Removing The UGLY Mercury Tail Lights Uncovered A Badly Damaged Rear Fender!!!

[@bucksnort4188]

Fantastic outcome on the passenger rear fender! The metal finishing is really great and it shows! Nice work Matt. The car is going to be a really nice piece of work when you are done with it. I will be excited for the next video of the modifications to be performed next on this Merc

[@rolandtb3]

Said before, this is a special one. Lots of Matt's detailed workmanship. More painstakingly restored than previous vehicles.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks!

[@moparpollack6242]

They take pride in what they hide! The Merc is in good hands and you will bring it back to where it needs to be. Shout out to Carters Auto Restyling who has the talent to mint out a fender like this and make it look new.

[@danielkeel9265]

Wow, it's great that you guys scored all that black lacquer! Great work Matt & co. Love your metal skills - I'm learning all the time with you guys!

[@IronTrapGarage]

We are glad you are enjoying the series!

[@tomfortson5147]

Hey Matt, you are truly a metal magician. You have done some amazing restoration workon this one! I'm excited to follow your progress! I still drool when I see the chop, and you just keep knockin' it dead! You're going to have a remarkable "daily driver" when you're done!

[@pappabob29]

Just a FYI in case you don't know, "Tanks, Inc" makes a nice little "tank vent that you can mount onto a simple tab behind the tire in the wheel well. It even has the "roll over" check valve inside it. I used two of them on my Model A "Saddle" tanks. Would work great here for you and keep any vapors out of your interior.

[@IronTrapGarage]

I appreciate the tip, that sounds like a great solution to prevent fumes!

[@jackschweiss1001]

Great to see the quality workmanship that you are doing. That car will be fantastic when you are done with it.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It will be a long way until it's done, but we're getting there!

[@JohnRHealy-d7f]

Your humility shines through in the dedication and love you have for old metal (what an old plastic car modeler would call "street rods""), with the quality of workmanship that surely shines through in even your "rat rods" is impeccable! Thank you again Matt..

[@johanankarback6821]

Really like the Mercury build series! It turns out great and it´s very interesting to see how you do the different mods on the car.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you like them!

[@michow.buecher7290]

Such a fun to watch and a lot to learn just from watching it about a real craftsmens skills and techniques. Greetings from Berlin/Germany (since you had this obsession with german cars in the past I learned ;-) !!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha thanks for watching! I have been to Berlin a couple times! Thank you for the kind words

[@michow.buecher7290]

@IronTrapGarage nice. Next time be my guest. I work on vintage 4x4 cars.

[@ernlevens8523]

Looking better every time you work on it well done.

[@jimandlinsnow7002]

Wowza. That turned into a monumental task. I’m glad you’re keeping this one. Although even if you weren’t you don’t half ass stuff anyway. Keep it up.😊

[@study650]

I never cease to be amazed at your attention to detail. And, also at your level of expertise.

[@barryhickman6911]

The deeper you dig, the more dirty little secrets the old girl is showing you. HOWEVER, your excellent metal working skills are putting all of those nasty secrets back to where they no longer exist and making her much sounder. EXCELLENT work Matt (along with Steve helping out a bit)! She's going to end up a MARVEL! Thank you for allowing us to see her resurrection!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobleeswoodshop7919]

Taking this car from what it was to what it is going to be ! 👍👍thumbs up !!! I took my truck from a rust bucket to to what it is was my advantage. Finished my truck back in 2012 !

[@IronTrapGarage]

That’s what it’s all about!

[@JONMEREDITH]

Matt-my highest complements for your work of perfection! What a great video! Thanks guys!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Appreciate that, thanks for watching!

[@allancompton6912]

Enjoy watching you do your work on the old Ford good work Matt & Steve! 😊

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you are enjoying the series!

[@Rock-Forehead]

Herculian amount of work. GG guys!

[@birdssurfshed]

A really good episode. Love the mechanical episodes but this one took me to the other important work needed on bring cars back to life.

[@rodsandkustomswithlars]

Not the best looking tail lights in the world, Thats for shure. This is getting better and better. Love this series. 👍👍👍👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Ecosse57]

@@IronTrapGarage matt have you considered welding the fenders to the body? i know guys did that one some cars. and maybe lucite tail lights in the bumpers?

[@richardenright3170]

Steve and Mike do all the hard work and Matt has all the fun!!😊😊

[@johna1160]

TBH, didn't get a good look at them, but they looked pretty cool. Save them for a future project, maybe. One possible treatment would be Frenched in bullets. Thinking late fifties Caddy or Mopar.

[@tomeasley5979]

Matt, it is really great to see you tackle each piece you uncover and stay true to your mission. It really shows that you love what you do! Keep up the good work! Tom

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks, Tom! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@russelltrupia4479]

Hi Matt this Merc. is going to be killer by the time you are done with it.I have been a very long silent subscriber but you really struck a nerve with this series, awesome series.👍👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you are enjoying the series, there is a lot more to come!

[@russelltrupia4479]

@@IronTrapGarage Looking forward to it!!

[@2ecurie101]

How about some nice Frenched '59 Caddy taillights😂 Seriously, there is not much room on the fenders or valance for good looking pre war or just post war taillights. All I can think of is '42 Buick tailights mounted on the lid. Since you have the car & a warehouse full of period taillights, I'm sure you will knock it out of the park!

[@Dave_Boyer]

So it wasn’t the museum piece, some people seemed to think it was. Looks awesome!!

[@robertcampbell5755]

Absolutely love how the Merc’s turning out. Can’t wait to see what else you guys have in store!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnclauser7392]

Love this Mercury project man. That right rear fender looks so much better. Awesome job! Matt

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks so much!

[@murdoc6501]

Oh boy! As soon as the dust started flying, I knew this was gonna be more work than expected! A-and that's "nice" old cars in a nutshell! Incredible craftsmanship saving/repairing those fenders and glad those original taillights are gone! Any thoughts on a gravel pan? Go Iron Trap, keep moving forward!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Going to change the bumpers but haven’t decided on gravel pan or not in the rear. Time will tell!

[@markfehrenbach4204]

Again wonderful work on the Merc. Anxious to see what taillights and location you come up with.

[@stevemonkey6666]

This is going to be such a great car 😁👍

[@jonathanhenney8364]

Blown away after you brought that fender back to life good work

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you!

[@daleskidmore1685]

Wow! that went from looking like a golf ball to pretty smoooooth. Great job. You must be pleased with how your skills are coming on.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks! Always trying to progress

[@AndrewDAdams]

Watching you put the effort into that fender is nothing short of dedication to the craft and you should be proud. Salute to the hard work and reward.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Appreciate it! It’s been a lot of work for sure.

[@michaelwillette5738]

Matt, Out with the ugly, in with the clean. I know it's not, but once again, you make it look easy. Each time I watch, I pick up on more & more subtle techniques. Thanks.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@fastback1245]

Nice job looks good lot of work

[@labrd41]

I know that the work on the roof was as long as it was tedious, but I'm not sure what could be more rewarding than looking at the finished product.

[@IronTrapGarage]

So true!

[@kentmckean6795]

Nice!

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Definitely a labour of love. I really like this build it's marvelous.

[@IronTrapGarage]

We are having a lot of fun with this build!

[@tat2edbadboy1]

Your doing a great job Matt, I can't wait for the next video!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks!

[@janvanlint]

I really love the way this car is coming. What a story. I like the two tone black/grey. Maybe an inspiration for the future. Another source of inspiration could be the aero mercs (merc not for mercury but mercedes) of the previous century.

[@erniehoffer1784]

Great video. Body work. Metal work.

[@tomlappin9657]

Hello from Michigan...great work love those guards on the bumbers looking forward to more progress

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@stephenhammer7357]

this will be the pride of the shop

[@shotsrodder]

Great metal work as always Matt 👨🏻‍🎨

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tomcrater7470]

Looks great !

[@jamesderickson8225]

Nice work, Matt!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks!

[@donhoughton271]

It looks fabulous 😊😊

[@Jukeboxkcnsd]

Wow, before and after .. awesome .metal work .a lot of work, but the results speak for themselves .

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you liked the results!

[@stevececchele2880]

Nice metal work, certainly to a much higher standard than the previous repairs you found.

[@IronTrapGarage]

That was the goal! Haha

[@brianbarney1885]

Can’t wait to see what you do for tail lights, it’ll be something very cool I’m sure!

[@IronTrapGarage]

We are working on it and have some ideas!

[@steveanderson2881]

Matt that is good you found all that and fixed it!!! No good deed goes unpunished!! That car is gonna be sweet!!!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Yep it's a never-ending battle!

[@mattwilliams2273]

Enjoy your channel, as well as this series. The ‘39 is looking sweet. I’m also enjoying the Honk magazines I recently purchased from you online. Interesting and informative reads.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for the purchase! Those Honk! Magazines are some rare ones! Became Car Craft as you may know. Thanks for watching!

[@ocleaves5436]

Great work Matt. enjoying the series.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks! There's a lot more to come!

[@Don14320]

Great job, it reminds me of my own project, however I had to farm out the fabrication of the repair parts and pieces for all that stuff you just cannot buy. Love the look on the roof, and again great job!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

back in the day old school guys didnt have the planishing hammers! most of us old school guys hated change! i never painted a car with an hlvp gun!! binks no 7 was my go to weapon! thanks for the vid

[@IronTrapGarage]

Original CP and Milwaukee planishing hammers came out in the 1940’s.

[@Ecosse57]

@@IronTrapGarage how many home garage guys and small shops had them though?

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

@@IronTrapGarage here in the nc mtns we were way behind!

[@Ecosse57]

auto body archeology! i bet when that major fender work was done it was when the merc was 'just' an old car. makes sense the passenger side is usually the worst given it gets road salt from the shoulder and it's the blind side for accidents. nice work matt! (hey moon!)

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Central California watching

[@RMcDuffee55]

I can tell you really like this car. I do too. The rightside fender looks great now, great work, Matt.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It’s coming along, one fender at a time!

[@duane4665]

My Dad did a lot of metal finishing on old cars. I used to watch for hours. I know exactly what you went through!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Yea it’s a labor of love for sure!

[@gregl1824]

Great work once again.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you!

[@Poordad57]

Just saw 2 chopped 40 mercurys in primer on another channel. I had no idea that your work is so much better than others. The lines below the rear window were terrible and will require a lot of lead or filler to get them smooth. Nice metal work you do!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you very much! No right or wrong ways just how I chose to tackle it on mine.

[@NonnoGregorio]

Great work!!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you!

[@richardwirt3193]

Great work Matt as for me the hidden damage and old repairs make me wonder about the rest of the car

[@IronTrapGarage]

You never know what you will find under a shiny car!

[@peterparlane3035]

BRAVO....OG Bodyman.👌

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank you kindly

[@itsaposcj5]

Wow!! incredible job on that fender.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It took a lot of work!

[@KyleKyleson]

Outstanding workmanship.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks!

[@silasmarner7586]

Your sheetmetal work is top notch!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Appreciate it!

[@hughsmith7281]

Love this series.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@bshellz]

Amazing work on repairing the fender! Most people would have tossed it in the trash and found a better one or a new one. I love seeing stuff get repaired and saved vs just replaced.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks it’s definitely a labor of love!

[@robertminato2706]

Love this series Matt!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@dalemettee1147]

Matt, talking about bumpers, where do you go to get things re chromed? I know that it's a dirty process and uses harsh chemicals. The EPA has some tough reg's on the subject, that's why a lot of guys got out of the business. It just got too expensive to keep doing it in the US.

[@danontherun5685]

I find chrome to now be the biggest restore problem due to EPA wiping out the plating shops in Seattle. Few standard fiddly bits including grill on a 32 for $7K for driver quality finish on restored orphan sedan worth maybe $12K. How much for a late 50s caddy chrome?

[@laurensmith1828]

Nice work Matt. This baby is gorgeous! Thanks

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you think so!

[@donames6941]

Back in the day that was a good repair i can hear the boss say scab it pud it paint it and get it out

[@russupholster8221]

When you started modifying the Merc. I thought I wouldn't like it but the chopped roof really looks great - your talent for working sheet metal is excellent!! Keep those awesome videos coming looking forward to the Ardun coup being completed.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@tonyVoltron]

Love the melodic music. I have the wife watching your channel now. Lol

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@DuckReach432]

That was amazing work. Going off on a tangent - how did Ford make these fenders at the factory? Was it just a flat sheet of steel being stamped in a mould? Seeing Matt repair all the complex curves here made me wonder how it was made.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Yep one big stamp!

[@5798Mike]

Great work Looks fantastic 👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you like it!

[@maxbrouggy3126]

We all have the " Knock it over in a couple of in a couple of hours" suddenly become a whole lot more work. Looking forward to seeing it done, as if that ever happens. 😃 They are never " done "

[@IronTrapGarage]

That’s the truth about classic car projects!

[@stefan.m0000]

just lurking from france,but the best rusty oldtimers may be the next one,italian car? appreciated old hammerstuff and metallwork👌👍

[@garyhughes9199]

WOW! Ga ga ga Georgius. You have taken this car way past the next level. Every time I see this car I want to wolf whistle. Your approach to this build really impressed me. Taking your time and getting it right, are all things I need to work on.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks! It hard to slow down sometimes but it’s always worth it to take an extra day or week to stare and let the car speak to you’

[@kevinharms5558]

As you were stripping that fender, I was shouting at the screen to pull it. Great work bud. A sows ear to a silk purse.

[@edpeleschka2729]

Awesome work! Very impressive

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@garysoykin2783]

Nice work Matt it will be well worth it in the end !!!!!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks, we’re getting there!

[@dougs1692]

Hoping the door handles don’t get shaved. They match the flow of the car perfectly. Great work Matt!

[@IronTrapGarage]

I’m leaning towards leaving them and the main trim down the side of the car. Personal preference

[@slowshop]

It looks cool. A friend of mine hide tail lights in the rear bumper horns.

[@LarryHeagren]

Inch by inch you fixed the shape of the Right Rear fender. The previous work was MAACO quality. Now it is custom body work quality. You have done some great work to this car improving it markedly. Ignore the nay sayers as now this car Rocks!

[@billbeyer657]

I'm anxious to see what you do for taillights

[@JasonHeil-gi2jb]

Your content is awesome i love watching it you do awesome work can't wait to see the next video

[@IronTrapGarage]

Glad you are enjoying the series!

[@daleking8529]

Man, you are putting some serious work into the Mercury and it is turning out great! What about the traditional Lincoln lights like Pete's 46? Great job Matt!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Pete’s car has Pontiac tails. Not a fan for this car. They look great on his car though!

[@daleking8529]

@@IronTrapGarage Guess I didn't look close enough did I?🤣 I was talking about the 50 Lincoln taillamps.

[@brianrhodes237]

Wow that rear fender was full of mud, great work to get it looking so good.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@donames6941]

On them pain in the but jobs i put them off as long as i can but when i start them i go all the way till done that its out of the way for the good and easy things

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice work Matt Shaping up well

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnalexander4356]

You do quality work. And it obviously needs to done correctly. I agree the old tail lights looked ugly, but not sure about replacement options. Maybe more like a Cord tail light, just good luck finding a pair.

[@jimcollins3411]

Looking good Matt and it's great you are removing all the junk clutter from it . That junk and original roof style was what I never did like about that model . As you well know you never know what is hidden in an old car even if they look real sharp . As soon as I saw the white dust cloud coming from you sander I knew what you hade run in to . --- No you are not hurting it so just keep ignoring the hatters about original they should know by now what you do with old cars .

[@tezzrterry7485]

Nice work, the Mercury is turning into a great looking custom.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It's getting there for sure!

[@ernieibarra2728]

Nice work these appreciate the videos keep it up guys, wondering if you guys have any extra 40 merc skirts available to sell? Thanks

[@IronTrapGarage]

Only have a single skirt right now spare.

[@allanrichards3752]

You are doing some really high end work on this car. If you are keeping it and going to do a good paint job on it you must fix all this damage and rot. Before painting it I would pull the running boards and the front fenders to check everything. Do you follow the YT channel, carter autorestyling? Kyle on the channel is mustard at fixing fenders that look as if they have been run over by a tank.

[@roberthocking9138]

That’s beautiful metal fab work, I will give you that much. 👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

It's been a labor of love, that's for sure!

[@DennisSmith-d8l]

Matt your skills are getting better and better great job on the fenders

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@martinsechrist1393]

Inspiring, keep it up!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks, the car is getting there!

[@kevinbarrett9615]

Simple and quick 🤣