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.

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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

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