Don't Spend Another Second Struggling With Body Filler!!

1,107,714
0
Published 2021-12-16
Body Filler The Easy Way: Stop Working So Hard!!
Watch this video to learn the easy way to apply body filler! This simple tutorial will teach you everything you need to know to start using body filler in your car repairs.

This video is perfect if you're new to body filler and want to learn how to correctly use it. We'll cover how to mix and apply body filler, how to spread it and prepare your panel, and how to get the best results. By the end of this video, you'll be ready to start fixing your car repairs with body filler!

Sylvesters Customs Instagram: www.instagram.com/sylvesterscustoms/
Temecula Valley Paint:
temeculavalleypaint.com/
Body Panels by Auto Metals Direct
www.autometaldirect.com/
Blocks by Linear Blocks
linearblockingtools.com/

Product Links
Upol Gold Body Filler: amzn.to/3EdMG1X
Onion Board: amzn.to/3EaAVJZ
Plastic Spreader 3 Sizes: amzn.to/3p6JDEv
Metal Spreader 6in: amzn.to/3yDfhN4
Metal Spreader 4in: amzn.to/3p99XOt
Guide Coat: amzn.to/3E92Zx2
SunMight 80 grit: amzn.to/3yEorsI
Body Filler file: amzn.to/3276yHf

Video Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:24 Overview
1:53 Getting Started With Body Filler
5:21 How to use Guide Coat with Body Filler
7:25 Blocking to Find Your Lows
10:10 How to Mark Your Lows with Pencil (Pro Tip)
13:57 Preparing your Panel for Body Filler
16:07 How to Mix Body Filler
24:05 How to Spread Body Filler
29:40 Cleaning your Tools Tips and Tricks
31:24 How to Correctly Block Body Filler
46:31 The importance of Checking Your Work
48:17 Back To Square 1, The Next Steps

All Comments (21)
  • @darrylramey6442
    This is a great video... If anyone turned off before the end you missed the best part.. LOL.... I don't see too many videos on your page.. But I think you could get a good thing going doing more like this... Keep these coming...
  • @timcollins1700
    I'm in bodywork 45 years and I always maintain that no matter how good you think you are , you never stop learning. Great video and informative approach. Thanks for sharing.
  • @3n1fss
    This guy makes things really easy to understand. A natural teacher.
  • @benchman1351
    Being self taught and back in the day so to speak, late 70's - 90 I was at the Pebble Beach quality of work. I would have really liked to have some instruction on the craft. You did an excellent job on the instruction and explanation with the end goal in mind. Even tho I became a highly skilled craftsman in the auto body repair and restoration field I made most of the mistakes you talked about. Different times back then, no 2K primers in the 70"s at least to my knowledge but then I grew up in a small town where a guy wouldn't have heard about it. This is the first time I came across one of your vids and will return for sure. I'm 62 now and body is shot to hell, one thing I can't stress enough to the young guys is that you're not superman. Keep kneeling on that concrete without pads and see how you feel in 30 yrs. Be safety minded, I've seen a lot of shit over the years and things you think could never happen can. Deep down I would still like to paint just one more, basecoat was just coming in as I was going out. HVLP tech was just coming in also, with most shops being scared of them. I was a rep for Mattson HVLP spray guns and often worked with Roy Mattson who was a true pioneer in the development of the HVLP gun. For me at the end I was stuck in the middle of it all but my Binks no. 7 and Centari with a clear was like glass. Man, I still love the smell of that Centari , sorry so long, now for that subscribe button, thank you for your efforts. Rock On !!
  • I highly recommend watching Sylvester customs videos he explains everything in detail and dosent half step or take shortcuts
  • @jessecox4445
    I learned more from this video than I have in 6 months of working in a body shop
  • @chrisconley8105
    The most comprehensive bodywork tutorial I've seen. Thank you!
  • @bossdog1480
    Well I've been doing this off and on for 40 plus years and this is the best explanation I've ever seen. Great to share your knowledge with us.😊
  • @JohnDoe-ud2cc
    $40k-$80k for body and paint is how it should be with the thousands in materials and hundreds if not thousands of man hours invested. I did restoration for 10 years before I went to general collision work because nobody wants to pay, when it’s all said and done it feels like your making $10hr. People go to a couple car shows and see some nice classic cars and remember when they were in high school and had their chevelle or something. They want another one and don’t realize that $100k is nothing for a quality classic. So they go buy some bucket out of a field that has been looked over and passed by for the last 40 years because of it condition, and think that they can get a full restoration for $20k. They don’t have a clue what stuff costs. They don’t realize that the body and paint is 40k, that custom chassis with tubular arms, coil overs, rack N pinion, boxed and gusseted, and 4 linked is 10k. That 9 inch rear is 5k, their big brakes on all 4 3k, that 600hp LS and built trans $15k, 5k for wheels and tires, 10k in interior. It all adds up and they have no idea the hours involved and what things actually cost. To top it off they think they can drop off a wrecked rusted turd and get it back in a couple of weeks fully restored and ready for their first car show.
  • @billgraham1045
    Hands down, this is the best YouTube video ever! I've watched all of them on this curriculum. All the information is correct, well spoken, and is spot on. This guy is a great instructor. I outta know, I've got over 45 years in the trade!:)👍👍
  • @DETAILINGLAW
    Wow, wow!!! This the most intuitive bodywork video I’ve seen on YouTube. Thank you 🙏🏿. Your tone and body language is perfect for my absorption. You’re a natural teacher.
  • @doendit
    Stop watching the short videos, take the time and watch this. This has been the single best filler video i I have seen. I watched it the night before and the next day I restarted 3 days of work and finished in 3 hours. I now have new hope for my daunting projects. Don't think you can master it the first time, it takes time and practice but this will save you the strain on your elbows and wrist in the long run.
  • @JF-4444
    Wow, this is the best video on body filler I have ever seen. I've read countless books magazines watch videos and I still learned something almost every minute or two from this video. Do yourself a favor and watch this whole thing carefully.
  • Wow! I felt like I had a pretty good understanding of the basics of bodywork, but I learn a TON from your video that will make me better and make doing it much easier!
  • @splender88
    I haven't really done bodywork in several years but you never quit learning this stuff and it is hard as hell to get a car super straight. You are showing the way to do it some of which I have never seen but it takes years of experience to get really good at it. Keep up the good work!
  • @CudaBarr-mt2kj
    I've been doing body work for 40 years this man knows what he's talking about
  • I’m a first time restorer of an MGB in the UK, and I’m 75 years old!! So I’ve been researching like hell on the latest methods. I settled on epoxy primer a while ago and filling afterwards so I got that bit right!
  • Probably the best demonstration video I've ever seen. You're a very good teacher. I've been doing this for a long time and you taught me some good stuff.
  • @astarpery6260
    Another video that's answers all my questions from the past 5 years in one video. I just couldn't find this level of quality info from other youtubers or on forums, even when trying to piece it together. You're providing priceless info here. I hope you continue to do so. Would love to see a series on how you spray paint for show-car finishes too i.e gun settings/technique tips. Thanks again for making me excited about my hobby again because i finally found answeRS!
  • @InertiaEFT
    Very refreshing to finally find an autobody-related video on YT that isn't full of hack "tips". Good stuff.