I Accidentally Destroyed This Rare Classic Truck Fender! Don't Make This Mistake! 

At 70 years old, I know my opinion don't mean much but if you were my son, I'd sure be bragging about your talents all around town. And I do mean that. There are not many out there who possess the talent and the ambition you display. That is an excellent repair.

Still amazed how you can rescue something that damaged and make it look so good. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A mangled metal menagerie posing as a fender and you brought it back from way beyond the brink to a decent serviceable unit. Very impressive, sir.

I really enjoyed seeing you bring that mangled fender back into shape. You get a lot done with skilled patience and labor. You're doing your part to preserve these classic cars and trucks. Thank you. 👍😎

"Bodywork is painful, tedious repetition" Most of us guys are married so that doesn't bother us. I wouldn't be ashamed to drive that fender into town at all.. nice job!

I enjoy watching the repair and seeing the panels go from trashed to saved. I don't mind it being videod in fast time,keeps things moving. Great work and content

Unreal, Kyle! That fender was quite a challenge. You keep demonstrating that in the world of of old cars, anything is possible. Awesome.

Where did you get your ability to work this magic? Seriously, you are extremely talented. Do you have a video that tells your story? I think all of us would love to hear it! Much respect sir. Thank you for the great videos.

It is not boring at all to those who respect the talent you have. You are a metal whisperer. That was an amazing job bringing that old metal back into shape.

Wow, you brought back great memories of my Uncle ML! He was a body repair man long before Bondo and was a maestro with hammers, dollies, torches and lead.

Lots of patients and kindness to stay with it. That’s the makings of a Craftsmanship.

I could watch you do this all day long! You are an artist!

Well I love to see your work. I'm way older than you and I pick up all kinds of tips. thank you for sharing.

From a old guy in Texas I can't tell you how impressed I am great job!

I am 68 and have been welding for quite a while. But I have never tackled sheet metal until recently. I have 3 old trucks . 1964, 1965 c10 and a 1979 c30. Trying to repair rockers and fenders on all these. You are really talented and I wish you well . Thanks for sharing your experience. Great job . David.

Holy crapola, that fender was hideous. It was an educating stuff again, thanks for posting this video! I think you are underrating your work. At this point the most showpeople finish it with bondo, some paint and call it as a showpiece.

Truly amazing. I never thought you could rescue this even close to the way you have. Great work.

I think one reason subs are not taking off is because yours are real not just a bunch of shinny paint over filler we try to put what we see into practice for our own stuff. I do thank you because it really does help us.

Kyle, as usual I’m impressed with your metal shaping talent. Even for meatball surgery it has been saved from the recycle bin. When you get your humble explanation going, I always smile.

I’m always blown away at what you can repair. Thanks for showing what is possible

You're a metal magician. You rescue pieces that anyone else would scrap. You put more time in on rescuing the part than it is probably worth , but the results are awesome 👍. It would be cost prohibited to have someone do that amount of work unless it was a rare vehicle. I enjoy your talent and patience.

Watching you work teaches me that first you have to learn where the metal will go when you use a hammer and/or dolly on it. It also teaches me that unless you get the metal where it belongs simply forcing it to where you can weld it together and filling in the low spots is a waste of time. I never thought about the techniques and experience it takes to get to where you can fix damage to metal panels.

Don't under estimate your talents my friend. Watching a craftsman at work is a truly 🙌 a treat.

Loved the time lapse shots. I love to see the hard work you put in even though it sped up.

Your the master of repairing really damaged body parts!!! Kudos from the Yakima Valley in Washington State

Your work is fantastic, an artist almost always sells themselves short and undervalues their work. You are the first one that I have joined as a patron as I find your work with metal to be great. I would like one day to see you finish a project to paint. Do you paint at all or farm that part out.

At around the 22:20 mark, I realised that I recognised the shape of the crack in the fender. It perfectly matches the stretch of river where Dan Hurd pans his best gold. Amazing! Honestly Kyle, I'd rather own a piece of your 'art' than have a new fender.

Well done, sir. I had to choose between playing a video game or watching you fix the fender and , happily, I chose you.

The metal genius strikes again 👍great job making that fender usable again

Most impressive work man!! I'm just learning body work at 60 yrs old. I'd be extremely happy with that fender on my 1949 Chevy truck. I've also learned a lot from your video. Keep em coming man!

I didn’t realize being left handed was an improvement in speed with hammer! Great job, envious of your talent.

I like to watch you work. It's fascinating to watch the way your brain and hands know what to do. I also look forward to seeing the finished product. You have a special talent that takes a lot of patience and work ethic. Good job.

thanks for taking the time to demo your skill with simple hand tools

What a miraculous repair! I didn’t see that as possible, but then it’s you doing it!

I've. Learned a ton. Of stuff from your channel !!! Thanks !!!

I love watching old vehicles being fixed up

You're demonstrations have given me enough confidence to tackle a couple of my own cracked fenders. Thank you.

Bodywork is an art. It takes time talent and patience. Which you have. Great work.

I just laughed when I first saw that fender, and said no way, but the magic hammer and dolly did its work and you have an excellent job of restoration. Nobody today would even make the effort to repair a fender like that, but you're doing old school work Kyle, not many guys like you out there, and as always, I'm impressed!

I wouldn't call any of that a waste of time, I'd shoot some bedliner inside and run that fender just like it is, I think you did a great job with it, not all of us are looking for that Foose finish on everything we have and a truck like that can get just as much attention, keep up the great work Kyle and thanks for the tips 😉

I like the way you take the stuff from the scrapyard and work with that and bring it back instead of getting parts. Bhetter viewing 👍😁

Good stuff.saving the old and nearly unsaveable shows talent and is commendable.plus without doing that you wouldn't have anything to record!!

Amazing work. It's always interesting to see people do metal finishing on stuff that was basically junk.

FUBAR is definately not a word in your vocabulary. Another great video. Amazing!

Another fantasic job. Metal against man? You win. Very nice. Thanks.

You are very talented and l hope you are successful with your RU-vid channel. I'm glad I found your channel 🙂. Oh yeah you look way better without the beard

The fast video is awesome because I can see the metal moving back into shape.

After a hard week of hammering cutting grinding and welding ,like to watch you tube vids of people doing the same thing. Make me feel better about my job choice. Suppose it a bit like games watching gamer vid but with something to show for it at the end

We got choppers bringing in more wounded fenders. I enjoyed the video and your sense of humor. Thank you.

Excellent work and detail. You are a wonder of technic. Great to see you work.

In every of your videos, I take alway lots of tiny tricks an Informationen to improve my own work. Thank you! I like to watch your videos, even if they would be in slow motion....

I only watch this channel for the CGI,it looks so realistic!

Never get tired of watching the skill you have not many people have what you have.keep them coming we will keep watching.

I'll tell ya why I enjoy watching this stuff use to be a welder got injured can't work no more so that why I enjoy watching a young man with great bodyman skills work on ole jalopies. I miss my trade like you would not believe.

I've been binge watching your 47 to 55 truck videos this holiday weekend. My Dad was big on this series of Chevy/GMC trucks. He had his own shop in coastal NC for general auto repair but these old trucks were his hobby and passion (I leaned more towards Jeeps). His wrecker was a 47 Chevy 2 ton with a home made wrecker and his daily driver was a 1st series '55 that he restomoded before it was even a thing. The shop included a small junkyard where he kept a few dozen parts trucks. He passed in the early '80s but your knowledge of these trucks reminds me of his. Keep up the good work.

This one skipped the formalities and went straight to hell. 😊My grandpa's old truck had a crack like that. He welded it every year. Eventually most of the fender was weld. Thank you for the entertainment or whatever you like to call it. Cheers!

Master class in metal work.......excellent work!

your very talented and you explain what and why you do things keep it up i think this channel will blow up give it time

Always fascinating to see what you can do to the old iron.

I was in and out of body shops for 40 years in my career, you sir are one talented metal man and I have seen a bunch of them! Impressive job!

Kyle...You're a miracle worker...You went from offender to fender to splendor! And if anyone disagrees I'll be your defender!

You look good all shaven and trimmed up. You did the best that you could with that fender and good work.

Great job! Great start for others that want to finish up further.... let the haters hate.

Amazing recovery showing how much is possible, Great work!

You are truly a craftsman and it’s an honour to be able to watch you bring something back from scrap to like new.

It is amazing how you gave that terribly damaged fender a new lease of life. Transformed from junk to a perfectly viable part. Thanks for all the tips. Mart.

99% of junkyards would have sold you that fender for $5. next to it would be the same fender in "not bad" shape for $400. Very nice work. I'm glad I found your channel. Thank you for your time.

The rear fenders on my37 Chev PU were pretty banged up, but no missing metal from rust. Surprisingly the only real rust was two spots about 2 inches long where the floor pan meets the back of the cab. Currently the fenders are in Minnesota with a guy that has a reputation of a good metal repairman. I could have picked up Fiberglass Repos, but I would rather have all original metal. I'm building a Resto-mod. I've boxed the frame, installed a FATMAN MII front end and an LT1 from a 2014 Silverado. But overall, my intent is for it to appear as close to original but obviously lowered.

Good morning, when you said you destroyed that fender I immediately didn't believe you because you're more talented than that! As a matter of fact you're amazing I've never seen anyone that can work metal like you. Keep up the good work, you will really go somewhere one day! By the way I'm 72 years old and I've been around body shops!

Wow! What a transformation

That's why I like your videos because you take nothing and turn it back into something you can use. Nice work.

These videos remind me of the commercials with Dr. Rick on how not to become your parents. Who else watches videos on dent repair? That's right, your dad. I enjoy these so much that I bought the sound track. Keep saving the world one fender at a time.

Incredible transformation.

You are an artist sir. Much respect for your skills. These skills are being lost unless we get more people interested in manipulating metals. We cant rely on availability of replacement parts and even accurate ones. I really find this interesting, and inspiring, that what most people would write off, can actually be repaired, which is more environmentally friendly than constantly replacing and using huge amounts of filler. As governments want to direct the population towards electric vehicles, I believe that actually what will happen is that repairing older vehicles will be a precious skill that we should encourage. Electric vehicles in rural areas may prove to be impractical and the older trucks and cars will be valued.

From the grave to the resurrected mode...Amen. Quite enjoyable to watch you apply your craft/artisery....Thanks.

Hey ! It’s way better than before! Good job beating back to the future! Thanks JW

I don't like video games, but the talents you display, are not at all boring. To watch you ply your skills is like watching a magic trick in slow motion. Those of us, with an interest in the art of restoration, enjoy those moments non enthusiasts don't even see performed in front of them. Thank you for sharing, and carry on.

There are a hundred guys filing points and getting old junkers running again. But I started watching your videos because of your appearance on CWM and enjoy the obvious skill sets shown on both channels now. It's a mystery to me why you guys don't have more subscribers.

Watching metal take shape is one of my favorite things to watch. Great work!

When you are manipulating a fender with a big tear like that it really shows how much form adds to structural integrity. One forgets that when looking at the nice aesthetics of a curve but that curve means more strength with less material and internal bracing. I'm a big fan of form following function.

The old effort equals results. Nice job.

Loved the short shot of the beautiful Tuxedo and Orange purr babies. Oh, and for what it will eventually be, that fender looks perfect.

Excellent presentation. You give the viewer a real sense of the scope of work required to repair that ridiculously hopeless fender. You have really been cranking the videos out lately and your work is appreciated.

My friend, you are an artist!!!!

I am absolutely amazed at how well it turned out as well as this guys skills and patience.

I hate it when the stegosaurus tear stuff up. Great Job 👍🏻🍺

You have great patience and do great work great work wish there was a lot more new millennial young man like you doing stuff like this and teach you others good job on that project!!

Amazing transformation!!!

IMO this is one of your better videos, it shows one piece of scrap reworked, with skill and at just the right speed, with good short explanations of what your doing throughout. Great job 👍

Good stuff. Looks good enough for some glass. Intense process. Enjoyed it. Thanks.

I enjoy your humor. When you ran into the garage door, with my luck, I would have gone right through it. LOL

You're the man Carter!!!! Another fantastic repair.

Any one else would have scrapped that fender, but not you....I like that

You’re giving the truck a second life! It looks good.

From Alberta that looks like a brand new fender! 👍

i wish i could figure out how to enter a time warp like you do. for me, 6 hours of pounding panels into submission is a little stressful, but you've figured out how to do it in a matter of minutes. i doff my cap to you good sir.

You never fail to amaze me ..great job!

I don't learn from watching someone play videogames. I learn from watching you or Scott at CWM.

Looks great compared to what you started with and no filler in it. Love the dry humor

Thanks again for posting . I really enjoy watching how you repair these fenders and the way you explain what your doing and why you do things in a particular order .It will certainly help anyone considering fixing there own cars