Professional Body Shop Says it Can't be Fixed. Fixing an Epic Door Dent in Real Time

Doing some more "Paintless Dent Repair" on the 1935 Chevy
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[@russell154]

I’m one of those twisted sickos that enjoy watching your process. Thanks for keeping us in mind. Great stuff as always.

[@adubbelde1]

Almost all Steel construction in 37. There were two blocks of wood in the cab of my 37 PU. They were at the front corner of the cab where it bolted to the frame with a 1/4" pad between the cab and frame. That's all been eliminated and replaced with steel. The cab now bolts to the frame with 1/4" polyurethane pads. The frame is boxed and has frame stiffeners.

[@MartsGarage]

Hey Kyle you'd be proud of me. I used a slapper, dolly and a shrinking wheel today to get some dents out of the roof on my 32. I spent the whole time thinking how much better a job you'd have made of it, but was pleased how it came out. Nice job on the door, by the way. That mung didn't know what hit it. All the best, Mart.

[@richardbaumeister466]

I really enjoy watching you do Body work. I did this for so many years and to watch someone actually repair a panel rather than replacing it is a pleasure. In many countries the name for a body repairman is "panel beater". You and I both fit that descriptive term very well. The slapping spoon you use (that's what I call it) is an unheard-of tool to many technicians today and they wouldn't know how to use it if they tried. Its refreshing to see one used properly. Thanks

[@richvandervoort2950]

I think you have stumbled upon your route to fame and fortune. You should develop and sell a line of shoes specifically designed for metal work. Specifically designed to make your body panel stomps highly efficient.

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

I'm a body /paint guy with 43 years of experience in Manitoba. I'm still at it. It's fun watching your projects. Keep it up!

[@williamhill1393]

The Tallahassee Toe Tap technique was very informative!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@mikemichaud5048]

Prior to 1937 the common housecat was made of wood. They wouldn't have hairballs but they did dry rot. Another masterpiece of a video, thank you Kyle!👍

[@capt_beefheart4159]

I heard they had sawdust balls created from licking with their sandpaper tongues.

[@vernonabernethy3970]

You’re an artist!

[@dannypeter6565]

Well done! You are making it real hard for me to justify NOT trying to fix the dings and dents in the 40. If anybody needs me Ill be in the garage..... until April 2025. Cheers

[@martinbelasco577]

It's cool to see the "archaeological" design of these old vehicles. Thank so sharing.

[@brianhayes7618]

It is always a joy to watch you work your magic on metal. You truly are a artist at this.

[@dougtexas9075]

Your work doesn't bore me. I like observing your technique.

[@adeeponionbrah]

You are in good form with this one. In so many ways. Rock on Garth.

[@Afrodizyak47]

Again Kyle, thanks for showing me the practical lesson in dent reading and panel bumping. I am so glad that there are auto body panel beaters who know, practice, preserve and use this art today. Modern, high tensile and ultra thin panels don't repair that well or some don't even like to be welded. Thank you for showing this old bloke the way it should be done.

[@stantilton2191]

Always fun to see the repairs. Maybe I'm one of those sick folks who enjoy this work. Who knew? Thanks.

[@AlanG58]

Videos like this are some of my favorites. That door was seriously wrecked and it came out amazing. You're a proper artisan. The woodwork in those older cars is amazing, it's very intricate. Look how many pieces, some very small, went into that door alone. I think you had mentioned converting this one into a coupe? Can't wait to see this! I also appreciated the cat segments.

[@alethacriss9308]

Nice wooden puzzle pieces and metal car! Allen and Poe look great and keeping their Dad happy and relieving his mental stress after time in the garage working on his projects

[@adamvalenzuela6626]

By way of all your videos that I've seen, you can fix anything. You are a genious!!

[@johnnyellard752]

I love your humor sir! I didnt realize how much wood was used in the 30’s cars! Awesome video save the plaster of paris for the next one and id hate to see you lose that and the bondoe sponsorship😂😂😂 Keep the jacket burnin coming!!!

[@buckroger5850]

Modesty, not braggadocious and humble!! That's you, my friend. Thanks and great work 😊

[@KDoyle4]

That door is plenty good enough for a driver. I'm in awe of your skill with a hammer.

[@robert4005]

No siree! It’s vile Kyle 😂 and that babe trixie tripod ❤❤❤❤

[@richardmarino5658]

You are really something! Your knowledge, explanations, make a person like me who knows nothing about wood and steel body repair interesting and fun to watch to the point that I don’t want you to stop. Thank you for sharing and showing all that is involved. I don’t know how far you’re going with this car but I will definitely be watching. Thank you Kyle.

[@user-lj1hi4xh6o]

I Never get tired of watching ,the master at work.

[@tombob671]

I admire your very great metal working skills 👍💪💪💪

[@prorebuilder]

Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy the real time dent repairs, I always learn something new. I would really like to see a Metal structure replacement video as I plan to do this to my 36 Chevy Coupe. PS: I made a comment on your last live stream about the City coming after you for Bylaw Violations.....Well JUST I got Notice of Violation under "Neighborhood Livability Bylaw " I can only have two vehicles in the driveway in from of a Double Garage. So, I plated all the cars and moved them to the street. My Property is clean, I just installed a new roof, facia and was painting the house when the bylaw officer showed up. Moral of the story. I will not make comments like that ever again on your live stream..... PPS I am in the next Provence over.

[@lindaalexander7105]

Very interesting to see how body work is done by an expert, your advice on wood braced cars is correct, huge job. I can still remember my dad during the war years and after. Every spring he would put lace curtains and roofing tar on the roof of his 1934 chevy to help keep the wood from rotting. Kyle you are the best!

[@nikolasb2933]

Content IS KING. Get a couple of old pallets and go for it Kyle. U CAN DO IT.

[@southsideronnie]

Awesome Kyle! I'm one of the nut bars that loves your dent repairs!!

[@IrenESorius]

Thank you kindly for sharing, maestro 💖🙏💖

[@brucegreg1859]

Thanks for the Video Kyle...Nice that No Kittys were harmed in your Video, Cheers !

[@dogbitefred6631]

Chevrolet must have had a tremendous woodshop. I wonder if there are any old production films out there of the factory actually building the wooden frames? I can't believe how complicated the corner construction of the door is, amazing. Thanks for the video.

[@yorotirb3941]

I wonder if this rubber plastic deck material could replace it, It really holds up for decks.

[@valkokir]

It took me a lot of time and thought to figure out how to build A and B pilllars for my 28 Coach and then all the structure required to hold them up! These cars are not for the faint of heart. I have some regrets for picking it as my first build but I'm fortunate to have a driver as well. Thanks for sharing. The shrinking tips are well timed. I created a bit of a mess on one of my window surrounds by putting too much heat in it. I need to try some different ways to shrink up a small area mid panel.

[@BigBoxDodge2020]

You're doing a really good job with that slapping thing. I guess you've had a lot of practice spanking things. Lol

[@charlesledbetter1912]

Great work as usual. Love to watch you do body work. I do some myself. But will never be good as you. Really enjoyed learning from you. Thank you for your time.

[@Poo-Peater]

I hate it when I come out of the store to find a new door ding, glad yours was so slight, almost unnoticeable, looking good

[@hannestelwin9716]

Even though you really look like a homeless man. I apreciate the effort you seem to put into the work you do.

[@jamescnorris9154]

You show-em' 💪🏼 Amazing how people who think they know, don't know . . . Keep kickin' ass bro !

[@flatworm00]

You are one accomplished body man! Great job.

[@FlyingGutchman]

Another gem. Thanks!

[@tomsawyer247]

Well, Kyle, the bad news is I just bought a 35 chev pickup. The good news is if there is any. The metal panels are in great shape. I was hoping to bring it to you to bring it back to life.

[@wyattoneable]

Thanks again for the information, entertainment and tutorials.

[@plainnpretty]

I enjoy watching you straighten a fender or panel but I’ve liked all your videos so far I’d like to see you work on the 36 Chevy truck you said it needed mechanic work I like watching mechanical work i know it better than bodywork. Watching you work inspires me to work on body of my 63 truck . Thanks Kyle

[@JohnWhiteII]

Always amazes me how you can take something most people would toss and make it like new.

[@jeffross3428]

Another great show and still my favorite metal working channel 🤙🤟👍👍👍

[@kenstevens5675]

I learn techniques from watching your videos. Thanks.

[@Ecosse57]

man... that's a lotta wood! maybe you can slip in to an episode the headlight swap and any other parts ripe for pirating. great kitty outro!

[@CyrusDawson]

I didnt know about the wood body structure. Its very interesting. Good job on the dent!

[@oldodger]

The work you do is motivating and inspiring.

[@rockypergin2216]

I hope I’m on of the six! You do amazing work and I love it! I learn from you sir, keep teaching, all of those willing to learn

[@capt_beefheart4159]

Wow. You've inspired me to make that old bent up Model A radiator surround into a medicine cabinet. I need to get the claw hammer and bang out the dents. Thanks!

[@dustcommander100]

I got to see my beloved chicken!!! I love it when he explains things. I mighta made it thru college if he coulda helped me a little....

[@darrelkinney9856]

The toe tap is a little bit of panel adjustment for the initial steps to get the dents or creases out of a door or other panels 👍

[@willydavid]

Thanks Kyle

[@paulgametech927]

Truly amazed at the work you do!!

[@lenscap8925]

Love the "side impact beam" on that door, must have been oak... The "prop lawnmower "for the once or twice a year lawn trim is a nice touch😆

[@paulmcnair8106]

Gotta love that mung removal that requires heat! And yes tempus fugit. God bless.

[@awakeariseandwatch5976]

So enjoyable Kyle thank you so much for sharing your work with all of us. God bless

[@AstraWerke]

Oh wow, You just cured my urge for owning a '34 Chevy... They look beautiful to me, and the straight six would be an absolute dream engine, but NOT with all that wood inside! Looks like something I built as a six-year-old from leftovers of grandpas wood-and-screw-stash!

[@AlanPitt-y3n]

Well done

[@johnkranz4004]

Great job Kyle

[@65bugnut]

I am impressed with your cat wrangling Kyle. You just say "action", and they perform. Nice job on the door repair. Someone in a small town close to me has a 38 Chevrolet for sale, but I suspect it's really a 35, he doesn't have a title for it. It has 1 handle in the back of the trunk to open it. I would be tempted to buy it to follow along with your repairs, but it's in rougher shape than the 35 that you purchased. It has a stuck engine, so that's the same. No grill, or radiator, 1 front fender with a tear in it. The only glass on it is one half of the windshield, no wheels. It's a peach.

[@davidkimsey9591]

Amazing work as always, Kyle! Keep it coming!

[@hasbeengood]

As usual, pretty freaking sharp!!

[@drivewayshop]

I hope the hostages got released...😂 Allen really enjoys that Santa tie. You should teach him how to tie a double-windsor knot 😁

[@nickbowker5134]

Thanks Kyle, I really needed the hit of a real time repair. It not the same when you have 5o do it yourself

[@johnpartridge7623]

Great job Kyle 👍

[@viscountgrape4473]

Good stuff Kyle. I’ve watched you chop a vehicle. I’ve watched you channel a vehicle. In your future travels, do you think you could find it in your heart of hearts to section a vehicle?

[@ianhoyt2638]

Unless my vehicle terminology is incorrect, isn't the chicken truck sectioned?

[@russdavis1960]

Another fine episode!!!

[@Telephony954]

One more aye, well, they cant all be bad. nice job on the door. very usable now

[@markraddatz5468]

really enjoy your vids. You do exactly how I would have done, back in the day. thanks.....

[@kokodin5895]

those old wood metal cars are a missing link between carpenter and car painter

[@paulketchupwitheverything767]

They really were still coachmakers back then.

[@kokodin5895]

@@paulketchupwitheverything767 and not couchmakers :P

[@christianheidt5733]

😮 always amazed!!! 👍👍👍

[@stuartstephens]

I'm reminded of the famous quotation from the movie Animal House: "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!" 😄

[@chrisconrod9560]

Amazing, as always!

[@geoffgorlick790]

Awesome stuff/work young fella. G'day from Australia 🤙

[@GregoryBamber]

We have a similar style when it comes to bodywork.

[@QNFee]

you saved some money on product today :)

[@Marlin-proboscis16]

A good de-munging makes everyone's life more worthwhile. I would have used the Kansas cat biscuits method for filling the door

[@rainerkunz791]

I think this will be great 😊

[@Jesseschopshop]

I love this kind of content

[@robertstewart7744]

Nice job.

[@SteveBrock-c7c]

Im happy with it.❤😊

[@bobpoland6042]

LOL I thought I was the only one that did foot dent removal 😅

[@denniswalker4351]

I haven’t met any Tallahassee toe tappers but I did know some Caloosahatchee crease killers.

[@Griznant75]

Can confirm. I have a ‘29 Chev and all the wood is…problematic.

[@angelsone-five7912]

Good work again Kyle. If it weren`t for living the other side of the world I`d send you half a ton of new cat food pouches that my incredibly fussy cat won`t eat.

[@karensavarese5684]

Looks like yer having fun, workin on that old Chev., yeah who wouldn't! 1936 standards, (USA) made, had all steel inner structures. Gotta be some of them around yer neck of the woods...Dubs

[@Mikefngarage]

When I worked at earl sheib for a week, The body man would have used a punch and punched a couple holes in the dent. Then proceed to use a slide hammer with a sheet metal screw in the end of it. Insert the sheet metal screw to the punched hole. Then start sliding the slide hammer back until the sheet metal screw pulled out......3 or 4 times and he was DONE.....Without grinding to bare metal he would mix up the filler and spread it right over the paint, rust, whatever he was fixing then barely sand that until it was Perfectly Rippley. Then send it off to me for paint......It would turn out like absolute dog crap and the Customer that wrecked his car on the way home from the bar last night would PAY.....And be PERFECTLY HAPPY.....Go figure!!!

[@bumfie]

Amazing how they actually added wood in the cars. Would this possibly be something to do with what the company was before ? Maybe connected to boat building or possible carriage's / horse + carts so they would have many very talented wood workers in the company already. This would have been easy for them to create the wooden frames . One must go do a little research on my days off .

[@synkraut9633]

Imagine watching this with your fancy noise canceling headphones, haha!

[@jamesblake365]

You almost need to be a master Carpenter to work on that door too

[@Mercmad]

Working on a pre 1937 Chev requires another skill, that of a cabinet maker and the generous application of creosote to both prevent rust and termites. The smell dissipates eventually but if you drive with the windows down it's not too bad.

[@garylietz6305]

Good information........thanks.

[@2drx4]

I'd love to see the wood redone in metal. I get that it would be a nightmare job, but I'd watch all of it (plus the cat content).

[@jscheu71]

Has the CAR quality control team approved that puppet?

[@Freedomquest08]

Being that the '30's was the Great Depression era, all of the structural wood nightmare in the GM bodies was possibly a UAW/GM busy work idea to keep their members out of the soup lines. Likely saved a total of 10 cents per car too, making the bean counters happy.

[@errolpoxleitner9586]

I think you will be a carpenter when you are done good luck.

[@briquetaverne]

Kyle; You've pointed out clearly that the frames for the pre-1937 Chevys are a pain to work on because you have to be a carpenter more than a body man. (BTW the reason Automakers like GM that used wood were able to sell Chevys cheaply before 1937 switched to all steel was because labor was cheap. People in all sorts of trades had wood working skills still, the Great Depression was going on, people who grumbled about low pay were fired and easily replaced, and Unions hadn't quite gotten their foot in the door). Are you up for a little experimentation? I was never one to fix dents or repair bodies on cars but it was another matter for boats. Having lived on the ocean, I had a ton of boats as did so many of my neighbors. I grew up in a time when boats were made of wood and Fiberglas was just starting to make its appearance in the boat building field. One of the little tricks I learned was to buy styrofoam blocks or sheets. In themselves they were a lot lighter than wood but brittle. You could very easily cut out shapes in only a few seconds whereas if it were wood it wood take 10 times longer. Now if you took fibreglas mesh and placed it on the syrofoam (you've just cut out to some form you're replicating), laid it down flat then applied in little swatches of no more than 2 to 3" inch squares of brush dabbled fibreglas resin flat onto it, so the fiber swatches lay flat and clung to the styrofoam, it will dry harder than a rock and is about as strong as wood. Be sure not to make more than two layers or the form you're mimicking will be too thick (like painting something that closes like a door with too many layers. You should be able to replace a lot of the wooden forms a lot faster this way without having to do woodwork(?). BTW if you made braces from these strofoam pieces, you could also screw wood screws into it which will hold well. I appreciate the kind references on me that you report but it isn't for that, that I support you. I love your work and I want to see that Chevy Truck up and running for you. I will send you a little something more soon, keep your eyes out for that French stamped envelope ha, ha ha. *Laurent

[@tomfuelery2905]

That Styrofoam/fiberglass is a fantastic idea. I hope he reads this.

[@robertshemory3541]

Thanks for sharing your insanely. Cheers.❤️✌️👍😎🐔