.

[@PaintSociety]

The best part!

[@MaNuLaToROfficial]

i like to use fiberglass too especially on rust because well it can't rust if its fiberglass hehee just make sure to PREP PREP PREP the metal VERY well 95% of body work is preparing the surface to be repaired. you can do everything else right but if you don't prep PROPERLy first you're up shits creek lol AWESOME VIDEO AS ALWAYS ! PEACE

[@WoodenSteel-J6artisan]

Not a criticism…. Your work looks very good…. Your choices of materials is a real eye opener…

[@jonkrohn4074]

Do u know where the replacement panels were bought from?

[@sttm1283]

i have been thinking about getting that milwaukee grinder, but then im also looking for a bigger compressor(195L / min) to be able to paint, so should i just go with a bigger compressor and get the grinding tools for it? the milwaukee is batterydriven so it has just some amount of life in it compared to a airdriven one. noticed when you put the clearcoat on, you didnt go all the way to the back of the fender, like you were dividing the panel into two parts, how come, you could have easily went arount the corner of the back.

[@PaintSociety]

It dies out when it’s over powered. Its annoying but its good for small stuff

[@PandaKnivesRo]

That is a very nice job! I also want to do this on my car, I have a few rust spots that need fixing. What do you do with the rest of the can that still has some 2k clear coat or primer in it? Because I'm guessing it's going to harden in a day or so in the can.

[@deezyh5089]

You can preserve any 2k leftovers if you put it in the fridge for about a week maybe more until the day its ready to be used again. Let it get back to room temp hours before spraying it

[@1980s-fan]

Great instructional video for professional results. My only concern is the cost of this repair, if I am just a week end warrior and trying to fix my daily driver the cost of all this repair is crazy expensive. Patch panel, welder, PPE for that, and supplies, short strand body filler, Bondo, glaze putty, primers, sand paper, hardener, etc. etc. how many types of primers? etch, high build, epoxy, guide coat .... holy Toledo I might as well pay a body shop to do it IMHO.

[@PaintSociety]

Yup! I mention this in my closing remarks. Very true