Redline Restoration: 1968 Custom Cougar ACID DAMAGE!!

[@David-q3n3o]

Very beautiful ❤ car

[@shaunmckinnon1193]

You’re like a cross between Bob Ross and Bill Murray! Awesome videos, man.

[@dgsdesign]

One of the best on any "Redline restoration" channel. I especially appreciate the lack of grandfatherly advice.

[@astrogoodvibes6164]

That is one cool cat.....the banter is another level and highly prized. You left nothing out and my life is now better as a result, thank you

[@krazytaxicabbie]

I like hearing the sound of the tools being used and no background music. It makes for an immersive and relaxing experience.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Well ya the tools and my awesome sound effects!

[@shoxiong1]

Agreed I'm not a fan of the time lapse video's with just music playing. I enjoy watching the artist work and seeing the process. I don't mind video's with voice over work though.

[@sped6954]

Same here. Something just gets lost when you're doing the audio track afterward. Everything usually ends up being referred to in the past tense. Plus seeing a drill turning, or seeing sandpaper or even a spray gun and not hearing it is a little odd.

[@SpiritBear12]

I've watched a few different guys on KZbin restoring Match Box and Hot Wheel cars and I've seen just 2 of your videos so far. I have to say, you definitely go the extra mile with the body prepping. Your paint jobs are thinner and smoother than others. Put it all together and it really shows in the end that your attention to details makes for a nicer looking product when it's finished! The time and effort that you've put into these cars shows. Nice job!

[@revzillo]

This is just sweet. I'm glad you kept the orange color (my favourite 😉).... great restoration 👍

[@stevecook7984]

Awesome,well done.

[@donaldswink6259]

Wow, beautiful restoration, amazing job.

[@mtpleasantmadman7648]

Absolutely Perfect

[@SC-mq1eh]

i like when you guys go for a "better" than new resto - i get that some people want a finish that is "factory", but my point is why settle for such a low target - youve gone thru all the trouble, make it the best it can be

[@DiecastResurrection]

One you drill the post, it’s fair game as far as I’m concerned!

[@vwjoem]

Excellent

[@tonyneises5195]

Very nice...great job!👍👍👍

[@MrVolvobloke]

Superb level of paint finishing. beautiful work !

[@rankedpsiguy1]

Memories! My first HW - in 1968 - was an orange Custom Cougar. Had a brown interior, but otherwise identical to this beautiful piece.

[@jameshall4385]

another great car saved. nice job

[@jessehodge8283]

Looks great . Nice work . Like that color.

[@havefunbesafe]

It’s awesome...you’re like the Bob Ross of die cast painting. Happy little 🚙 🚗 🚘.

[@haseebnedarya4327]

Nice video bro 👌👌👍... i dont understand who are those 4👎 ..n what they want in their ... how one can dislike such a straigh forward n awesome video... 😕😕

[@PacManDreaming]

Love that orange Spectra Flame!

[@jrsdiecastcars1595]

That thing is sick in a good way great job on the video

[@RJDCR]

wow....supernice

[@captaincoyote1792]

I'm retired now....waiting for my back to heal so that I can get back to hiking the AT; to keep from going insane, I took on inside hobbies (i.e. decoy carving and cast iron skillet, old tool and antique chair restorations). I came across this and other die cast restoration sites. I have close to 300 of mine and my brothers Red Lines, J Lightnings and Matchbox wrapped up in the basement---still in their collectors cases! Now all I have to do is convince the Domestic Commander (wife) to allow me to purchase airbrush, compressor etc. Your paint booth is gorgeous. Curious as to how much room I need to build a similar down in my "man cave". In Navy-ese, "Bravo-Zulu" on this orange Cougar, amigo....well done!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Hopefully you can get permission! haha!

[@chrisandrews5174]

really enjoy your vids.car looks mega

[@bassetdope]

Another fine restoration.... keep 'em coming.

[@valuevinyl110]

Your entertaining goofy-doofyness is getting so much better! Keep it up!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks man, for sticking around! I'm only going to get more insane as we go along here hahah

[@Stangrocka302]

I really enjoy the commentary. good work on the restoration too.

[@Chopper849]

What an incredible restoration! I love your personality, reminds me of bobbydukearts. Stay memey my friend

[@Vincent9895]

Loool exaclty what I was thinking!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Ahh yes Adam.. the memes are strong with this one.. I'm trying to go easy right now because my account is under review to get monetized.. We'll have more fun later on ^^^

[@brianclark2119]

Great job! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@hobbymanproductions4553]

Sweet looking car

[@karldunne5595]

Absolutely magic job!!..... Well done!!.............

[@brianartillery]

That looks incredible! Good work!

[@michaelgalindo9162]

Beautiful

[@Elving_]

Really great job :) Paint looks awesome!

[@pigguykhanbrad3364]

Great video men we will wait for your next redline restore

[@garyslentzii2796]

This is the most entertaining channel in history, beautiful paint job as always!!

[@IDiedForYou1776]

That turned out awesome I own a 1968 Cougar both Hot Wheels type and the real thing so this made me smile. I been watching a lot of your videos I might get into the hobby of restoring them.

[@javim3594]

You are awesome dude I really enjoy watching you restore hotwheels and your personality makes the videos so much fun to watch keep up the great work man can't wait to see more future videos from you

[@gbenother8755]

My girlfriend had that car! Loved those motor-driven sequential tail lights! First car I ever rebuilt a carb on, also first clutch job. Beautiful lines on that car.

[@DiecastResurrection]

For sure, one of my favorites! Wait till you see the Nitty Gritty Kitty I just did...

[@antonio-tt7js]

Excelente trabajo!! 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@donaldswink6259]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@erichgreschner4325]

That restoration is beautiful

[@timfriar4038]

Nice job.

[@itsamemordo7856]

Awesome vídeo , loved it 👍

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Boy the cougar came out looking beautiful 😎👍

[@DiecastResurrection]

Yea its the nicest one so far Id say!

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

That's a beauty

[@davidgardner8707]

Beautiful Restore 👍👍

[@debrarandolph5783]

Man that looks so good makes me remember all the hot ones I had when I was a kid

[@JohnBfree29]

That’s badass,love it

[@rezwheelz7767]

Really enjoy the final result.

[@MrLangDog]

new sub! Your off-the-cuff comments are getting pretty good!! Keep it up!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks man, welcome to the channel!

[@gregmoorhead365]

Great color combo

[@pollyg562]

i cut a sewing needle in half and push blunt end into the end of a small paint brush so its like a pencil but instead of lead at the end its a needle point,i usw this to scrap out all the casting lines like the tail lights and lines between each panel to bring up the deatail,some use a dental pick,though i prefer the smaller needle tip

[@MiniModelsDiecast]

WOW! That thing looks like a Red Line Club car!

[@jeffkrug5541]

Love the paint job and your sound effects.

[@twoblacklabs904]

It looks incredible ! And THAT’S without buffing out the new paint?!? Amazing. Frankly I’m surprised that the corroded front fender and bumper buffed out without needing new Zinc plating... Great work, and you couldn’t be more correct. A nice paint job (of ANY kind) is all based on the amount of prep work done beforehand. Congrats on another successful Redline Resurrection...A+

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks buddy, yup, that’s the exact paint job I filmed, no buffing or polishing of any kind ;)

[@twoblacklabs904]

Diecast Resurrection ...I’ve seen other Redline restorers use polishing compound AFTER they paint their cars and the paint job STILL doesn’t turn out as well as your original, unpolished paint job! So that is beautiful work! Just one more question...have you considered searching for original vintage wheels in really fine condition to use on your restored cars? I know they’re hard to get, but repros always look like repros....just asking... Oh, and a wheel tool to put them back on really helps. That plastic bearing can be a real bitch if you break it. You can also straighten out a really mangled axle with it, too!

[@jamiebaber9533]

Love the bubble

[@bigboy9706]

That turned out awesome

[@Thundercat68]

Seriously loving your channel. 👍🏻

[@pollyg562]

show the painting it never gets old

[@PeteBeardsley]

Minty! Something just ran down my trouser leg. I hope it was sweat.

[@bobbailey5072]

Freakin sweet. Love the ‘ernge’ ones.

[@PatGilliland]

Stunning!

[@thechaosvlogs6904]

Looking a real nice

[@DiecastResurrection]

Hi five!

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

Flawless Victory!

[@ericmcginnis2097]

Looks great ! I did want to mention one thing. Im sure you may know but just incase. With zinc coatings you have facets. Which is the way that the paint sparkels off of the different angles and such. You also get a different look when u polish to a chrome finish witch is what took place here. I would love to see a vidio where someone takes two identical cars , zinc plates both, polish one to a chromed finish. And just use a little 0000 steel whool on the other then paint both with identical paint jobs to then see the difference. Original redlines didnt pilish to a chrome finish rather they used a zinc faceted finish but yeah. Dont get me wrong i like it and im not trying to be mean or discriminating just wanted to mention it. Thanks and i look forward to more vidios. Your quickly becoming the best!

[@DiecastResurrection]

I totally understand, if I were to do a car for someone else I would ask them what kind of finish they would like. Since these are my little trophies I like them to be as flashy as possible. As soon as you drill out the post you’ve lost all original value anyways if there was any left in these junkyard cars.

[@tuxpowerpc]

Wow, very nice. Love it!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks Joe!

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Man that looks sharp!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks brother!

[@Bavarian_Diecast_Racing]

Man I miss your videos A LOT! Greetz from Germany

[@easyontheeyes78]

Pretty and shiny 🙂

[@chriswright8464]

Nice.

[@mbcville100]

One of your best!

[@GSWeb8]

Great video. Incredible pre-paint finish on that car. Awesome job. I'm getting the urge to do one myself. Another one actually. Started watching BM and WnTh vids last year and did a custom '82 Chevy S-10. Love your channel. You're funny.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks man I appreciate that!

[@DarrellPoe]

loogithat crusty fender! Another fantastic vid, dude!

[@sped6954]

I'm not really much of a Ford guy, but this is shaweet! Probably up there in my list of favorite. One of the other ones that I really liked is more recent, and I think it was a Cougar. If not then it's a T-Bird. It's another car that had acid burns on the LF corner. I believe it started out greenish but ended up purple with a vinyl roof.

[@JamieBaber]

Love the bubly

[@AMStationEngineer]

A fine looking restorative effort, with a stellar end result! I'm old enough to have enjoyed Matchboxes for several years, prior to the introduction of Hot Wheels. My first two were the Blue Camaro, and the Dodge Deora, and were purchased from our local Woolworth's, which had a "Bargain Basement" toy department; they cost $2.10, and an invitation was included to 'purchase a frankfurter' (.30¢) at the luncheonette, get a "prize chance balloon" for another .25¢, "Five Hot Wheels Track Sets are among the prizes" (basic, with one loop attachment, sold for $4.95 +tax). You were allowed to purchase one balloon - for each hot dog purchased. My 8 y/o former self "stalled out" halfway through the second dog, and no, I didn't win squat.... After their introduction, Hot Wheels were played with on the porch, wiped off, and stored in the same trays as Matchboxes; Matchboxes, however, were the vehicles of choice for the "dirt mound, and sandbox/neighbors cat lavatory. It's great to see both 'restored, collected, and cherished' by two subsequent generations.

[@joep4235]

wow !!!!!

[@cxcmb]

damned nice job, the paint turned out amazing. i wanted to see you use your zinc plating setup, but i guess we'll just have to wait for that.

[@Tsukamaki]

With the absence of side marker lights, more closely resembles the 1967 Mercury 'big cat' Couger. Nonetheless, very nice job!

[@josa1999turbo]

nice video man!! but the final shot is lookng blur, maybe puting a white back will fix that.

[@jsnsk101]

i liked the rotten fender, looked like a car you might see on the street

[@elvagogt]

Thank you to take a time to make this videos. Really great job. ... also I like to ask the size of the screws and where to buy them. Thanks again

[@johnw2418]

I have a splittin image that’s near mint besides a crack in the glass. Is there a way to remove the crack without drilling apart the car?

[@timburnette5914]

That’s awesome bro! Amazing work bruh. I’m actually just starting to do some restorations and some custom work myself. I’ve been restoring cars my whole life so I thought I’d give die casts a try! Thx for your helpful hints on things.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Yea its way cheaper that having a project in the garage at all times. Yet you get the satisfaction of finishing something!

[@Dave_Boyer]

That’s my favourite one...oh man

[@towerblock1]

Another masterpiece, good job👍 What air brush and compressor do you use, I assume these would be the most expensive part of tools for restoration apart from the Redlines themselves. Also what brand polish and paint stripper do you use?

[@DiecastResurrection]

I use about a $120 airbrush its a Paasche Talon with the factory needle. Polish is 3M Perfect it, Stripper is Aircraft stripper by Klean Strip.

[@stevejc4487]

Bought a bag of cars for the kids from the charity shop some months back when dropping stuff off. This same car was in the bag, missing the hood though.

[@seanrobison1782]

Sweeeeet!

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

Wow 😎

[@valborchardt3596]

Beeeeeutiful

[@MatchboxGarage]

How many Cougars were made?

[@Weirdaman]

Someone gave this car a solid bite.

[@MYERS503]

That cleaned out so nice I would have just done a clear coat and done the delorian look.

[@brianallen0826]

What is that paint mixing tool you have there?

[@SuperRed1969]

Where do you source the replacement wheels please ?

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

Any color of candy Apple 🍏 would look nice

[@charleslynnbeier5154]

Stone cold steave Austin is my favorite one

[@davidgardner8707]

Do you have a Spectraflame cougar for sale?

[@Vincent9895]

I like your voice, you sound a bit like bobby duke