Finishing Welds Grinding Sanding Sheet Metal And Planishing by Hand How To 

You are the shop teacher that every high school kid needs in this world. All of us dreamers who never had the right teachers to help us bring out the talent in our hands needed a guy like you. Thanks for all your time and effort in these videos!

Your ability to explain things, is phenomenal. You are a great teacher and you take time to explain the reasons why you do what you are doing. Don’t leave RU-vid as I love learning from you!

Good looking grill work and I learn a lot about metal work.

It makes me happy to see young people like you that have become masters at metal work and then sharing it with the world.

Constructive criticism? You rock! These tutorials you do are by far the best I've found, and have by far been the biggest influence on my welding and metal work. More please!

I remember going to work at a new body shop in high school and the first thing they gave me was an '89 chevy pickup door to body work, the first strike with my body hammer the new boss yelled WTF have you been working on. I told him I was working on restoring a '54 chevy 3100 pickup at the other shop I was working at. He replied that makes sense now work that hammer mark out! Great times starting to work with the pop can metal of newer vehicles...

U are a gifted teacher. Thanks

Some good stuff right there

Karl, love your videos. I' m 63 and have been making my own patch panels for longer than you've been around, but I always pick up a couple of tips from you. Here's one for you. For grinding in those tight places get yourself a half by 18" belt sander. They make cubitron belts for them too. I use mine all the time.

Nothing wrong with CHEAP, it's my second most favorite 5 letter word! Thanks for your videos!!!

What you're doing is demonstrating you learning each and every moment of the process which is so easy to digest as a pupil. Thank you, you are truly gifted.

Wawooooo that's ace Carl great lesson

Nice job Gents

I am forever grateful for all of the education you have given all of us. You and Fitzee are the reason I thought I could even try to do the things I've acomplished. Thank you Karl!

Karl, thanks for bringing us along while you're working. You do a great job of letting us inside your head.

Just another comment to tell you how great your content is. Dont retire any time soon!

Enjoyed that, thanks!

Lmao. Almost dropped the dreaded fbomb. Man I love you’re videos. You sir are a true artist!!

This is an excellent video. Gave this old guy new ways of thinking about it.

Looks nice

Best explanation I've ever heard on why metal shrinks after welding!

The main thing I've gathered here is the fact I have a lot to learn and this is my "go to" pace to learn it. Thanks Bro!

If anybody from 3m ever watched your videos I bet you’d have a sponsorship! You always give them very nice shout outs 👍

Your Friend Jordan gave a great tip with the roloc disk and cut them into a square and tip the ends up a bit for blending curves and radius.

You`re a true craftsman!

Incredible as usual

Learnt more in 52 minutes than in 50 years of playing with cars. Thank you so much, you are a great teacher.

I just learned so much from you from just this one video. Thank you.

Hi from MB Karl. I started watching your channel when Brent was helping you w/the cab-over. Cant wait to see that truck on the road! I'm subscribed and liked and plan on following. Keep it up young man - great job!

Great video!

Great job as usual Karl and you explain everything very well. You sold me on the 3-M Cubitron discs. I ran into a 3-M rep at Sema and he told me how the discs work. As you sand with the discs , pieces of the grit break off and form a new sharp edge which makes them one of the best discs out there.

6:14 That was a close one lol Got a recommendation for ya, keep being a stand up, down to Earth dude. We love ya man

That's a really great explanation of the expansion/shrinking of hot sheetmetal. That is what a lot of us back-yarders need. I always look forward to more of your tips and tricks. Cheers.

THANK YOU Sir! You are truly PICASO with a hammer and dolly! Watching GREATNESS.

hi thanks for time to make these vids going to fabricate a cab for a Cj7 as no sun over the pond here in the uk so your work is so inspiring not sure i will have your patients but you vids are on a loop in the workshop keeps me motivated so thanks again Sam

So if the straight-edge on the seam is-a-rockin' hammer and dolly gets a-knockin'! Great video Karl

Love watching. Thanks for the clock, that actually took about 3 hours and 55 minutes almost 4 hours. The magic of editing.

Great explanation on heat shrinking. Makes total sense!!!

Suggestion: You need more shop lights on the ceiling to light up your shop. Love your work!! Keep up the good work.

Awesome as Always... Thank YOU for your content.Pleasure to watch and Learn.

Keep it all coming!!! Can't get enough! Thank you!!

Man, the things you are able to create are from a flat sheet of metal is mind blowing. You guys killed it in this video just like all the others you've created.

You still have mad skills. Very educational video. Cheers

Good stuff TY

Fantastic! Faaantaastic!! I think a term you're looking for is "overwork". Knowing where to stop is soo important. Thank You, Karl.

great video as this is something most of us junior metal workers struggle with. But for those hard to reach spots where you are trying to grind the weld back, a finger file/band sander works well.

You are an excellent teacher and I enjoy learning from you! (from a 25 yr. K-12 educator :))

Very good info...your attention to detail is unsurpassed....sweet

Mate ,how good helping Halfass out ,, you're a good man ,, all the best from down here in Australia..............

I'd still call this fine tuning...fine art....perfection is a pipe dream. Your metal knowledge and skill amazes me Karl. IT's like watching a fine oil painter, from crude to the fine tuning of the master piece.

Cool info, I am about to try to take the dents out of my truck watching you make it look so easy, lol.

I love you're work. You explain and do stuff like old school. Awesome. Sadly Oxy / Acet welding has lost it's popularity to high speed efficiency and cost minimisation. With Oxy/Acet the metal was dressed during the weld. The metal was annealed and manipulated as you went. There was very minimal grinding. ( actually there were no tiny grinders available, not even a 4" one) My dad was a perfectionist. Started as an apprentice panel beater, Joined the airforce during the war and became an airframe fitter ( a panelbeater in aluminium ) then after the war his shortened apprenticship wasn't recognized so he had to do it all over. The man was a true cratfsman. When I was 15 he taught me how to oxy weld aluminium. I loved watching his work. I'm pretty deaf because I was the little kid that could fit in the boot or guard to hold the dolley where he couldn't reach. So I'm sold on Oxy/Acet. I really cringe at the mig "tack-weld" process. The amount of work to flatten all those hard tacks is ridiculous. My rant over. Keep up your good stuff.

Nice work, great to hear you don’t villainies bondo, it is better than filing to paper thin to get small imperfections out.

You do a great job buddy, what you are doing reminds me of a time my late father was restoring a MK1 Corrina estate( yes I am in UK) he tore it down to a shell then had it acid dipped when it came back it had quite allot of corrosion but not enough to scrap it. My dad's best mate was a blacksmith and he had a forge in Nottingham my dad took the shell to him so he could weld it for him I spent most weekends in shed helping while he sorted it what amazed me was he hand fabricated everything including wheel arches front and lower wing panels floor etc he has welded everything and he hammer and dollied every weld smooth where needed he also cut Very thin strips of mild steel and used them as filler rod,I asked him why he simply put its allot softer to work with on body panels than the rod he was an amazing welder fabricator I still have the car non of the repairs have come through it was done 35 years ago,now I can't say the same of the bits he didn't need to do lol..

Great work. I love the tips. Between you and fitzee I've learned so much.

I have learned so much, I look forward to continuing to learn from you Karl! Thank you

I bought the cubitrons, you are correct. They are way better than anything else i have used so far. I dont think mig is as malleable.guess i better get back to learning tig. I do like the 3/8” belt sander for getting into tight spots. The bullseye pick. Buddy has one. I want to see how it works and build my own Two weeks and i get to see your beautiful side of the country!

Man you do some awesome stuff, love the know how you share,

Another awesome video,fantastic work on that grille shell,looks factory.I'm now going to get some rolock stuff in my ebay basket in preparation for my 1954 ford popular project. Keep safe guys and keep laughing😎😎

You are a true craftsman! Just found your channel, and I'm blown away!

Watched this one twice, sooo helpful!!!

Need a mini belt sander for inside of that grill. Awesome tool to have for body work

What a great result! You are too humble on your work!

Appreciate all the information. Wasn't looking for it, but exactly what I needed!

Karl(?), you are the man. Some of the best instruction on the planet.

Such a great job swinging the camera, Elio! These videos rock.

Love the videos. I would love to do a little bit of what you do. Hired a cool guy who used to build race cars (now fixes heavy machinary) who suggested to start learning welding use stick first and practice with two tacked angle iron pieces into an X to do 1) flat (in the valley), 2) horizantal (side valley), 3) vertical (standing it up on one "x" end) and finally 4) upside down. Hope you can picturre that. You able to take a couple minutes in each video to teach a really basic technique for those of us just starting out? I'll let you know if this old dog can learn a new trick.

I can’t write anything new or groundbraking, but I love watching you work and learn a lot!

Thank You Karl for sharing your skills with us.👍👍❤

Another great video full of information. For us rookie metal workers can you explain how much force to use when planishing the metal.

Cheers for another fantastic vid man and cheers for using a mic, big upgrade on an already awesome production.

Thanks for a great video and a great explanation of what you're doing! I have indeed watched a number of videos of masterful people doing great metal finishing, but on time lapse and without explanation of why they're hitting or sanding where they are, I'm still in the dark. :-)

Hi Karl and Fitzee, I thoroughly appreciate how you weld, smooth, and tweak your projects! You are a true metal artist and a delight to see how in tune you are with your craft. Speaking of tunes, your background tracks are very impressive. And you have a great assistant nearby! Its a pleasure to view your work. Wishing you the very best in your professional and personal life.👏👏👏

As always a super clear instructive video. Thank you😀😀

tig seems very malleable, would like to see a similar video with the mig , thanks for the great education you are giving us home guys.

Thanks for the tip on rollocks!

You are amazing and very talented. Just a observation. It looks like the top right inside of the grill arch looks a little flatter than the left side. It might be optical illusion. I hesitate to even say anything because it looks so amazing. You rock 👍👍👍

Good day sir I found you through ur visit at halfass kustoms I have 2 old cars that one I hacked my way through just it to get ready to pass government Inspection and the other is a family car that was bought new by my grandfather that I have to do some body work on and want it to look as best as possible but I have to work outside at a friend's place on a gravel driveway being a backyard guy body work was not my thing but with watching your videos I hope I can learn

I understand how it’s done now. All I have to do is practice. Thanks.

Great job on the grill and the best explanation of not only how to do the repairs but, also what the metal is doing and how it reacts to what you are doing with it, heat or however you work it hammering or grinding it. Once you understand that you can make better decisions about your way to do the repair. Thanks again for the great video. Later

My uncle ran an old resto shop in Atlanta and I worked there to pay my way thru college. Your videos have allowed me to continue learning, a decade and a half later, the things he wasn't able to pass down. Thank you.

You do awesome work man that grill looks factory great watch 👍👋🇨🇦

Thank you for the detailed explanation of shrinking now I fully understand what is going on. It has been on my mind for awhile and this explanation cleared it up for me. Cheers

Morning Karl! Great tip on cutting down the 3" disc's to 2"....never thought of that!

Great detailing of process. For the low spots that cannot be hammered effectively, you can use modified vicegrips that "tuck" the low spot. Even making them high spots to the outside will allow for hammer and dollying them back to flat.

I love those purple Cubitron discs but unfortunatly they now seem to be unavailable in Germany. There are some brown 3m discs available but they don't last as long as the purple ones😢 The sound is much better with the new mic - a great update to your channel!

I haven't been keeping up with your videos recently but the quality is much improved. Your craftsmanship and knowledge is truly top notch. I've always been confused about the shrinking after welding and now I understand. Unfortunately there's only so much the brain can learn so I will still be fumbling around when I try to fix my welded sheet metal. 😂

I’m new here, wow I’m so glad I found.You are a Natural teacher 👨‍🏫 👓

I'm enjoying tour channel. Learning a lot because you do a good job of explaining why you are doing what you do. It lets me transfer that reasoning to my own project. I'm fixing up my Grandpa's 56 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan. It is a special car, not because it was the only new car he bought, but that he used to take me out driving in it when I was a kid.

Got the Mother tucker and gauge the other day Karl looking forward to putting them to work Cheers Frank

"This is not perfect, perfect", perhaps not, but it's a joy to watch it come up to standard. I'm really enjoying your take on finishing, that grill is really looking great. Can't wait to see it worked into the body finished. Thanks!

Freakin' MASTER!! Great work! Great explanation! Thanks

Awesome stuff as usual, thanks man.

Nice!

Absolutely beautiful job 👍

Wow so happy I found you at Halfass Kustoms. Never seen anyone explaining so clearly how it all works. You took me to school. I will be watching much more! Thanks for the great content.

Hiya Karl I agree with many of the other comments I absolutely love both yours and Tony aka FITZEES Channel are totally amazing and your both awesome teachers ♥️

I really enjoyed the video and I'm happy to see body work being done the old way by a younger feller. Most folks nowdays just slap big gobs of filler on and sand that to shape. You're very talented and I'm glad you use that talent. Just this 1 video alone, you showed me a couple different tricks I never thought about using.

You are the best teacher 👏👏👍

Excellent video very enjoyable thanks Karl.