Structo Telephone repair truck Vintage TOY restoration

Vintage toy restoration. 1950's Stucto Telephone Company repair toy truck. Watch the complete restoration and refurbish of this vintage pressed steel toy.
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[@michaelrzeszuto777]

Love your toy restrotion videos, find them very helpful.

[@martybarton2470]

beautiful job, and your video is so well done that even i could see and understand. thank you

[@steven2212]

What a beautiful toy.

[@snoopu2601]

Came out beautiful thank you for the tips on what primers to use 👍

[@noed.martinez9358]

Looks great!!! Awesome restoration

[@wildgamer1736]

Amazing i missed it when you uploaded it can't wait to see whats next

[@rr8787]

Excellent work

[@heru-deshet359]

Fantastic job, my friend. Your tutorial is so easy to follow that a beginner could do this as well.

[@thejunkman]

That is the idea, to inspire others to do it too.

[@RestorationAustralia]

Great job well done

[@rogerbradley7509]

All that beautiful work and you didn’t buff out those axles!

[@dougfunnie6382]

This project is perfect i love this! !!! Aplauses! !!! Uhuuu! !! Very good!

[@thejunkman]

Thanks! Be sure to check out my other restoration videos.

[@dougfunnie6382]

@@thejunkman ok!!! i see... you are the best

[@joshsamuelson1793]

Awesome. Best part is it can be played with rather than sit on a shelf.

[@thejunkman]

That is what they are designed for.

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Nice Truk 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@pachancho2267]

Muy buen proyecto!!! Felicidades!!!

[@keithsherman5792]

I need to do this, as I have old toys that need love!!

[@ericverpeten4249]

Awesome

[@itsabouttime8000]

Nice Job

[@casperslaststandme5991]

I think i would have used a smaller hammer for the dents and used the ballpein hammer held in a vice as my dolly, also a little soapy water on the body to allow a little bit of maneuver when applying those detailing stickers, you can squeeze the soapy water out after and remove any bubbles, the adhesive will work just fine as the water is removed, hope you don't mind the helpful tips, the truck looks really nice in its new paint :)

[@Shah-tn9fc]

nice bro

[@fernandochavez4312]

My brother had the road grader and the gravel hauler I believe I see on the end. Great job. Were there some wooden dowels that came with it?

[@bonnie8441]

You gotta get that chain man!

[@stevenrobertson9583]

For a more precision fit you can put a piece of your tubing you used between the wheel and the axel bracket. Put a section between the inside axel bracket.

[@icenesiswayons9962]

I like what you did, now I would like to see the crane resto. Good job narrating how you achieved your goal. Happy Thanksgiving! :-)

[@thejunkman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amW3mqOFj5qVjbc Here is the Toy Crane restoration

[@frasssuliman5998]

Good 🌺🌼🌹

[@bcgrittner]

As a former Hazardous Materials specialist for my Fire Department, I cannot emphasize the importance of caution when dealing with lead, even in a painted-on form. Thejunkman did it right. I had a similar truck back in the 1950's. I think it was a Nylint. They sure knew how to make toys back then. Junkman-keep up the good work. I enjoy watching your rags to riches videos.

[@thejunkman]

Regarding the lead paint. I always test, but so far I have never found a toy from this era (post war) to have any traces of lead paint. It has been my experience that most painted "things" do not contain lead paint and the industries (in the US) phased it out long before the Gov't stepped in and regulated it. As I understand it lead as an additive for paint was mainly used in industrial coatings and not typically found on things for domestic use, house paints used in the early 1900's might be different though. Even then I think most paint companies voluntarily eliminated it in the 1930/40s. "Things" from other countries that might be a different story though.

[@bcgrittner]

Yes, your restoration projects are old enough to be made in the United States. Even in recent times foreign-made toys with lead-based paint are rare, but do, unfortunately, exist. I worked for a retail chain a few years ago that sold pedal cars. We had to pull them off display because we received official notification that they were painted with lead-based paint. Another problem with removing lead-based paint is proper disposal of the residue. Continue to be cautious. A few moments of caution can prevent a bunch of grief later.

[@scotth711]

Great job on the restoration. I’m attempting my first restore but there is some pitting in the metal after I removed the rust. Do you have a technique to repair pitting?

[@thejunkman]

I don't cover it in this video, because there was no pitting to repair. In a future video I will address some ways to fix this kind of issue so subscribe and click the bell icon to enable notifications. Short answer is you can use a high build filler primer. It takes time and patience, but the results can be remarkable.

[@scotth711]

Thanks for the reply. I’ll be looking forward to more videos from you in the future.

[@rdk_metalmelter1250]

That looks awesome! I love your videos. I can only find one thing to improve on, and that would be better lighting (yes, I'm an old man).

[@thejunkman]

I am in the process of upgrading my equipment, but it takes money, and your view helps with that. I really appreciate it. Take a look at the pics here too. www.thejunkmanadv.com/the-junk-mans-blog/structo-telephone-repair-truck

[@annettemalaski1967]

Wonderful work, but any other color than black! I could not tell hall the time what you were re-assembling!

[@rogerwachal3718]

Awesome job. what does this do for the value of truck

[@thejunkman]

In my opinion they were meant to be played with, so I don't much care. And this restoration brings it up to near new condition and ready for play. It never was going to be a shelf sitter. However, I think restorations to bring up the value from whence they were if the condition is similar to what this one was when I started. However I also subscribe to "its only original once" in the case where the condition warrants just a clean up and maybe replacement of a missing part or two and its place is on a shelf. I think it is a personal choice. This truck has more sentimental value than monetary value. TLDR: Do what you feel is right, not what people tell you is right.

[@bwilliams463]

thejunkman I completely agree that toys were meant to be played with - although I think it's good to have a few 'museum pieces' preserved out there, so people can see how they looked when they were brand-new. That being said, the question I foresee on this particular piece is "Grandpa, what's a telephone truck?" But kids being kids, I know they'll find a way to enjoy it. Great video. Liked and subbed.

[@thejunkman]

Well my son will know what a Telephone is and why these trucks were a common sight in the American landscape.

[@heru-deshet359]

To a purist, they prefer "as is", but a toy collector that prefers restored toys, they will pay a decent amount. It's all about how much you will let it go for and how much the buyer is willing to pay. It's not like you can find this at your local toy store.

[@alexanderleslie3899]

looks brand new

[@thejunkman]

Thanks!

[@floyd066]

I would've left some of the dents showing the playing with it from a child in the day. It is a toy.

[@makingmapp690]

The kids that play with it now will fix that.

[@microbusss]

cool I like to find the smaller vehicles that are about Tootsietoy sized

[@thejunkman]

I have some tootsie toys too.

[@microbusss]

I have Midgetoys too & plastic ones as well

[@user-yc8yz5rh3c]

Молодец!!!

[@tootall5559]

put a tiny drop of super glue or maybe E6000 on that nylon washer on the crank side so it stays put. Other than that you seem to have done quite well with what you had to work with.

[@gxbouncer1]

I like the step by step narration very pleasant voice puts me in a good mood I’m a new subscriber and look forward for more restorations 😀

[@thejunkman]

Thanks, I know some don't like the narration, but Ifeel its best for my style.

[@fmg-1084]

Qàl

[@tatersalad3015]

How do you know what the original color is on these toys?

[@thejunkman]

I find a hidden spot that is untouched then get it as close as I can. This one I took some liberty's and brightened it up a shade or two.

[@tatersalad3015]

Thank you. Didn't know if there was color codes like cars. Keep up the great videos

[@thejunkman]

No. Not even Tonka could tell you a "code" for the color of their trucks.

[@brucebonkowsky9406]

What paint did you use what's also.name of the color

[@thejunkman]

I can't quite remember, but I think it was a Krylon of some sort.

[@RewindTravelMemories]

Please change the background red colour and use a standard white or black. The recording will look more crisp.

[@thejunkman]

The video is already made. This video is nearly 2 years old, check out my more recent videos as I mix it up quite a bit every time.

[@gelpatricio9084]

2019-2020

[@itsabouttime8000]

(all models) can you restore and/or dodge charger? If not can you restore a 62 corvette?

[@itsabouttime8000]

or a 52 chevy pick up

[@thejunkman]

I don't understand the question?

[@thejunkman]

I could probably restore just about anything with enough time, money and energy. I have done several cars in the past as well as my motorcycle restorations here on KZbin.

[@itsabouttime8000]

MODEL cars

[@itsabouttime8000]

not the real thing

[@gelpatricio9084]

SIXTOSRY

[@Landrew0]

The lighting is a bit difficult.

[@TheFabrik]

Cool video !! SuBsCRiBeD !! 👊🏻

[@cathybenson5119]

I prefer retoration videos to have no narration. Just the sound of the tools.

[@thejunkman]

I am on the fence about that. On the whole I like an explanation. Kinda like The 8-Bit Guy, he gives some tips and tricks along the way as well as some rationale

[@shaynelowther8893]

wrong colour

[@pinguinoenanopicahu]

that ugly paint job using spray on a toy is better to throw it away. IT'S BETTER TO PUT POWDERED PAINT BACK TO ITS REALLY ORIGINAL STATE

[@thejunkman]

The original paint was not powder coat, it was a baked enamel lacquer type paint. However you can restore yours in they way you like. I like this and the goal was to put it back into service for a 3rd generation of play.