1960s Buddy L U S Mail Van Restoration

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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  • @lukecollins8494
    @lukecollins8494 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @phr3dmcc0y
    @phr3dmcc0y3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @shawnwright4129
    @shawnwright41293 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @jemimahuerta4131

    @jemimahuerta4131

    Жыл бұрын

    I lol'd at that part and it's early morning here...7am hahaha

  • @dawadeezeeplaylist8620
    @dawadeezeeplaylist86203 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @woodrowmuse8437
    @woodrowmuse84373 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic that you can still get parts etc amazing 🇺🇸

  • @peterward2275
    @peterward22753 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jclark2752

    @jclark2752

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes! They act as if finding old things that Need a bit of TLC is Difficult!

  • @BerserkerVision
    @BerserkerVision2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @The_Dudester
    @The_Dudester3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Wow what an amazing treasure trove of vintage toys. And what a brilliant restoration too!

  • @sirsteele
    @sirsteele3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @YeahNo

    @YeahNo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Careful! Trumpers will claim it’s proof! 🤦‍♀️

  • @geo2cv868
    @geo2cv8683 жыл бұрын

    The paintjob, the seat and windscreen refabrication are incredible and i see new really cool project vehicles !

  • @baconcatsizzle
    @baconcatsizzle3 жыл бұрын

    That 🅂🄸🄳🄴 🄳🄾🄾🅁 🄼🄴🄲🄷🄰🄽🄸🅂🄼... I like it!

  • @stevecann3394
    @stevecann33943 жыл бұрын

    A proper restoration, not just buying new parts! Lovely van.😃😃

  • @candraleann
    @candraleann3 жыл бұрын

    Sandblasting gives this mom of 2 some relief. Relaxing

  • @jrwoods5591
    @jrwoods55913 жыл бұрын

    I had one of these mail trucks when I was a kid. Awesome restoration.

  • @susysusy8691
    @susysusy86913 жыл бұрын

    Excellent restoration 😻

  • @jodidavis6595
    @jodidavis65953 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @michaeljankowski8036
    @michaeljankowski80363 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION. LOOKS BETTER THAN NEW.

  • @GoonieLord
    @GoonieLord3 жыл бұрын

    A mailtruck, something you don't see to often in the old toy world

  • @deborahshinsky5360
    @deborahshinsky53602 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mauricefyke1393
    @mauricefyke13932 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad that no sheep were injured during the taping of this episode. ;-)

  • @TJWatson59
    @TJWatson593 жыл бұрын

    ...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!

  • @pastryprince1
    @pastryprince12 жыл бұрын

    Man...I've just kind of fallen in love with watching these videos. very satisfying!

  • @lawrencereid9375
    @lawrencereid93753 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @samadkins843
    @samadkins843 Жыл бұрын

    you did a great job restoring the mail van.

  • @scottfoster8905
    @scottfoster89052 жыл бұрын

    I liked the "lost ballots" at the end of the video. As usual, great job!

  • @Dan-uv5lw
    @Dan-uv5lw3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @patrickrichmond9896

    @patrickrichmond9896

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @urmom-wp5wd

    @urmom-wp5wd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheap fake knock offs tonka heavy metal

  • @ghazaghazwani902

    @ghazaghazwani902

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nzm

  • @LaziLowcollectables
    @LaziLowcollectables3 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow ,what a beautiful model ,excellent work on this

  • @deniseboldea1624
    @deniseboldea16243 жыл бұрын

    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.😁

  • @rugosetexture2716

    @rugosetexture2716

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was really pretty wonderful! :o)

  • @UnKnown-hf4mi

    @UnKnown-hf4mi

    Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Verrucca00
    @Verrucca003 жыл бұрын

    Is it bad, that the sheep are my favorite thing about your channel? 💕🐑

  • @tinydancer7426
    @tinydancer74263 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @hervebecker7807
    @hervebecker78073 жыл бұрын

    Good job for the windshield! Bravo! 😉👍

  • @NGC-6302
    @NGC-63023 жыл бұрын

    The JOY I felt seeing this today.... I love this mail van so much!!

  • @tynaedwards8452
    @tynaedwards84523 жыл бұрын

    YAY! So excited about the mail van. Thank you. I was feeling down. This raised my spirits.

  • @joaquingarridotaboada3410
    @joaquingarridotaboada34103 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job, broken pieces I made new one. Fantastic.

  • @DismayingObservation
    @DismayingObservation3 жыл бұрын

    Yours is one of the few channels I visit when I come to KZread. 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.

  • @thenoseknows9391

    @thenoseknows9391

    2 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever watched Awesome Restorations or Odd Tinkering? They're great too 😆🤣👍🏼👍🏼💙💙💙✌🏼✌🏼

  • @lunastarr1925
    @lunastarr19253 жыл бұрын

    Re living the past thru toys...just amazingly skillful Soo cute

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice45153 жыл бұрын

    Not bad for first time. Wonderful work.

  • @Onry1
    @Onry12 жыл бұрын

    The end was awesome! All those ballots...

  • @diecast_MikeEspo
    @diecast_MikeEspo3 жыл бұрын

    SOO KOOOOOLLLL. Mail van came out great . Awesome work as always. Mike Espo .

  • @mikefrench86
    @mikefrench863 жыл бұрын

    I loved the air suction for the wind shield. Not seen on YT yet. Good job!

  • @Barbie_All_The_Way
    @Barbie_All_The_Way2 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @liviabunzen
    @liviabunzen3 жыл бұрын

    You deserve to be recognized for your hard work!! Super delicate and sooo well done!! Simply love it ❤

  • @mauriciomonroy5241

    @mauriciomonroy5241

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hola buenas días como estás Livia bunzen❤️

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice45153 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @greggabel7238
    @greggabel72382 жыл бұрын

    Vehicles always look good after restoration. That is such a pretty cat that appears at the end of the video

  • @robgibson8952
    @robgibson89523 жыл бұрын

    Finally got this one completed. Looks great.

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER3 жыл бұрын

    Love the mail truck, well done!!!!! 👍 👍 👏 👏 👌 👌

  • @iseespots6014
    @iseespots60143 жыл бұрын

    WOW, Great Restoration. Love the windshield and the sheep!

  • @MyMegaJOKER2
    @MyMegaJOKER23 жыл бұрын

    Haha love the sheep and the joke about the ballots. Awesome! Cracks me up everytime

  • @davidcarr286
    @davidcarr2863 жыл бұрын

    Just wow! Loved the ballots. lol

  • @pmartinez2068
    @pmartinez20683 жыл бұрын

    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. 😁

  • @user-uv2pk2jx9s
    @user-uv2pk2jx9s4 ай бұрын

    Beautiful work

  • @greggrusnak6094
    @greggrusnak60946 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @davidross2835
    @davidross28353 жыл бұрын

    You are the only one who takes the time to sandbags every inch of rust and paint off the parts.

  • @adrianruess1646
    @adrianruess16463 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome! I can see why you waited on this one . It became super involved, But totally worth it in the end !

  • @timtom9450
    @timtom94503 жыл бұрын

    Perfect "accidental" mail drop❗😂😎🇺🇲👍

  • @roxanabliortu8404
    @roxanabliortu84043 жыл бұрын

    Cute cat Nice restaoration mail van nice job👍👍👍👍

  • @michaelsabin8681
    @michaelsabin86813 жыл бұрын

    This was an awesome restore project. Many individual facets/tasks! We need whitewalls on our current delivery fleet today!!

  • @markgoddard2560
    @markgoddard25603 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant job, even with restoring the plastic base and especially the seat.

  • @texas6065
    @texas60653 жыл бұрын

    Cool job. Thanks for sharing.

  • @davidjohnston330
    @davidjohnston3303 жыл бұрын

    Awesome collection, great work sir! 🤙👌🤙👌🤙👌

  • @martinpeciar8185
    @martinpeciar81853 жыл бұрын

    Ahoj pekná mačka, a skvelo zreštaurované

  • @user-hx3rt7qc7n
    @user-hx3rt7qc7n2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @lifestylebyav5683
    @lifestylebyav56833 жыл бұрын

    Looked easy initially but turned out to be pretty complex...yet another amazing restoration 👍

  • @starophie
    @starophie3 жыл бұрын

    a stressful middle and satisfying end...emblematic of this incredibly stressful, yet ultimately satisfying, week! glad those ballots got delivered and counted!

  • @silverchevy9339
    @silverchevy93392 жыл бұрын

    Love the work. The end was hilarious...

  • @davidgilmanriquez4258
    @davidgilmanriquez42583 жыл бұрын

    Great collection..... and nice kitty

  • @Blondie42
    @Blondie422 жыл бұрын

    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 😉

  • @chrissharp5073
    @chrissharp50733 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @michaelgayandproud6466
    @michaelgayandproud64663 жыл бұрын

    Awsome job thanks for sharing yoir awsome talent with us

  • @markmadison1135
    @markmadison11353 жыл бұрын

    impressive array of skills

  • @michelacastelli4767
    @michelacastelli47673 жыл бұрын

    The mail truck looks as good as new

  • @Madlintelf
    @Madlintelf3 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done and thank you for finally doing it!

  • @stevedave106
    @stevedave1063 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to seeing you restore the crane truck!

  • @131dyana
    @131dyana2 жыл бұрын

    That mail truck was more complicated than it looked at first. Great job.

  • @paulorth2251
    @paulorth22513 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done,sir very nicely done indeed.

  • @theJellyjoker
    @theJellyjoker3 жыл бұрын

    That's a nice looking fleet you got there

  • @lucenmarcosgarage5649
    @lucenmarcosgarage56493 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job, Wish our video's of a Jeep restauration will turn out that good.

  • @Jerepasaurus
    @Jerepasaurus2 жыл бұрын

    My condolences for the original windshield. May it shine in pieces. LOL Sorry ♥ YOUR REPLACEMENT WAS A WONDERFUL TEST RUN! CONGRATULATIONS! :D

  • @ady5041
    @ady50413 жыл бұрын

    That is beautiful collection you have done man,,,,really impressive 👏 I really love it

  • @wallykoala569
    @wallykoala5692 жыл бұрын

    You're so mean to your sheep!! LOL Love the videos.

  • @johnnystephens6329
    @johnnystephens63293 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @vincentdarrah
    @vincentdarrah Жыл бұрын

    My favorite restoration so far

  • @raymondswarmer1433
    @raymondswarmer14333 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see that truck randomness soon. Looks like a real challenge.

  • @sickpuppie88
    @sickpuppie883 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, all the way to the end!

  • @charitybrown4274
    @charitybrown42742 жыл бұрын

    Great Work!! That’s Fantastic!!👍😁

  • @loribabcock1227
    @loribabcock12273 жыл бұрын

    The sheep get me every time 😊

  • @johnkaiser8410
    @johnkaiser8410 Жыл бұрын

    Nicely done, looks great! Always impressed by your finishes & detailing! Good job on the seat & windshield! Thank you for the entertainment!

  • @anthonymccoy8771
    @anthonymccoy87713 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @JohnDH1977
    @JohnDH19773 жыл бұрын

    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!!

  • @chrismayer3919
    @chrismayer39193 жыл бұрын

    That Cyclops sheep is radical!

  • @allanroberts7597
    @allanroberts75973 жыл бұрын

    Cute. Like the ballots falling out. Great work on the restoration.

  • @andrewolson5471
    @andrewolson54713 жыл бұрын

    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! 👍👍

  • @taco2k3

    @taco2k3

    2 жыл бұрын

    21:57

  • @paulwilson2118
    @paulwilson21183 жыл бұрын

    Yet another work of art. Very well done. Great work..

  • @braidwooddesignstudio5536
    @braidwooddesignstudio55363 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @davidross2835
    @davidross28353 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @2littlecarcollections383
    @2littlecarcollections3833 жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful restoration Thank You for taking the countless hours on making such great entertainment for us ❣️

  • @CoastalCrafterUK
    @CoastalCrafterUK3 жыл бұрын

    Lol...the ballots...pmsl. Lovely restoration

  • @billschipper1718
    @billschipper17183 жыл бұрын

    Great job as usual. The tape and lines are prefect.

  • @RestorationAustralia
    @RestorationAustralia3 жыл бұрын

    Nice restoration well done.

  • @ChipChannelRestorations

    @ChipChannelRestorations

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks! Your channel is starting to grow also! Keep up the great work!

  • @RestorationAustralia

    @RestorationAustralia

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ChipChannelRestorations Thank you for keep an eye on me, yes hopefully things will pick up. Keep safe