1960s Buddy L U S Mail Van Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2020
- My Aunt and Uncle picked this 1960s Buddy L United Stated Postal Service U.S. Mail Van up from an antique store July of 2020. It was in definite need of restoration. The plastic chassis was broken, one rear door was missing, the seat was broken off and missing and overall just needed much love. During the restoration process my buffing wheel caught the windshield and due to having no time to get a replacement it forced me to create a vacuum formed windshield. I was not real happy with how it turned out however I was very happy with the quality being I have never vacuum formed anything before. The only other thing that I wasn't really happy about was my Powder coat lines. They were not as straight as I wanted them, but for only being my second ever multi color powder coat job I was happy with the progress. Let me know in the comments what you think of the video!! Thanks for watching!
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Restoration cost
Truck Purchase $50.00 (Local antique store)
Spare Parts Van for Rear door $54.18 (eBay)
Spare Parts Van for Chassis $60.00 (Local Facebook exhcange)
U.S. Mail Decals $10.00 (BL-061 Link below for Gasoline Alley Toys)
Powder Primer $17.28 (KL Primer powderbuythepound.com)
White Powder $14.36 (RAL 9001 Cream powderbuythepound.com)
Red Powder $18.49 (Flag Red www.prismaticpowders.com/)
Blue Powder $24.82 (Wet Blue powderbuythepound.com)
Tubular Rivets $.96 (RIV-1/8 Link Below for Gasoline Alley Toys)
Total Restoration Cost: $250.09
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I always get a chuckle seeing the sheep in odd places, like in the window of the crane. I swear I heard the one yell "Wheeeee!" as you blew it out the window of the mail truck. I come for the sheep but stay for the well done restoration. I loved the mail delivery at the end!
I lol'd at that part and it's early morning here...7am hahaha
i love when you attempt to re-fabricate, instead of just buying replacements. but I understand that it saves you time. As long as the sheep are happy, i'm happy.
Now THIS is a GENUINE restoration. Not one of those pre-prepared wreck videos where they chuck disrespectfully the subject in a fire prior to filming.
Yes! They act as if finding old things that Need a bit of TLC is Difficult!
Fantastic that you can still get parts etc amazing 🇺🇸
I had this job for real just a few months ago. We had a contract with the US POSTAL SERVICE. WE REFURBISHED 4TRUCKS PER WEEK. THEY HAD 450 TRUCKS FOR US TO DO. THAT IS HARD WORK.
Magnificent!! Not only is this a great instructional DIY video, but it has some really great comedy touches as well. The sheep and ballots had me rolling.
Is it bad, that the sheep are my favorite thing about your channel? 💕🐑
Wow what an amazing treasure trove of vintage toys. And what a brilliant restoration too!
A proper restoration, not just buying new parts! Lovely van.😃😃
Sandblasting gives this mom of 2 some relief. Relaxing
Hi! My name is Luke and I am 3 years old (mom is writing this because I can barely talk, much less type).
We watch your videos and they really help me relax and calm down after busy days of being a toddler. My mom knows a bit about cars so she tells me about the parts and the tools that you use. I absolutely love seeing how you make old vehicles new again. Thank you so much for making videos that I can watch and learn from that don’t overwhelm me. We love you!
The paintjob, the seat and windscreen refabrication are incredible and i see new really cool project vehicles !
I like Chip because he makes parts that he needs. He doesnt go out and buy all replacement parts and call it a restoration. Very cool.
Terrific restoration! This one seemed to fight you more than usual... kudos on doing an excellent job! One of the things I like best about your restorations is your sense of humor... I just about lost it when the box of ballots fell out of the back of the van! Please keep doing what you do best... we'll keep watching!
Careful! Trumpers will claim it’s proof! 🤦♀️
I had one of these mail trucks when I was a kid. Awesome restoration.
This is why you MUST subscribe. So you don't miss these very special ones. The sheep and the ballot boxes was THEE best everrrr! Great sense of humor. I can't believe how big kitty is getting. Adorable. Great wrk on the powder coating. Well done.
That 🅂🄸🄳🄴 🄳🄾🄾🅁 🄼🄴🄲🄷🄰🄽🄸🅂🄼... I like it!
I love the whimsy of the cute little sheep. I enjoy when they show up in the vehicles, and get removed in unique ways, then say, "I'm okay". I love when they get put into completed vehicles, though it happens only rarely. I think the one eyed sheep, and the one who wore the cowboy hat on one video, are my favorites.
These are really cool restorations.
Love watching older (better made) toys restored.
These were real trucks, Not like the cheap crap you see these days.
I am with you. These were the real things. Built to last. I am glad there are many channels similar to this one. I too remember these old toy cars and trucks when I was little! I wish I had money to donate for any of the owners want to donate some of their finished work to some transport museums. These are great works for museum exhibits.
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For months I've been eyeing this van in your scrap yard hoping it would be selected and towed out for restoration. I was anxious to see how you would do the masking for the tricolor paint scheme. I wasn't disappointed. One of your finest efforts! Glad your aunt and uncle got this for you.
Oh, how I love that mail truck. I would have been the kid who made bags of teeny tiny letters and parcels and then set up buildings/houses out of shoe boxes and such, and the spent the day delivering the mail ...... and yes, at least one of the houses would have had a dog or two in the yard ...... I had lots of little Steiff dogs and plastic animals.
I love how u made a mode for the seat. I have always wanted to learn how to do that. When I need something like that and can not find a part. I always have to carve it out of wood and smooth it down, nice and smooth and then paint it
...the first time I have seen you "mess up" - if it were me, there would be more mess ups than work completed.... Very good job! Take care of those hands!
Excellent restoration 😻
I'm glad that no sheep were injured during the taping of this episode. ;-)
Oh wow ,what a beautiful model ,excellent work on this
Awesome job, broken pieces I made new one. Fantastic.
The JOY I felt seeing this today.... I love this mail van so much!!
You deserve to be recognized for your hard work!! Super delicate and sooo well done!! Simply love it ❤
Hola buenas días como estás Livia bunzen❤️
You are the only one who takes the time to sandbags every inch of rust and paint off the parts.
A mailtruck, something you don't see to often in the old toy world
I liked the "lost ballots" at the end of the video. As usual, great job!
BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION. LOOKS BETTER THAN NEW.
Good job for the windshield! Bravo! 😉👍
Yours is one of the few channels I visit when I come to TH-cam. What’s more, I can’t remember the last time I left a comment. That said, you bring a combination of both video production and mechanical skills to bear along with a healthy dose of humor. The “ballots” were a stroke of genius! Keep them coming.
Have you ever watched Awesome Restorations or Odd Tinkering? They're great too 😆🤣👍🏼👍🏼💙💙💙✌🏼✌🏼
The windshield looks fine so far as I can see, I was more worried about the seat post not holding up, every time I ever tried to glue plastic molded toys back together it failed.
Splendid restoration and the box of ballots falling out of the back made me laugh.😁
That was really pretty wonderful! :o)
Glue is a nightmare for plastics. Hot glue is nice but obviously has its downsides. Honestly a little sanding to rough it up and some high strength epoxy will do wonders. Assuming it doesn’t get hot enough to ruin your project of course.
This was an awesome restore project. Many individual facets/tasks! We need whitewalls on our current delivery fleet today!!
Man...I've just kind of fallen in love with watching these videos. very satisfying!
YAY! So excited about the mail van. Thank you. I was feeling down. This raised my spirits.
SOO KOOOOOLLLL.
Mail van came out great . Awesome work as always. Mike Espo .
I loved the air suction for the wind shield. Not seen on YT yet. Good job!
Ahoj pekná mačka, a skvelo zreštaurované
Re living the past thru toys...just amazingly skillful
Soo cute
Finally got this one completed. Looks great.
WOW, Great Restoration. Love the windshield and the sheep!
a stressful middle and satisfying end...emblematic of this incredibly stressful, yet ultimately satisfying, week! glad those ballots got delivered and counted!
you did a great job restoring the mail van.
That mail truck was more complicated than it looked at first. Great job.
Love the sand blaster. Please use it way more often. I love it. It's one of those weird satisfactory things for me because it goes from dirty to clean. Please use it more often
The end was awesome! All those ballots...
Just wow! Loved the ballots. lol
Brilliant job, even with restoring the plastic base and especially the seat.
That was awesome! I can see why you waited on this one . It became super involved, But totally worth it in the end !
Looked easy initially but turned out to be pretty complex...yet another amazing restoration 👍
Vehicles always look good after restoration. That is such a pretty cat that appears at the end of the video
FINALLY! HAD TO WAIT ALL DAY TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT! DON"T KNOW WHAT WAS MORE STRESSFUL WAITING FOR THE NEXT MANDALORIAN EPISODE OR WAITING FOR CHIP TO DO THE MAIL TRUCK! IT LOOKS AWESOME! LOVE THE SHEEP AND BALLOTS ADDITION. 😁
Genius! Magnificent! Fabulous! Absolutely one of my favorite restorations that you have done.
Just love it!
Not bad for first time. Wonderful work.
Perfect "accidental" mail drop❗😂😎🇺🇲👍
Nicely done, looks great! Always impressed by your finishes & detailing! Good job on the seat & windshield! Thank you for the entertainment!
Beautiful work
I literally wet myself laughing when I saw the ballot boxes with a load of hapless sheep standing there. Did you not consider scape goats instead!! Your skills are amazing in this resto. Brilliant. Thank you for sharing and stay safe in the precarious times.
Fantastic work, I still can not Believe Buddy L put the Drivers Seat and Steering on the wrong side of the Vehicle known as a US Mail Zip Van. The Mail man is always on the opposite side of the Van so he can access the Mailboxes on the side of the roadway without stepping into traffic.
Nicely done and thank you for finally doing it!
I'd love to see that truck randomness soon. Looks like a real challenge.
Cool job. Thanks for sharing.
Oh man, I would love to have this, my sister bought me one, and I "parked" it by accident on a heat duct, melted the plastic. It otherwise brings back wonderful memories.
The replacement windshield turned out pretty good! Tho I can't tell why making a replacement driver's seat was necessary. A great restoration overall!
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Looking forward to seeing you restore the crane truck!
Very impressive. We love watching your restorations and always wonder which one is next. The seep is a fun touch! Take care of your hand, we hope it heals quickly.
Awwesome! I enjoy watching these. The only thing I think I would have done on this one, even though it doesn't appear to be on the original toy, I would have wrapped the blue and red stripe around the rear doors too. 10/10!!
Otra vez nos sorprende con el excelente resultado de esta Restauración de la furgoneta de correo de Buddy L U S de los años 60, mis felicitaciones y respetos desde Venezuela.
Love the mail truck, well done!!!!! 👍 👍 👏 👏 👌 👌
Very beautiful restoration Thank You for taking the countless hours on making such great entertainment for us ❣️
I have been watching him restore these for about six months or so and I started with him and 3 others restoring the same toys and I weeded out the ones that were not as good as he is ( there all wonderful restorers) I just prefer his way of showing how he does it everything is first time done on camera he breaks something he doesn’t take that out of the video (perfect example the windshield he broke) keeps it an then fixes his mistakes in front of the camera 🎥 that’s the difference between him and the others
Cute cat
Nice restaoration mail van nice job👍👍👍👍
Awesome, all the way to the end!
Даа, сложная реставрация вышла: комбинированная трёхцветная покраска, сделать новое стекло, найти замену старым, поломанным, не поддающимся ремонту, деталям, работа со сломанным пластиковым материалом....
Но Ваши волшебные руки и светлая голова справились со всеми трудностями!
👏💥👍🌹
УМНИЦА!
That's a nice looking fleet you got there
Chip, nice to see you cast another seat as well as make a new windscreen. But I have to say I let out quite a chuckle at the end as the ballots fell out of the mail truck. An excellent job all around
Cute. Like the ballots falling out. Great work on the restoration.
Yet another work of art. Very well done. Great work..
Fantastic job, Wish our video's of a Jeep restauration will turn out that good.
That is beautiful collection you have done man,,,,really impressive 👏
I really love it
impressive array of skills
The sheep get me every time 😊
Awesome collection, great work sir! 🤙👌🤙👌🤙👌
The best restauration. Congratulation the Fábio and Rafael from Brazil. Long life the Channel.
My favorite restoration so far
Haha love the sheep and the joke about the ballots. Awesome! Cracks me up everytime
I've been waiting for you to restore this one.... and what a transformation. Your collection is also looking fabulous!
Awsome job thanks for sharing yoir awsome talent with us
The mail truck looks as good as new
Eres todo un artista de las restauraciones,felicitaciones 👍👏
Great collection..... and nice kitty
Love the work. The end was hilarious...
incredible job, you make it look like child's play. !! from Brazil.
You're so mean to your sheep!! LOL Love the videos.
Many people pride themselves on thwir baking skills. Cookies, cakes, cupcakes, bread, etc.
Chip here is showin off his bakin skillz with his thrice baked mail truck 😉
Great job as usual. The tape and lines are prefect.