Channel: Restore It

Category: Autos & Vehicles

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Description: In this episode of Restore it, I restore this rusty Tonka T-6 from the 1970s. I picked this up at a garage sale for $20 as I knew it'd make a fun restoration project. Thank you for watching! Subscribe for more videos like this. More information is below. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Dismantling 03:45 - First Knowling 04:02 - Cleaning 04:37 - Shot blasting 06:40 - Etch primer 07:17 - Polishing the bare metal 07:43 - Chrome plating 08:23 - High-build primer 09:06 - Chrome plating finished 09:51 - Cleaning up the plastic parts 10:18 - Repairing the broken plastic support 12:39 - Repairing the damage to the arm 13:38 - Flattening the primer 14:07 - First basecoat 15:09 - Second basecoat 15:52 - Clearcoat 16:47 - Finished the plastic support repair 17:40 - Cleaning & polishing the hardware 18:08 - Second knowling 18:42 - Reassembly 21:52 - Before & After 22:06 - FInal shots & thanks Time and costs of this restoration: This restoration took me 3 days $20 - Tonka T-6 toy $10 - Paint $0.20 - Two rivets $5 - Stickers $5 - Consumables If you have any questions about the restoration, tools I'm using or anything else, just ask me in the comments. I read them all and try to reply as soon as possible. Follow me on Social media to keep up to date with videos and behind the scenes. My Patreon Page: patreon.com/RestoreIt My Twitter Page: twitter.com/Restore__It My Facebook Page: facebook.com/RestoreItChannel My Instagram Page: @RestoreItChannel PayPal Donations: Restoreitchannel@gmail.com Discord discord.gg/vNmCBk9