I think if I'm the owner of a Matchbox or Hot Wheels car from my childhood, I would absolutely want to restore the one I owned as a child, and not go buy one from eBay... so really, the service you are doing for Chuck is far more important then just replacing an old car with a new one... There's no replacing sentimental value👍
@BartJ583 Well When I was younger I had a car that I really loved and the reason it got beat up is BECAUSE I loved it so much, I brought it everywhere, The doors and hood were missing and the only time I got rid of it was when My parents got divorced and it was thrown out in the move. So maybe he just liked the car enough that it did get damaged, sometimes it just happens
I'm the youngest of three brothers, My pocket money, lunch money all went in the Toy shop directly over the road from school so along with hand me downs I had infinite "Sentimental," Cars that when i left home My Darling Mother donated to Charity!
WoW that one had been through the war. Im a watchmaker, that specializes in antique pocket watches. I fully understand the sentimental aspect of restoring. People will bring a 7 jewel watch that belonged to a grandparent to get it serviced. 7 jewel watches are just not economically worth repairing as the shafts for the gears are in metal and not jewel bearings so the holes get oblong. They have to be drilled out and bushings added. It can cost $500 for a badly worn watch. For that you could get a 21 jewel railroad watch. But that wouldnt have belonged to a family member.
It may not be the most damaged one, but it's certainly right up there with the others.....Every single time I see them in this kind of shape, I'm almost surprised he's able to restore them so well.....and then I remember just how much experience he has doing this, and the surprise goes away.....He's talented and gifted at this! That much is certain!
It is 625pm You do amazing work I have just started watching you and you have taught me a lot of things I still have a long way to go and I want you to know I appreciate it and for now I am going back to watch you do what you do so well Thankyou
Hey dude. I am just so random Disney parks content creator with no interest in hot wheels what so ever, but I can’t stop watching your videos. You’re phenomenal and I appreciate all your content. It’s captivating.
I know it would be easier to just buy a $10 one from somewhere, but the fact that it was "resurrected from the dead" makes it all the more pleasurable. We are living in a throw away world, so I'm glad that there are people out there still reviving old treasures.
BaremetalHW You’re often imitated but never duplicated. Of all the guys doing diecast restorations and customs, your channel still remains my favorite.
Now that is awesome. The past has a way to influence what we can reform today. Restoration is all across UA-cam and this channel helps to how small things have big importance
For as much "play" this car has been through, it came out great. Your friend hopefully realizes how much of a difference you made. I'm impressed, with your work.
Considering how bad that car was it came out absolutely fantastic. I like the you pointed out the need to balance the sanding vs living with some imperfections, and filling in what others that you can. I've watched some of your previous videos where some of the cars were over sanded as you mentioned. The approach used here is certainly preferable. A car that isn't as beat up would have much better results too. Overall I'm very impressed with your work. Keep it coming.
My son and I fixed a t-bird up that I had as a child. The windshield had a big crack in it. I painted it with blue tint spray paint, hiding the crack. It wasn't a restoration to your level, but it looks pretty good with it's new wheels and paint. He plays with it all the time.
I have never been into cars or owned any hot wheels and I have no idea why UA-cam suggested your video to me but I am hooked. There is something cathartic about what you do, I feel really good when I see a toy that has seen a *lot* of love get even more. Please keep making these extreme restoration videos. Sure, it might be 10 bucks at the shop but it doesn't have a story like this car does!
Another beautiful restoration! It was certainly worthy of the restoration- for the owner and the viewer. It wasn’t necessary for you to do, but it is appreciated by the rest of us.
Great result! The extreme restorations are my favorite. It's satisfying to watch a hunk of scrap metal being painstakingly restored to it's former glory. Would heating the die-cast parts before bending make them less susceptible to breaking?
You did great considering what you started with. I would restore my old cars but my little brother inherited them, and he played "scrapyard" with hammers and rocks!
Honestly I was so sad to go see all my Redline cars in bad shape because i didn't know they would have value, so i thought it was a loss but the fact you show how to restore them is great so my collection can show beauty with a story behind the makeup
You did a great job considering what you started with . I watched a guy on youtube replace a broken piece ( dump truck ladder )with JB weld . That would have probably have worked on those pillars . But you did more than I would have on this car . Thanks for posting .
I'm getting ready to sell all of my red line hot wheels on ebay from my childhood. Watching these restoration videos makes me want to restore them and keep them. Lol. I'm torn 😫
You did a great job of restoring this car, and I really like how it turned out. The green is absolutely fabulous, and I am certain the original owner of the car is very proud of it now.
I still have my Chrome 69 Heavy Chevy that came in my Hot Wheels club membership. The other club car that was available was the Chrome Cougar I think. Mine is not as bad as this one but the stickers came off quick with play back then and I smoothed out the wheels with all the skidding on the fireplace hearth. Thanks for these restos as they look great!!!
I think you did a very nice thing for this guy. Love the result. Green is by far my favorite color, so that's a bonus, here. Many thanks for sharing the project as usual.
A valiant attempt. You're not so lucky as Marty in Australia who can use baking soda with the super glue to fix broken pillars and putty to fill in pits because of the translucent Spectraflame paint. I think you got this car as far as you could given its rough shape. I always enjoy your videos for your commentary as well as seeing the process and the result. Six hours is surely a labor of love.
Electroplating, electropolishing... you are raising the bar compared to other restorers on UA-cam. Congratulations, your end product seems to be of higher quality.
Excelente trabajo, cómo se llama el equipo eléctrico que usas para sumergir los autos y que efecto produce. Excellent work, what is the name of the electrical equipment you use to submerge the cars and what effect it produces.
Wonderful job. I love your extreme restos. I agree with you fully, that to make it a true childhood toy restoration, the owner must apply the decals that he once had many years ago. I have found that when restoring, you sometimes can put more money into fixing one than you would to just buy one in better condition. As a fellow restorer/customizer of toys cars I find that the more damage a car has the more of a challenge it is, and therefore the more fun it is for me. I would love to see more extreme restorations of yours, and even if they don't come out perfect, they are far better (and more appreciated) than if they were to be left for trash. Just a few thoughts.
Bringing a car with sentimental value back from the dead. Love it. Nice work. Just curious why you would not consider using something like JB Weld epoxy on the windshield posts and then painting the car in a silver base coat before applying the spectra flame green. I think this would yield a better result and not show the brush or sanding marks under the spectra flame. I am sure your method is closer to the way the cars were actually made in the factory. Thanks for the videos and sharing what you do with us.
Looks great. What are your thoughts on finding a car i buried in my dads backyard 40 years ago? I dug a hole 3 or 4 inches deep, placed a hotwheel in the hole ( model unknown) put a tuna can on top then covered in dirt. I think i know were its buried. Any hope that it may be restoreable?
I watch some Aussie restore Matchbox, and he uses baking soda with super glue. I'm not sure what this does for curing or if it will plate, but it seems to close the gaps better on broken door post and such after sanding. This is a type of "happy video" I watch. Thank you.
Have you ever considered soldering those pits? Solder should be easy to file and sand flush, easy to completely remove and start over, but still be metal, and look the part. So the plating process would work on it. I'm hardly a professional, of course. And congratulations on the sponsorship, again. You deserve it.
Turned out great!!!! On the new front wheels, why does the center chrome stick out past the tire? Not the exact center. But what would be the bead of the rim.
Awesome video! I like how you explain all of the details of what you've done and how you do it! I've never tried to restore a Hot Wheels car but it looks like fun!
Is there any way one could braze or solder the a-pillars before zinc plating to fix the car? I understand you probably didn't want to ruin a friend's car trying a untested technique. It would be cool to see someone try that!
@@octane613 I find this super unlikely! Zinc melts at 420°C, while tin melts at 230°C. The die-cast alloy is likely to be a 2- or 3-metal alloy which would bring its melting temperature down, but for one, i bet it's still well over 300°C, and for other you can get solder in two-metal or three-metal alloys too, 183°C for Sn63Pb37, 179°C for Sn62Pb36Ag2, or Bismuth-based alloys which have various melting points often under 150°C. Zamac melting point is quoted around the Internet as around 380°C. Under the assumption that its primary constituents are Zinc and Aluminium with addition of Copper and Nickel, it really couldn't get all that much lower than that. Marty i think has restored a misdrilled hole in one of his restorations by adding solder, and that didn't do any damage to the die-cast alloy. I was actually very surprised that the solder actually bonded to the diecast model though, i expected it to just fall off! I think the difficulty of handling and potential lack of bonding strength are primary things to look out for when planning a solder repair. If you don't have temperature control, melting is also a fundamental possibility, but i'd be more worried that you don't get the substrate heated up enough for the solder to bond because the model acts as a fairly effective heatsink.
I was wondering why you didn't use some backing power or a different filler to fill in the A-pillar gaps. The gap are really apparent in this restoration. I love the green. Nice job.
WOW! That looks really good. Can you show what to do about old, worn SIZZLERS CARS and VANS? Which tools and grades of sandpaper for plastic and an address for replacement parts to purchase? Thank you. I have a Silver Vanthom, a Yellow Hot Wings and a Brown Spoil Sport, plus a few others that would be beautiful again, if restored. Your Heavy Chevy looks Great! Great Work!
I think if I'm the owner of a Matchbox or Hot Wheels car from my childhood, I would absolutely want to restore the one I owned as a child, and not go buy one from eBay... so really, the service you are doing for Chuck is far more important then just replacing an old car with a new one... There's no replacing sentimental value👍
I have a few I've held onto for quite some time now
And these restoration videos are a huge help
I wish I had some of my childhood redlines, I don’t really even know what happened to them.
Absolutely this. Pounds, shillings and pence can't buy sentimental value!
@BartJ583 Well When I was younger I had a car that I really loved and the reason it got beat up is BECAUSE I loved it so much, I brought it everywhere, The doors and hood were missing and the only time I got rid of it was when My parents got divorced and it was thrown out in the move. So maybe he just liked the car enough that it did get damaged, sometimes it just happens
I'm the youngest of three brothers, My pocket money, lunch money all went in the Toy shop directly over the road from school so along with hand me downs I had infinite "Sentimental," Cars that when i left home My Darling Mother donated to Charity!
WoW that one had been through the war. Im a watchmaker, that specializes in antique pocket watches. I fully understand the sentimental aspect of restoring. People will bring a 7 jewel watch that belonged to a grandparent to get it serviced. 7 jewel watches are just not economically worth repairing as the shafts for the gears are in metal and not jewel bearings so the holes get oblong. They have to be drilled out and bushings added. It can cost $500 for a badly worn watch. For that you could get a 21 jewel railroad watch. But that wouldnt have belonged to a family member.
I’m a sucker for watch servicing. Could you upload some videos about your work from time to time? Instant subscriber here if you do it.
So true
Do it
You get a thumbs up just for attempting this restore.
As a 21 year old it’s very hard to explain to my friends why I love this channel.
This might be the most badly damaged car youve restored/modded.
Maybe but the VW Bug was pretty beat up as well
The python was the worst.
Bye-focal was the worst
It may not be the most damaged one, but it's certainly right up there with the others.....Every single time I see them in this kind of shape, I'm almost surprised he's able to restore them so well.....and then I remember just how much experience he has doing this, and the surprise goes away.....He's talented and gifted at this! That much is certain!
He had to use CPR to get this thing restored
It is 625pm You do amazing work I have just started watching you and you have taught me a lot of things I still have a long way to go and I want you to know I appreciate it and for now I am going back to watch you do what you do so well Thankyou
Hey dude. I am just so random Disney parks content creator with no interest in hot wheels what so ever, but I can’t stop watching your videos. You’re phenomenal and I appreciate all your content. It’s captivating.
Hey Its Disney Dan I heard about you from Defunctland
As a hot wheels collector I randomly watched Disney content from 2018 and now have small interest In it
I know it would be easier to just buy a $10 one from somewhere, but the fact that it was "resurrected from the dead" makes it all the more pleasurable. We are living in a throw away world, so I'm glad that there are people out there still reviving old treasures.
BaremetalHW You’re often imitated but never duplicated. Of all the guys doing diecast restorations and customs, your channel still remains my favorite.
Now that is awesome. The past has a way to influence what we can reform today. Restoration is all across UA-cam and this channel helps to how small things have big importance
You are a true craftsman. Beautiful work
For as much "play" this car has been through, it came out great. Your friend hopefully realizes how much of a difference you made. I'm impressed, with your work.
I keep re-watching these episodes
Dude, you never stop to impress me how professional your restaurations are.
I'm 60 and have many hot wheels and matchbox cars and appreciate your work. Cool.
Nice work!!!! From junker to jewel!!! Love watching your programs.
Incredible work and a great video! These toys once provided hours of entertainment for a child. It's amazing to see them restored.
I won't speak for everyone, but I would say the bigger the transformation the more people will watch.... I certainly did enjoy it. Thx
Your work continues to amaze me. The cars take me down memory lane. Thank you.
What a treat! To have the master restore a childhood Hot Wheels Red Line car for you. As usual, you did a great job with what you had to work with.
Great work man. Love that green shiny finish! Considering this thing will never be played with like that again, now it’ll last another 100 years! 😎👍🏽
Well done dude well done, Chuck will be very proud of you restoring his childhood Hot Wheels Car.
This video is proof of your craft. I thought this junker was beyond saving and you made it look better than new.
Considering how bad that car was it came out absolutely fantastic. I like the you pointed out the need to balance the sanding vs living with some imperfections, and filling in what others that you can. I've watched some of your previous videos where some of the cars were over sanded as you mentioned. The approach used here is certainly preferable. A car that isn't as beat up would have much better results too. Overall I'm very impressed with your work. Keep it coming.
My son and I fixed a t-bird up that I had as a child. The windshield had a big crack in it. I painted it with blue tint spray paint, hiding the crack. It wasn't a restoration to your level, but it looks pretty good with it's new wheels and paint. He plays with it all the time.
I find your skill and your videos absolutely amazing I could watch them all day thank you
I have never been into cars or owned any hot wheels and I have no idea why UA-cam suggested your video to me but I am hooked.
There is something cathartic about what you do, I feel really good when I see a toy that has seen a *lot* of love get even more.
Please keep making these extreme restoration videos. Sure, it might be 10 bucks at the shop but it doesn't have a story like this car does!
Another beautiful restoration! It was certainly worthy of the restoration- for the owner and the viewer. It wasn’t necessary for you to do, but it is appreciated by the rest of us.
This type of video means so much more to me, when there is a sentimental backstory and the outcome is this nice.
Worth the effort just to keep a favourite childhood memory alive and kicking - fantastic job as always, despite the damage! 👍
Great result! The extreme restorations are my favorite. It's satisfying to watch a hunk of scrap metal being painstakingly restored to it's former glory.
Would heating the die-cast parts before bending make them less susceptible to breaking?
I love these extreme restorations, You always amaze me with the awesome work you do on these cars.
thank you for commentating this restoration. it's nice to hear the reason certain steps are done.
the imperfections give the spectraflame depth and extra shimmer. Very nice work
This is without a doubt the most damaged car you’ve done, and like always, turns out incredible. I love your videos!
You did great considering what you started with. I would restore my old cars but my little brother inherited them, and he played "scrapyard" with hammers and rocks!
Honestly I was so sad to go see all my Redline cars in bad shape because i didn't know they would have value, so i thought it was a loss but the fact you show how to restore them is great so my collection can show beauty with a story behind the makeup
Okay, if this was a childhood toy of mine that held sentimental value to me, then I would be absolutely thrilled with this.
I guess Mattel must have though Chevrolet would continue the 68 body style when they released it. Nice job bringing that one back from the grave.
You did a great job considering what you started with . I watched a guy on youtube replace a broken piece ( dump truck ladder )with JB weld . That would have probably have worked on those pillars . But you did more than I would have on this car . Thanks for posting .
I love this car, I love the paint color, and I love the restoration you did! Great video.
I'm getting ready to sell all of my red line hot wheels on ebay from my childhood. Watching these restoration videos makes me want to restore them and keep them. Lol. I'm torn 😫
That was not a restoration, it was a resuscitation! Very nice job!
You are the best painter. Great job. Thanks...
That was a miraculous transformation! Brilliant work, just brilliant!
That is absolutely amazing, I think this is one of your better Restorations. That had the scale of damage.
You shoulda used original jb weld on the a pillars, its so strong it may as well be metal in a tube
Really??? Mine never sets up as hard as advertised
My son and I go back and forth between super glue and jb weld on the rivets. For that, they both work good.
FINALLY! a heavy chevy restoration video, been waiting for awhile, a lot of damage, looks amazing in the end keep up the work.
You did a great job of restoring this car, and I really like how it turned out. The green is absolutely fabulous, and I am certain the original owner of the car is very proud of it now.
Wow! I didn't think that turd would take a polish, but it polish it did! It looks great!
I'm always impressed with your skill. I think this one turned out great and I hope the original owner loves it.
I still have my Chrome 69 Heavy Chevy that came in my Hot Wheels club membership. The other club car that was available was the Chrome Cougar I think. Mine is not as bad as this one but the stickers came off quick with play back then and I smoothed out the wheels with all the skidding on the fireplace hearth. Thanks for these restos as they look great!!!
I don't restore or collect these cars, but your videos are really satisfying to watch.
Quite the transformation! Bet the owner will be thrilled
baremetalHW .... Man you are truly an artist in every sense of the word .... Great job
I think you did a very nice thing for this guy. Love the result. Green is by far my favorite color, so that's a bonus, here. Many thanks for sharing the project as usual.
Green is my favorite spectra flame color. I love the way yours turned out!!
I had the Custom AMX and Mustang Boss Hoss in spectraflame green.
Pretty sure it's been stepped on😆😆I lost it when you said that.
You really brought that ride back from the brink. Great job, car looks wonderful.
dude idk anything about cars but this was still so satisfying to watch
The "before" picture looks like every car i have owned! Nice job!
A valiant attempt. You're not so lucky as Marty in Australia who can use baking soda with the super glue to fix broken pillars and putty to fill in pits because of the translucent Spectraflame paint. I think you got this car as far as you could given its rough shape. I always enjoy your videos for your commentary as well as seeing the process and the result. Six hours is surely a labor of love.
nice job considering what you had to work with. . fun to watch and a way to learn from the viewer , thank you
Electroplating, electropolishing... you are raising the bar compared to other restorers on UA-cam. Congratulations, your end product seems to be of higher quality.
Excelente trabajo, cómo se llama el equipo eléctrico que usas para sumergir los autos y que efecto produce.
Excellent work, what is the name of the electrical equipment you use to submerge the cars and what effect it produces.
Great restoration...this is one of my favorite castings
Amazing work. Completely transformed from how bad it looked initially!
Wonderful job. I love your extreme restos. I agree with you fully, that to make it a true childhood toy restoration, the owner must apply the decals that he once had many years ago. I have found that when restoring, you sometimes can put more money into fixing one than you would to just buy one in better condition. As a fellow restorer/customizer of toys cars I find that the more damage a car has the more of a challenge it is, and therefore the more fun it is for me. I would love to see more extreme restorations of yours, and even if they don't come out perfect, they are far better (and more appreciated) than if they were to be left for trash.
Just a few thoughts.
This is the content I subscribed for. Brilliant work
Bringing a car with sentimental value back from the dead. Love it. Nice work. Just curious why you would not consider using something like JB Weld epoxy on the windshield posts and then painting the car in a silver base coat before applying the spectra flame green. I think this would yield a better result and not show the brush or sanding marks under the spectra flame. I am sure your method is closer to the way the cars were actually made in the factory. Thanks for the videos and sharing what you do with us.
Here we go again! A fresh episode, wonderful! Pre-view post! Gonna enjoy those 7:41 minutes, that's for sure. Thank you very much for uploading!
My brother had a couple of theses and watching you restore this and the Mustang is great nice job.
Looks great. What are your thoughts on finding a car i buried in my dads backyard 40 years ago? I dug a hole 3 or 4 inches deep, placed a hotwheel in the hole ( model unknown) put a tuna can on top then covered in dirt. I think i know were its buried. Any hope that it may be restoreable?
Miss Belvedere comes to mind.
Freedomquest08 i forgot about that car...oh boy
you'll never know until you dog it up!
I think it's best to start digging now, decide later.
Siana Gearz im going to my folks house tomorrow. Will start exploring like a young boy again (im 50)...hope my knees hold out😂
Well it wouldn’t be entertaining if it wasn’t a challenge. Have you ever noticed on some old Matchbox cars there is pink spectraflame under the blue?
That was my first Hot Wheels car and mine was root beer brown with an open hood... beautiful aftermath!
Great work! I am sure this guy appreciates what you did as you saved this one bigtime!
Amazing restoration. Hard to believe it’s the same car.
I watch some Aussie restore Matchbox, and he uses baking soda with super glue. I'm not sure what this does for curing or if it will plate, but it seems to close the gaps better on broken door post and such after sanding.
This is a type of "happy video" I watch. Thank you.
This is one of my top 5 favorite hot wheels castings
Holy hell. This one was *ABSOLUTELY TRASHED*
The before and after was *so satisfying*
I love that green color, not to much not to little, just perfect.
WOW! What you did made a big difference. Very cool! Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Have you ever considered soldering those pits? Solder should be easy to file and sand flush, easy to completely remove and start over, but still be metal, and look the part. So the plating process would work on it.
I'm hardly a professional, of course.
And congratulations on the sponsorship, again. You deserve it.
Turned out great!!!! On the new front wheels, why does the center chrome stick out past the tire? Not the exact center. But what would be the bead of the rim.
OMG !! You did a great work with this piece !! OMG when video started I thought it could be almost imposible, but you did it !! Awesome restoration !!
Cant stop watching these
One of the best hot wheels restored by one of the best 👍
Awesome video! I like how you explain all of the details of what you've done and how you do it! I've never tried to restore a Hot Wheels car but it looks like fun!
Is there any way one could braze or solder the a-pillars before zinc plating to fix the car? I understand you probably didn't want to ruin a friend's car trying a untested technique. It would be cool to see someone try that!
I was also wondering if the A pillars could be soldered as well, with some sort of low fusing solder.
The diecast metal would melt before the solder or brazing rod would. Its an extremely cheap and awful alloy, but its good for toys.
@@octane613 I find this super unlikely! Zinc melts at 420°C, while tin melts at 230°C. The die-cast alloy is likely to be a 2- or 3-metal alloy which would bring its melting temperature down, but for one, i bet it's still well over 300°C, and for other you can get solder in two-metal or three-metal alloys too, 183°C for Sn63Pb37, 179°C for Sn62Pb36Ag2, or Bismuth-based alloys which have various melting points often under 150°C.
Zamac melting point is quoted around the Internet as around 380°C. Under the assumption that its primary constituents are Zinc and Aluminium with addition of Copper and Nickel, it really couldn't get all that much lower than that.
Marty i think has restored a misdrilled hole in one of his restorations by adding solder, and that didn't do any damage to the die-cast alloy. I was actually very surprised that the solder actually bonded to the diecast model though, i expected it to just fall off! I think the difficulty of handling and potential lack of bonding strength are primary things to look out for when planning a solder repair. If you don't have temperature control, melting is also a fundamental possibility, but i'd be more worried that you don't get the substrate heated up enough for the solder to bond because the model acts as a fairly effective heatsink.
I was wondering why you didn't use some backing power or a different filler to fill in the A-pillar gaps. The gap are really apparent in this restoration. I love the green. Nice job.
He has stated in his earlier videos that he has never gotten solder to stick.
Amazing improvements! Hard to believe it’s the same car
Definitely bought that one back from the brink ! Good work sir !
Wow! You did a great job, especially considering the original condition.
I love this restoration
Beautiful job all around
Excelente Trabajo
WOW! That looks really good. Can you show what to do about old, worn SIZZLERS CARS and VANS? Which tools and grades of sandpaper for plastic and an address for replacement parts to purchase? Thank you. I have a Silver Vanthom, a Yellow Hot Wings and a Brown Spoil Sport, plus a few others that would be beautiful again, if restored. Your Heavy Chevy looks Great! Great Work!
Incredible job! I wasn't familiar with Redline restoration until I saw your videos.
I like your work. I appreciate it. I like your redline series
Good job. I'm sure the guy is happy to have his old car back.
Just got my first bag of hotwheels to begin practicing on! Pretty excited!
Fantastic job! I am now retired and this might be something I'd like to get into!