Out of all the Tonka restorations that I've seen done by everyone this one has to be the nicest and coolest one I've seen. Its about time someone customized a Tonka into something modern. I love it. ~Kevin

Restoration or customisation, it's a hobby and a work of art. I think this one is unique and looks great.

I think the plasti dip parts need a thorough cleaning with alcohol? Seems like what was failing was small spots where there was oil or some other contaminant?

Holy crap!!! Thank you very much for NOT restoring this back to stock. I've watched time of toy and tool restorations. It's about time someone did a customizing thing to one. This turned out great. I was like "WTF" when you went blue with the whitewalls but damn, that looks cooool. Do more of THIS!!

Wow , the 2 tone Blue and Black is a beautiful Stepside Pickup Truck !! Way to go !!

One GORGEOUS looking custom Tonka pickup with a lot of 😎 custom touches!!.. Well worth all the trials and tribulations!

it doesn't look like the same old boring toy, awesome job! please try again with the hydro-dipping another time, it would have looked fire!

Brilliant! I love watching restorations, but IMHO there is a place for customisation as well. For me, it’s about giving the item new life and making it relevant again whilst enjoying your process. Maybe a video title change?

100% first class. Grear to see something done from the normal ...

I saw a big bin of metal toys in a box which means we have years worth of videos to enjoy!

No matter what you call it. This is awesome. Blue is my favorite color.

PIMP my Truck 🤩🥳🤣

SO RAD !!!!! I absolutely love when people do resto mods on old toy cars and trucks. AWESOME job brother....just awesome. MORE of this please.

First time I've ever seen a slammed Tonka, I must say. :)

I like the fact that you went beyond the normal customisation, this one looks cool

OMG! You took my favorite childhood truck and made it unbelievably cool. Thanks for a great video!

Interesting custom job, the wood bedliner with the toolbox to hide the light control is a particularly nice touch.

Beautiful work! Most people would've walked by that piece and not have it a second thought.. you however made what YOU wanted and it was thoroughly impressive! For a million of us that lowered their vehicle..outstanding!!

Great job of rescuing a pretty rough piece of metal....excellent use of both imagination and fabrication skills. Best wishes.

Oh Man!!! Is Now A New Old Pick Up Truck!!! And It Is SPECTACULAR!!! So Well Done TRG!!!

Excellent restoration and custom paint very tastefully done

Nice job,it's like writing a new song that no one has heard,it's one of a kind,glad you customized that truck like that.

That was an awesome build! Don't let the naysayers get you down. You do you! This is YOUR hobby, YOUR channel. No one is telling THEM how to restore old toys! As far as the hydrodipping: I've done it a few times, but I've used spray paint instead of the film. My guess is, some air bubbles developed between the film and the part. Then (again, this is PURELY a guess on my part) as you swirled the part under water, the film gave way over the trapped air bubbles. I'd suggest dipping the part through the film just as you did, but then hold it still under water while you push the film away with the other hand. Slowly bring the part out of the water, then with a dripping wet sponge, press the film onto the part, collapsing any air bubbles - don't rub the sponge over it, as that may rub the film off of the part. I also suspect the bubbles would tend to develop using a film, and tend NOT to develop using spray paint. Again, I am no expert, having never used film, and I have hydro-dipped only five items in spray paint. Try it again sometime! I'd like to see the results. Best of luck to you, sir! Good day!

First of all, I'm sorry about the translator. - When immersing objects, you have to gently move them so that they have material to cover. You move them in the opposite direction, so you don't have to stick to them. - Before you use the activator, you need to gently get rid of all air bombs from under the foil.

Love the way it turned out. The paint you used is beautiful.

I love watching these before going to sleep. Something so soothing about watching the sandblasting.

Plan B is AWESOME! Well done, sir. Very well done.

That Lowe's 'truck box' card holder, tho! It's like it was meant to fit that truck!

The wooden bedliner in this is another 😎 custom touch..

Neat idea for the battery box!

That's totally cool... The tool Box and wood floor in the bed really set it off... Hope you keep doing the restomods

Oh absolutely. The underglow, paintwork, and toolbox look epic. More Pimp My Tonka, please!! Definitely more underglow.

As much as I like what you’ve done, If you’ve done customisation on this one because you think that people might get bored with the vanilla restoration I think you’re wrong. Personally I would never get bored watching high quality restorations on toys that I remember from my childhood.

The gift card holder tool box was made for this trick. Can’t believe what a perfect fit it was!

Wow, love the added tool box! Nice additions to the rear wheels, and the wood look in the bed!

This little gem surprised me. You took a plain brown truck and made it cool! Imh.

I really really like the custom touches you did to this truck, almost everything I restore, cleanup, or fix. I customize in some way. Some more than others, but it looks really nice. Good job. Thank you for sharing it.

NICE!! and using that Lowes gift card "tool box" was genius , TBH i'm glad the hydro dipping didn't work, it looks way cooler this way !

Wow. Love the under mounted blue lights!! Nice work!

Loved the customized ride. Very refreshingly see!!

I like that you take chances and aren't afraid to fail and replan.😎

💘 those blue bottom lights!!

Here I am commenting on an old video. Anyways- I’ve got one of these trucks! It was my dads when he was a kid. This is awesome!

Quarantine binge watching Great video !

Everything came out great. The new fenders, lights and tool box were a good touch. 👍 👍

Nicely done, sir. Like the lowered look and the light effects.

Definitely one of the best restorations you’ve done so far.thanks for sharing

I hope Tonka is watching! This is what they should be making!

.. That is a gorgeous resto-mod .. Love the work you do ...

Awesome Custom Tonka Truck restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good idea with the lights.It makes it seem the truck is hovering!

That gift card tool box couldn't fit any better looks like it was made for it great job.

Great great job, love your customization!

You know something I’m amazed on your work it’s outstanding how the pickup came out !! Keep up the great work!

This , by far, is the coolest of any of the Tonka Toys! Actually, of any of the toys I've seen here in KZfaq PERIOD!

Amazing restoration! Love it and it's BAD ASS!

Pimp that Tonka! Looks like the trucks in Georgia, USA! Love it!!

Would love to see someone fabricate a full interior for one of these trucks and make some windows for it. I bet it would look awesome,

A very 😎 custom paint job on this one!!

I love it! Hate the hydro-dipping didn't work out, but you did a fantastic job. The toolbox and lighting was great!

I love chrome! I love diamond plate! And just MY color too! 😁 I want!!

I had to watch this again. It's great, and you did an awesome job. Not everything has to be original, to make it a work of art. Great job 👍

Love the sandblasting,its like powerwashind the patio,

Stunning restoration beautiful outcome wow do keep all your restoration because I definitely wouldn't sell that it's a treasure to keep

Very cool, nice touch with the toolbox and under lighting.

From back when toys not only looked like the real thing,they were made from the same metal too.lol imagine a 2 year old smacking you in the knee with that. Kinda made my eyes tear up from that memory.

The day Mr Lopez joined the Tonka marketing department. 😁👍 Great work. .....and NOT a fail on the dipping color job, thought it was interesting.

You need an old cardboard box from the grocery store for your toy box behind the cooker .Thats what we used.My toys looked like those.:)Good job as always

I ran a sandblaster at an old job. But instead of holding the hose in my hand and squeezing the trigger, it was affixed to the top and the sand was controlled by a foot pedal. That way I had both hands free to turn and maneuver the part under the sand flow. Made it much easier.

I was so thankful you showed us the unfortunate end to the hydrodip. Not all restorations go as planned. Great work overall!

The Zen of Sandblasting

and now for something different... This salvaged toy would have probably found itself in the trash bin so whether it's a restoration or an uplift it will have another lease of life, so either way its been saved. Good effort for an end product that is uniquely different. Loved it.

Looks amazing great job!

Estos furgonetas bien restauradas y bien pintadas quedan muy chulas.

Impressive work on that toy truck !!

Got to love a custom , great job on this.

Really nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool! Nice work!

Not really my style, but I can definitely appreciate the work and effort put it. Turned out super clean.

Great toolbox!

Looks pretty sharp, nice touch with the lights!

Espetacular. O melhor que já vi!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💖💖💖💖💖💖

The skirts for the rear fenders is a 😎 custom touch...

It looks awesome! I really like the color combination

2:38 even the car companies don't follow these procedures. Nice and honest moment.

Awesome job well done 👍🏼

WOW!! This is such a great, beautiful job. I just found your videos and for sure a new subscriber. This is the BEST restoration I have ever seen. Wish I could send you my husbands old fire truck. Thank you for sharing your talent. I am watching all your videos today. Have a great beautiful, safe day. A new friend.

I was watching this with a bit of doubt and a splash of wtf. But -wow- what a cool job! Just amazing, I could see the real deal cruising the car shows and winning top prize. Well done!

As was said in South Tucson; 'Home-boy is STYLIN' in da Barrio!'

Very good restoration!!!!

Nice touch!

This is a bloody outstanding channel with amazing content I subbed :D

What a awesome makeover! I like Plan B more than plan A. You made it a cool model.

Amazing , incredible guy

Your custom mods were great!

Utterly brilliant and beautiful

LOVE IT!! All my friends know the Lowrider. Lowrider is a real goer.

I was afraid it would look like schidt, but it turned out very nice.

Fantastic job mate and loving your vids