I’m all about showing the white letters on the tires! Those tires and rims make a world of difference to the appearance , Excellent work on that van Karl! Love the channel , love the content , 🇨🇦👍
Karl, Karl, Karl... Love the cosmetic upgrades... Would've love to see alot more cleaning as parts came of and on... ie... powerwash behind grille and engine bay, under wheel arches, parts wash door mechanism... Hey maybe it's just me... Keep plugging away...
A SOS pad works great and I would have used some vinegar after you cleaned the rims to help kill the light rust that was still in it cracks then wash them and wax them helps a lot
The white lettering oxidizes, turning yellow, a little elbow grease wipes it right off, looking good. If you get crazy and need another van project, I've got an 89 Chevy camper special I don't need anymore. Took my family on a cross country tour, a decade ago, just sitting here ever since, Eastern North Carolina. I'm enjoying your work!
Thanks Karl, I Have A 1976 Chevy Van Seeing You Install The Side Slider Door Really Helped Me Understand What It Takes To Install. Not A Easy Thing To Do. Took To A Few Body Shops Had No Clue, Thanks For Showing In Install Process. Peace
An old soul is hiding inside of you! I grew up in the late '70's and bought a brand new short box 78 Chevy van when I was 18! I still have the invoice around here somewhere. I think it was $6,700.00 (CDN) out the door! Sure brings back some awesome memories!
The current rims look like boat propellers. Taking them off,was the best thing for said van.the chromed out 15's are sweet& naturally look awesome sir!!
Throw a little fine polish or glaze on the wheels or chrome while using the steel wool , like a 3m perfect it polish and they will clean up even easier
Those plastic razor blades are a game changer. I remember when I found them at my local parts store and bought a pack for the exact same thing you had to do, decal removal. Best fuckin little invention!! This van looks badass. I personally would have left the caps off the smoothies I prefer that look but man that looks good now.
Love the van. My cousin had one back in the early 80's it was silver with side pipes and splitter under the front bumper. It was hand painted on the splitter barracuda. I always have a spot for the older vans.
I love the look of the van. If you fold the vinyl end up, like you are rolling a toothpaste tube, you will find that it will split less because the pressure is equalized, and the vinyl will be easier to remove.
When you were cleaning the chrome rims, I thought how cool the van would look with baby moons. Sure enough, you finish it up and looks like it could be cruising Huntington Beach with a couple of boards on top. Great work as usual.
Barkeepers Friend powder has oxalic acid in it that will disolve the rust in the cracks and pits so whatever wax or clear you put on after will last WAAYYY longer. It's also awesome at removing rust stains from mounting screws on grills or trim, around bumperbolts on chrome or painted bumpers, whatever. I used it to get rid of the rust stains on all the painted surfaces on my 1961 Studebaker Champ. It worked like frikken magic(MAGIC I tell ya'!!) and didnt harm the old original paint at all. Just make a thinpaste w water, brush it around and rinse it off after a few minutes. Comes in a can, like 3 bucks at Lowes or WalMart
saved another one! yes 😂 I just told that to my wife the other day after driving her in my 08 cutaway Chevy I had towed home. old cars, old houses, old tools, it's awesome to bring them back to life!
My friend showed me a trick to hide the black pits on chrome by rubing them with a piece of an aluminum tray, pie dish or stove hot plate or oven foil tray after the scotch bright steel wool. Leaves a silver aluminium plating on the rough pitted parts that helps hide and protect the unplated rusty bits.
Nice job on the door panels, that textured paint really made an incredible difference. I like to use FRP for that kinda stuff cause it's water resistant but great job none the less.
I like the old fashioned way Ajax and a scrub brush on the white walls and white lettering and it also scrubs all the old Armor roll or whatever the tires are coated With
I tinted auto glass for a living back in the day. Seeing you remove the glue after removing the graphic brought back all the painful memories of why I'd never want to do that again. So, Thank you! PS. I'm 6'2" and 230lbs... picture that mass in the back seat, trying to remove a bad purple tint from the back glass of a sports car... all without removing the defrost lines. Geez-sus!
In this day and age of everyone running those huge stupid rims with low profile tires it’s nice to see someone else running a 15” wheel and some meats for tires with a real sidewall, just like the millennial kids read about once 👍
The biggest wheel I have is 16" on my truck. Everything else is a 14" or 15" on my cars. I would rather have fat sidewalls than those rubber band tires any day!
I used to work at a salvage yard... We used concentrated Super Clean on our floors after a tear down to get the oils out of the concrete. Great stuff! Cheap too! I use it on everything now! And yeah, it will tear up your hands!
I use to work at midas muffler and every Saturday we had to mop the floors. We would get a 5 gallon barrel of toilet bowl cleaner. We would spray the floor down and throw cups of that cleaner on the floor and it would just foam all the oil stains was gone.and the concrete looked like brand new.
When I was working for a high end resto shop i found how they got white letter and white wall tires so white. They used ordinary industrial hand cleaner citrus type that feels gritty when you use it. Very fast and simple to use and it doesn't strip the meat off your fingers. .
A-nother great video. Love the fact that you put anti-seize on the lug nuts! Well done with the whole process. I have 14 hours tied up in trying to get my hood release to work on my '46. It's amazing how much time is spent on what seems like the easy sh*t! Stickers off and that is one slick van! Keep moving forward!
Thats a sharp shorty, your doing it justice. Custom Patina, I like it. There is a tool called the "little chiseler" it's a funky shaped Teflon coated bright pink plastic peice of magic. As a sign maker I have removed tons of vinyl stickers over the years, soften the adhesive with some mineral spirits or naphtha thinner and the "lil chiseler" peals the glue off with no damage to the finish. Thanks for all you do & Rock on Brother!
Here in Australia we have a bar of soap called Solvol , it is impregnated with sand. designed for mechanics hands over 50 years ago . It is best for the white lettering, Little bit of water and rub over the letters. Easy as.
Mate, I've decided, and I think I speak for all of us who are subscribed. It's time to release a new video every day. Maybe even 2-3times a day, minimum 45 mins long. I just think its necessary because I can't get enough haha love your work bro 👌👌👌
This was an ace video bro, brilliant content loved watching you bring this van back to life, thank you please keep up the good work sending love from across the pond here in England x
I had a short box GMC Jet Black Vandura when I was 17 years old and drove it till I was 28. Did all the interior customization at the age of 17, done up like the one you delivered in your previous video. Hands down was the best driver and the most comfortable ride I have ever drove. Would like to talk with you about buying it,SERIOUSLY
I have suggestion I learned from vintage bicycle restoration, bronze wool, it doesn't leave the tiny microscopic steel wool remnants that will eventually rust. Another thing that works great is oxalic acid.
Before tires shine came out we used to use to use brake fluid on our tires you just gotta let it dry before it sprays all over your You drive and spread little dots of brake fluid on your paint
Honestly the best thing I found two removing at pieces putting gasoline in a spray bottle using an old credit card to scrape it off if sprayed on Let It gel up for a minute and then scrape it off I have it in the visitor off on a Toyota and that was the only way I could get the snot off of it
Stick some Solvol Autosol down (doesn't take much), then polish it in with the double aught wool. Use it like buffing compound essentially. Stuff works miracles. Available at KMS - of course!
... For removing the glue I use denatured alcohol ... Use a lot, flood the surface and repeat and repeat ... But it's cheap and not as harmful as the "professional" stuff ... (Thanks for sharing your experience)
Try Eucalyptus oil to remove the glue residue. Simply put on a rag and rub over the residue and it will remove it.Wont hurt the paint.job done. Hi from Australia.
Looks great like a shiny old penny. Love the old smoothie wheels it will make someone a fun cruiser. With today's pricing on used vehicles you should make a bit of cash and you got some extra parts too. Great channel love the content been telling my friends about it and now they are.
Ever use autosol? Canuck tire sells it. Best chrome polish i have ever used. Gel-gloss for instrument cluster lenses. Even a rough lens looks great. A fine job on the wheels! Super clean is awesome. Did i just witness you putting anti-sieze on the studs? Older service manuals reccomend light oil. Typically 80 foot-lbs on 7/16” studs- dry torque. Anti-sieze throws that out the window. Floor Pan Dan,meet Boogie Van Karl! Lol Ah, the old undercoating on the trim panel trick! I have done that a lot. I opt for wafer screws from home hardware. Nice hard screws. Large diameter and thin head.
I use silver spray paint for what ever rust pittage is left after the steel wool. After it sets up I take steel wool again and make quick work of the overspray. I find this keeps the pittage at bay and from a few feet away you can hardly see the difference from the chrome to the silver covered up rust.
i used to buy cars to flip, i would clean them till they shined, loved it with a passion, the icing on the cake would be the sell! them days were magical!! well done.:)
On old motorcycle rims, we would use the steel wool as you did, but on any remaining pits we would rub in a bit of silver paint. BTW, Pledge Furniture Spray will bring the blue out in the chrome. The van came out real nice. The extra time you spent on the interior will sell this van.
I didn’t see the “Ass, Gas, or Grass” sticker on the glove box door. Amazing transformation, put 10,000 miles on one on a family trip back in the early eightys. Dad sold it shortly after. Fun times.
Awesome make over 👍 I noticed you swapped over the alloys to steel wheels. I'm sure hope you remembered to swap the wheel nuts too 👍 I have just done a video on the importance of having the correct chamfer and cones on wheel nuts as my car had the wrong ones on which were supplied as a new set. I found that the adaptors hadn't been machined fully and had to finish them off. Mine are wire wheels but the same applies to the adapter nuts and wheel nuts. Stay safe. Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
@@bartsarton2212 You are welcome. I'm a retired (ex RR) engineer and very safety conscious. You should check out my Wire Wheel safety video on my channel. Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
I, love the factory chrome rims on my Dodge van I'm going to stay with these / I did clean them up with steel wool just like you are showing that steel wool makes a chrome rim look great
I have found when removing large sections of decal heat and pull a few inches then fold over (stick it to it’s self) until you can roll it and it gives you a large area to pull equally across the full width. And solvent like brake kleen and a clean shop rag removes the adhesive pretty well.
@@bruceaskin9645 I should have sad I used the non chlorinated brake kleen and ALWAYS on older paint NEVER on fresh paint. Was removing decals from rental trucks getting ready for sale. The only time you would get any body color is from oxidized paint around the decal.
Killer. Yeah that faded paint actually looks pretty sweet. I haven't seen those old school candy panels or Tequila sunrise style paint jobs in quite a while. Now you have to rust repair and show everyone in this moder day what a sick candy paint job can be.. That would be Fucking epic. Do it up. Super old school van. If I had a garage that I could fit this in. I would buy it and do it up and send you some pictures.
Except for my 4x4s, it's big 'n' littles all the way. The van looks waaaay better now! Door speaker panels work just fine. Which reminds me Karl...I have a few wheel and tire combos that could use a good scrub. Let me know when you're free...😁
Come up very nice . Feel your pain on those decals leaving an annoying residue I've done my share of removing the buggers . Love the paint yup so 70s but it's still in great condition and what a patina .. autosol and 0000 grade wool brilliant at cleaning up chrome and plastic headlights .. ( bit more elbow grease required ) . Did some work on 76 Chevy panel van in the late 80s long wheel base full wolf race custom interior great van sadly not looked after all the door bottom frames had rot on them and the cill panels . Great to see another being saved from the junk pile . Not so much a quick flip but an enjoyable couple of videos thanks Karl
"Torque Thrust D's" because the spoke looks like a "D" or "Tulip Mags." Very, very cool wheels. I wanted a set for my '65 Mercury Wagon before it disappeared. Used on 60's Mustangs a lot.
Speaking of steel wool. Try using 0000 on the outside of your windows. It will polish the glass and remove dirt and grime better than any cleaner can do! No need for Rain x again!!! Great video! Take care!!
Those wheels and tires came out great! The chrome front end looks so much better also. I really like shorty vans. There was one in my home town in the 90s, butt after that I have not seen any! Living in Norway, these was not that many of to begin with.
I’m all about showing the white letters on the tires! Those tires and rims make a world of difference to the appearance , Excellent work on that van Karl! Love the channel , love the content , 🇨🇦👍
White letters are for sure a period thing. Can't argue with those tires and rims though.
Thanks man I think the wheels and the grill will sell it haha 😆
Karl, Karl, Karl...
Love the cosmetic upgrades...
Would've love to see alot more cleaning as parts came of and on...
ie... powerwash behind grille and engine bay, under wheel arches, parts wash door mechanism...
Hey maybe it's just me...
Keep plugging away...
A SOS pad works great and I would have used some vinegar after you cleaned the rims to help kill the light rust that was still in it cracks then wash them and wax them helps a lot
The white lettering oxidizes, turning yellow, a little elbow grease wipes it right off, looking good. If you get crazy and need another van project, I've got an 89 Chevy camper special I don't need anymore. Took my family on a cross country tour, a decade ago, just sitting here ever since, Eastern North Carolina. I'm enjoying your work!
Thanks Karl, I Have A 1976 Chevy Van Seeing You Install The Side Slider Door Really Helped Me Understand What It Takes To Install. Not A Easy Thing To Do. Took To A Few Body Shops Had No Clue, Thanks For Showing In Install Process. Peace
An old soul is hiding inside of you! I grew up in the late '70's and bought a brand new short box 78 Chevy van when I was 18! I still have the invoice around here somewhere. I think it was $6,700.00 (CDN) out the door! Sure brings back some awesome memories!
The current rims look like boat propellers. Taking them off,was the best thing for said van.the chromed out 15's are sweet& naturally look awesome sir!!
Throw a little fine polish or glaze on the wheels or chrome while using the steel wool , like a 3m perfect it polish and they will clean up even easier
Those plastic razor blades are a game changer. I remember when I found them at my local parts store and bought a pack for the exact same thing you had to do, decal removal. Best fuckin little invention!! This van looks badass. I personally would have left the caps off the smoothies I prefer that look but man that looks good now.
That sticker came off a lot easier than I was thinking it would good job.
Love the van. My cousin had one back in the early 80's it was silver with side pipes and splitter under the front bumper. It was hand painted on the splitter barracuda. I always have a spot for the older vans.
I love the look of the van.
If you fold the vinyl end up, like you are rolling a toothpaste tube, you will find that it will split less because the pressure is equalized, and the vinyl will be easier to remove.
When you were cleaning the chrome rims, I thought how cool the van would look with baby moons. Sure enough, you finish it up and looks like it could be cruising Huntington Beach with a couple of boards on top. Great work as usual.
Barkeepers Friend powder has oxalic acid in it that will disolve the rust in the cracks and pits so whatever wax or clear you put on after will last WAAYYY longer. It's also awesome at removing rust stains from mounting screws on grills or trim, around bumperbolts on chrome or painted bumpers, whatever. I used it to get rid of the rust stains on all the painted surfaces on my 1961 Studebaker Champ. It worked like frikken magic(MAGIC I tell ya'!!) and didnt harm the old original paint at all. Just make a thinpaste w water, brush it around and rinse it off after a few minutes. Comes in a can, like 3 bucks at Lowes or WalMart
My aunt turned me on to it, best stuff ever.
saved another one! yes 😂 I just told that to my wife the other day after driving her in my 08 cutaway Chevy I had towed home. old cars, old houses, old tools, it's awesome to bring them back to life!
Everything looks better with BIGS & littles! Fun video to watch. Good Job!
My friend showed me a trick to hide the black pits on chrome by rubing them with a piece of an aluminum tray, pie dish or stove hot plate or oven foil tray after the scotch bright steel wool. Leaves a silver aluminium plating on the rough pitted parts that helps hide and protect the unplated rusty bits.
Nice job on the door panels, that textured paint really made an incredible difference.
I like to use FRP for that kinda stuff cause it's water resistant but great job none the less.
Seems like you’ve got a good deal there my friend praise the Lord.
I like the old fashioned way Ajax and a scrub brush on the white walls and white lettering and it also scrubs all the old Armor roll or whatever the tires are coated With
I follow quite a few TH-camr's and I have to tell you that I love the way you do everything. Great content always! 👏
Thanks Derek!
I HAVE FAITH IN YOUR WORK BROTHER !!!!!!!! BIRMINGHAM , ALABAMA...CONTINUE ON BRO....💯💯💯💯
When I was younger, we would take road trips in a chevy van like that one. I love the van seen.
I tinted auto glass for a living back in the day. Seeing you remove the glue after removing the graphic brought back all the painful memories of why I'd never want to do that again. So, Thank you! PS. I'm 6'2" and 230lbs... picture that mass in the back seat, trying to remove a bad purple tint from the back glass of a sports car... all without removing the defrost lines. Geez-sus!
I always use steel wool and wd40 to clean Chrome. Works great.
In this day and age of everyone running those huge stupid rims with low profile tires it’s nice to see someone else running a 15” wheel and some meats for tires with a real sidewall, just like the millennial kids read about once 👍
exactly
For sheezle my neezle! 🤙🏼
Haha agreed on them big booties!!
The biggest wheel I have is 16" on my truck. Everything else is a 14" or 15" on my cars. I would rather have fat sidewalls than those rubber band tires any day!
Just say NO to the rubber band tires!
I used to work at a salvage yard... We used concentrated Super Clean on our floors after a tear down to get the oils out of the concrete. Great stuff! Cheap too! I use it on everything now! And yeah, it will tear up your hands!
I use to work at midas muffler and every Saturday we had to mop the floors. We would get a 5 gallon barrel of toilet bowl cleaner. We would spray the floor down and throw cups of that cleaner on the floor and it would just foam all the oil stains was gone.and the concrete looked like brand new.
When I was working for a high end resto shop i found how they got white letter and white wall tires so white. They used ordinary industrial hand cleaner citrus type that feels gritty when you use it. Very fast and simple to use and it doesn't strip the meat off your fingers. .
Good to know. I believe it's called Fast Orange.
A-nother great video. Love the fact that you put anti-seize on the lug nuts! Well done with the whole process. I have 14 hours tied up in trying to get my hood release to work on my '46. It's amazing how much time is spent on what seems like the easy sh*t! Stickers off and that is one slick van! Keep moving forward!
Boogie Ooogie Woogie Karl night and day difference making all the right moves on the van yes indeed ....😊👍🙏
Thats a sharp shorty, your doing it justice. Custom Patina, I like it. There is a tool called the "little chiseler" it's a funky shaped Teflon coated bright pink plastic peice of magic. As a sign maker I have removed tons of vinyl stickers over the years, soften the adhesive with some mineral spirits or naphtha thinner and the "lil chiseler" peals the glue off with no damage to the finish. Thanks for all you do & Rock on Brother!
Thanks for the tips man I appreciate them! 👊👊👊
The grill cleans up nice with all of the black paint removed.
Here in Australia we have a bar of soap called Solvol , it is impregnated with sand. designed for mechanics hands over 50 years ago . It is best for the white lettering, Little bit of water and rub over the letters. Easy as.
We used fine steel wool on the white lettering works like a charm.
Mate, I've decided, and I think I speak for all of us who are subscribed. It's time to release a new video every day. Maybe even 2-3times a day, minimum 45 mins long. I just think its necessary because I can't get enough haha love your work bro 👌👌👌
This was an ace video bro, brilliant content loved watching you bring this van back to life, thank you please keep up the good work sending love from across the pond here in England x
Polishing surface rust off, I use 2000 grit wet and dry sand paper with WD-40 then buff polish with Autosol chrome polish 👍🇦🇺🇺🇸
I had a short box GMC Jet Black Vandura when I was 17 years old and drove it till I was 28. Did all the interior customization at the age of 17, done up like the one you delivered in your previous video.
Hands down was the best driver and the most comfortable ride I have ever drove. Would like to talk with you about buying it,SERIOUSLY
Just changing out those rims and tires made that van look much, much better.
I have suggestion I learned from vintage bicycle restoration, bronze wool, it doesn't leave the tiny microscopic steel wool remnants that will eventually rust. Another thing that works great is oxalic acid.
Awesome van! The wheels are a huge improvement. I'm sure you'll make a profit on it, vans are hot right now.
There is a butt for every seat LOL this one just needs to find its new home
I love these old chevy vans I would convert it to a 4x4 great job !! Karl
I like that paint it looks like an old, faded ass polished leather couch. Awesome !
Before tires shine came out we used to use to use brake fluid on our tires you just gotta let it dry before it sprays all over your You drive and spread little dots of brake fluid on your paint
White Walls on point now thanks to that Spray Clean tip, I haven’t found anything that’s cleaned em as good
Such a simple awesome way to improve the doors, love it 🤘
Wheels and tires are killer!
I really enjoy your videos, you do a great job every time 👏 👍
I really like the proportions on this van. Very cool.
Try comet and scrub brush with a garden hose it works great for tires and raised letters.
I think you made the right call to get the guitar out of there now the van look nice beautiful👍👍
Honestly the best thing I found two removing at pieces putting gasoline in a spray bottle using an old credit card to scrape it off if sprayed on Let It gel up for a minute and then scrape it off I have it in the visitor off on a Toyota and that was the only way I could get the snot off of it
Look's good Karl a good start for someone to bring it back to the next level !!!
Stick some Solvol Autosol down (doesn't take much), then polish it in with the double aught wool. Use it like buffing compound essentially.
Stuff works miracles. Available at KMS - of course!
WOW !! you can still buy Solvol Autosol ?? forget wire wool - Solvol is your proper polishing pal. checkmate
always like the vans from the 60's and 70's
Karl, you should really rinse super clean, it's super caustic, and really needs to be neutralized by rinsing with water.
This is an awesome van. The new owner will be proud of the upgrade you did. Thanks
Looks way better. Good job.
Amazing what a good deep clean and some improved aesthetics will do.
Autosol metal polish works great on chrome! works great to polish headlights too.
Cool van I drove a 1976 Chevy short box van for an auto parts store here in Ontario when I was 16
Nice quickie reno , looks great and it's now move in ready! lol😎👍
We have united fasteners in the city, for special bolt's, here in Australia, that crome really set's it off, all the best to you and your loved ones
I'm really digging the Blue GMC COE, that would make a really cool project hauler
Always something to learn or glean from your videos Karl...Keep at it...
... For removing the glue I use denatured alcohol ... Use a lot, flood the surface and repeat and repeat ... But it's cheap and not as harmful as the "professional" stuff ... (Thanks for sharing your experience)
Try Eucalyptus oil to remove the glue residue. Simply put on a rag and rub over the residue and it will remove it.Wont hurt the paint.job done. Hi from Australia.
Looks great like a shiny old penny. Love the old smoothie wheels it will make someone a fun cruiser. With today's pricing on used vehicles you should make a bit of cash and you got some extra parts too. Great channel love the content been telling my friends about it and now they are.
Right on Bill thanks!
Dude this van looks 100 times better! Awesome job! The faded patina kandy paint definitely is sweet!
Love the wheels you put on this G10. Big job you do to have a better van. Bruno from France.
Great shorty van, and great video. I sooooo want a van like that here in the UK.
Ever use autosol? Canuck tire sells it. Best chrome polish i have ever used. Gel-gloss for instrument cluster lenses. Even a rough lens looks great.
A fine job on the wheels! Super clean is awesome.
Did i just witness you putting anti-sieze on the studs? Older service manuals reccomend light oil. Typically 80 foot-lbs on 7/16” studs- dry torque. Anti-sieze throws that out the window.
Floor Pan Dan,meet Boogie Van Karl! Lol
Ah, the old undercoating on the trim panel trick! I have done that a lot.
I opt for wafer screws from home hardware. Nice hard screws. Large diameter and thin head.
I use silver spray paint for what ever rust pittage is left after the steel wool. After it sets up I take steel wool again and make quick work of the overspray. I find this keeps the pittage at bay and from a few feet away you can hardly see the difference from the chrome to the silver covered up rust.
Looks great brother 👍🏼 love this episode
i used to buy cars to flip, i would clean them till they shined, loved it with a passion, the icing on the cake would be the sell!
them days were magical!! well done.:)
On old motorcycle rims, we would use the steel wool as you did, but on any remaining pits we would rub in a bit of silver paint. BTW, Pledge Furniture Spray will bring the blue out in the chrome. The van came out real nice. The extra time you spent on the interior will sell this van.
Wheel and tires look great, I have always used scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner on white letters.
Grew up in van's in the 70's and 80's. Loved this footage, thanks.
Good video, maybe explain what the heck you did with that socket in a #short video lol.
I assume it had wheel locks on it and you made it fit.
Yea missed that clip ! So the socket was the wrong one or stripped for those cheap “can’t steal my wheels” nuts. So I had to improvise
I didn’t see the “Ass, Gas, or Grass” sticker on the glove box door. Amazing transformation, put 10,000 miles on one on a family trip back in the early eightys. Dad sold it shortly after. Fun times.
Bar Keepers Friend... guaranteed to never damage chrome, while being a little faster. Either method works though.
Mr Clean Majic Erasers work excellent on white letters and white walls!
Awesome make over 👍
I noticed you swapped over the alloys to steel wheels. I'm sure hope you remembered to swap the wheel nuts too 👍
I have just done a video on the importance of having the correct chamfer and cones on wheel nuts as my car had the wrong ones on which were supplied as a new set. I found that the adaptors hadn't been machined fully and had to finish them off. Mine are wire wheels but the same applies to the adapter nuts and wheel nuts.
Stay safe.
Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
That is some very important information that I never though of. Thank you, Paul.
@@bartsarton2212 You are welcome. I'm a retired (ex RR) engineer and very safety conscious. You should check out my Wire Wheel safety video on my channel.
Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
The 76 Chevy Van turned out great looking. Nice to see that you put some real tires on instead of those low profiles.
I, love the factory chrome rims on my Dodge van I'm going to stay with these / I did clean them up with steel wool just like you are showing that steel wool makes a chrome rim look great
Getting that crap off the sides of the van makes it look 1,000 times better...
And great work on those Speaker Pannels..
Well done. Like you said "another one saved"
I have found when removing large sections of decal heat and pull a few inches then fold over (stick it to it’s self) until you can roll it and it gives you a large area to pull equally across the full width.
And solvent like brake kleen and a clean shop rag removes the adhesive pretty well.
I always use Brake Kleen for sticker residue, works great .
brake clean is basically metho, but carby clean is a different matter and you certainly wouldnt spray that on paint work
@@bruceaskin9645
I should have sad I used the non chlorinated brake kleen and ALWAYS on older paint NEVER on fresh paint.
Was removing decals from rental trucks getting ready for sale.
The only time you would get any body color is from oxidized paint around the decal.
Wow! You successfully polished a turd. That's a nice looking van. I love old vans. Dig it!
I had a 73 GMC Vandura in my late teens...had a lot of fun in it!
Killer. Yeah that faded paint actually looks pretty sweet. I haven't seen those old school candy panels or Tequila sunrise style paint jobs in quite a while. Now you have to rust repair and show everyone in this moder day what a sick candy paint job can be.. That would be Fucking epic. Do it up. Super old school van. If I had a garage that I could fit this in. I would buy it and do it up and send you some pictures.
Except for my 4x4s, it's big 'n' littles all the way. The van looks waaaay better now! Door speaker panels work just fine. Which reminds me Karl...I have a few wheel and tire combos that could use a good scrub. Let me know when you're free...😁
Come up very nice . Feel your pain on those decals leaving an annoying residue I've done my share of removing the buggers . Love the paint yup so 70s but it's still in great condition and what a patina .. autosol and 0000 grade wool brilliant at cleaning up chrome and plastic headlights .. ( bit more elbow grease required ) . Did some work on 76 Chevy panel van in the late 80s long wheel base full wolf race custom interior great van sadly not looked after all the door bottom frames had rot on them and the cill panels . Great to see another being saved from the junk pile . Not so much a quick flip but an enjoyable couple of videos thanks Karl
I love those round headlights! I wish I could swap out my 1995 square ones.. for that older style...
"Torque Thrust D's" because the spoke looks like a "D" or "Tulip Mags." Very, very cool wheels. I wanted a set for my '65 Mercury Wagon before it disappeared. Used on 60's Mustangs a lot.
I've, always did like those chrome baby moons they stand out
Speaking of steel wool. Try using 0000 on the outside of your windows. It will polish the glass and remove dirt and grime better than any cleaner can do! No need for Rain x again!!! Great video! Take care!!
Great idea I’ll try that. The van still needs some more clean up
I agree the patina of the candied paint looks cool, I wouldn’t do a whole lot to change that. Awesome van!
SOS pads on wheels & raised white letters or white walls . But look amazing 👏!!!!
Those wheels and tires came out great! The chrome front end looks so much better also.
I really like shorty vans. There was one in my home town in the 90s, butt after that I have not seen any! Living in Norway, these was not that many of to begin with.
Dibs on the black grill for my Shorty Project! 🙏