Redline Restoration : 1969 McLaren M6A

[@Davedarko]

good to see someone else doing their own sound effects :D "free" sounds samples are almost as scary as "free" music samples to use...

[@garrettgramlich9424]

“Somewhere there’s a junk yard with vacuums with their roller jammed with McLarin hoods” lol good one man

[@KitFireburn]

I'm really glad i found your videos! Your work is impeccable and makes me want to start restoring my own diecast cars! Kudos sir!

[@DBs58]

Beautiful job, so nice and shiny!! ❤️🔥🏆

[@Alexgetstowork]

Your commentary is so good 😂👍

[@davedoyle1631]

Keep the videos coming! I really enjoy seeing an old wreck become useful again!

[@onlyforwatchingvids2086]

I love your sound effects

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Looks really great in blue.

[@rankedpsiguy1]

Fixing the rear hood with the center punch was brilliant!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Yea who would have thought hehe

[@DanaTheInsane]

I wish restorers would use this color mor often, I love it!

[@cxcmb]

awesome. can't wait to see how your skills progress as you work through the cache of redlines you have.

[@elementv4175]

😂😂😂 hilarious banter you have as you work makes it even more enjoyable to watch than it already is

[@SC-mq1eh]

that came out great - like real cars, its all in the prep!

[@TheBossskinhead]

So cool. You should get a mini tarp or car cover so you can do a fancy show stopper reveal.

[@anthonymicele8897]

Whenever I think of Can-Am McLarens, I always remember the yellowy orange color. The ice blue is a nice variation.

[@wayneo7307]

or The White Like the Chaparrals !

[@brianchesser576]

I enjoy your vids and narration ! And its nice that you reply to comments!

[@DiecastResurrection]

I do as many as I can, you guys are pretty good to me!

[@zacharyfassett235]

Love that ice blue choice light shades of blue are my most favorite, but i favor all shades of blue but lighter shades are my top favorites

[@jackgeoff4086]

Thats a AWSOME car when its finished

[@TheLexx79]

I would recommend brazing with silver brazing rod to fill any gaps instead of compound. In the future when you start zinc plating the cars, you will be able to plate over the silver as well. Also, try a 3 step process for tapping the posts. use a taper then, plug, then bottoming tap. This process is used to make nearly full use of your blind hole (hole that does not go completely through the material).

[@darrinlawton2748]

Great colour choice....it came up great.....cheers mate.

[@boerharms2209]

looks great now!! this was an excellent restoration.

[@DarrellPoe]

Dude! That F-350 is SICK!! As always, another great vid!! Keep 'em comin'!! Love the narration/commentary!!

[@papajaystinkershop75]

That little semicircle casting Mark is the foot step for working on the engine when hood is open.

[@revzillo]

Nice one. That ice blue really pops 👍

[@matchboxmark8191]

Nice custom! The McClaren was my car of choice in Need for Speed! Keep them coming!

[@Mr-_-Leo]

Love your work!!!

[@JDGooch-wp1yk]

The blue is a killer color, you added some humor to this video, great touch. You do an excellent job with your videos, and your cars are really awesome. Keep up the great work.

[@thechaosvlogs6904]

Doing awesome work, pretty inspiring

[@jameshall4385]

that body was in great shape looks nice

[@PanzermansBunker]

Nice restoration. Dip clear parts in Pledge acrylic floor solution. You'll get crystal clear parts.

[@marcocinquini1985]

The way the body is split, looks like it has fangs. And, of course, nice restoration!

[@noed.martinez9358]

Hi. Noah here from Waller, Texas. Hey "MOTHERS" metal polish works great for me.

[@bobross3080]

Great job! Looks amazing. That mirror polish really shines through the spectra paint. Actually this would be a customization, since you did not paint it the same color. Never the less it is a good job. Keep up the good work.

[@chriswilliams7480]

I might have left it looking like bare metal with a top coat of varnish to seal it because you did a really good job of polishing

[@darkkiss7247]

Binging your vids. Love your commentary 👍

[@sunsetrecords2548]

Great video can't wait for more

[@GreenstarReviews]

Looks great! Red might have allowed the windows to pop more.

[@chongtak]

Nice job, I'd painted it in yellowish though to make the colour pop out with the windshield.

[@r9eaper]

@Diecast Resurrection - heres a tip: You can use brake fluid on the plastic windscreen parts to strip the old paint of and to clean it without damaging the plastic. other restorers use it

[@thomaslong8548]

Looks awesome

[@steamy7860]

I can’t get enough of these you have such a great personality love the commentary I don’t know what your schedule is but I think I’m gonna have to ration your videos or I’m gonna burn through them quick 👌😄

[@DiecastResurrection]

You could watch them all again.. for the first time Steamy :D :D

[@steamy7860]

Diecast Resurrection I’ve never heard such a great idea Thanks

[@donaldswink6259]

Sweet restoration.

[@GNeuman]

"I want the hood"....you're very funny 😂

[@F4collector]

phenomenal job!!!

[@michaelrzeszuto777]

Sweet, keep up the good work and videos.

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Excelent Restoration

[@TheNyarcangel]

Beautiful restoration. Looks like the original paint suffered from major toning.

[@zamoragera13]

Very nice !!!

[@jaredhaden1989]

Love that blue

[@jo7192]

Awesome awesome I love it

[@grapowski]

Wow! For a beginner in redlines restos you are doing awesome! Keep it up! I already subscribed and looking forward for more videos!

[@joep4235]

beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikes5637]

That's it! I'm all caught up after subscribing! Looking forward to years of entertainment to come. No pressure...

[@DiecastResurrection]

It'll be fiiiiiiiine!

[@oliversworldofwheels4910]

nice restoration

[@MrJoeGarner]

Started working on a Firebird, 1985 or so. Broke the A pillar and the rear hood glass. This stuff is harder than it looks. I have 20 Camaros on the way, $22.00. Sweet deal.

[@matchboxmark8191]

It really is but you get better with time!

[@pedrodelacabra1855]

The channel looks great ... sweet vids ... keep it up!

[@unionrdr]

Bruce McLaren actually built a MK6A with a Ford engine, rather than the usual Chevy. And painted it silver, that sort of silver that has a bit of gray to it. I remember watching it race. Or Oscar Kovalevsky in his Auto World McLaren that was painted Chinese red. I mixed the color to match his car to paint clear slot car bodies when I was cup racing. Mrs Hubble Of The Slot Shop showed it to Pactra and they marketed the color as, " Oscar Red", which I named it. Never got a dime though?

[@bossfan49]

….or if you would've chose a paint color other than blue....the blue windshield would pop a little more. =) I love the McLarens. Such an awesome racing body style.

[@F4FWildcat]

Have you tried dipping the windscreens in pledge floor finish? It does wonders for scale model windscreens.

[@milesgti]

Nice work and very interesting. Do you think it would be difficult to polish certain areas to a high shine and paint around the polish? For example, polish the middle portion of the hood to a high shine and paint the rest.

[@GiotheGhreat]

"slight burning sensation" "completely normal" LMAO 😂

[@matthewsummers1697]

Stellar!

[@pauliestoychest-diecastcar1100]

Too funny with your voice! I enjoyed the segment today 😂😉

[@julianbowen7112]

A little late, but if the engine covers are in such short supply, have you considered making a silicone mold of the cover and casting replacements in resin.

[@paulwoodman5131]

Watching your resto on this mcclaren , got me thinking I had this car. So l dug into my toybox and found a similar color Lola. With a good hood,no wheels , apparently it wasn't racy enough so I had added a stick on racing stripe. Yeah that hood didn't open enough so I'm surprised the Lola still has it cuz I pulled it open enough to stick open.

[@DiecastResurrection]

You gotta do right by that thing and fix her up now!

[@paulwoodman5131]

@@DiecastResurrection now look what you done did, I have two project cars to do now. Lola and a firebird without a hood. Redline Shop has everything. Didn't know there were that many tire sizes. Redline has a sizing chart. Gotta be a reason I saved these hulks for 50 years.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Good man! I wanna see when when they are done. I’ll put your pics in a video so do a good job!

[@Wanton110]

You could cast the hood for the other ones..

[@matthewsummers1697]

I keep buying old hot wheels at the thrift stores but haven't done anything with them. Guess I need a rainy day but at least i gots a good supply!

[@matimlynek5679]

love watching your videos, great job on the restorations! however, maybe you could shorten them a little? i tend to just "FF>>" over the parts, like, when youre painting. otherwise, its great work, great videos, keep it up, man!

[@DiecastResurrection]

Absolutely, that’s good positive feedback, that you!

[@adamn5821]

Looks great. But I think racing stripes would look good on sides and top.

[@astrogoodvibes6164]

A lot of spectraflame paint jobs at mattel back then were prone to mismatching especially the ones with moving parts. Either they were done at different times in production or it's suffering from most hong kong redlines and had below US standard paint finishes...that looks like zamac toning on the front.

[@5adillah517]

Thumps up!

[@CornboneStudios]

Candy yellow spectraflame iced t? Can that happen? Love this blue!

[@ClubDiecast64]

Nicenessss!

[@jrsdiecastcars1595]

That is nice

[@ChaoticStuation]

You is funny kkkk cool cars good joob From To Brazil

[@mikeelder9481]

I used to have a custom baracuda. Do a restore on one of those.

[@SEGAdude95]

Awesome job bud.. it looks great.. ;) :) =)

[@towerblock2]

You have been very lucky with the zinc plating on the last two models. This car and the beetle both have been amazing condition under the paint! A lot of other restoration videos I have watched the condition of the cars have been next to no zinc plating left, pitting and others issues. I must say this one looks really nice in blue. Was there supposed to be some kind of bumper on the front of this car? Looks like it's missing something🤔Anyway, another great video, looks awesome👍

[@DiecastResurrection]

Thanks Gary! Keep in mind I’m just picking some of the easy ones first because I didn’t have the stuff to re-plate them. All of those Hot Heaps I got in the unboxing look like beauties too.

[@rikhock]

It's called "papaya orange" and is McLaren's most famous color.

[@ryangriffith3729]

I have this same car in orange same colour as this one before you painted it blue. Mine has a white round sticker with a black number 4 on the front of the car

[@barrybarker5646]

I’m not a car painter but was wondering if it would be possible to paint a real car in this paint🤷‍♂️that colour is beaut👌👌🤔

[@ericmcginnis2097]

I would love to see a couple matchbox vehicles on your channel. Im not sure maybe your not into matchbox but if your ok with it I deffinately am!

[@DiecastNZ]

That looks sweet! I've seen a (the?) real McLaren M6 GT before :)

[@Sun_Wanong_WFR7169]

Been looking for that car..... want to do a McLearn in his team colors (orange with Black)

[@rck12369]

Have you ever tried a countersink bit to remove the heads off the divots?the bit is shaped like a top.i don’t know it it would work or not.

[@lelandsdad13]

How are you reattaching the base to the body? Very nice job.

[@DiecastResurrection]

I’ll start showing that part in upcoming videos, thanks for watching bud!

[@jimmymac251985]

Love your videos!! You're like the Bob Ross of Hot Wheel restoration!! I thought about getting into this myself. Have any advice?

[@DiecastResurrection]

Practice on cars you don't cars you don't care about, go to the thrift stores and buy up all the cars for 10 cents each, get a decent airbrush $60-100 and use testors metallic paints and you will impress yourself with how easy it is, paint at 25-30PSI and get confidence for the harder more desirable cars.

[@jimmymac251985]

@@DiecastResurrection Thanks!! I have experience with model cars and planes, so this should be fun!!

[@ericmcginnis2097]

I am realy curious to see your zinc plating process. I wanted to ask if you think a partial zinc plating. Like just a fender, could come out seamless. I have only seen whole cars done! Good vidio! Funny too!

[@DiecastResurrection]

We are gunna try Eric! I've never done it before haha

[@ericmcginnis2097]

@@DiecastResurrection yep

[@zaclal]

Been enjoying your videos for a couple of weeks now. Tip my hat to you sir. Just wanted to know how you secure the base plate / chassis into the frame after drilling out the rivets. Do you tap and screw the base or glue up? Thanks again and keep up them restorations.

[@DiecastResurrection]

I do the tap for now but want to move into glueing factory spun looking posts as I get better at this. I’ll start showing in the videos.

[@kadewilson3714]

plz apply a light layer of paint to give a light blue afect to the car

[@pollyg562]

i think youll find its not a touch up on the front,on redlines the parts are often made and painted separately,and have different reactions in the metal over 50 years which makes them look like two different paint jobs especially that darkening effect,ive seen that exact same thing literally 100s if not 1000s of times mostly on spectraflame redlines, not such a problem in the 70s with the solid opaque colors

[@DiecastResurrection]

Yeah I see what you are saying. Because the Zinc on the hood was so dull and grey it looked like brown paint over the orange so it really wasn’t a repaint at all. Makes sense! Thanks!

[@raymond8875]

Of course it took a Canadian to bring personality to this topic. Finally found one to Sub.

[@ejw6620]

wish i had the time and money to do this sort of stuff

[@Stangrocka302]

Hey Diecast Resurrection. Which dremel do you use for polishing? Seems a lot slower than the dremel I currently use. Thanks.

[@DiecastResurrection]

Its just a Dremel 4000!

[@BPBomber]

Great video! Although I have to watch them on mute and pretend bmHW is narrating 😂

[@grimreaper1266]

Most of the other diecast restorers I've watched use a paint primer before the top coat but you paint directly onto the bare metal. Any reason you don't use a primer? Nice work BTW.

[@DiecastResurrection]

The whole idea behind spectra-flame paint is that its transparent, if i used a primer it wouldn't have that metallic look its supposed to have. Thanks for watching reaper.

[@grimreaper1266]

@@DiecastResurrection Ahhhh got it..thanks :)

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Dammit, I used to have this exact model but without the rear section. The original wheels would've been worth saving if nothing else :/

[@darienravenwolf1968]

I'm suprised you don't paint one of this one to look like the Mach 5 as it does remind me of it given the window and seats

[@wayneo7307]

Great Job ! Dont Worry about the No Talking Comments Most of us Like It I Think. Almost looks like the Mako Shark Color . You have Enough of them to Experiment with Different Colors . I Would keep as Many as Possible Org. Color though For Collector Value .

[@davekirby7790]

how do you lock the boby back on to the base of the car