8 months no videos and all you can say is welcome back?! I want answers you got some explaining to do. Raises eyebrows crosses arms and taps toes impatiently

No one delivers a restoration video like you do. Welcome back...You were missed.

Long time no see! What a day this has turned out to be

And when the world needed him most, HE RETURNED!

SO glad you're beack!!! Not gonna lie, i was getting kinda worried, hope everything with you and your family is alright!

He returned when we needed him most

hey, I'm a lady and I've been watching your channel for 3 years.

Welcome back to you, too!

As a lady I don't "accidentally" click on these videos.. They're too good

What do you mean "ladies who accidentally clicked on the video"? (6:35) I love these, there was no accident in clicking on it. :)

"Ladies who accidentally clicked?" A whole lot of us played with Matchbox cars and I'm sure many others would find these videos as soothing as this lady if the algorithm would lead them here.😅

Damn I almost forgot this channel existed lol

Judging by the comments your content and presence was truly missed. Glad you're back!

You have no idea how happy I was to see a notification from you again, welcome back :D

I'm a little old lady who deliberately follows you. 😁

THE RETURN OF THE KING!!!

Hot wheels have always been my favorite childhood memory. I still have a few of my well worn cars. I've given them to all of the kids in my family. The kids always know that auntie has cars in her bag.

Lady here. No accident clicking for me been subscribed for a while now. Loved the nail tip lol.

HES BACK! man have I missed you, i was recently sick and i was watching your videos wishing you would come back.

Omg The man that got me into this hobby is back!!!

8 years later and still going..always informative. Happy for new content. Thank you. All the best.

OH MY GOD! I am so happy that you are fine Also I'm glad you're back

hot wheels and restoration is a VERY far topic for me, but i still immediately clicked on your video, cus they're so sadisfing. welcome back

subscribed lady here, clicked video on purpose. Love watching your restorations.

Lady here, dont worry, I always click your videos on purpose. Both your beautiful worksmanship and knowledge of the history of these cars always draw me in.

Finally he's back after God know's how long

I missed the restoration videos there really entertaining

I really miss you, man. You are the reason why I started collecting hot wheels all the way back in 2019. Nice video!!

Finally, a real restoration channel. So tired of so many channels where they just add fake deterioration and miraculously 'fix' them.

Forgot about you but you bring memories of a car I used to play with as a little kid

Just a casual 8 month break - welcome back! 🙌🏻

I am a lady, love restoring stuff and love the nail tip! So glad you're back!

SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK ON, HOPE ALL IS GOOD AND THAT YOU DIDNT HAVE ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS!!!!!! Beautiful job as always you sure have not lost your touch in your absence. Hope you will be on more often.

HELL YEAH

This was a excellent restoration to return with, it’s good to see you back.

Nice restoration. Glad you came back after so long!

I have no idea how I got here, but I’m glad I did. This is an awesome hobby!

Oh yes!!!!!! Yes yes yes!!!! It's been so long!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! You inspired me to start customizing, I love this channel so much!!!!!!!!

the King is back, so baremetalHW welcome back!

Missed this guy!!!!

SO glad to see you back, you were missed! Hope all is good. Whatever it may be, take your time. We'll be here.

Holy shit! We missed you, King!

He restored his channel!

I miss these videos so much, just so satisfying makes me want to restore and customize!

Thanks for not being dead... and also the new content. Much appreciated.

I'm just glad you're back! Dude; we missed you! Thanks for the lovely video! You're awesome

3 or 4 ladies who accidentally click on this video? Really? I look at a lot of diecast on my channel and according to my stats, 25% of my audience is female. I highly doubt there's any misclicks there. Good to see you're back again. Now hopefully Marty makes his way back as well. Been missing you both.

Now this is the sort of restoration video I like to see. Genuine. Not a 'restoration' of a model that has been pre-wrecked deliberately by throwing it on a fire for a while.

Man I missed these videos. Funny that you always mention not going "too far" with how perfect you try to make the car but a single dedicated video of doing just that might satisfy the masses. Can't wait for the next one.

Good to see you back - now waiting for Marty to reappear as well

For the "they were originally never perfect so don't make it perfect" point, to really drive it home, you should make a video of you making one normally, and one "as perfect as possible". Maybe even do a video where you take a modern casting and make it look as close as possible to a restored car in your collection to show how far mattel has come

i miss watching your redline videos. my favorite part was always watching you prep the car and paint it. the painting on these cars is always my favorite. i hope you are doing well.

Bro this was one of my favorite cars as a kid. THis one and a red one like it. Thanks for the nostalgia.

YES. I MISSED THIS

Holy crap I missed you man! It's so good to see you posting again!

1972 was a good year. welcome back to you as well.

I don't know how I got here but this was fascinating to watch, thanks for sharing.

Im so excited that youre back!!!

OH I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK!!!!!!!

The legend is back! Just what I needed after grinding through the fenders of yet another car culture e-type.

This brings me so much joy, I missed this

Great that you're back and with a model that is just as great :D Also: why should I use a dremel to polish my nails lol

THE ALMIGHTY KING HAS RETURNED

I was literally bingeing your videos the other day!

Was starting to worry! Welcome back!

I look with great interest from Ukraine. Respect and Like.

You're alive! Yay!

The car turned out great. The red looks awesome. Very nice job. Thank you so much for sharing so much with us. You have taught me a lot.

Welcome! I'm glad you are back. I hope all are well and safe! Glad to see you've kept up your wry sense of humor!

Praise be the name baremetalHW for he has made his triumphant return to my KZfaq Feed!

Nice to have you back! Missed these videos!

Awesome as always

Woah, welcome back brother 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️😃👍🏻

@baremetalHW I'm old but I'm new. I love your My Mechanics vibe. Your resto's are absolute Masters level learning. Question.. you mention a few times that making them too perfect makes the car stand out as restored, especially to collectors. Is your goal to create a car that convincingly avoids a collectors scrutiny or do you add value by owning the fact that it's a quality resto? As an art teacher, I find myself wanting imperfections as a way to make each car non-fungible, so I would want to know it was restored and enjoy the craftsmanship of the artist(you). To me, a fan of the sublime nature of vintage and not a value chaser, I appreciate you not overworking yet completely revitalizing a sliver of my childhood.

8months gap glad your back dude

Great to see you back! As always, an awesome restoration 🙂🛠🚗

Yes finally you’re back

So glad you’re back. Hope you’re well and staying healthy

You’ve made a bad Tuesday an enjoyable evening. Thanks for coming back!

You started this all. Great to have you back

Yo Moonwalker was the SHIT back in the day

6:38 redline restoration isn't just for gentlemen, it's 2021

Welcome back... I'm so glad to hear your voice and watch your restorations.

Man, I can't begin to tell you how excited I was to see that you had a new video. You are without a doubt the biggest reason I started being interested in this hobby and I have missed you over these last few months.

Good to see you back! I love your videos and have really missed watching your restorations. Hope you've been well and are staying safe.

The funny toy car man HAS RETURNED. BLESS.

OH MY!! The Master of zinc plating returns to the 1/64 die cast world! In my humble opinion there is NO ONE who has this technology wired better than you. I have learned so much from your metallurgical lessons in how to restore those cars who have become oxidize after years of play or abuse. This restoration is not without exception and looks great! Well done! Welcome back sir from your hiatus! You have been missed and we look forward to your future editions on this channel.

Hi baremetalHW, Good day to you and AWESOME! You made my DAY with your RETURN! Wishing you the very BEST! Take care, be well, and Thank you! Peace & Joy

i love hearing and seeing all the knowledge you have about these cars. i loved hot wheels as a kid

Not a fan of this particular casting....until NOW!! Great job, looks fantastic!👍👍

I'm a lady, and I promise I didn't click this by accident. You're one of the first die cast channels I subscribed too and your tips have helped me with my cars a lot. Thank you

what a great surprise to see you back - made my evening, thank you.

Thank you for posting!! Great job, and love the old school flavor of this video!!

Beautiful! Always love you restorations.

Outstanding of course! Man you have been missed!

I’m unsure how watching a numeric conversion video prompted autoplay to show me this next but I’m happy it did. Beautiful restoration of a lovely car.

Thank you for your return. Greetings from Brazil!

What a lovely surprise in my subscription feed! Great restoration as always, and thanks for the history lesson at the end!

Excellent restoration! Thanks for sharing this.

Thank you for coming back to us!!!