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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- #ASMR #DIY #Restoration #Pedal Car
Hi everyone! Thank you for stopping by to see what i am working on. I picked up this pedal car at a thrift store. It was in a corner covered in motorcycle helmets! I figured it would be a challenging restoration. The car has no rust but it has some body damage. Removing the paint was a challenge. I have new tires, decals, ladders and ladder racks ordered.
I'm working on the second video of the restoration. Hopefully i can get the car completed in the next week or so. Please hit that notification bell so you don't miss the conclusion of this restoration! Thank you! RS
I had that same car when I was kid glad to see one restored
We bought one like this for our daughter. Great restoration
Man...what a labor of love....I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product! Take care and a big hug for Stryker.
I have this pedal car in my garage that I bought probably a year ago but just haven’t started on it yet. I thought it was really cool to see it pop up in my feed on your channel.
I’m a big fan of yours and a subscriber! I’ve learned a lot from watching you work. Keep putting out content and I’ll keep watching! RS
Rusty Shepherd thank you!
That looks very much like the pedal car I had as a child. It was a hand me down so it was pretty beat up like this one was and I outgrew it quickly. You did a brillant job of restoring it so far.
Still have mine from when I was 2.
I'm 54 now.
Had it restored 4 yrs ago.
Interesting beginning, looking forward to seeing more of your work.
That pedal car is a classic! I can't wait to see the finished product.
I was waiting for your shepherd to howl in the background somewhere lol Mine tilted her head when you did that last part of the song lol
Me encanta 😍la restauración de este tipo de carros
Super way cool! I remember like it was yesterday when Santa put a bow on one just like it Talk about the good old days! Can't wait to see part 2!
I am amazed at the engineering that went into the making of a pedal car. The mechanism might have been a common design, but somebody had to design and develop it. I never owned a pedal car but was delighted whenever I had the opportunity to use one for a bit when visiting friends and cousins homes. So much fun, but alas, have totally outgrown all possibilities of ever fitting into one of those again. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product. Maybe you could get Stryker to 'sing' along with you for us on the next video.
Looking great so far.
That's some strip down and a lot of work in the prep.great job so far looking forward to the next video Mick Thailand
comingsoon part２!!
Mr.S
Man is it looking good to now.
Will be worth the wait for part 2🙂
Thanks for the video. See you in part 2.
Gracias por compartir esta primera parte de restauracion de este coche de bomberos a pedal, se ve que tiene mucho trabajo pero como siempre maestro usted obtendrá un excelente resultado, saludos y aprecios desde Venezuela.
I never realized that a Peddle Car could have so many parts!🚒👩🏽🚒🚨
Man, that's the one thing I hate the most is having frozen nuts. :-) Thank you Rusty for sharing and can't wait for the next part!
Can't wait until the next video
I don't want you to take this as a dig at you but it was very painful to watch. I want to help you with some tips. Get yourself a DA sander, air powered are lighter but electric will work just fine. The air powered come in 6" and electric come in 5". These are cheap and you will find they work much better and with more control than a grinder with a stripper disk. In another video I saw you strain the primer don't do this, you want the talc in the primer on the metal to fill in. Also don't add hardener to primer, you want to be able to sand it easily. Put the primer on the metal first then sand it down, the primer will fill in the tiny imperfections so you don't have to chase those with body filler. When working with body filler always start at the seams, body lines and small curves and work away so you don't fill them in so you don't have to sand them back out. For body filler I like USC Icing polyester finishing putty, you will have less pin holes if applied right, it's easy to sand and give a glass like finish with 320 sand paper. You can always use a heavier body filler for small dents and then topped with finishing putty. Don't use the premixed primer, color coat or clear coat, buy the paints where where you add your own thinner or reducer to match your temperature at painting. For the cap nuts I like to make 2 cuts on the brim of the nut forming a small metal slice and curl the metal up the shaft. Like those cans with the keys and you curl up a small metal strip around the can. I hope this helps or gives you some ideas of your own.
I appreciate the advice! I have little experience with painting not using rattle cans. I’m learning with every project, and with any advice offered. RS
I see the days at Chester’s paying off. Lol
Not looking to be much original hardware left.... Or maybe there was, which was why disassembly looked so painful. Pretty sure lots of guys my age had these, which is why it's so satisfying.
Get your self a small grinder thats way to big, and a dremal type tool is good ,nice job though well done ,
I actually have one myself! Of this exact model. Mine is definitely a terrible wreck compared to yours lol! It sat outside for many years and has rusted pretty badly, the wheels are rotted (one was home to a beehive on the inside) the bottom of the front body panel is rusted out, the rear panel is rusted out completely, and the whole body is covered in small rust pits, (and rusted underbody) in addition to a massive dent on the left side and numerous smaller dents, as well as a bent frame piece in the front! I intend to fully restore it to it's former glory, although it will be tough, i envy you with yours lol! But good luck
Tested to see if it had lead paint also I would’ve sandblasted it instead of having paint particles flying all over the yard it might make your dog sick turned out to be lead paint
That AMF logo looks a LOT like the AMF theater logo. Was this sweet ride made by a movie theater company?
Brief History of AMF
AMF was founded as American Machine and Foundry in 1900 by Rufus L. Patterson. While the company began by making cigarette, stitching and baking machines, they soon expanded into other lines of products. Some of their more popular items included bowling equipment, bicycles, toys, pedal cars and all sorts of other consumer goods.
I understand filling pits on metal, but you might have overdone it. Can't wait for part two!
I don't think so, whatever you have to do to fix it. I have one that will pretty much need Bondo over 90% of the body surface to fill in the countless pits
Awesome!!! Another pedal car!!! There are not enough restoration videos of these!!! Well done sir!!! 🚒
I bought a pedal car just like this for my nephews, and I’m hoping to start restoring it soon. This is definitely a huge project and a first for me. So I was hoping to have a few questions answered if you have the time. Is it easier to use a grinder/sander that you used or to have it sandblasted?
I would have sandblasted it if I could, but it wouldn’t fit in my blasting cabinet. There aren’t any places around me that can blast it for me. My only option was to use the angle grinder with a soft paint removing pad. Paint stripper wasn’t working well enough.
@@RustyShepherd thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I appreciate it. Looking forward to the next video!
@@jigarshah537 Anytime? I’m finishing up the car tonight. It should be uploaded tomorrow evening. 😊
Hey sir welcome back I see E-1 is 10-7 (out of service ) be standing by 4 the next stage
Wow 😳😳😳nice job can’t wait to see to see it finished....
What paint and primer did you use for the underbody parts and moving parts? I have issues with chipping on mine. How did you do it and what was your preparation/technique?
The under side of the body I sprayed with undercoat spray. The moving parts were done with several coats of Rustoleum black. Be sure to clean the moving parts down to the metal. Use etching primer on the parts, then sand up to 400 grit before applying the black.
@@RustyShepherd how many coats of etching primer? And how did you sand it exactly? How many coats of black did you use and what were your steps?
@@thebrantfordrailfan I didn’t use etching primer. I used car paint primer from autozone. If you’re using rattle cans, then use etching primer. At least three coats. Let it dry well before each coat. Wet Sand with 320-400 until smooth. Wipe it down with bug and tar remover before spraying color. Three coats of color. Wet sand the color with 400 then 600. Buff it out with a good paint polish.
@@RustyShepherd Thanks! Just to be clear, this is what to do for the moving parts that rub against each other?
@@thebrantfordrailfan I used rustoleum rattle can black. Those parts are going to rub together. Not much you can do about it.
Such great work! I cannot wait for part 2!
Very nice work so far !, waiting for second part ..
I had a pedal car exactly like that one, but a flood washed it and all my Tonka trucks away.
I bet they survived the flood, and some kid is playing with them today!
I had one pedal car 🚘 they fun but they don’t have them all they big Battery operated ones you don’t get so I can get with the pedal car pedal cars were fun joy those I really did . They should make more pedal cars for kids they would have more fun I would get some exercise exercise of big battery operated cars pedal car at least you could pedal and it was good for your legs and you can pretend to drive I think they should start making them again they’re a lot more fun I had one and it was black I think it was a police car it was really fun
Could you please post the link for part II
I haven’t completed the car yet. I’ll upload it when it’s complete. 🙏🏻PS
Don't just restore, improve !! Custom paint job, working LED headlights, padded seats, flashing red light. There is a lot that can be done now day's !!
Funny you should mention some of those things. Be sure to watch the finished car! 😎
Don’t use such abrasive methods on the paint removal. That car only has thin steel and grinding wheels etc are just going to make it thinner.
I have one myself that i am trying to restore, do you know the best way to remove paint on such a thing?
@@thebrantfordrailfan : a sander would be less aggressive, but take longer. I suppose if you can afford that much paint stripper you wouldn’t have to sacrifice grinding down the metal.
@@pohkeee Thanks! I feel a sander would be best. Thing is, my 508 truck is rotted to the core, and needs a lot of care. After spending the better part of 3 decades outside in the Canadian weather cycles. I can't afford to lose any more microns of metal on that thing lol!
I know this video gonna be awesome
Looking good
Boyd Coddingtons body shop 🙂
Awesome
Sandblast
Parts are too big to fit in my media blasting cabinet.
What’s the point of those gloves?
Sharp edges on the sheet metal.
👍🐒🇺🇸
Keep it up
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I’m sorry sir in my opinion the way you restored that pedal car you have ruined the look and value of it.not impressed by your work at all.😡😡
U suk thats my grandpa
How can you comment on how it looks when the job is only just started? You have no idea how it will look when finished. In it's rusty state, no child could use it so, in one way, it was worthless to start with.
I will do the man the simple courtesy of waiting until he has finished the restoration before passing judgement. It would suit you better to do the same. 👎
what a waste of my time.👎👎👎👎👎
Well why waste more of your oh so valuable time by writing worthless comments?
@@2H80vids : No doubt only *_your_* opinion counts. Perhaps he feels the same way about your comment.
@@Frankowillo Maybe he does. I would have thought though, that if he does, he would have wasted his time writing that very comment. What are you, his spokesman?
@@2H80vids : I don't have to be a spokesperson to tell off a loudmouthed bully!