Thank you! I have a few thumbs down. I guess people that are professional auto restorers think this doesn't meet the standard. This started as a quick paint job to a nice truck. I am pleased with the results. The truck still looks perfect.
This truck didn't even need restoration...it was already a clean survivor...no cancerous rust, great old paint job, even the underside was fairly clean with no rust...whole lot of effort on an already clean vehicle...could've just drove it as is...
All True! I wanted to paint a vehicle and wanted an older C10. I know many people like to drive vehicles that are original. However, that vehicle had been painted at least once before me. When someone owns something, they can and should do with it what they want.
Hey I think it would be awesome if you did the exact same video but with a voice over explaining everything you did and why. I want to do the exact same to a truck like that and I'm not sure exactly what you are doing at certain times. If you would do that I would really appreciate it and I'm sure it would help others with their projects as well.
that was absolutely awesome. how did you learn to do all the work? I have a 68 c10 in rougher shape. I'm kinda demotivated to restore it now after watching all the work you put into your truck and it was already 5 times better than mine. good job either way, fantastic work. side note. please change the music or at least don't loop the same music for 16 minutes. that's too much.
Yes sorry about the music. I figured that there is always mute. That music got automatically dropped in by Iphoto. In regards to the restoration. Most work is just labor intensive, dirty, frustrating, or unpleasant. It is not rocket science to get a piece of automotive sandpaper and a sanding block and move it in long strokes in many different directions. A problem many of us have is tearing it apart and then losing interest. It is better to lose interest before we start a project rather than after it is in pieces. It is very helpful to have tools and a good space to work that can allow you to do most things yourself. Having some hoists and an engine crane along with some solid beams in the garage make lifting heavy things doable. I would rather lift a heavy item myself with tools than try to get guys over and use man power. When it is up in the air or on its back you can think of what to do with it next. If you were grabbing it with your buddies it is heavy and you don't want to pick it up long or often. When you tear into it as much as I did with that truck, the starting condition is not as big of a deal because everything is pretty much assessable. If something looks really nice before restoration, it won't once the restoration begins. I had a brother a long time ago that tore apart his 1963 Corvette that was a running driving beautiful car. A real head turner. He wanted to make it perfect and do a frame off. He had owned the car for 15 years already. He bought lots of new parts and tore it apart. A few years later he sold it in pieces. The paint, material, and all the other materials, do not know if it they are going on a car that was beautiful or one that was ugly. In my brother case he would have been better off to sell his beautiful car as it was and restore one that really needed it. Obviously a total rust bucket that needs every panel replaced is probably not the best candidate for restoration. But, in my case those little patch panels that I made myself and put on were very time consuming. I would think I could have replaced full rockers and cab corners in the same amount of time. If your interior has been removed replacing a floor panel wouldn't be that hard. There is lots of information online in regards to how to best do something. I found that I always stayed busy with something that I could do while researching what I didn't know how to do. Motivation and determination is the key. This is the first vehicle I had restored in 30 years and even then I had only tinkered with a vehicle or two that I owned. I have only painted 2 maybe 3 vehicles in my life. If all your bodywork is good and your paint doesn't come out great, do it over. At that point paint is cheap. I bought 2 gallons and have almost 1 left. Good luck on your project.
Thank you! I haven't had any comments here for a long time. Thanks for watching and responding. I am no painter or body guy but that thing came out as good as if a pro did it. Obviously not a frame off perfect restoration. I did it for the experience. If you have not sprayed any paint or clear or have limited experience with it I suggest you check this guy out he is a master. ruclips.net/channel/UCzJ7rCZtG8GVVKjv8_eynUg
@@Depression2010 for not being a Painter it turned out great, my respects to you, iam a painter my self and I have a 69 c10 short bed, iam in the process of dropping a 454 in it, and put the sbc an the side for a bit
WoW. Fantastic job on everything including the video. These trucks are noted for being very soft and appealing to the eye---just like the music. Curious as to what kind of finish paint You used ???
I'm going to take a college courses on auto mechanics do you think I would be able to work on a truck similar to this in similar condition after? my grandpa's brother might give me his old pick up since he has two and I've been helping take care of my grandpa when no one else could he has cancer. grandpa always wanted to teach me how to fix old cars but we lived so far apart most of my life he rarely had a chance. I'd still like to learn I feel like he'd really love that and the classes aren't long either.
My grandfather on my dads side has one of theses only all white I want to restore it so bad but repaint it red, I've always loved old trucks like this the problem is we don't have a place to store it or the money I'm 14 so I'm to young to get a job and my only savings is a 1,000 dollars and I want to use my money with my dad and uncle to fix it for when I'm old enough to drive any advice for me to make this dream come true? Please let me know soon looking for advice.
Restoring a vehicle is very costly and time consuming. Many people get started then discouraged. Economy paint, sand paper and basic supplies would cost you more than $1000. In many instances you can purchase a vehicle already restored for less than the cost to restore one. I wouldn't even consider beginning a restoration without a place to do the work. If the vehicle has sentimental value, find a place to park/store it until you have the time, money and place to restore it. Many of these trucks need lots of work. Get yourself a spread sheet and make a huge list of everything the vehicle needs. Find supplies and figure out what it will cost. Watch video's of people that do the work. Very difficult, labor intensive, expensive job. Motor, transmission, seat, carpet, patch panels, exhaust, brakes, brake lines, transmission lines, radiator, front suspension, body bushings, springs, shocks...... The list goes on and on. I am not trying to discourage you but this is not an easy, fast, or inexpensive job. I am pretty lucky. I somehow am very good at things. That paint job I did is professional. Not many people can do a job like that. That is not bragging. Go look at vehicles people paint and see for yourself. There are no shortcuts to quality. Spending all the time preparing the vehicle and the expense of the materials cannot justify a crappy job. A good option is to go to Maaco and get an inexpensive paint job and be happy with it or drive it as a rat rod.
I would recommend looking for the most rust free truck you can afford. Possibly one that's not running as that's much cheaper. I would start on smaller projects on the truck, like getting it to run, fixing brakes, working on the interior etc. This will give you experience and should be enjoyable while you work up to larger projects to tackle. If you jump right into a full restoration you may get overwhelmed and discouraged. But if you have someone to teach you than it can be very fun.
An almost pristine truck is easy; try the truck in average condition (like mine). If you have the SPACE. the TIME, the MONEY, the TOOLS and the SKILLS, then go for it, otherwise let the pros handle it while you do what you do best. I'll work my easy job at Amazon, while the pros rebuild my truck in what is an easy job for them.
I agree that starting with a good vehicle makes the job easier. In fact I stated that at the beginning of the video. The only possible concern with your ideology is that in most cases you will not sell your vehicle for the money you have in it. Truth be told it is probably more economical to purchase an already finished vehicle than to fix one, especially if you find one where the previous owner needs the cash. In most cases you can purchase a finished vehicle for much less than the cost of refinishing one. Good Luck with your project and thanks for commenting.
I don't really remember. I used same seat, dash pad, floor mat, some new rubber seals/gaskets/grommets. Probably around $3500 in materials. Labor was too much. Probably 650 hours. I didn't rebuild the motor. I just put new gaskets and painted it. It ran great and didn't smoke. Lots of work. I would not do it again. Cheaper and easier to buy one already done.
Love the leaf blower idea !!! Sometimes compressed air just makes a mess .
Finally someone who restores their vehicle to stock Beautiful truck
Nice work!!!
Beautiful truck and a great job! My 68 is the same paint scheme. Except mine is a GMC and has the wood bed.
Thank you for the nice comment! Obviously I am not a pro.
Awesome job guys❤️👍
Que buen trabajo y amor que metiste en la c10 yo tengo una del 67 saludos de Argentina
Nice job..iv got a 68 stepside I'm going to start on soon thanks for the vid
Thank you! I have a few thumbs down. I guess people that are professional auto restorers think this doesn't meet the standard. This started as a quick paint job to a nice truck. I am pleased with the results. The truck still looks perfect.
Thanks for great ideals you give me, great work on your truck.
Great job!
This truck didn't even need restoration...it was already a clean survivor...no cancerous rust, great old paint job, even the underside was fairly clean with no rust...whole lot of effort on an already clean vehicle...could've just drove it as is...
All True!
I wanted to paint a vehicle and wanted an older C10. I know many people like to drive vehicles that are original. However, that vehicle had been painted at least once before me. When someone owns something, they can and should do with it what they want.
Beautiful. Job well done.
Thank you very much!
Hey I think it would be awesome if you did the exact same video but with a voice over explaining everything you did and why. I want to do the exact same to a truck like that and I'm not sure exactly what you are doing at certain times. If you would do that I would really appreciate it and I'm sure it would help others with their projects as well.
Very nice, wheels of course make or break a vehicle when get that sorted out could you link a walk-a-round to this one? i'd like to see that.
that was absolutely awesome. how did you learn to do all the work? I have a 68 c10 in rougher shape. I'm kinda demotivated to restore it now after watching all the work you put into your truck and it was already 5 times better than mine. good job either way, fantastic work.
side note. please change the music or at least don't loop the same music for 16 minutes. that's too much.
Yes sorry about the music. I figured that there is always mute. That music got automatically dropped in by Iphoto.
In regards to the restoration. Most work is just labor intensive, dirty, frustrating, or unpleasant. It is not rocket science to get a piece of automotive sandpaper and a sanding block and move it in long strokes in many different directions. A problem many of us have is tearing it apart and then losing interest. It is better to lose interest before we start a project rather than after it is in pieces.
It is very helpful to have tools and a good space to work that can allow you to do most things yourself. Having some hoists and an engine crane along with some solid beams in the garage make lifting heavy things doable. I would rather lift a heavy item myself with tools than try to get guys over and use man power. When it is up in the air or on its back you can think of what to do with it next. If you were grabbing it with your buddies it is heavy and you don't want to pick it up long or often.
When you tear into it as much as I did with that truck, the starting condition is not as big of a deal because everything is pretty much assessable. If something looks really nice before restoration, it won't once the restoration begins. I had a brother a long time ago that tore apart his 1963 Corvette that was a running driving beautiful car. A real head turner. He wanted to make it perfect and do a frame off. He had owned the car for 15 years already. He bought lots of new parts and tore it apart. A few years later he sold it in pieces. The paint, material, and all the other materials, do not know if it they are going on a car that was beautiful or one that was ugly. In my brother case he would have been better off to sell his beautiful car as it was and restore one that really needed it. Obviously a total rust bucket that needs every panel replaced is probably not the best candidate for restoration. But, in my case those little patch panels that I made myself and put on were very time consuming. I would think I could have replaced full rockers and cab corners in the same amount of time. If your interior has been removed replacing a floor panel wouldn't be that hard.
There is lots of information online in regards to how to best do something. I found that I always stayed busy with something that I could do while researching what I didn't know how to do.
Motivation and determination is the key. This is the first vehicle I had restored in 30 years and even then I had only tinkered with a vehicle or two that I owned. I have only painted 2 maybe 3 vehicles in my life. If all your bodywork is good and your paint doesn't come out great, do it over. At that point paint is cheap. I bought 2 gallons and have almost 1 left.
Good luck on your project.
Depression2010 I like the music. GREAT job on your truck. It's awesome.
Great Job
Thank you! I haven't had any comments here for a long time. Thanks for watching and responding. I am no painter or body guy but that thing came out as good as if a pro did it. Obviously not a frame off perfect restoration. I did it for the experience. If you have not sprayed any paint or clear or have limited experience with it I suggest you check this guy out he is a master. ruclips.net/channel/UCzJ7rCZtG8GVVKjv8_eynUg
@@Depression2010 for not being a Painter it turned out great, my respects to you, iam a painter my self and I have a 69 c10 short bed, iam in the process of dropping a 454 in it, and put the sbc an the side for a bit
WoW. Fantastic job on everything including the video. These trucks are noted for being very soft and appealing to the eye---just like the music. Curious as to what kind of finish paint You used ???
I used Omni Base coat clear coat. Covered awesome. No complaints about the paint or the application of it.
Thanks for the reply...
Awesome FUKN work bud. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
Awe
awesome job on the truck
how long did this take overall?
3 months
Depression2010 wow thats was fast
good job it looks really nice!
I'm going to take a college courses on auto mechanics do you think I would be able to work on a truck similar to this in similar condition after? my grandpa's brother might give me his old pick up since he has two and I've been helping take care of my grandpa when no one else could he has cancer. grandpa always wanted to teach me how to fix old cars but we lived so far apart most of my life he rarely had a chance. I'd still like to learn I feel like he'd really love that and the classes aren't long either.
Sure you can if you apply yourself! Good luck!
Nice job what spray Gun do you have
DeVILBISS® Finishline™ FLG-4 HVLP
My grandfather on my dads side has one of theses only all white I want to restore it so bad but repaint it red, I've always loved old trucks like this the problem is we don't have a place to store it or the money I'm 14 so I'm to young to get a job and my only savings is a 1,000 dollars and I want to use my money with my dad and uncle to fix it for when I'm old enough to drive any advice for me to make this dream come true? Please let me know soon looking for advice.
Restoring a vehicle is very costly and time consuming. Many people get started then discouraged. Economy paint, sand paper and basic supplies would cost you more than $1000. In many instances you can purchase a vehicle already restored for less than the cost to restore one. I wouldn't even consider beginning a restoration without a place to do the work. If the vehicle has sentimental value, find a place to park/store it until you have the time, money and place to restore it. Many of these trucks need lots of work. Get yourself a spread sheet and make a huge list of everything the vehicle needs. Find supplies and figure out what it will cost. Watch video's of people that do the work. Very difficult, labor intensive, expensive job. Motor, transmission, seat, carpet, patch panels, exhaust, brakes, brake lines, transmission lines, radiator, front suspension, body bushings, springs, shocks...... The list goes on and on. I am not trying to discourage you but this is not an easy, fast, or inexpensive job. I am pretty lucky. I somehow am very good at things. That paint job I did is professional. Not many people can do a job like that. That is not bragging. Go look at vehicles people paint and see for yourself. There are no shortcuts to quality. Spending all the time preparing the vehicle and the expense of the materials cannot justify a crappy job. A good option is to go to Maaco and get an inexpensive paint job and be happy with it or drive it as a rat rod.
I would recommend looking for the most rust free truck you can afford. Possibly one that's not running as that's much cheaper. I would start on smaller projects on the truck, like getting it to run, fixing brakes, working on the interior etc. This will give you experience and should be enjoyable while you work up to larger projects to tackle. If you jump right into a full restoration you may get overwhelmed and discouraged. But if you have someone to teach you than it can be very fun.
Mine looks identical to yours but yours is restored snd mine is not
how much is a work like that $ I just bought the 1968 C10
An almost pristine truck is easy; try the truck in average condition (like mine). If you have the SPACE. the TIME, the MONEY, the TOOLS and the SKILLS, then go for it, otherwise let the pros handle it while you do what you do best.
I'll work my easy job at Amazon, while the pros rebuild my truck in what is an easy job for them.
I agree that starting with a good vehicle makes the job easier. In fact I stated that at the beginning of the video. The only possible concern with your ideology is that in most cases you will not sell your vehicle for the money you have in it. Truth be told it is probably more economical to purchase an already finished vehicle than to fix one, especially if you find one where the previous owner needs the cash. In most cases you can purchase a finished vehicle for much less than the cost of refinishing one. Good Luck with your project and thanks for commenting.
A large point and satisfaction of owning an old truck or car is working on it. I guess you'll never know that.
Where can I find a c10?
How much money did this cost you?
I don't really remember. I used same seat, dash pad, floor mat, some new rubber seals/gaskets/grommets. Probably around $3500 in materials. Labor was too much. Probably 650 hours. I didn't rebuild the motor. I just put new gaskets and painted it. It ran great and didn't smoke. Lots of work. I would not do it again. Cheaper and easier to buy one already done.
Beautiful truck,wheels ugly as fuck.