VW Beetle DIY Rust Removal- Rear Cradle & Luggage Compartment Refurbish - RUST BULLET - VW Bus

[@cjjones1556]

You never bore us Slade. We "guys want to see everything AND ladies."😂✌️

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you CJ, I truly appreciate the kind words.

[@justinmoninger3055]

Awesome sir. I cannot wait to see Chaos on the road!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you my friend I cannot wait!

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Thanks for the video Slade see ya on the next one.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you Douglas I always appreciate you being here.

[@kyridgejumper]

Love seeing other people wearing wore out blue jeans lol. Seems like that all I wear. Love seeing the rust bullet used

[@SladesVWBeetle]

When I go in the garage, and I know I’m going to be doing something like that, I pretty much wear the worst clothes I can find lol

[@davegiller5303]

I feel your pain in a cold shop mate, I'm holding out on crawling under my black bug to por15 it. Lol Another good vid tho slade, keep on keeping on

[@johncollins5552]

Warm up the paint , cold paint doesn't coat easy, doesn't flow or stick right and takes longer to dry/harden.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thanks Dave, I think the cold is almost over with, and that sure beats me up after a while.

[@tylersanders6080]

Thanks Slade!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you Tyler thank you for being here.

[@MikeMoose67]

That was a cool video brother Slade. Always remember when we have our favorite VW KZbinr we would like to see everything you are working on out in the garage. Hoping I will have a good day to work on my 71 super all day tomorrow.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you, thank you for always being here.

[@backyardkombi5466]

Nice and clean now.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you Greg I hope you’ve had a wonderful day.

[@efstratiou2015]

Great Job Slade!! Thanks for your videos 🙏🙏

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you very much!

[@TheWhitetailrancher]

Nice job brother! Yes, I always pull thr body off of everything I build. Just makes for a better end result I always feel like.

[@johncollins5552]

Not if the body isn't braced it will flex out of line and weaken.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Absolutely I want to do that on my sons Baja. I will brace everything off and pull it apart.

[@janolsson2794]

Good video Thanks 👍👍👍

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thanks Jan! I truly appreciate that.

[@robertlambert5299]

I always take the old brake lines off in one piece. Then they can be used as a template for all the correct bends making it easier for install of the new ones.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Yes I agree! It’s nice to have something to go buy it makes it work out a little bit easier.

[@zimms-world]

Thanks for making this video. I might do this next as I have the body off of my bug and then I can follow your videos when you do the brakes and rear suspension

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Outstanding! I truly hope it is helpful to you my friend.

[@jimstewart6145]

nice job.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thanks Jim!

[@eugenebaroni1298]

Great job 👍 thanks for sharing all of your knowledge.... U have helped me get through some things I didn't understand... Stay safe have a good weekend.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thanks Eugene, I hope you’ve had a great day and thank you for being here.

[@1961franny]

Great video!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you so much Michael!

[@robertrichards6459]

Great job and informative 👍

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you Robert I appreciate that.

[@OFFAxisBuilds]

Nice job. Keep up the great work

[@dog01b52]

On the weather strip molding, what about using stainless steel flat head machine screws or counter sink rivets. Thinking that, most people get the standard pop rivets that have the crown around the shaft. Note: once the shaft is removed, that leaves a hole to deal with. You could possibly use a small counter sink bit and make the indention and place the machine screw or rivet (solid rivet like aircraft use) to hold the molding down. There is also a counter sink pop rivet with the shaft, but again might leave a hold for water to leak through into the trunk area. With a screw in the hole and a nut on the inside of the hood area could give you a better seal and smooth surface. Just some other thoughts. Thanks

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you so much keith I truly appreciate you chiming in. The rails just made it today, so I’ll be starting on that in a few days, at least the starting process. I ended up buying some stainless steel prop rivets since I know the rubber will hide the rivets. Not sure if I’m going to use them though. Thank you so much for being here my friend I truly appreciate it a lot.

[@V8N8T]

Nice work that is always a nasty job cleaning up all that underneath. That product your using reminds me of por15 that I use

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thanks Nate, I think it’s pretty close to the same. We just do the best we can to protect our metal. Especially with northeast side deal with a lot of rust here. I hope you’re doing well brother.

[@V8N8T]

@Slades VW Beetle ain't that the truth!:) doing very well Slade thank you hope you and Heather (and your family of course) are doing well also!

[@gameingfox9238]

What's the best place to get a clutch for a Volkswagen transmission for a Ford Pinto

[@SladesVWBeetle]

I always prefer Wolfsburg west for my Volkswagen needs.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Great video. Out of curiosity, how much is a tin of that product? I may have to stock up next time I'm in the US.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

I forget what that cost. But it definitely is on Summit racing. If you punch in rust bullet. I really like the product to be honest with you.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@SladesVWBeetle Ok I will check my catalogue !

[@rhettoracle9679]

Stainless steel rivets. Aluminum is dissimilar metals and electrolysis will weaken aluminum over time. Question 1974 Super beetle, what size tires would you recommend for stock, currently have 165 80 R15. Thanks

[@johncollins5552]

That's the best size for up to 90 hp aprox, any more and you can benefit from more width at the back but 165 should be fine up front, bugs are so light upfront.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Truthfully the 165/80 as stock for the Beetle. Sometimes I go a little wider in the back, but I keep the same diameter.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

👍

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you my friend!

[@rscruiser3533]

One thing you should also mention --- If you are down under --- wear some OLD clothes --- you will get it on you -- and it's NOT coming off ---- Yeah --- working under the car is never fun ----- Wait till you are my age ---- and say that same line you said in your video -- Then you can say --- Blah -- Blah -- Blah ---------- Thank You for the Video -- Rodney

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Oh I definitely pick out the worst clothes that I can when I’m doing stuff like that. I’m sure you caught that in the video lol I hope you’re doing well my friend.

[@johncollins5552]

Those replacement ribbed panel behind the rear seat are real expensive to buy a new, inferior metal. Really best avoided. I havent ised rust bullet before but pretty much every rust preventative product I used in the last twenty years has been snake oil! Reason being before in the good,old days more effective products were real toxic and bad for the environment, so todays products are real lightweight, watered down products in my experience.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Funny, you brought that up John, I was just saying to someone recently about the products we have now compared to when we were young. Rust Bullett has been pretty good on my buddies truck frame for about the last seven years so far. That’s the only thing I can verify at this point. When they removed their so-called hazardous materials from a lot of products, we lost the durability.

[@shanebrainerd1644]

Have you ever used pore15?​@@SladesVWBeetle