1965 VW Beetle Restoration - Fender & Apron | Rusted Metal Repair 

The more i see you painting it the more I think you could go with a complete paint job.

ct old car looking good

Nice Work CT ! Good to see you on Sunday ! Thanks Straight Ahead ✌😎

Metal skills are 🔥! 😎

you have basically HAND BUILT an entire car by yourself in a year! AMAZING!

Very satisfying build. Your narration and tone of voice add to the overall presentation.

Hey CT, old friend. Great to see you back on the beetle. You are doing some fantastic work on her. Always inspiring to see you on your journeys. Love travelling the restoration road with you. Cheers Guy. (iamhutt)

... Patience is the key to this Restoration and you sure have plenty ... Thanks Coach CT !!!

Brilliant idea with tape for metal template 👍💯

This entire build has been so great to follow. I appreciate you sharing the little details and what you've learned. Can't wait for it to come together!

Nice job, i love this car and his history,the process of restoration,thanks for your vídeos.

I vote that you paint this beautiful car. I do not know where we got the popularity of that patina thing.

You're welds have improved so much! Good work.

Omg CT, you've come on loads since when I first started watching you in your garage back at home with rusty. Well done buddy

Great job 👏

Great job on the fab of the patches CT! If you ever need to "crisp up" a curved bend line, a hammer, chisel and rubber mat will help bring definition to a difficult line. I'm sure I'll use that method at some point with the 356. You're killing it brother!

CT lookin good

Brilliant job mate im really enjoying this series. Bet you cant wait to drive it 😊

Some people would look at this VW and never guess it's got a pretty nice foundation.

Making it look easy.

I have been watching your renovation of the VW Beetle from the very beginning. Each part is very interesting! I hope you complete this project successfully soon. Good luck. I jelaous your talent and you technical abbilities. Best wishes from Poland.

For all the work you’re doing. New fenders and a paint job would be a nicer look than the rust bucket look. That’s my feeling

Good.job. cool car VW

Glad you try the tip about the trick for make it easier with sealant =) it makes it a little easier 😊

45degree offset tin snips will be easier to cut with, also thanks for all your content

I don't understand why people pay a body shop a $100,000 for a two year restoration on a VW bus, when you can buy a damaged 2022 911Turbo Porsche from Copart for about 30,000, manifest, expect, accept, you deserve one brother, best wishes.

Hallo Und danke für die Info und tschüss aus Düsseldorf Germany 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇩🇪🤵

Cool CT! Fittin pretty good!

Great job 👍. This is one cool Volkswagen ... keep up the amazing work 💪

Top markotop..👍👍👍👍

Really enjoying the videos. Watching you learn as you go on your own vehicle is inspiring.

It was a piece of scrap, but now it begins to look like a car again😂👍👍

im really looking forward to these videos. it would be my dream to own one of those. id restomod it and turn it ev. these bugs are so cool

Nice job you have been working ⚒️👍❤️🇵🇰❤️

fantastic CT!!!!!

Looking sweet CT iam digging it alot👍👍

great job coming along really well.

I' m glad you used "dish cleaner water trick". Everything is looking fine 👍 CT. If you do the metal cutting without gloves , I can't look at 😯

25mins in, the laugh when you realized the patch you cut looked like something else 😂😂

Strong work on the fenders so far.

You sir are an inspiration thanks for the great videos

There is a stuff I can recommend for protecting the underside of the car: it's an asphalt - based coat that in Germany sells under the brand name "Teroson." What is interesting here that this is not a kind of lacquer or paint, but a spray - on flexible stuff that applies in a rather thick coat - it's meant as protection against sharp objects & moisture. I am certain that some similar products are on the market in the US as well. All the best & good luck!

If you would use lukewarm water and add a little detergent or any soap, you could reach the next step in applying silicone or any other kit. But either way, we love watching you making a mess or whatever. Never stop. You’re getting there 😊

cool work best wishes from Germany

I remember (way back) when you were pressure washing that car .. The paint label in the front cargo area said Perlweiß (Perl Weiss) -> Pearly White .. 😯not almond !😯 ...Epic Thumbs Up on the progress ! 😇❤

Definitely looking good 😊

One of the last steps I recommend if before you have it ready to put wheels on it and drive away, spray the inside fender areas and bottom of the floor with some pick up bed liner. Nothing thick but enough to protect the paint and metal from being chipped by the rocks you kick up while driving. It also adds another layer of water and rust proofing. Love your vidoes. Been a while as Yahoo screwed up my subscription list but glad to see your back!

Good to see the progress CT 👍🏻

i love the interior color. So nice.

Hi CT, love the metalwork videos

Thumbs up sir!

Those fenders makes the car lightwheight😊

Great job CT, you can buy new headlight buckets and glue them in i saw Duckman do it, they are called fenderbeading.

Man Ct, That’s some great metal work! You make it look easy! You have patience and skills.👌😎👍it’s looking great! Looking forward to seeing more!

Well done CT.

It's looking good - 👍

There is available a plastic, spray can handle and trigger . It clips over the top of a rattle can and gives you greater control and comfort, using rattle cans. Saves the index finger from wearing out 😊

Really good

Lol, nice Mustie reference😆

Saludos de Mexico CT

Começando a ganhar forma.

Great job as usually. I wonder If you have forget the "Trusty Rusty"😊? Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland.

Those strips that you are calling spacers is Fender Welting. The rusted out part behind where the headlight goes is the Headlight Bucket.

Great job done

don't worry about our patience. we love the process. Go as slow as you want.

The part behind the headlight is called "headlight bucket" you can still buy them im sure

Those fenders came out cherry!!

Like i mentioned that last tube just seemed defective, when you were applying it, it LOOKED dry and crummy. that new tube there is coming out way more peanut-buttery. lookin good.

You can purchase replacement headlight buckets.

Those square fender bolts you have work the same way as the shiny silver ones, they go on the backside and you hold them there then bolt the fender through it. they just look more OEM and tidy from the backside is guess

I'm old enough to remember walking to the VW dealership and buying some of those patch panels from the parts department. Those things that go between the fenders and the body used to come in rolls. It's called welting.

In extreme high temps, body filler, primer, seam sealer, etc. can be chilled in a refrigerator and give you more work time.

Fot the rusted out headlight inner i believe its the light bucket CT i believe 👍

Hola, saludos desde Chile, good job, un abrazo

Just a little suggestion. When cutting metal with snips, as a tin nocker ,get a pair good offset snips( lefts & rights. I prefer Midwest brand) never take your snips the entire way closed every time. That causes those little shark teeth along the lenth of your cut & that will tear you up. When you get good with quality snips you'll use them more often than any power tool. Practice practice with red in rt hand & green in left hand. You'll be amazed. Nice job on restoration. No criticism just passing along knowledge.

I am thinking that maybe you can use epoxy panel adhesive for those nutserts in the fenderwell. Maybe hold them with a magnet while the adhesive dries.

CT bus rusty eddies to the grocery list to repair a rusty, the bus directions to the D4 while ❤

Hey, mate - you're doing so well - I hope you're proud of your progress, you certainly should be. You've come so far!! You can buy new headlight bowls to weld straight in - no need to find a good used fender to take an old bowl from. I don't think WW do them, but have a look at BBT. The plastic strip that goes between the fender and the body is called the wing/fender beading. The fender nut thingy that replaces the little square bit that fell out - just make sure you push the threaded bit through from the outside to the inside. That cylindrical threaded bit should be visible inside the trunk, if you get me. The fender bolts up to the flat part👍. As to your dialogue at the end - yes you still have a long way to go and loads to do, but just look at how far you've come in a year, man! I remember the car being so full of twigs and raccoon poop that you had to literally fork it out with garden tools. It's great, we're all with you. Keep it up mate. x

Always spray left and right not up and down, you’ll get a better spray pattern and better coverage

I know you guyes call that thing Beetle in America. In Norway we call it bubble directly translated. Cuse of the shape and sound

The strips that go between the fender & body are called “fender beading”. The headlight piece is a “bucket”. This seam seal job looked way cleaner. That other tube seemed dryer, at least in the video. Maybe it was old or the temperature was hotter? 🤷🏻

Use a brush to finish off the seamsealer, Thats hot it was done in the factory. Looks better, works better. Do a little bit a time, then you won't have problems with the seamsealer developing a skin in the heat and looking ugly when finished.

Dont forget to make a drain hole in the bottom of the wheel well in case water gets in.

Your axel boots need to be turned to the side Bolts toward the back Or they will split prematurely from up and down flexing of the axel

Great work but some gloves may help your hands not getting cut. 😂Anyway you are a professional restorer.

You might try metal epoxy to fix the fenders. That way your not messing up the patina

you could have used the template of the other fender and turned it upside down. would come out perfect on that lower rear front fender.

Thanks CT get yourself some paint buddy

Any chance for pop-out windows in the back to stay cool, or business coup? Another awesome restoration video CT. Gotta love those VW's.

13:46 Be careful, my friend! - one awkward move and your wife will not need you...

Hey, impressive work! Can you share the dimentions of the body trolley? Looks awsome!

looking good how is rusty when are you woring on him

Get another front fender and repair the back edge with it and the light bucket.

I use a epoxy primer when I have bare metal to help seal it in. But that just me. It’s a little pricey but worth it.

Why are you not using the rotisserie to do the restoration on the bug? I just purchased like yours and would like to see how you attach it to the bug body.

👍🙋‍♂️

Great job, but I do feel the fenders are well over shelf life, why not pick up a couple of aftermarket fenders and save yourself a lot of hassle !

Just buy a couple of new wings, they are really cheap and you save a lot of time and effort.

Hi CT, any chance you could show what the spare tyre area you welded looks from under the car? I'm doing that same area at the moment and would love to see what it looks like. Cheers, Bash

VW technical term is seaming welt in parts catalog