Vintage 1970's Tonka Truck Gravel Spreader Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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  • @TheUnknownDungeon
    @TheUnknownDungeon 4 года назад +81

    I wish 400 grit sandpaper removed the imperfections from my life

    • @sk61181
      @sk61181 4 года назад +1

      If only...🥺

    • @dcagdigger312
      @dcagdigger312 4 года назад +1

      your face

    • @Smurphenstein
      @Smurphenstein 4 года назад +7

      For a lot of us, a simple divorce will do that. Or a hitman.

    • @NandiCollector
      @NandiCollector 2 года назад +2

      Lol. I feel your pain. 😂

  • @mikewaine5433
    @mikewaine5433 4 года назад +57

    My Father drove a belly dump when I was 4 for a company called Fedderly-Marion freight lines in the Seattle area during late 60’s their trucks were almost the same shade of Yellow. I had this toy and used to pretend I
    was my Dad at work when playing in the sand box in my back yard ...good memories...thanks for the share!

  • @DarkMouseRainbow
    @DarkMouseRainbow 4 года назад +36

    Id love to see you do a paint job on the truck to make it look like a real life truck, that would be amazing

  • @Gordo101978
    @Gordo101978 5 лет назад +164

    I love Tonka toy restorations, I would like to see larger scale die cast restorations maybe? 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @californigirl
      @californigirl 5 лет назад +5

      There are a couple other channels that specialize in the metal toy restos. TRG and Toy rescue and restore come to mind. I found them through Tyse Tube

    • @DeadnCold
      @DeadnCold 5 лет назад +4

      A 1/18 or 1/24 resto or custom would be cool. Diecast Resurrection has done some 1/18 restos in the last few months that turned out nice. I'd love to see what Baremetal could do with one.

    • @tarstarkusz
      @tarstarkusz 4 года назад +1

      What do you do to break up the yellow? I think it looked better before. Not dissing the restoration job at all. I think he did a nice job. But it just doesn't look right all that yellow. Like it needs pin striping or maybe some lettering or something.

  • @mattberg916
    @mattberg916 4 года назад +12

    I have this exact model. I moved many yards of dirt with it. And maybe someday I'll restore it. Tonka and Buddy L were awesome toys. I spent a lot of hours in the sandbox. Nice job!

  • @boredgrass
    @boredgrass 3 года назад

    Since I watch your videos I don't ever use the phrase "build like a toy." Good toys are the result of good engineering! It deserves much more appreciation than we usually give!

  • @futureisyours3016
    @futureisyours3016 4 года назад +11

    I had one similar yellow Tonka truck. This video brought tears to my eyes.

    • @goose1168
      @goose1168 3 года назад +1

      Yea, I had one too!

  • @ACKRobert
    @ACKRobert 4 года назад

    I'm 63 years old and I had this same gravel spreader truck as a child. Mine was refrigerator white. I was shocked when you painted it yellow. At least I got to see it in white primer.
    No rust addition please. The truck is pretty as it is. I always thought it looked futuristic. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

  • @x-90
    @x-90 5 лет назад +93

    Can’t say I’ve ever seen one of these Tonka trucks but I get you the rust gives the cars/trucks a lot more character.

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman 5 лет назад +1

      I have have 3 different models in staging to do restorations on. One is a flat bed

    • @BossRedRanger
      @BossRedRanger 5 лет назад +7

      Rust sucks.

    • @Execuor
      @Execuor 5 лет назад

      You can always get some weathering pigments. chipping medium, washes etc. to bring back the rusted look without it being actual rust

    • @gregclift626
      @gregclift626 4 года назад

      I had that exact Tonka.

  • @chrispearson904
    @chrispearson904 5 лет назад

    Those are the trucks I grew up with. Can't wait to see you redo a metal Tonka dump truck. Great restoration job on this one

  • @JonManProductions
    @JonManProductions 5 лет назад +161

    EvapoRust and Retrobrite
    (Hand Tool Rescue and 8-bit Guy flashbacks)

    • @tbrown5657
      @tbrown5657 5 лет назад +8

      Came to the comments to see this, and was not disappointed :D

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman 5 лет назад +3

      8 bit guy, i like his stuff too.

    • @GeminiWoods
      @GeminiWoods 5 лет назад +2

      Love both channels

    • @charchee1950
      @charchee1950 5 лет назад +2

      Is that JonMan!? I want another how to video and love the videos and streams if I'm lucky enough to catch them

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman 5 лет назад +1

      @@charchee1950 Thanks. I actually have 3 brand new ones. I also have some new ones in the works as well. Watch for my scheduled streams and hit that reminder.

  • @ClawBoss
    @ClawBoss 5 лет назад +26

    9:12 Love it! Screw the FTC! #saveourchannels

  • @yuri_on_youtube
    @yuri_on_youtube 3 года назад

    I had that same Tonka truck which was one of my favorite toys for years. Seeing this restoration brought me back to those good times.

  • @ronnieburns4554
    @ronnieburns4554 5 лет назад

    Nice, brings back good memories, playing with the Tonka Toys. Your restoration was awesome and gave good ideas, if you wanted to get started.

  • @redtomahawk0
    @redtomahawk0 3 года назад +1

    I found my grandpa’s old Tonka Ferrari in my great grandpa’s hay barn and I’m going to surprise him with it all restored. Unfortunately the base has holes and tabs that have been dissolved by rust.

  • @dr.skipkazarian5556
    @dr.skipkazarian5556 5 лет назад

    Very nice restoration and yes....your statement "man, these things take a lot of work" is both true and appreciated. I restore toy trucks from the 1920s and 1930s so just bear in mind that in all labor....there is love.

  • @Noblelox
    @Noblelox 4 года назад

    I'm a big fan of powder coating these toys. I follow a channel called "Restoration & Restore" that specialises in these pressed metal toys and while they all distil down to media blasting and powder coating, they are still a nice relaxing process to keep watching.

  • @X-Gen-001
    @X-Gen-001 5 лет назад +17

    Hah I remember this one. It was always in the sand pit. The restoration you did is pretty amazing. It looks brand new.

    • @mrp4242
      @mrp4242 3 года назад +1

      Same. Perfect sandbox toy.

  • @SteveCole73
    @SteveCole73 5 лет назад

    I've said this to other people I follow. If you enjoy the process and express your feelings and thoughts throughout of the process, go for it. I would say that most people watch for the process as much as they watch because of what you restore.

  • @markhenderson6389
    @markhenderson6389 3 года назад +1

    Amazing work! Tonka toys from that time were incredibly well-made. Really enjoyed seeing you bring this one back to life.

  • @davidbeeson1178
    @davidbeeson1178 5 лет назад +1

    I did have a few different Tonka trucks when I was a kid, they are long gone now. That truck was happy as hell you found it at the flea market, went from Rags to Riches. Great job my friend.

  • @TOMANDKATIE
    @TOMANDKATIE 4 года назад +3

    Amazing work buddy! That was an amazing tip about folding the tabs with special pliers; and putting it back together fast before paint dries to a crisp so the paint doesn’t crack... great job indeed!

  • @sanjayrozario3368
    @sanjayrozario3368 4 года назад

    very nicely done. these vintage toys are full or memories..being a kid who once had these toys.. it really brought back sweet memories..

  • @PhantomDragonEternal
    @PhantomDragonEternal 5 лет назад

    A few tips that may help when restoring these Tonka trucks: Source replacement decals, pop the tires off the rims and treat them in peroxide the same way you did the interior, and invest in a powder coating setup. There is even a powder coat primer that would help eliminate more of that pesky pitting. I watch a channel called Rescue & Restore and they specialize in metal toys like this. The videos are silent, but the guy is able to pull off some miracles!!

  • @lancerevell5979
    @lancerevell5979 4 года назад

    I am a longtime 62 year old scale modeler, and have done plenty of weathering on plastic models. But I prefer this Tonka truck in like-new paint condition. It looks really good. Wish I still had my old steel Tonka trucks.

  • @lawrencereid9375
    @lawrencereid9375 5 лет назад +1

    PLEASE. Let's see more like this. You did a great job restoring it. Leave it as is. NO MORE RUST!

  • @jerryjohnsonii4181
    @jerryjohnsonii4181 5 лет назад

    Great restoration on this 1980's Tonka gravel spreader truck, Sir !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 5 лет назад

    You are moving up through the model scales. Skills are transferable and that is a great restoration!

  • @wright534
    @wright534 5 лет назад +2

    Had one of those back in the day. Appreciate the methodical, loving restoration.

  • @AzzaYaDog
    @AzzaYaDog 5 лет назад +2

    I have never really knew how good the audio quality is until watching this on my PC with some decent headphones instead of just watching it on my phone.

  • @MadMathMike
    @MadMathMike 5 лет назад +22

    Great job with the restoration! Personally, I think a sightly darker yellow would have looked a little better, but it looks great as is. Thanks for putting up another video! :-D I look forward to the poll!

  • @CallmeDaBreeze1971
    @CallmeDaBreeze1971 5 лет назад

    Nice work. I had one of these, and several other small Tonka trucks when I was a kid. I even had the Winnebago version of that truck. They are from the '70s not the '80s. Love this vid, lots of memories.

  • @joshthemediocre7824
    @joshthemediocre7824 3 года назад

    You are the coolest person on the planet if you ask me. I'd like to see you add rust how the truck would rust if it were real and being used daily for 30 years with BM & Co gravel spreaders on the door.

  • @jonny555ive
    @jonny555ive 5 лет назад +9

    Leave it just how it is now, I think it looks great.
    Nice job buddy. 👍👍

    • @goose1168
      @goose1168 3 года назад

      Yep it definitely looks great!

  • @Adriansmith805
    @Adriansmith805 3 года назад

    Amazing restoration turned out Perfect well done 👍

  • @palinkennedy658
    @palinkennedy658 4 года назад

    I HAVE the exact same tonka with the perfect amount of rust on it. Gives it character.

  • @GobotWars
    @GobotWars 5 лет назад

    Cool to see both you and Matchbox Garage trying something outside your wheel houses

  • @fred-a-stair
    @fred-a-stair 5 лет назад

    Thanks for what you do. You're a social historian, keeping alive recent history.

  • @mencewilkinson9625
    @mencewilkinson9625 5 лет назад

    Great to see you tackling Tonka Toys, good work.

  • @TheLukanda
    @TheLukanda 5 лет назад +1

    I realize the extra effort involved in working on the larger scale models, however they do look amazing!!! And the different construction techniques from different manufacturers really peaks my interest. I can only hope you can do more of these in the future. Best wishes and hope the local weather has improved. Cheers.

  • @SweeneyDunston
    @SweeneyDunston 5 лет назад +3

    This is one sweet restoration. I will say here, I like the idea of artificial rust for this. More specifically where the pitting remains.
    Also: The community tab is super easy to access and use on mobile.

  • @Kanamit.
    @Kanamit. 5 лет назад

    You made this look easy. Great work and perfect narrative.

  • @bigcharliesmodelgarage296
    @bigcharliesmodelgarage296 5 лет назад

    Reslly nice looking restoration. Thanks for sharing

  • @freedomring4813
    @freedomring4813 5 лет назад

    These are the trucks I played with, I even made my own trailers for them. Even had the low boy with the dozer. Because of these trucks and equipment I became a heavy equipment operator in the Seabees.

  • @stonehengeman
    @stonehengeman 5 лет назад

    Best voice of any YT channel.

  • @stevenwithanS
    @stevenwithanS 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful. I can't believe how good the window unit turned out.

  • @trashtrainpunk1542
    @trashtrainpunk1542 4 года назад

    Great! A friend of mine had TONKA-Trucks in the 1980s and we used them as Supertanks for our Toy-Soldiers. I loved the design. Greetings from Ulm, Germany

  • @2cawks
    @2cawks 5 лет назад +8

    That looks great, aside from being a shade or two too yellow. Great work as always

  • @the.porter.productions
    @the.porter.productions 5 лет назад

    I have a few of these as well...some in same or worse shape. You did the right thing by trying to restore this. 😃Anything worth having is worth the time to get it into go working shape. 🧐You took a couple extra steps, but it was better to...love the sandblaster. Those are wonderful! The right tools make things much easier. 😍I think it turned out rather nicely! Weathering...I don’t think it’s really necessary, unless you plan to build a working scene that includes dirt or something like that.🤩

  • @warshell514
    @warshell514 5 лет назад +24

    I've never restored hot wheels, or anything similar, but I love your videos. I work on and restore old motorcycles, and in doing so, have used sandblasters quite a bit. I've personally never had a problem with small amounts of paint on parts I'm blasting. The only problem are oil soaked parts, which I'm assuming is not much of a problem for you. I'm no expert, but I'd guess you would be fine to remove paint with your blasting set up, and should only need to filter the media after quite a few jobs. I dont know your exact set up, but I think you should be ok. Anyway, love your stuff man, keep em coming.

    • @BigSkyModelWorkshop
      @BigSkyModelWorkshop 5 лет назад +2

      I've had no issue with paint particles as of yet.

    • @thejunkman
      @thejunkman 5 лет назад

      Got some video of your work? I have whole series dedicated to motorcycles and restos.

  • @anthonycotterell69
    @anthonycotterell69 5 лет назад

    What a nice change, the resto turned out a real treat.

  • @ThatZebruhGuy
    @ThatZebruhGuy 5 лет назад

    Hey man, I love how genuine you are. If you don't know something, you admit it and ask for tips. You don't see that a lot nowadays. The restoration process looks so rewarding!! Love the videos man.

  • @stevewalker7822
    @stevewalker7822 5 лет назад +1

    It really looks great!

  • @mattflatt670
    @mattflatt670 5 лет назад +21

    Oh and I'd love to see you make a custom hearse

  • @thejunkman
    @thejunkman 5 лет назад +4

    Yay! A tonka! I have some of these that I am going to do in the future. You beat me to it. This is what my forte is really.

  • @bigmikeh5827
    @bigmikeh5827 5 лет назад

    These actually look like what I played with in the 70s. Couldn’t afford the big trucks. Great video

  • @boris1932
    @boris1932 5 лет назад

    Well done! I make vintage signs from scratch which I "paint" rust on -- I have also had clients bring me real vintage signs that were pretty well rusted, some were missing corners and such. I would then redo them and then add back in some rust in places that could not be fixed. I too like the character of the rust. I definitely think the truck will look better with a little rust here and there.

  • @coffee8866
    @coffee8866 5 лет назад

    oh wow, I played with several of those as a kid as there were 6 brothers and we had those trucks all over on duty in the sand box. Great video.

  • @erikninnemann7102
    @erikninnemann7102 4 года назад

    First Tonka restoration I've seen! Nice work , very cool!

  • @tracyscotdatemasch2773
    @tracyscotdatemasch2773 2 года назад

    Great job! Leave the truck as it is now, it was played with hard and survived.

  • @cwiggy34
    @cwiggy34 5 лет назад

    When i was 4 i would ride my then ginormous Tonka dump truck down a hill. Fun times :) I love watching the new techniques that you brimg to theae awesome restoration....Looking forward to the next one.

  • @daverage4729
    @daverage4729 5 лет назад

    Lovely job! I love pristine restorations normally, but I reckon that fake 'Ratted' rusty look would be cool. Those Tonka toys were beasts alright....built to last!

  • @looneybatemanscotch2579
    @looneybatemanscotch2579 5 лет назад

    I do really appreciate the time and effort for the restoration but you are very right about them looking cooler and more natural when rusted. But good job all up👌

  • @gerretoutdoors3710
    @gerretoutdoors3710 5 лет назад

    This video is very satisfying to watch. Well done

  • @ZimmFlimz
    @ZimmFlimz 4 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed watching this restoration. I like the idea of larger scale vehicles and watching the process of how you went about it. Hope to see more larger scale restoration in the future. Id also like to see how you would go about adding the artificial rust making it look more realistic too.

  • @joeholloway1386
    @joeholloway1386 5 лет назад +1

    Nice restoration.

  • @canuckyank82
    @canuckyank82 5 лет назад

    Excellent work! Great video. Thanks!🚚🚛🚂

  • @tommyherbert3931
    @tommyherbert3931 4 года назад

    An awesome restoration. You do ecellent work. Enjoyed your video.

  • @MrJayrock620
    @MrJayrock620 5 лет назад

    Watching this video makes me want to fix up some of my old Tonka trucks for my son

  • @keeganbyrne6815
    @keeganbyrne6815 5 лет назад

    I love this restoration good job

  • @MatchboxGarage
    @MatchboxGarage 5 лет назад +3

    Awesome mate 😎 I have a Tonka restoration later today too 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @evanrosenberry8779
    @evanrosenberry8779 5 лет назад

    Nice, clean restoration. I do agree though that rust gives trucks character.

  • @dalemoskalyk1227
    @dalemoskalyk1227 5 лет назад

    Man that cab came out awesome. Nice.

  • @endlesswanderer1753
    @endlesswanderer1753 3 года назад +1

    A year late, but I have to say I kinda dig the tapered screw. I've always liked leaving signs of a restoration, even though most restorationists would like to make the end result look as original as possible. I think it's more authentic to show off that 'hey, this ain't the original.' Even though the bright yellow paint should be more than enough for a sign, lol.
    If you ever revisit this one, I'd like to see you rust it like a real truck, man. I don't think you need to, though. I kinda dig the pristine look... although the rusted original is admittedly cooler.

  • @corralero71
    @corralero71 3 года назад

    Friend, I loved your restoration. I only have one point to clarify. I had that truck and its choir was not yellow, but orange. Congratulations on the job.

  • @pnuhn1
    @pnuhn1 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful piece. Well done.
    Keeping the toy memories alive

  • @jetfuel3053
    @jetfuel3053 5 лет назад +1

    I would have liked to see the wheels whitened with the Hyd Peroxide method...and maybe go further with pitting repair before paint. Just because your smaller scale cars are always so perfect. Love it as always

  • @seanhogan5673
    @seanhogan5673 5 лет назад

    Very cool! As a child of the late 60s and early 70s I loved my metal Tonka trucks. Nice work. I would love to see you do more Tonka restorations.

  • @SargeWolf010
    @SargeWolf010 5 лет назад +5

    I've seen a lot of tonka toys but a gravel spread is new to me lol

  • @raymonddeperro1451
    @raymonddeperro1451 4 года назад

    nice I would leave just like it is. You did all that work and the truck looks awesome

  • @robertrosson1990
    @robertrosson1990 5 лет назад

    Love the old Tonkas.I still have a lowboy with the dozer in its original box IV only taken it out just to look at its never been played with.Also have the larger lowboy with the bulldozer and it's in nice shape and all original.Really like the restoration vidios.Keep up the good work.

  • @deanlindholm8663
    @deanlindholm8663 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing job on the windshield and interior. Nice job

  • @truckerray7533
    @truckerray7533 5 лет назад

    This video was very enjoyable to watch & thankya for sharing. i was disappointed in the fact that ya did not clean up the wheels & tires as well. I liked how the clear plastic window turned out after cleaning. With the plastic interior/front grill piece cleaned, you should've painted it a semi-gloss white. A semi-gloss black paint touch to the tires as well as a semi-gloss white touch to the wheels would've added real nicely.
    i have a full, complete, unrestored, perfect conditioned, set of these small tonka trucks. . . . which includes the belly dump gravel truck, a cement mixer truck, a dump truck, & a tonka truck with the lowboy heavy equipment transport trailer & a tonka catepillar bulldozer to complete the truck's load.
    I have some of the bigger Tonka trucks including the workable clamshell type bucket crane truck that all need restoring. Hopefully a summer time project.
    thankyou again for your video. Nice work on the belly dump tonka truck.

  • @komitadjie
    @komitadjie 5 лет назад

    I've never had the slightest bit of trouble with paint flakes clogging the gun, and if you are particularly concerned about it, it's pretty much trivial to just run the media through some window screen and remove all the chunkies. Congrats on getting a blast cabinet, man, you're going to LOVE the capability there!

  • @WowplayerMe
    @WowplayerMe 5 лет назад

    Excellent looking restoration. No need to put the "rust" back on. It looks great in near new condition.

  • @dmallo_art
    @dmallo_art 5 лет назад

    The Rescue and Restore channel has some very good Tonka restorations. He uses a powder coating method which looks great. I like this channel more for the 1/64th scale restorations, but this was a good video.

  • @tombarker3608
    @tombarker3608 5 лет назад +2

    My continued thanks for saving the toys of my youth.

  • @asburyfam1612
    @asburyfam1612 5 лет назад

    I think it's beautiful! Don't change anything!

  • @altronixvideo
    @altronixvideo 5 лет назад

    That turned out great!
    Yeah more Tonka restorations, that's my childhood toy. I've got several; the same as you have here but with a digger on the trailer, right up to a massive dump truck and a digger with control levers.

  • @GryphonArmorer
    @GryphonArmorer 5 лет назад

    Good choices going with both a sand blaster and a soda blaster. One tip for Tonka toys. If you’re going to “restore” many more, they are powder coated, not painted. Also you can get Tonka yellow in spray paint and powder coat.

  • @scottthomas6202
    @scottthomas6202 5 лет назад

    The truck looks great! I had that truck - along with many other Tonka trucks - as a child. Like other children, I left it out in the yard a lot...as I recall, they rusted fairly quick.
    I like the new just out of the box look ..but that's just me.

  • @davidneilson3508
    @davidneilson3508 5 лет назад

    Awesome job bringing that one back to life it looks really nice 👍👍😊

  • @stevengunter3457
    @stevengunter3457 Год назад

    i think it looks great i really miss your videos.

  • @knoxville363
    @knoxville363 5 лет назад

    That job LOOKS PHENOMENAL...

  • @justindampier9017
    @justindampier9017 5 лет назад

    Very interesting video! It looks sharp now.

  • @brianbrewster6532
    @brianbrewster6532 5 лет назад

    I played the hell out of my Tonka trucks as a little boy in the 1960s. I hated that they started introducing more and more plastics into these over the years, making them appear cheaper and hastening their demise. Before metals, toys were exclusively made from wood by craftsman. And you bet many of these lasted a very long time, in fact being handed down throughout a family for decades. Nothing made today could ever hope to claim as such. Planned absolescence is all around us and why we have so many landfills maxxed out in America today. Anyway, that was one helluva fine restoration on your part, sir. I would never have the patience to take on such an endeavor.

  • @louisvictor3473
    @louisvictor3473 5 лет назад

    That is a nice restoration there mate, specially as a first time. I am fully onboard on some customization, be it via rust painting or whatever.
    I think they used the long rivet rod thing because it requires less tooling in assembly. Put it in, crumple one side, done. If you use two rivets, you need to do that twice. Also style. Tonka seems to have favored solid rivets (needs access from both sides), and the rod is basically one long solid rivet, while it would be harder two shorter solid rivets instead.
    If you're looking to get into the larger tonka models, check a channel called Rescue & Restore. The guy over there does general restorations, but he has done plenty on larger tonka toys. Guy is a beast, bet ya can pick up plenty of tricks from him too.

  • @alexkraljic
    @alexkraljic 5 лет назад +21

    2:51
    Voice got deeper

  • @markpietrzak5686
    @markpietrzak5686 5 лет назад

    Another cool restoration. The Rescure and Restore channel does a lot of Tonka and classic metal toys. I've enjoyed watching those as well. I agree the rust adds an authentic look but if one was trying to pass on a favorite toy to a child painting it seems a good idea. Unless you think tetanus builds character😀 Keep up the great work!

  • @poxyclypse
    @poxyclypse 5 лет назад

    I don't know what I can suggest.
    Your work is amazing.