Vintage 1970's Tonka Truck Gravel Spreader Restoration

[@TheUnknownDungeon]

I wish 400 grit sandpaper removed the imperfections from my life

[@sk61181]

If only...🥺

[@dcagdigger312]

your face

[@Smurphenstein]

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

[@NandiCollector]

Lol. I feel your pain. 😂

[@mikewaine5433]

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]

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

[@mattberg916]

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!

[@futureisyours3016]

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

[@goose1168]

Yea, I had one too!

[@chrispearson904]

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

[@boredgrass]

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!

[@yuri_on_youtube]

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.

[@Gordo101978]

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

[@californigirl]

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]

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]

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.

[@ACKRobert]

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]

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]

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

[@BossRedRanger]

Rust sucks.

[@Execuor]

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

[@gregclift626]

I had that exact Tonka.

[@davidbeeson1178]

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.

[@ronnieburns4554]

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

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

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.

[@GobotWars]

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

[@sanjayrozario3368]

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

[@markhenderson6389]

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

[@Noblelox]

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.

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Reslly nice looking restoration. Thanks for sharing

[@mencewilkinson9625]

Great to see you tackling Tonka Toys, good work.

[@TOMANDKATIE]

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!

[@kjamison5951]

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

[@X-Gen-001]

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

[@mrp4242]

Same. Perfect sandbox toy.

[@Kanamit.]

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

[@anthonycotterell69]

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

[@Adriansmith805]

Amazing restoration turned out Perfect well done 👍

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

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

[@trashtrainpunk1542]

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

[@redtomahawk0]

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.

[@SteveCole73]

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.

[@palinkennedy658]

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

[@wright534]

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

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

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.

[@MrJayrock620]

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

[@bigmikeh5827]

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

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration.

[@coffee8866]

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.

[@fred-a-stair]

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

[@stevenwithanS]

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

[@AzzaYaDog]

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.

[@dalemoskalyk1227]

Man that cab came out awesome. Nice.

[@stevewalker7822]

It really looks great!

[@TheLukanda]

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.

[@gerretoutdoors3710]

This video is very satisfying to watch. Well done

[@JonManProductions]

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

[@tbrown5657]

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

[@thejunkman]

8 bit guy, i like his stuff too.

[@GeminiWoods]

Love both channels

[@charchee1950]

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

[@thejunkman]

@@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.

[@SweeneyDunston]

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.

[@boris1932]

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.

[@raymonddeperro1451]

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

[@lancerevell5979]

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.

[@cwiggy34]

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.

[@canuckyank82]

Excellent work! Great video. Thanks!🚚🚛🚂

[@MadMathMike]

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!

[@tommyherbert3931]

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

[@justindampier9017]

Very interesting video! It looks sharp now.

[@the.porter.productions]

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.🤩

[@PhantomDragonEternal]

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!!

[@daverage4729]

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!

[@erikninnemann7102]

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

[@robertrosson1990]

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.

[@freedomring4813]

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.

[@joshthemediocre7824]

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.

[@2cawks]

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

[@knoxville363]

That job LOOKS PHENOMENAL...

[@tracyscotdatemasch2773]

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

[@ZimmFlimz]

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.

[@SEGAdude95]

Awesome restoration.. hope to see more tonka's and other bigger brand models.. :) :D

[@pnuhn1]

Beautiful piece. Well done. Keeping the toy memories alive

[@Chris.Davies]

I had this toy! Along with a tractor with a bucket I just watched on another channel! Hours of fun in my huge sandpit, which was inside a very large old tractor tyre. :)

[@keeganbyrne6815]

I love this restoration good job

[@evanrosenberry8779]

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

[@jacobbales3692]

Very cool truck had it when i was a kid u do great work

[@jonny555ive]

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

[@goose1168]

Yep it definitely looks great!

[@deanlindholm8663]

Amazing job on the windshield and interior. Nice job

[@miker8915]

Nice job, thanks for sharing

[@BelgianRacingPigeons]

great restoration

[@ThatZebruhGuy]

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.

[@stephenhepworth3113]

I had one of these as a kid in the 70's. Great videos 👍

[@davidneilson3508]

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

[@stevengunter3457]

i think it looks great i really miss your videos.

[@martindaredare]

Excellent restoration,

[@TheCarDemotic]

I have a old crane sitting under my deck. God it needs a restoration.

[@seanhogan5673]

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]

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

[@altronixvideo]

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.

[@CarlJones14]

You've done a great job. Making it look like a real rusty truck would be interesting.👍

[@donaldswink6259]

Sweet restoration job.

[@daddynutz024]

Great job. I would weather and rust the truck like a real working truck. Thanks for the video

[@ClawBoss]

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

[@jetfuel3053]

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

[@Noactualdirection]

Ooh a Tonka restoration, nice.

[@naominekomimi]

I think painting it to scale but making it look like an old rusted truck sounds cool!

[@corralero71]

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.

[@valtozer6273]

I would love to see one of the big ones done, wow, thanks for the flash back

[@mattflatt670]

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

[@scottthomas6202]

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.

[@tombarker3608]

My continued thanks for saving the toys of my youth.

[@johnkelley9877]

It looks great and you have preserved a piece of toy history! I learned a lot from this tutorial so I will be watching it again. Thanks for the information.

[@johnthomsen8802]

Thanks for bringing back a great memory. I got these as a set as a boy for Christmas. There was a red dump truck, a truck with a green bulldozer on a trailer, and a cement mixer. Too bad you couldn't recreate the decal. That would complete the restoration.

[@johnthomsen8802]

The cab had the Tonka logo in an oval on the "doors."

[@LtJackboot]

I had soooo many rusty old Tonka trucks that this looks just fine to me the way it is. Let's go out to the dirt pile and play!

[@WowplayerMe]

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