Rusty 1970's Tonka Jeep Ambulance Restoration

5 years ago
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Hey everyone and welcome back to another restoration. In today's video I am tackling a super rusted out Tonka Jeep Ambulance! This thing looks like it was spent most of it's life out in the elements. I started by disassembling the ambulance and striping the paint and dirt off each part. I then sandblasted and powdercoated all the metal components. I paint matched the powdercoat with Rustoleum spray paint. To get the old yellowed plastic back to it's original white shine, I bleached the parts with Hydrogen Peroxide, OxiClean, and UV light. The original dome light was faded and lost all red color so I busted out the calipers and modeled up a new part. Using an Elegoo Mars 3D resin printer I was able to replicate the original bulb. All chrome parts were refinished with Bare Metal Chrome foil. What a tedious and frustrating process! I reassembled and placed it on the shelf with the other restorations.
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Eastwood Products Used:
Eastwood Original DIY Powder Coat Gun System
https://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powdercoating-diy-system.html
Pre Painting Prep:
https://www.eastwood.com/low-voc-pre-paint-prep-aerosol-12-oz.html
Hotcoat Powder Coat Orange:
https://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powder-orange.html
Hotcoat Powder Coat Gloss White
https://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powder-coat-signal-white.html
Hotcoat Powder Coat Gloss Black
https://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-powder-coat-jet-black.html

Other products used:
Rustoleum Orange: https://amzn.to/2oSoBNy
Rustoleum White Primer: https://amzn.to/2MbQb01
3D Printer Elegoo Mars: https://amzn.to/2Ok6Gd2
Elegoo Mars Transparent Red Resin: https://amzn.to/2IlvuxA
UV Curing Lamp: https://amzn.to/350SQCh
Bare Metal Chrome Foil: https://amzn.to/2AFdkmd
Buffing Compound: https://amzn.to/30Q4WLu
Respirator: https://amzn.to/2Y13STr
Electric Oven: https://amzn.to/2Ss41OC
Aluminum Oxide Media: https://amzn.to/2XQn9vz
Camera Lights: https://amzn.to/2LLezGX
Panasonic Lumix FZ300: https://amzn.to/2LN7WE9

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