Whoever gets this car is gonna be so stoked. The amount of work and detail you are putting into this project is ridiculous. Can't wait till it's done. Great video.
Before you go any further do a tape test on various areas using your masking tape and rip it off to check adhesion. You don't want to do body work and find out that your epoxy is not adhered. Not many people have the patients to do a proper job, they think paint hides bad work and it does to a point until it flies off. Excellent work !!!
We all knew Bare Metal Resto was coming. We are not disappointed. The attention to getting the work right shows in the results and the time taken. Ragnar's new evolution is going to be a whole new life, and it's starting with the best care possible.
Im not saying you are over the top OCD paint prepping,but yes you are very very thorough and the best paint job is mostly the prep so we know you’re getting a great paint job and you are the smartest and best looking mechanical specialist I’ve ever seen,top shelf Sarah!
My goodness woman! I am beginning to think you are the very definition of the word “tenacious”. Here in the U.K we have just suffered temperatures in the 90’s. You beaver away on a daily basis in heat we can only imagine. More power to your elbow dear! X
Sarah, I watch lots of vehicle restoration You Tubes and honestly your work is on par with Chip Foose, Counts Customs and Motor Car Garage. But you do all the work yourself. I can’t believe how much of yourself you put into your work. You are an inspiration. Your videos make my day. Thank you.
Sarah lives in the magic realm where it rains and hails one day and is 110 deg the next. It kinda suits her. Beautiful, if not obsessive, work on the Vdub. I wouldn't really expect anything else. She is amazing.
Another above and beyond love it, You have to be the hardest working RUclipsr especially in that heat,wishing you much success, Hope the winner of your VW Bug appreciates the work you have in on it.
I was in my late teens in the late 70s. Dad and I would buy late model wrecked cars and fix them up. Dad had enough air pressure to paint a panel on a car but not enough to paint an entire car. But we had a friend who owned a body shop who would paint an entire car for us for $100-150 (remember, 1979 dollars) IF we brought it in ready to paint (primered & all taped up) and supplied the paint. Couldn't beat that deal with a stick and he was the best painter in northeast Neb. Dad was a good painter too, but part of his success was the prep work we did beforehand.
Hi my name is Steve my dad was killed in the Air Force in 1964 and I just love watching you stuff because I'm not a Freakazoid or anything like that but I just love the Air Force I wish you well thank you for serving our country
Sarah, the more I watch this channel, the more impressed I am with you. You are an amazing person with extreme attention to detail and it shows when you are done. These cars and Grams Ranger are better than they were when they left the factory. I love your sense of humor. Even 6 sanding videos would be interesting just to hear your comments and see what trouble the Penguins get into.
Sarah, I'm always so impressed with your focus to detail (probably because I'm so ADD I'd probably get halfway through and walk away to chase that lizard in the tree) . Also, you said you forgot to stir the paint... I think once it hits 103+, you are allowed to forget a few things! Keep up the great work/videos.
2:51 / 16:45: so a old school way of sanding inside of the vents is this. Get metal cloth hangers. You need to measure about 3-4 ½ inches. Cut the metal hangers. Bend the tip part a believe 1 ½ inch. Then get sandpaper and cut long strips. Place front and back sand paper. Making sure the grit do the papers are facing up to sand the metal vents. Pinch the bent hook on the metal hanger in the middle of the sandpapers. After you have a lot of these done. Place the metal homemade sandpaper strips in a drill. Lock them down in the drill. And place the sandpaper in the vent groves carefully. Then apply power and let the sandpaper do its magic.
Sarah…… it takes as long as it takes….. I sanded, prepped, sanded some more, oh and I sanded again…. Painted my VDub Jetta MK1 GLI (and I didn’t change the color!)……. IT TOOK 4EVER! … but and again, you’re authentic and STAY THAT WAY, because it takes as long as it takes! You can’t rush art end of story and I love your “next day” segways anyways so …. Stop making excuses for something which doesn’t need one excuse to begin with!
That is a crazy amount of prep work but like you mentioned in your notes a good paint job rests on how good the prep job is. I'm finding all that work and painting methods that you are showing very informative. Thank you for sharing all of this. Have a good one and have fun take care
New nothing about the unmixed epoxy until you mentioned it, but your quick thinking and hard work saved the job. Your work ethic and professionalism always has a way of overcoming any speed bumps along the way. Good video content and the epoxy looked top notch IMO. ✅
Sarah, Repeat after me: “Paint products are to be stirred and otherwise mixed thoroughly. Varnish is to be stirred slowly and with great deliberation to avoid any hint of an air bubble.” Lucretia Borgia Keep the aspidistra flying! Paul
This is being 'thorough' on another scale! Sure would put some professional body shops to shame! I thought this wasn't going to be a full on restoration Sarah, yeah right? Yupp, you were lucky getting the Bronco inside ...or perhaps it was positive Karma huh! Love your spirit, you always manage to make me chuckle. Great choice of music btw, any chance you could list the pieces that you used. 👍😎
Sarah, I am soooo impressed with your dedication to moving the camera to just the right spot for each scene. I love the reveal of you in the car removing the paper from the windscreen! I know how much work it is to constantly move the camera for the best angle, and yet you just keep honing your craft. To do as much content as you do with as much technical skill, not only working on cars, but filming and editing is simply astounding and I'm sure that your almost 1/2 MILLION subscribers appreciate it as much as I do!
Back in the 70's my Dad worked in Togo, Africa and my Mum and I used to visit him during the summers. Most of the cars were Toyotas and Ford Escorts and most of them were bright white in colour. Unfortunately they rusted pretty quickly due to the humid, salty air which showed through the white paint. There was a whole industry of painting over the rust for dealers who sold used cars. Usually to unsuspecting foreigners.
You are so entertaining it makes this seem easy and we all know it's not. I love watching you. I'm glad you got the Bronco in before the hail storm. Ragnar is going to be awesome. I can't to see the finished product. Love all your vids. Keep them coming.
I love the detail you go into and the fact you don't hide what goes wrong it's a teachable moment for you and the viewers. That car will look amazing when finished.
we all know your attention to detail, but when you were taping around the corner and it didnt lay "right" so you took up that bit of tape to redo it was SO SARAH! when you were painting, I saw that you had the air backpack, I hope that kept you a little bit cooler! we dont want to see you Fall out in the paint booth! :) I really envy whoever gets Ragnar, that is going to be one SWEET Machine! well done sarah, you never disappoint. keep up the excellent work.
You are absolutely correct, madam, prep makes the paint job. So glad you gave yourself the mixing lesson on primer n not paint!🙎♀I'm following Fred too so I'll see the body work on Ragnar same as on the Focus!
Would you believe that was my first car ever back in the early 80's. Good to see it taking shape. My second car was a Morris Mini 850. Seeing you bringing the VW back to life brings back a lot of memories for me.
When I have to bike in the afternoon heat sometimes I fill a camelback halfway with water, freeze it while it's laying flat and then fill the rest with water. Then I have ice water to drink and actual ice against my back for a while. Don't know if you can fit a camelback in your paint suit or not, but it's definitely one way to keep cool!
So interesting to watch this process. I can completely understand getting so engrossed in your task that things like stirring paint don't even cross one's mind. I've done that many times on projects. It came out so nice in the end. 👏
Making great progress... wish I could travel to the future and binge watch all episodes... Borrow or buy a couple of those panel stands for your own workshop so as to not have to work on the ground when prepping doors, fenders, hoods etc... so handy for prep and assemble, adding trim, sanding, buffing etc... working on the ground is not a good idea, for both the panels and your back...
When you (eventually) get to the motor you need to rig some sort of button or switch in the dash to put it into 'schport` mode! Even if it doesn't do anything it would be a nice & unique Sarah upgrade.
Manufacturers for sure use different grade steel depending on the price point they are aiming at. My VW Eos was parked right next to a Subaru Impreza in a hail storm and the Subaru was trashed afterward and the Eos had 3 dings that the PDR guy removed easily. BTW, love your work! 🙂
You have spent a lot of time money and patience on this Volkswagen and you should be thoroughly commended for generosity for doing this you are a wonderful person
1 day when we lived in Phoenix the day after a wind/sand storm, I was "blessed" to clean our pool. I was Middle School aged at the time and didn't notice. It was 115°F that late morning. I swam most all day that day. 🤣😂
Love your show -- especially the witty intro 's -- this VW Bettle is going to look superb -- can't wait to see her finished -- slightly bulging mag wheels will add some muscle power to the looks ???
I was a painter for 30 years and I’m very impressed. You take more of the proper steps then a lot of shops that are out there.
"Ain't It The Truth".... And the car painters I've met, Don't Look Like Sarah!! If they did, the line to get our car painted would be Huge.
Agreed
@@Chiroman527 🤣 hahahahaha true
"This is the last day in the vlog I promise" you say that as if its a bad thing for us. We love it
Agreed 👍
My name is Dennis to 😅😅
Whoever gets this car is gonna be so stoked. The amount of work and detail you are putting into this project is ridiculous. Can't wait till it's done. Great video.
And every step of it is documented. Can't ask for better than that
The attention to detail you have is mind boggling. Nice touch making the peace symbol with the tape over the engine bay
Sarah is one hard working lady.Superwoman well done.
I don’t even like Volkswagens but I want that Volkswagen it’s gonna be better than the factory did. You’re doing doing a great job
You put your heart and soul in your cars Sarah. This is what makes your videos so worth seeing!. Doing a great job.
The Peace-Sign at 8:27 was a nice '69 touch.
That's a hard working woman. Thanks for sharing with us. :)
Before you go any further do a tape test on various areas using your masking tape and rip it off to check adhesion. You don't want to do body work and find out that your epoxy is not adhered. Not many people have the patients to do a proper job, they think paint hides bad work and it does to a point until it flies off. Excellent work !!!
Ragnar is going to be one special car, but I’d expect no less. Is so nice having the guys next door has worked out so well for you
Hi Bob. The guys next door have a you tube channel. I think it's called U-wrench. It's very informative.
@@waynegouin939 yes. They have great content.
We all knew Bare Metal Resto was coming. We are not disappointed. The attention to getting the work right shows in the results and the time taken. Ragnar's new evolution is going to be a whole new life, and it's starting with the best care possible.
Awesome Job Sarah. We love the content. Love your intros.
Im not saying you are over the top OCD paint prepping,but yes you are very very thorough and the best paint job is mostly the prep so we know you’re getting a great paint job and you are the smartest and best looking mechanical specialist I’ve ever seen,top shelf Sarah!
Sarah, you really don’t need to apologize for being yourself. We know how you are and we are good with that. It’s why we watch you, plus you are fun!
Working on cars is always a "learn as you go" process. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride Sarah.
My goodness woman! I am beginning to think you are the very definition of the word “tenacious”.
Here in the U.K we have just suffered temperatures in the 90’s. You beaver away on a daily basis in heat we can only imagine.
More power to your elbow dear! X
Sarah, I watch lots of vehicle restoration You Tubes and honestly your work is on par with Chip Foose, Counts Customs and Motor Car Garage. But you do all the work yourself. I can’t believe how much of yourself you put into your work. You are an inspiration. Your videos make my day. Thank you.
"They absolutely destroy your whistle-biscuit with a quickness." That has the be the best sentence I have heard this year. Thank you.
The winner of Ragnar is getting such a detailed rebuild!!
Awesome!!
Sarah lives in the magic realm where it rains and hails one day and is 110 deg the next. It kinda suits her. Beautiful, if not obsessive, work on the Vdub. I wouldn't really expect anything else. She is amazing.
Obsessive.
I love the commitment to safety. That air fed hood is so legit.
The hail reminds me I'm out of Jiffy Pop.
Don’t ever change, Sarah! There is no other RUclipsr that I would rather watch.
Man that bug's going to be in better shape than it was straight out of the factory. Another excellent Sarah build. Love it!
You should also mention all the awesome work Fred is doing to the Focus, I'm really liking those videos on his channel!
I'm impressed. Great job. You never cut corners. You have to be the hardest working person on youtube. Thank you for your time.
Great job. I have a Ford van to paint white right now. Love to see relatable content.
love Sarah's goofy sense of humour
As I recall, the cars were originally dipped in paint…took minutes. I think we now know why they were dipped. You’re doing a fantastic job‼️‼️👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Another above and beyond love it, You have to be the hardest working RUclipsr especially in that heat,wishing you much success, Hope the winner of your VW Bug appreciates the work you have in on it.
i so love your humor such confidence when saying, i love watching you all the time, your are such a beautiful soul need more like you !!!!
Ah yes, I was just thinking that thought ... a beautiful soul. True, true
In 1985 and on, I had a yellow 1969 1600cc VW bug. great memories in that car with friends . loved it.
Heavy rain and hail is relaxing to listen to!
Sarah your the only model mechanic in the world!!!!
Whoever wins this car is going to be so stoked, after all the work going into it, it's going to be a jewel.
Great progress. I can see that you are putting heart into this project and I know you will not disappoint. The end result is going to be beautiful.
Your New England work ethic really shines thru on your projects.
I was in my late teens in the late 70s. Dad and I would buy late model wrecked cars and fix them up. Dad had enough air pressure to paint a panel on a car but not enough to paint an entire car. But we had a friend who owned a body shop who would paint an entire car for us for $100-150 (remember, 1979 dollars) IF we brought it in ready to paint (primered & all taped up) and supplied the paint. Couldn't beat that deal with a stick and he was the best painter in northeast Neb. Dad was a good painter too, but part of his success was the prep work we did beforehand.
The "Time-lapse Dance" while painting the engine cover, EPIC! 🤩
Love how you go to far, way farther than you planned. My daughter loves the beetle and can’t wait to see it finished
Hi my name is Steve my dad was killed in the Air Force in 1964 and I just love watching you stuff because I'm not a Freakazoid or anything like that but I just love the Air Force I wish you well thank you for serving our country
Sarah, the more I watch this channel, the more impressed I am with you. You are an amazing person with extreme attention to detail and it shows when you are done. These cars and Grams Ranger are better than they were when they left the factory. I love your sense of humor. Even 6 sanding videos would be interesting just to hear your comments and see what trouble the Penguins get into.
Painting is an art and I think you did a very good job figuring out what was wrong and then correcting it.
1:50 "Disassemble"--Sarah-n-Tuned. "No disassemble"--Number Five.
Sarah, I'm always so impressed with your focus to detail (probably because I'm so ADD I'd probably get halfway through and walk away to chase that lizard in the tree) . Also, you said you forgot to stir the paint... I think once it hits 103+, you are allowed to forget a few things! Keep up the great work/videos.
When you stuck your head through the paper, "Here's Johnny" a la Jack Nicholson in The Shining. I laugh so hard when you amuse yourself.
Gotta love the tucson weather, over hundred one minute, hailing the next. Very nice job, keep it up!!
2:51 / 16:45: so a old school way of sanding inside of the vents is this. Get metal cloth hangers. You need to measure about 3-4 ½ inches. Cut the metal hangers. Bend the tip part a believe 1 ½ inch. Then get sandpaper and cut long strips. Place front and back sand paper. Making sure the grit do the papers are facing up to sand the metal vents. Pinch the bent hook on the metal hanger in the middle of the sandpapers. After you have a lot of these done. Place the metal homemade sandpaper strips in a drill. Lock them down in the drill. And place the sandpaper in the vent groves carefully. Then apply power and let the sandpaper do its magic.
Sarah…… it takes as long as it takes….. I sanded, prepped, sanded some more, oh and I sanded again…. Painted my VDub Jetta MK1 GLI (and I didn’t change the color!)……. IT TOOK 4EVER! … but and again, you’re authentic and STAY THAT WAY, because it takes as long as it takes! You can’t rush art end of story and I love your “next day” segways anyways so …. Stop making excuses for something which doesn’t need one excuse to begin with!
This bug project is thoroughly enjoyable to watch
"You wore out my Whistle Bisket ! " ...She said that. 😇😁
That is a crazy amount of prep work but like you mentioned in your notes a good paint job rests on how good the prep job is. I'm finding all that work and painting methods that you are showing very informative. Thank you for sharing all of this. Have a good one and have fun take care
I also love, love!! peeling of masking paper...its the BIG reveal thats so grand
New nothing about the unmixed epoxy until you mentioned it, but your quick thinking and hard work saved the job. Your work ethic and professionalism always has a way of overcoming any speed bumps along the way. Good video content and the epoxy looked top notch IMO. ✅
CAR PAINT 90% Preparation, 10% Application. Sarah, you are doing great.
Excited to see a VW getting so much love! EXCELLENT work!
Sarah,
Repeat after me: “Paint products are to be stirred and otherwise mixed thoroughly. Varnish is to be stirred slowly and with great deliberation to avoid any hint of an air bubble.” Lucretia Borgia
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
This is being 'thorough' on another scale! Sure would put some professional body shops to shame! I thought this wasn't going to be a full on restoration Sarah, yeah right?
Yupp, you were lucky getting the Bronco inside ...or perhaps it was positive Karma huh! Love your spirit, you always manage to make me chuckle. Great choice of music btw, any chance you could list the pieces that you used. 👍😎
I agree, her music choices are always ,as they say, " On point ".
Sarah, I am soooo impressed with your dedication to moving the camera to just the right spot for each scene. I love the reveal of you in the car removing the paper from the windscreen! I know how much work it is to constantly move the camera for the best angle, and yet you just keep honing your craft. To do as much content as you do with as much technical skill, not only working on cars, but filming and editing is simply astounding and I'm sure that your almost 1/2 MILLION subscribers appreciate it as much as I do!
I can't belive how much work she is putting into this thing, it really makes me appreciate paint and body work!
Back in the 70's my Dad worked in Togo, Africa and my Mum and I used to visit him during the summers. Most of the cars were Toyotas and Ford Escorts and most of them were bright white in colour. Unfortunately they rusted pretty quickly due to the humid, salty air which showed through the white paint. There was a whole industry of painting over the rust for dealers who sold used cars. Usually to unsuspecting foreigners.
Damn. So much work. It’s constantly amazing watching you tackle such a huge variety of automotive projects and challenges.
You are so entertaining it makes this seem easy and we all know it's not. I love watching you. I'm glad you got the Bronco in before the hail storm. Ragnar is going to be awesome. I can't to see the finished product. Love all your vids. Keep them coming.
You're doing a great job Sarah.
I love the detail you go into and the fact you don't hide what goes wrong it's a teachable moment for you and the viewers. That car will look amazing when finished.
First shot of the new respirator hood in pristine white: Nuns In Space, a blockbuster coming to a theater near you.
Your can-do attitude inspiers me to dare fix things on my own car by myself and thereby save money on repair-bills! Thanks!
we all know your attention to detail, but when you were taping around the corner and it didnt lay "right" so you took up that bit of tape to redo it was SO SARAH!
when you were painting, I saw that you had the air backpack, I hope that kept you a little bit cooler! we dont want to see you Fall out in the paint booth! :)
I really envy whoever gets Ragnar, that is going to be one SWEET Machine!
well done sarah, you never disappoint. keep up the excellent work.
You are absolutely correct, madam, prep makes the paint job. So glad you gave yourself the mixing lesson on primer n not paint!🙎♀I'm following Fred too so I'll see the body work on Ragnar same as on the Focus!
I only have 2 years body shop experience. So thank you for teaching me more. Its one of my favorite things to do.
Those clouds are called mammatus. They are pockets of cold sinking air.
It's so relaxing seeing you work.
Would you believe that was my first car ever back in the early 80's. Good to see it taking shape. My second car was a Morris Mini 850. Seeing you bringing the VW back to life brings back a lot of memories for me.
Hail is how I discovered that my MGB had an aluminium hood. Needed paint anyway.
When I have to bike in the afternoon heat sometimes I fill a camelback halfway with water, freeze it while it's laying flat and then fill the rest with water. Then I have ice water to drink and actual ice against my back for a while. Don't know if you can fit a camelback in your paint suit or not, but it's definitely one way to keep cool!
So interesting to watch this process. I can completely understand getting so engrossed in your task that things like stirring paint don't even cross one's mind. I've done that many times on projects. It came out so nice in the end. 👏
Hail typically doesn't cause vehicle damage until it gets closer to an inch in diameter. If you're driving in it, maybe a bit smaller on the new cars.
Making great progress... wish I could travel to the future and binge watch all episodes...
Borrow or buy a couple of those panel stands for your own workshop so as to not have to work on the ground when prepping doors, fenders, hoods etc... so handy for prep and assemble, adding trim, sanding, buffing etc... working on the ground is not a good idea, for both the panels and your back...
Those cheap plastic folding saw horses make for good fender and panel stands too.
When you (eventually) get to the motor you need to rig some sort of button or switch in the dash to put it into 'schport` mode! Even if it doesn't do anything it would be a nice & unique Sarah upgrade.
Better yet -- BEV conversion.
Manufacturers for sure use different grade steel depending on the price point they are aiming at. My VW Eos was parked right next to a Subaru Impreza in a hail storm and the Subaru was trashed afterward and the Eos had 3 dings that the PDR guy removed easily. BTW, love your work! 🙂
I love your wissle brisket, 180 grit, art class in elementary school, and the darn whole video, keep it up.
I had a used '69, same white color that you are going for. Mine had red seats and door cards. Great car.
EXCELLENT work, your attention to detail is impeccable!. Always enjoy your restoration vids. Thank you for the hard work!!
Amazing attention to detail! I've really enjoyed the resto work on this bug, very cool!
Wow, very nice beetle I love it! I know this car would do very well on our Jamaican roads.❤
Beside your knowledge and experience and picky about your job doing you are so fun to work with you honestly keep up a good work as always
The fast forward painty dance was ace!
Sarah -n Tuned the Queen of Detailing!
You have spent a lot of time money and patience on this Volkswagen and you should be thoroughly commended for generosity for doing this you are a wonderful person
1 day when we lived in Phoenix the day after a wind/sand storm, I was "blessed" to clean our pool. I was Middle School aged at the time and didn't notice.
It was 115°F that late morning.
I swam most all day that day. 🤣😂
I remember the hail when I lived in Tucson. We used to have iceball fights afterwarrds.
Insane prep for the epoxy especially in that heat! This paint job should look good for decades to come. Love your content !
That suit and mask in that hot paint booth gave me flashbacks of MOPP 4 drills back in USAFE…
Oooo, Iwata spray gun...I've been using their airbrushes for years, very reliable.
Love your show -- especially the witty intro 's -- this VW Bettle is going to look superb -- can't wait to see her finished -- slightly bulging mag wheels will add some muscle power to the looks ???
Whole new appreciation for when I go to the local paint/body dude
Sarah, always mix your paint! It's always a great day when you learn something new. Great vids.
Hail yeah you got your Bronco inside! Ragnar would be a groovy ride on Pensacola Beach. I'd put a war-hammer shifter knob on it.
Good job you have to respect her attitude and hard work.