VW Restoration Tips

From time to time we will offer some of our restoration tips for your VW. We will show you ways to put your classic back together with home tools to save on time and money.

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List of VW Bug Restoration Tips

Classic VW BuGs ’55 Beetle Ragtop Road Trip Garage Find Resto Project Series »

Lucky Larry’s 1955 Ragtop Resto Series Update!

Classic VW BuGs How to Prepare your Volkswagen Beetle for Cross Country Trip »

A video on How to Prepare your Volkswagen Beetle for Cross Country Trip.

Classic VW BuGs ’55 Beetle Ragtop Road Trip Garage Barn Find Resto Project Pt. 6 »

This is part 6 series on a 1955 VW Beetle Ragtop Project Garage Find that we took to the road to Rhode Island to BUY.

Classic VW BuGs How to Quickly Clean Restore Beetle Ghia Bus Speedometer »

This is a short video on Restoring your VW Speedometer.

Classic VW BuGs Volkswagen Beetle 36hp Okrasa Dual Carb Motor Engine Build »

Here is a short video of a freshly rebuilt and the 1st time starting an Okrasa 36hp Engine Build.

Classic VW BuGs What to look out for When Buying a Vintage Volkswagen Beetle! »

Many folks are looking to purchase a bug for the up coming show season, here is the one stop video series on “what to look out for before buying a bug!”

Classic VW BuGs How to Restore and Reupholster Beetle Type 1 Front & Rear Seats to 1964 »

Short video on how to restore and reupholster your Type 1 Beetle Front & Rear Seats.

Classic VW BuGs How to Barn Start your Old Vintage Beetle Engine Motor »

A two part series on “How to Barn Start” your old Beetle engine for the first time in a LONG time.

Classic VW BuGs Presents Fight Ethanol Corrosion – Jay Leno’s Garage »

Bruce Hendel of VP Racing Fuels has strategies and products to protect your fuel system.

Classic VW BuGs How to Install Beetle Rear Engine Hood Decklid & Spring »

This is a short tip on installing your Beetle Rear Engine Decklid and Spring.