1973 VW Thing Restoration Part 2 | Getting the Thing painted 

ThatThing is so cool looking.

My Dad has a white 1974 thing that has been sitting in a barn for the last 10 years and I have been wanting to restore it with him. I am 15yo and Love getting my hands dirty and learning. I appreciate the level of attention to detail that you went because I would do the same. Maybe your series of videos can help me convince him to pull our thing back into the sunlight and hopefully return it to its former glory.

Watson, that is a great video, putting all the rubber on yourself is a definite money saver, I usually triangle cut the fender beading for the bolt holes on type 3s and type 1s, but I like the way you did it. So I am going to try it that way on the Thing that I am working on. For my next upgrade I am going to pull the bumper and fenders, repaint the bumpers, clean up the fender wells and reinstall with new beading. Thanks for the video!

Thank you, for the informative video. My friend's dad owned one growing up, used to think it was a blast, and learned to drive a stick on one. Imagine the VW Thing was essentially the German Jeep of WW2, why not 4X4 or a bigger engine. Then for years to run out that crappy VW Bug, underpowered, with no heat.

Not sure where you sourced your beading and rubber but the body beading from the Thing Shop is pre-notched at the top pivot brackets. It also has additional padding on top of the door post. Probably costs a bit more as well. Just got my 74 back from the paint's as well. I went with a Coyote Brown exterior, color matched interior bedliner and trunk, with black black bedliner for the chassis floor. I did stay with a smooth finish for the engine bay hoping it will be easier to keep clean. The fender welting for fiberglass fender are different from the ones for metal fender. The metal fender welting is a whole lot easier. I ended up get a few longer bolts as many of my originals were striped on the ends. Made life a whole lot simpler.

I had a 74 Thing and delevired for Dominoe's in it during a year in college. Even worked great in the Utah snow. I took gas pedal off and mounted a large skateboard wheel in it's place. Can't believe I sold it for $1500 so I could buy a Scout II.

Is that one of the new electric mustangs? White car in driveway?

Your fender beading are the wrong ones