Gene Winfield is probably the most honored and most respected Master of car customizing in the world, and for the first time he is sharing his secrets. Gene is without one of the best and most unique customizers of chopped tops. His work is readily recognizable and his window treatments one of the most difficult and most beautiful to create. Here in Volume one of a two volume series Gene does a chop top on a 1950 Mercury Coupe and shows you every step of the work in complete detail. In this video you are offered three choices, a coupe with a centerpost, a slanted centerpost, or his trademark no centerpost with curved windows. By studying both volumes you should be able to chop any type of top professionally and beautifully in "The Winfield Way". Subjects covered in this video include:
- Introduction
- Stripping Vehicle
- Planning The Chop
- Cutting Front Pillars
- Cutting Center Posts
- Bracing Door Posts
- Cutting The Rear
- Creating Slanted Post
- Stretching The Roof
- Fitting The Posts
- Truing The Roof
- Shaping The Windows
- Making Window Channels
- Installing Window Channels
- Fitting The Vent Window
- Fitting The Trim Molding
- Let's Go For A Drive
Besides being a master of customizing Gene is a master of teaching. Everything is explained in a clear and concise manner. In not time you will be chopping tops professionally and beautifully in "The Winfield Way".
