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Welcome to the wonderful world of Diecast collecting and restoration. for most of us its just like you said, a desire to reclaim that little scale dream car from our youths, and along the path, you find so many interesting side tracks of the hobby, like customizing, or scale 1/4 or 1/2 mile downhill racing with car that are "tuned" to go as fast as possible. its an amazing hobby, with so many years of scaled down works of art and a good variety of manufacturers to choose from ;) have fun!

Thank you, I really appreciate it!

It was weird that only a portion of it was so stubborn.

well they knew how to make stickers back in the day lol

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Your welcome sir. I watch your videos all the time. I have found some inspiration and ideas in some of your builds for my own builds. I don't steal anybody's builds. I might incorporate some of their ideas into my builds. I build what I like with what I have available to me. Only two options matter. I hope to watch a video of you and your grandson doing a build someday.

@@beaverdamraceproductions6857 I agree, I take bits and pieces. Sometimes it hard not to just do the same type of video if your doing a restoration but I try to make it a little different. Thanks again PT!

@@WheelsNThangs Yes I agree. I myself find that I'm looking for different vehicles to do. Or I try to approach them differently. Anyway keep up the good work. You are welcome sir.

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Happy New Year and thank you for watching!

I have a press but don't use it for these.

WheelsNThangs oh man I feel like you'd have a way better time getting those rivets drilled out. Just my opinion but you obviously know what you are doing. I'm sure you have your reasons 👌

Thank you, I really appreciate it! They will all be destroyed in due time anyway thanks to a 4 year here :)

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hey whats another way for putting the cars back together? i have a little truck and the post is so short i do not want to thread it.

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I have an ultrasonic, it will clean but not remove the paint.

some paint finishes on some diecast castings are extra thick and it takes a really strong or a long multi dip bath to remove all the paint, especially those more expensive collectors hot wheels castings, i bought a can from wal mart, came with a spray bottle taped to the side, i poured it into a pickle jar, use an old hard drive magnet on the top of the lid, and some pieces of wire cut to the depth of the jar with a hook end to hang the bodies on...put cars in the goop, pull and rinse. re dip if needed ;) but it stinks so i dip outside, the spray used here in the video is waaaay better for indoors and in general for the environment ;) i will replace my goop with it next time i need paint stripper.

Usually about 15 minutes but I've let it sit for as long as an hour.

yeah i have used the walmart can spray as well and it works quiet well! i just moved however and do not have access to an outdoor hose and was needed to purchase a different brand!

Thank you! I am use to another brand that i used outside and just did not leave it on for long enough!

I have a jar I filled with CitriStrip. I'll leave a car or two in the jar for a week. My work schedule is very hectic. The paint comes right off with a toothbrush and warn soapy water. I don't even have to use my picks. Just thought I'd let you know what I do. Good luck with your projects.

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Thanks, exactly!

WheelsNThangs I found a bunch of redlines at a thrift store and a farbs hygear the dragster bought em all for .25 sold em on ebay..

Thanks, right back at ya. Now I want to make a grill out of die-cast!

Ha! I hadn't heard that. I'll take his money! Thanks for watching!

I'll get those added!

Great tip! I've used a tumbler before but I've actually needed to remove metal on most of these old Redlines because the bodies were beat up so bad.

Brake fluid

I always had to sneak to paint anything.

I feel for ya.....my 48 color set got me thru rough times too

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Hmm. Not sure really. Believe it or not, I don't really collect them. All of them go to my grandson.

WheelsNThangs thanks for the answer

Should have a new one in a few days :)

Great info! Thanks, I really appreciate it!

Got, that right! Mom and dad could only afford those cheap tootsie toy multi car pack. I hated them! I never owned a hot wheels car. Never.

If good for stripping paint then bye bye to my gaskets on small engines😂😂😂God bless sir

dollar = $3?

This is the set I used. An allen key holds the tips in so the drivers just slip out. I think I had to drill the hole out a bit for the tap to fit. amzn.to/2z9qJVR

You'd have to do it really lightly.

Mothers metal.

Great info! I looked you up on FB and subbed ya here!

Awesome, Thank you.....And keep up the great work...

That would be great… ;-)

In rough condition $5-7. Good probably around 20.

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I'm sure in 68 it was much less than a dollar!

Yes but this is a transparent paint and would show through. The base has some be similar to chrome.

WheelsNThangs interesting, thanks! Just watched you demonstrate this on another video

Not on the transparent style ones.. Defeats the purpose with primer.

They are pretty easy to find on eBay.

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Lol. Yep!

I don't thin the Spectraflame paints.

Just a few cheap tools can get the job done.

True!

Too abrasive I would think.

Flea.

I have some but I've just been using the orange stuff on these since it's in the basement.