@@VarandMusic I really don't hear an Irish accent myself, I just hear a Newfoundland accent. I worked with Newfies for many years. The accent takes a little getting used to but I always had a good time working with them.
Thanks Fitzee. I'm not trying to learn a thing,. I'm just simply retired, and enjoy watching craftsmen doing their thing. It's very entertaining, and television is boring. LOL
You fricken rock Fitzee - what a shame it would have been for you to be toiling away in your garage without the world being able to have a glimpse into your genious! Thanks for sharing... and inspiring!!
Just a normal Monday Morning in the UK with Fitzee yet again providing easy to follow invaluable body repair tips from across the pond. This man is one of a kind . 👌🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧 Arise Sir Fitzee!!
The " nothing to be too worried about" and take it one bit at a time is very inspiring Fitzee. They may not all end up looking like they've been fabd by decades of experience, but your knowledge of how to get it done does rub off on those watching, no doubt bout it. Thanks!
I really look forward to these videos, Fitzee. I'm sure everyone is pleased it's January , though, otherwise we might have been treated to your swimwear instead of the snowplow..
The only thing better than watching a master at work is having the opportunity to LEARN from that master. I humbly thank you very much for sharing your wealth of skill and knowledge. I’m an old dude. Been doing shop work a long time but I learn something every time I watch your videos.
The tips were good Fitzee! I enjoy your videos because it takes me back to when I was a kid growing up around three body shops. Old world craftsmanship in the new world. Keep up the good work Fitzee and thank you for sharing your skills.
If you ever want some free help, I would spend weeks with you just to learn from your experience... you are a magician my friend! God bless and keep up the great work!
Fitzee, i know they;re older videos, but you have helped me do rust repair on my own car since no one was available or willing to do the job, i got a new welder and everything i need, i will try and try and try to get it. thank you so much for showing us it can be done!. you are a hero
I just recently discovered your video and I am captivated and amused by your method of teaching with clear explanations. And your ability to improvise with tools or objects like the " welding bottle cap in a vise " genuine old school Craftsman methods. I am restoring my 1987 metal body GMC Diesel Step Van and I have been welding metals for years. But at 67 years old I am learning to weld sheet metal like a pro thanks to you Fitzee. You have a fellow craftsman fan in Los Angeles , California.
Definitely!!! Got my subscription. I’ve searched a long time to find a guy that can show me tricks. I’ve fabricated for a long time. And, I’ve been trying my best to find someone worth watching. If your other videos are this good. This will be perfect. Custom tools is also a plus! A lot of “benders” are made by me as-well! This is awesome! Good work! Guys that are this talented still have the mentality that you may take their job. So, thank you for throwing your hand out to us!!
Good tips? Nope AWESOME tips. What inspiration for us DIYers. Bending and forming metal with common items already found in most garages/shops instead of breaking the bank and going out buying tools that may only use once I taken mental notes and saving vids like this one to look back on, once I have my shop rebuilt (hurricane destroyed it) to pick up on restore my 65 C10. Keep the class going!!!!!!!!
Hi Fitzee from Melbourne Australia. I used your videos to help me make a patch panel for a rusted door bottom. For my first attempt it will do. I didn't listen to you about welding the inside of the butt. I cleaned up the outside and when I went back to touch it up I was blowing holes everywhere. I should have listen to you more closely. I have a lot of work to do to fix rust on the roof as well where it meets the back and side sections. Thanks for the helpful tips.
I watched your videos to learn how to weld my floorpan... Now I've fixed half the body and I'm going back to the floors to tidy them up! I've gotten so much better over the past few months just watching your videos and practicing. I love the 45 degree cut and butt technique you showed us.
Old is Gold- but a Platinum Plow is the Mother Load of Vintage Tin. The self-cleaning action of vibrating box sides is pure genius!.. Thanks for sharing!
I understand why people don't share there knowledge so they can get more customers but it kills our automobile industry. Fitzee is the goat of metal work has a lot of knowledge and is helping grow our industry. I highly appreciate your help and knowledge Fitzee I pray to God he blesses you for helping others and educating them! (Me included)
Thank you for sharing your experience and talent. You have a marvelous way of making complex projects approachable. Your patience and wisdom is refreshing!
At this point I’d watch anything you post. The way you speak is so easy to follow and understand. I’m from Alberta now living in BC, I don’t currently have anywhere to work on some projects I’ve collected over the years which are out on a friends farm back in Alberta. When I watch your videos I just want to drive back home and starting working on them in the field! Haha Keep it up!
Need to add a big wheel to that bead roller. It'll make your life so much easier and you can make a video making it. Enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work
Once again you make it so simple..you are definitely something special..God bless you and I pray he keep giving you everything you need to keep making these videos cause we need them honestly
"What a difference a day makes" as the saying goes. Grass one day and two feet of snow the next day. Might be time to do some work on your plough truck, before it falls to pieces! With your bead roller, you might have to make up a guide plate that sits between the two thick plates, so that you can feed the sheet metal in straight by sliding it along the guide plate. Nice work on the rear panel and some more good tips along the way. By the time you finish welding up this car, it's going to look original and you'd never know it was a rust bucket when you got it . Always interesting to see how you do things and teach as you go. All the best from Queensland Australia.
Fitzee learning from you has has really pushed me forward with my project truck. Thank you for the simplicity and humility. You have allowed my skills to really make a difference in my work.. Keep the vids coming.
And here's a tip for you. When you use weld through primer and you have your holes drilled you can use a spot sand blaster that has a tip on it that just covers the weld spot and you won't have anymore problems
I like that angle iron trick. I totally would have used that on my last project. Will definitely be using it on future projects. Never even thought of doing that.
where the hell were ya 13 years ago when i started on the Mustang?? lol....Thanks for another looky loo...appreciate it....That part with the angle iron and the straight edge...LOL i needed that badly....
pure madness I found your channel a few hours ago and you already had the subscription for the first video! slowly I would have to go to sleep but there is still so much to learn ...
Finally got a chance to catch this episode. You have a patch of paradise there Fitzee, so close to the water too! Thanks for the awesome content, brilliant as usual 👍
You make that rust repair look so effortless and amazing, enjoy watching. If I needed rust repaired you are the man because you make your panels without buying aftermarket that are going to fit and fit right. A++++ education here on fixing it right.
Love your videos, Fitzee. Not only have I learnt to weld and fabricate patch panels to restore my Landcruiser Troopy here in Australia but I've also enjoyed seeing bits of New Foundland- a beautiful land which reminds me of my days living in the Highlands of Scotland.
Thanks to your videos I had the confidence to tackle the badly rusted panels on my FJ40 Landcruiser. I still fucked it up but I did it with confidence.
Fitzee- Thank you for taking the time and effort to teach your method and techniques. I had never run into the "cut-N-butt" practice before and find your approach to rebuilding rust destroyed panels very good. I enjoy and look forward to each and every video you grace us with. I learn so much with every issue. Your tips are very down to earth and right on. Warm the panel with a torch before priming. Cold shops are a study of their own. I will be standing by with my Fitzee mug filled with Tim's with Stan Rogers keeping me soothed as I wait for the next installment. Thanks again.
Way to go .with the storefront,, waiting on a new tee and coffee mug. Looks like you're having the time of your life with your projects, I sure as hell am watching your channel.
Thanks again. Keep the rust repair and panel fabrication coming. These are confidence builders. BTW, spray through primers are meant to be cleaned off in the weld areas as you have been doing, at least that is what the instructions are now.
@@fitzeesfabrications I just tried viewing the 3M instructions and was shown everything but instructions. I know I read it and other youtubers are saying it should be removed. If I find the instructions, I will post here.
@@fitzeesfabrications I am not finding it. Here is a MIG welding site and the consensus here is to remove it where the actual weld will be. It makes sense not to put any kind of contaminant into a weld. www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/weld-through-primer.75384/
@@fitzeesfabrications 3M says their weld through primer is to be used after welding. It is the first statement under the Details heading: www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Weld-Thru-II-Coating/?N=5002385+3293194153&preselect=3293786499&rt=rud
Your videos are terrific! Very informative and inspiring. I’m trying to get some confidence to restore my old vw Super Beetle. Thank you for taking the time to show us newbies how it’s done!
II can’t tell you his glad I am to have found your videos. Once I finish my Model T project, I want to find a rusty cheap Vega Kammback to do a bunch of rust repair on. These videos are perfect.
Mild winter up here by the arctic circle in Sweden too, we got maby 30 centimeters mid october that thawed away, temperature above freezing well Into december. But winter is allmost cought up again so I guess we'll get the usual 4feet of snow before spring. ☺️ Nice to see you're keeping busy with the Corolla, hopefully I'll get to start cutting my rusted Rolla soon. Big thumbs up!
I am a new subscriber, and I have to say that the work you do is amazing. If you ever relocate to Florida, I would volunteer to help clean the shop, just to gain experience watching your work. I would love to have you work on my MGB.
So glad you said that about weld thru primer. too often hear the b.s. about "it flows back into the weld area". No it doesn't it just burns away and that's that. Too many people sucked in by the hype.
I love watching your videos! You explain what you’re going to do, show us how to do it,and show the finished result! The videos I watch on other channels always leave me wondering, “now how did he do that!?” 😉
43 minutes of captive audience, Fitzee provides more education than our school system.
Definitely better than the schools in his province, I appreciate this
Fitzee is my school system!
Just a normal Monday morning in the UK with Fitzee providing an invaluable easy to follow body repair lesson !!
This man is one of a kind 👌🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@rjw8840 Well said. Fitzee's in Newfoundland, Canada. His Irish accent throws people off.
@@VarandMusic I really don't hear an Irish accent myself, I just hear a Newfoundland accent. I worked with Newfies for many years. The accent takes a little getting used to but I always had a good time working with them.
Thanks Fitzee. I'm not trying to learn a thing,. I'm just simply retired, and enjoy watching craftsmen doing their thing. It's very entertaining, and television is boring. LOL
So true.. I don’t watch normal tv anymore.. or the news
Without a doubt the greatest how to videos on RUclips!
You fricken rock Fitzee - what a shame it would have been for you to be toiling away in your garage without the world being able to have a glimpse into your genious! Thanks for sharing... and inspiring!!
The amount of cars I have over looked because they are “too far gone”. Fitzee you’ve got me shouting “leave no car behind”💪 thankyou
Just a normal Monday Morning in the UK with Fitzee yet again providing easy to follow invaluable body repair tips from across the pond.
This man is one of a kind . 👌🏻🇺🇸🇬🇧
Arise Sir Fitzee!!
I am always impressed by your work . Thank you for sharing with us !
I never get tired of watching you work Fitszee. You are a fabrication wizard. Outstanding work!
You do the absolute best of explaining what you’re doing as anyone I have ever seen. Thank you for taking the time to be thorough.
Hi Fitze you have a lot of talent it's a pleasure to watch and learn from you
The " nothing to be too worried about" and take it one bit at a time is very inspiring Fitzee.
They may not all end up looking like they've been fabd by decades of experience, but your knowledge of how to get it done does rub off on those watching, no doubt bout it. Thanks!
You did it again. Free sheetmetal work masterclass from Mr. Fitzee. Thank you
Simply amazing and thanks for demonstrating you do not need $25K worth of tools to get started. A wealth of tips and tricks in this one
I really look forward to these videos, Fitzee. I'm sure everyone is pleased it's January , though, otherwise we might have been treated to your swimwear instead of the snowplow..
Now that’s a mental image and a half 😝😝👌🏻
LOL
Fitzee in Speedos ! ;O(
Like a bean bag on a clothesline. LOL.
Sorry folks.
Best sheet metal man on RUclips
The only thing better than watching a master at work is having the opportunity to LEARN from that master. I humbly thank you very much for sharing your wealth of skill and knowledge. I’m an old dude. Been doing shop work a long time but I learn something every time I watch your videos.
The tips were good Fitzee! I enjoy your videos because it takes me back to when I was a kid growing up around three body shops. Old world craftsmanship in the new world. Keep up the good work Fitzee and thank you for sharing your skills.
If you ever want some free help, I would spend weeks with you just to learn from your experience... you are a magician my friend! God bless and keep up the great work!
Wouldn't a course in cut-n-butt be great?
Fitzee, i know they;re older videos, but you have helped me do rust repair on my own car since no one was available or willing to do the job, i got a new welder and everything i need, i will try and try and try to get it. thank you so much for showing us it can be done!. you are a hero
I just recently discovered your video and I am captivated and amused by your method of teaching with clear explanations.
And your ability to improvise with tools or objects like the " welding bottle cap in a vise " genuine old school Craftsman methods.
I am restoring my 1987 metal body GMC Diesel Step Van and I have been welding metals for years. But at 67 years old I am learning to
weld sheet metal like a pro thanks to you Fitzee. You have a fellow craftsman fan in Los Angeles , California.
Definitely!!! Got my subscription. I’ve searched a long time to find a guy that can show me tricks. I’ve fabricated for a long time. And, I’ve been trying my best to find someone worth watching. If your other videos are this good. This will be perfect. Custom tools is also a plus! A lot of “benders” are made by me as-well! This is awesome! Good work! Guys that are this talented still have the mentality that you may take their job. So, thank you for throwing your hand out to us!!
Love your content. You have given me the confidence to try to fabricate some parts and weld on my old muscle car. Cheers.
Good tips? Nope AWESOME tips. What inspiration for us DIYers. Bending and forming metal with common items already found in most garages/shops instead of breaking the bank and going out buying tools that may only use once
I taken mental notes and saving vids like this one to look back on, once I have my shop rebuilt (hurricane destroyed it) to pick up on restore my 65 C10. Keep the class going!!!!!!!!
Another fantastic video!!
Thank you so much!!
Not only am I envious of your metal working skills but I'm now envious of your abode!!!👌
Thanks Fitzee,
You went through that process perfectly, I have no questions.
Utterly fascinating.
Hi Fitzee from Melbourne Australia. I used your videos to help me make a patch panel for a rusted door bottom. For my first attempt it will do. I didn't listen to you about welding the inside of the butt. I cleaned up the outside and when I went back to touch it up I was blowing holes everywhere. I should have listen to you more closely. I have a lot of work to do to fix rust on the roof as well where it meets the back and side sections. Thanks for the helpful tips.
I never fail to learn something from these videos.
I also never fail to have a "Why didn't I think of that" moment.
Your how to videos, your quick tips, keeping everything so simple. Really appreciate your videos.
I watched your videos to learn how to weld my floorpan... Now I've fixed half the body and I'm going back to the floors to tidy them up! I've gotten so much better over the past few months just watching your videos and practicing. I love the 45 degree cut and butt technique you showed us.
Old is Gold- but a Platinum Plow is the Mother Load of Vintage Tin. The self-cleaning action of vibrating box sides is pure genius!.. Thanks for sharing!
Hahaha. You have a way with words. Love it
I understand why people don't share there knowledge so they can get more customers but it kills our automobile industry. Fitzee is the goat of metal work has a lot of knowledge and is helping grow our industry. I highly appreciate your help and knowledge Fitzee I pray to God he blesses you for helping others and educating them! (Me included)
Thank you for sharing your experience and talent. You have a marvelous way of making complex projects approachable. Your patience and wisdom is refreshing!
At this point I’d watch anything you post. The way you speak is so easy to follow and understand. I’m from Alberta now living in BC, I don’t currently have anywhere to work on some projects I’ve collected over the years which are out on a friends farm back in Alberta. When I watch your videos I just want to drive back home and starting working on them in the field! Haha Keep it up!
You’ve given me the confidence to tackle the rust on my 35 Ford. Thank you for teaching us how to do it one piece at a time.
Great instruction video Fitzee you make a complex panel simple to make.
Need to add a big wheel to that bead roller. It'll make your life so much easier and you can make a video making it. Enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work
Awesome idea! Come on Fitzee you can do it!!!
Learned more with your videos than I ever did in vocational classes
I could watch you do this for hours and hours.
Fitzee, you're the man. I enjoy every episode from your channel. I learn something from every one. Thank you.
Once again you make it so simple..you are definitely something special..God bless you and I pray he keep giving you everything you need to keep making these videos cause we need them honestly
"What a difference a day makes" as the saying goes. Grass one day and two feet of snow the next day. Might be time to do some work on your plough truck, before it falls to pieces! With your bead roller, you might have to make up a guide plate that sits between the two thick plates, so that you can feed the sheet metal in straight by sliding it along the guide plate. Nice work on the rear panel and some more good tips along the way. By the time you finish welding up this car, it's going to look original and you'd never know it was a rust bucket when you got it . Always interesting to see how you do things and teach as you go. All the best from Queensland Australia.
Happy Australia Day.
Fitzee learning from you has has really pushed me forward with my project truck. Thank you for the simplicity and humility. You have allowed my skills to really make a difference in my work.. Keep the vids coming.
And here's a tip for you. When you use weld through primer and you have your holes drilled you can use a spot sand blaster that has a tip on it that just covers the weld spot and you won't have anymore problems
good tip!
I do wish you could have been my high school auto mechanics teacher! I had some good teachers but none had your fabrication skills.
Tony, echo many, your "stick with it" and "one piece at a time" approach is just inspirational for new and old. Great to see the old Bead Roller.
Glad you mentioned how the weld through primer causes failure to stick. I thought it was just me.
Nice work 👍
That S10 is great Fitzee. Like the old saying goes, "The Cobbler's kids don't have shoes and the Roofer's roof leaks". LOL! Keep up the good work.
I wished I could work as a apprentice beside a metal man like this . Fitzee you do amazing work!!!
Very Nice work. I never gettired of watching your work.. You have a great school of learning going on here.
We've got a snow storm coming so I've decided to go down to the beach, what no swimming? 😂
Fitzee, your are a bloody genius !
“She’s mint” 😂
She’s a beaut, Clark
Best instructional vids. Very Best with a very patient and humble attitude.
I like that angle iron trick. I totally would have used that on my last project. Will definitely be using it on future projects. Never even thought of doing that.
Great job Fitzee!! Love how you break it down in little chunks to repair the whole thing.. The repair looks like it came from three factory!!
Fitzee, your metal skills are amazing! That Toyota is going to be a beauty!
Once again you hit us with another great video!!!! It is very instructive in a way that us average folks can understand thanks alot.
Curb feelers and the body adjustment unit! You're hilarious Fitzee! She's mint! Hahaha!
Tear in my being a displaced Newfie, another learning vid with Fitz, loyal, dedicated viewer, what can I say?
where the hell were ya 13 years ago when i started on the Mustang?? lol....Thanks for another looky loo...appreciate it....That part with the angle iron and the straight edge...LOL i needed that badly....
Always admired those whom make do with what they have at hand! Kids today should learn a thing or two!
Love watching you make panels!
You always have so simple solutions to making the complex panels. Have learned a lot from watching your videos. Excellent work and great entertainment
Thank You for sharing Fitzee! Fantastic knowledge and advice in every video. I learn something every time. Really enjoy your stuff buddy. Keep at it!!
pure madness
I found your channel a few hours ago and you already had the subscription for the first video! slowly I would have to go to sleep but there is still so much to learn ...
You are a true craftsman! It is a pleasure to watch you work!
Excellent! Such easier common sense ways to tackle what looks daunting! Thank you
Finally got a chance to catch this episode. You have a patch of paradise there Fitzee, so close to the water too!
Thanks for the awesome content, brilliant as usual 👍
You make that rust repair look so effortless and amazing, enjoy watching. If I needed rust repaired you are the man because you make your panels without buying aftermarket that are going to fit and fit right. A++++ education here on fixing it right.
I love watching your videos, they're so interesting and you make it look so easy.
Love your videos, Fitzee. Not only have I learnt to weld and fabricate patch panels to restore my Landcruiser Troopy here in Australia but I've also enjoyed seeing bits of New Foundland- a beautiful land which reminds me of my days living in the Highlands of Scotland.
Happy Australia Day.
Thanks to your videos I had the confidence to tackle the badly rusted panels on my FJ40 Landcruiser. I still fucked it up but I did it with confidence.
But you learned from what you fucked up! Its how you figure things out. Keep at it you will get it
@@fitzeesfabrications in all seriousness your videos have helped me more than you will ever know. Owe you a beer.
Thanks a lot for putting this out there Fitzee. It's really helping me out on my project. I've been using your techniques with great success.
Wow. A piece of angle iron to cut a straight line! Amazing
Love your videos Fitzee, I have been restoring an old van for over a year, your tips are priceless, kindest regards from Scotland
It's a bumper filler . Nice job as always . I in joy watching you do metal work thanks for the video
Mate I know you don't need me to tell you this but these videos are just fantastic. Thanks a tonne
I understand every seventh word. And it still makes perfect sense. Love this channel! :D
Another fantastic job Fitzee. Thanks for sharing.
Fitzee- Thank you for taking the time and effort to teach your method and techniques. I had never run into the "cut-N-butt" practice before and find your approach to rebuilding rust destroyed panels very good. I enjoy and look forward to each and every video you grace us with. I learn so much with every issue. Your tips are very down to earth and right on. Warm the panel with a torch before priming. Cold shops are a study of their own.
I will be standing by with my Fitzee mug filled with Tim's with Stan Rogers keeping me soothed as I wait for the next installment. Thanks again.
Excellent video- love watching you create those panels - keeps me inspired
Nice work, I like the way you explain what you are going to do first and then the next scene it’s done. You live in a beautiful area.
You're great Fitzee ! I love the Corolla build ! You are true craftsman.
Fitzie is a real American! There something about them folks up in the snow; they can do anything.
Way to go .with the storefront,, waiting on a new tee and coffee mug. Looks like you're having the time of your life with your projects, I sure as hell am watching your channel.
You have a lovely place and am learning so much ty for making these videos god bless you and your family ❤
A great one! Good tips all along and liked seeing the bead roller.
Thanks a million. !!!
Thanks again. Keep the rust repair and panel fabrication coming. These are confidence builders. BTW, spray through primers are meant to be cleaned off in the weld areas as you have been doing, at least that is what the instructions are now.
That is interesting. It was never wrote on it when I used it .but thats back when cars still had steel bumpers!! Lol
@@fitzeesfabrications I just tried viewing the 3M instructions and was shown everything but instructions. I know I read it and other youtubers are saying it should be removed. If I find the instructions, I will post here.
@@fitzeesfabrications I am not finding it. Here is a MIG welding site and the consensus here is to remove it where the actual weld will be. It makes sense not to put any kind of contaminant into a weld. www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/weld-through-primer.75384/
@@fitzeesfabrications 3M says their weld through primer is to be used after welding. It is the first statement under the Details heading: www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Weld-Thru-II-Coating/?N=5002385+3293194153&preselect=3293786499&rt=rud
Making me miss Newfoundland. If the bubble lasts I must try to get home this summer.
Always enjoy watching your informative videos
Great Job! I really appreciate the way you explain your process! Thanks for doing what you do!
Your videos are terrific! Very informative and inspiring. I’m trying to get some confidence to restore my old vw Super Beetle. Thank you for taking the time to show us newbies how it’s done!
II can’t tell you his glad I am to have found your videos. Once I finish my Model T project, I want to find a rusty cheap Vega Kammback to do a bunch of rust repair on. These videos are perfect.
Thank you and I have to tell ya I was born in Cox,s cove and I think your my father good work dad
Mild winter up here by the arctic circle in Sweden too, we got maby 30 centimeters mid october that thawed away, temperature above freezing well Into december. But winter is allmost cought up again so I guess we'll get the usual 4feet of snow before spring. ☺️ Nice to see you're keeping busy with the Corolla, hopefully I'll get to start cutting my rusted Rolla soon. Big thumbs up!
I am a new subscriber, and I have to say that the work you do is amazing. If you ever relocate to Florida, I would volunteer to help clean the shop, just to gain experience watching your work. I would love to have you work on my MGB.
Fitzee, I look forward to your videos and your use of home made equipment. I love the body adjustment blocks.
So glad you said that about weld thru primer. too often hear the b.s. about "it flows back into the weld area". No it doesn't it just burns away and that's that. Too many people sucked in by the hype.
Fit and cut over the rot is a whole lot easier than cut and fit now that I have seen you do it.👍🏼
Another great job, thanks for sharing. Keep them coming, really enjoy your posts 👍
I love watching your videos! You explain what you’re going to do, show us how to do it,and show the finished result! The videos I watch on other channels always leave me wondering, “now how did he do that!?” 😉