1968 Camaro Roof and Window Rust Repairs Video V8TV

http://wwww.v8tvshow.com - Our 1968 Camaro had some bad rust around the windows thanks to the original vinyl top holding moisture and corroding the steel below. In this video, we repair all that with a some new panels from Classic Industries, some 3M cutting and grinding tools, our HTP MIG 200 welder, and a Body Solder kit from Eastwood. As always, we strive for an undetectable repair.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1968 Camaro
• rust repair
• patch panels
• Classic Industries
• restoration
• 3M
• lead
• Eastwood
• body solder
• HTP
• V8TV
• muscle car
• pro-touring

[augustoescobar50]

Question, why not remove the surface rust with a wire wheel on a grinder? I know it leaves scratches but in a place that's not going to be seen???

[V8TV]

@augustoescobar50 Unfortunately, the vinyl top left holes in this car, so it was way beyond a wire wheel! Also, the chemical rust removed gets into places a wheel can't.

[ADAMR408]

Wait so you bought a new roof for the camaro but only used part of it to fix that rust hole? Why not use the whole thing since you already used the money to buy it? Just wondering

[V8TV]

@ADAMR408 It's true, we bought a new roof skin and used parts of it. The skin is not very expensive, (a couple hundred dollars,) but we didn't want to remove the entire original roof. The rest of the original roof was in pretty good shape. One could have done this repair several ways, including a complete re-skin, but this time, we chose this method.

[MPWR327i]

Hi, very, very useful video. But I have question about sheet metal protection. Before plug welding the first part of the roof Nick removed rust from the old part but after this did he use any wash primer or any other primer to protect it or just plug weld the new part over cleaned old one?

[V8TV]

@MPWR327 It's kind of hard to tell, but Nick prepped the inside of the hole in the roof the same way he did the rear filler panel, using the Eastwood Fast Etch, then an aerosol enamel to protect it until the body was media blasted. HTP Prime-a-Weld was also used. Later, after the body was media blasted, it was sprayed with a BASF epoxy primer as the base layer for the new bodywork and paint.

[06DESMARAIS]

Wow! I love it! I need a lot of tips like this to restore my car.

[mrbill672]

good vid, went through this on my firebird and my nova in a small townhouse garage ,what a bitch,getten better at it came out prety good

[rayray123ray69]

@V8TV The idea with restorations is to keep as much original steel on the car as you can. It may be wasteful to buy a skin and only use parts of it, but i believe the car has more value that is doesn't have an aftermarket skin. You know this way that GM stamped that metal in the 60's, not some aftermarket company with a mould that has slightly lost its shape. My 2 cents :)

[Busia1949]

I enjoy meticulous work done the right way, and you guys do it with flair! On top of that your explanations are clear and concise which is enjoyable to not only old dogs, but new puppies as well. Thanks for a great video series all the way through.

[mccrackenphillip]

@V8TV Did last year your doing a good job too.