I would've used 1 grit.

@karvast5726

2 жыл бұрын

What's 1 grit,the tip of a knife ?

@fridtjofriibe5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@karvast5726 you don’t know the power of 1 grit. It’s a rock

@HolgerNestmann

2 жыл бұрын

A trabant would be a nice nugget for garbage time, but I doubt they made some right steered ones

@freddieparrydrums

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, this is gonna blow up

@trainzguy2472

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Dank is a Soviet nugget connoisseur too!

honestly I never could tell if the trabant was supposed to be a dull green of an off-white..

@AlecArmbruster

2 жыл бұрын

Green tea mochi color

@FluffyTheGryphon

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the green was algae residue from being in a rainy country for decades.

@pandapolygon

2 жыл бұрын

green.

@N1RKW

2 жыл бұрын

off-green perhaps?

@GrubeMalapertus

2 жыл бұрын

Its an off-white: Its called Papyrus-white. My first trabant had that color. 😉

"My tool is too big to fit into these crevices, so, instead, I have to use my fingers...and it's gonna be a lot of work!" "Heavy breathing is a requirement." I'm sure she (the Trabant) appreciated it, because she's glowing...

@PhilippStarsky

2 жыл бұрын

Is this a cussy comment, have I gone full circle?

@jimurrata6785

2 жыл бұрын

"Impregnated with a heat activated resin" The ceramic coating must be the happy ending! 😂

@MisterItchy

2 жыл бұрын

Giggity.

@captainevenslower4400

2 жыл бұрын

She/It even put on makeup.

@jimurrata6785

2 жыл бұрын

@@captainevenslower4400 There you go, making assumptions again! Did you even ask how Trabant identifies????

I really appreciate that you made the IPA joke. I've been thinking that in my head for years watching videos on detailing.

@AstoundingAmelia

Жыл бұрын

I mean they're both alcohol

"water repellent test" throws a bottle of water at it... me pissing myself laughing hard

@quinnmclaughlin7537

2 жыл бұрын

I knew that was coming, worn out joke fora worn out car

@Twin_Flyer

2 жыл бұрын

I was not ready for that one, loved it though.

@deusexaethera

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like your pants could use a ceramic coating too.

"A fancy, German sander for my... German car."

@jwalster9412

2 жыл бұрын

"both are extremely underpowered, and not very user friendly."

@JohnSmith-eo5sp

2 жыл бұрын

Communist East German Car

@sidneyhuckabee3598

2 жыл бұрын

best quote

@lpfreak1708

2 жыл бұрын

Come for the car videos, stay for the dad jokes

@GM-wo8rz

2 жыл бұрын

ITS EAST GERMAN, THE GDR IS A SEPARATE COUNTRY, THIS IS YELLING (but only because my GDR passport is actually still valid)😂🤡

hand sanding tip: always apply pressure and move in one direction with the abrasive, going back and forth or in a circular pattern will always leave swirls and scratches

@nutzeeer

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@knurlgnar24

2 жыл бұрын

Back and forth is fine as long as you're careful to not move side to side

@ionstorm66

2 жыл бұрын

Also alternate perpendicular directions when changing grits. That way you know when you have worked enough which each grit. You simple sand until the previous direction marks are gone.

@jwalster9412

2 жыл бұрын

So basically do the same thing I do with a file?

@madbruv

2 жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 nah you can file back and forth to go twice as fast, the file is by design an omnidirectional tool

The true measurement of laziness is how much work you’re willing to do to avoid work

@raven4k998

Жыл бұрын

and look at this bottle it's so shiny🤣

A bold move! 😅 The factory paint is an alkyd resin based (if memory serves me well) single stage paint (what I also used to paint the stairs in my house) 🤣. All I dared to do was a wax by hand with old fashioned hard car wax. The colour on yours is called "Papyrusweiss", Papyrus White. The metal strips you can get very shiny with a polish as well. I'm restoring my Trabant since it has rust in some nasty places. Also upgrading the brakes to Golf 1 and Polo 86c disc brakes. No more hassle with leaky brake cylinders.

@LWTUA120609

2 жыл бұрын

Good one on the brakes. And please upgrade it to 12V. The difference is really worth it. :)

@alexhofstee466

2 жыл бұрын

@@LWTUA120609 mine never has been 6V, it's one from '88. 🙂

@robinwells8879

2 жыл бұрын

Are you posting the restoration on KZread? I love everything Trabant related.

@alexhofstee466

2 жыл бұрын

@@robinwells8879 I hardly have space enough for myself in the shed, let alone a camera. 😉 So no KZread vids. 🙂

@Eric-mf6vm

2 жыл бұрын

Why are you incapable of spelling the word color

You are absolutely hilarious. The "water repellent" demonstration was flipping golden.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it was so epic loved it

@chrborud83

Жыл бұрын

Had to watch it on repeat it had me laughing so hard😂

The black headlight rims was a very common way to “pimp” your ride in the GDR. I have a “modernized” wartburg and they painted it blue very rough and then painted all the chrome parts black.

@raven4k998

Жыл бұрын

use his fingers and a tooth brush🤣

Yikes 400 grit! Way too coarse for wet sanding, 1000 or even 1500 is a good starting point. That’s funny you went cheap with a terry cloth, then you are later using synthetic clay and and a festool polisher… great mix of very old/cheap and advanced/expensive

@Morinaka25

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that as well, usually start with 2000 or 3000 grit for car paint, always do the least coarse options first.

@drworm5007

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morinaka25 yep definitely always start with 4-6k grit for automotive paint.

@ashton9699

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too... "What?? 400 grit??"

@dmcars147

2 жыл бұрын

As he mentioned, "I don't know what I'm doing"...as a long time hobby detailer, this was painful to watch!

@LeglessWonder

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I cringed when I saw 400 lol. 1000 at the lowest lol

I can almost hear the Trabi: "Oh jaaa, das ist gut, keep on zhe Arbeit auf mein Motorhaube" Oh it also says: "Baaaaazmeeeeg de jó", 'cause it was bought in Hungary, and has learnt Hungarian.

@jimurrata6785

2 жыл бұрын

🎉"She rubs the lotion on the skin or else she gets the hose again" 😳

@Trabantusachannel

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

the planking from the Trabant is made of cotton (sort number 6) with phenolic resin baked at 184 degrees Celsius. Greetings from East Germany.

It's too late now but I learned from vice grip garage that it's best to do your test applications on the roof preferably near the back or the middle so that any mess ups you have are less likely to be seen though your car is only 4 ft tall so it probably didn't make a difference.

@TSL73

2 жыл бұрын

The paint was never that good from the factory anyway so it really can’t be any worse.

@kargaroc386

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose you could do it in areas like the licence plate, where it's hidden, but not hidden well enough to actually protect the paint much.

About the replaced driver door and rear panel… I know a story why that might be: Friends of me that grew up in the GDR (east Germany) also had a Trabant when they were young. One day they drove it out of their garage. Unfortunately, there was a big nail or screw sticking out of the wall. The Trabant got stuck on said nail and when they kept going, it ripped a big groove into the whole body panel and door. No kidding, these things are really fragile.

Clickbait title: "You'll NEVER GUESS What Happened When I Polished Some Communist Cotton."

You had me when you cracked open that beer can 😂

"I'm gonna start with 400 grit" Every detailer and painter: NOOOOOOOooooooooo!

@nikovbn839

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the magnitude of the facepalm... I was actually thinking about subbing up until that point...

@BandBHawks

Жыл бұрын

@@nikovbn839 you should still sub. him not knowing what he's doing is the point.

@Titans2138

Жыл бұрын

That's when I realized he did zero research on the matter

@cancelhandles

Жыл бұрын

@@nikovbn839 your loss lol

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the work this man is doing to entertain us? Man is back to deliver us this amazing video thank you

@deepakmenon7733

2 жыл бұрын

That's literally his job. He gets paid for it.... It only counts if you take a moment to appreciate everyone you encounter who has a job....

@cheekibreeki904

2 жыл бұрын

@@deepakmenon7733 and? Are you implying it's wrong to appreciate people who do good things if they're getting paid for it?

@lifterguy

2 жыл бұрын

@@deepakmenon7733 Yup. I think its a great idea to show appreciation to anyone who does their job well - especially if it benefits and improves my life in some way - regardless of how much they get paid for it. (And if they depend on tips, a good tip should be part of that appreciation.)

@deepakmenon7733

2 жыл бұрын

@@lifterguy Exactly. You understand me. I highly doubt this guy actually meant it. He probably wanted a heart from aging wheels....

@phrg8332

2 жыл бұрын

yes mr genius inventor that does not use a comment bot, yes i do

I'm gonna assume that after all the painstaking polishing effort, that IPA was getting opened anyway. Booze goes in, work comes out!

Robert: "I'm concerned that washing my Trabant will take all the paint off, because it's so thin" Also Robert: "I'm going to sand the paint with 400 grit paper!" I do like a Trabant video on this channel though. any chances of some more Trabant driving videos? Even mundane journeys would be fun to watch

@BobWiersema

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 400 is kind of brutal but I bet that got those factory runs out of the paint.

@Dave_Sisson

2 жыл бұрын

I don't watch all the videos on this channel, but I make sure I watch EVERY one featuring the Trabi.

@SoylentGamer

11 ай бұрын

I wanna see him grab groceries, and see how much the 0-60 time changes

That initial water repellency test shocked me at first. Then I started wheezing. Well done! Also, never do that again...

@thatguyontheright1

2 жыл бұрын

I bounced right off

@no1DdC

2 жыл бұрын

Duroplast can easily take that kind of punishment. It's not like metal that would dent from this. Not to mention, it already came out of shape from the factory.

@DeliciousHotShmoze

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I was concerned he would damage the car. Imagine if he had broken the windshield…

I purchased one of those “IX” kits a little over a year ago. Nice package, easy to use, impressive results. Only thing I didn’t much care for was being on their mailing list and then getting incessant emails encouraging me to purchase MORE of their product… which for me is a total non-starter, seeing as, A) ceramic sealant lasts quite awhile, and doesn’t require frequent re-application (so no need to keep buying it); and B), of the 6 vehicles I own, only two of them (both motorcycles) have paint jobs worthy of such a product. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Sorry, AvalonKing… thanks anyway.

@AvalonKing

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for that! We've adjusted our mailing a bit at the beginning of the year. We are honestly just trying to stay in touch with our customers as we continue to grow. At least you know we are there for you if you need it!

@5Andysalive

2 жыл бұрын

and C a good mailing list has an easy opt out option. Ideally with a single link.

@deusexaethera

2 жыл бұрын

butbutbut you could buy more for your family and friends! And then detail their cars to show them how great the coating is! Slacker.

@AstoundingAmelia

Жыл бұрын

@@AvalonKing a bit late but may I recommend a dynamic mailing list so that people can choose what emails they like (marketing, review, follow-up, tips and tricks, notices etc.) And maybe even let them say how often they'd prefer to be mailed, this should improve post purchase satisfaction

The headlight bezels bother me somewhat, but I understand why you had to change them. We used to have a Trabant in the same colour, we sold it about 16-17 years ago. It makes me so sad that my father didn't keep it, I would love to drive that car now.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

buy yourself a new one problem solved🤣

5:25 sounds exactly like my experience trying to polish the paint on model cars. I can only imagine the pain when doing so on a full scale car.

I have an idea for the trabant, remove (as in pull off by releasing a tab or such) the driver side wiper arm and reposition it down further to a desired spot since its an older splined system that has no required nut, this will vastly improve the visibility while still letting it wipe enough in your line of sight. Also* you can do this to the passenger side too

@jimurrata6785

2 жыл бұрын

And then it would stop it's stroke near vertical leaving you blind to the left. Plus the right hand blade would have just a tiny overlap with the stroke of the left, way down by the dash. Maybe the wiper motor needs a longer arm?

@bwofficial1776

2 жыл бұрын

If you have a pre-1997 Jeep Wrangler or CJ, the wipers sit at a 45 degree angle on the windshield. You don't even see them while you're driving. They're not thick enough to really block vision anyway.

@jfv65

2 жыл бұрын

They were available in the color puke-green. LOL

@peace9online829

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I time it when the wipers are down, then turn it off. That will leave the wipers down

@GM-wo8rz

2 жыл бұрын

So the deal with the windshield wipers and why they’re so easy to remove is that a really common thing in the 80s was to steal anything cosmetic like that from parked cars so people would remove their wipers, then when it rained they would all stop in traffic and run outside to reattach them

When you said '400 grit' I spat out my tea AND dropped my biscuit.

@agingwheels

2 жыл бұрын

Why research how to do something when you could just wing it and make mistakes?

@AstoundingAmelia

Жыл бұрын

@@agingwheels are you sure you're not Australian by any chance?

The water repellent test was freaking hilarious. Glad to see you (and we) are still getting so much joy out of your Trabant.

@raven4k998

Жыл бұрын

oooo shinny🤣

I watch an Aging Wheels video and it makes me feel balanced out after watching a Sara N' Tuned video. Both channels are incredibly creative and informative; both channels are on completely opposite sides of the car care spectrum.

@johnruschmeyer5769

2 жыл бұрын

I'd probably throw Cold War Motors and possibly Mustie1 into the mix, as well.

Seeing the pictures of the Trabant’s towing on Twitter, I expected to find out the detailing somehow made the 6-volt electrical system inoperative. That Voodoo Ranger is a good IPA!

the headlight thingies do bother me a bit. Makes the car look like it was ever worth something. That just doesnt feel right. Going by the video title i imagined much worse for the paint. Thought you'd keep finding spots of thin paint all over the car by going through all of them. so that is a pleasant surprise. Always glad to see a video of yours in my notifications!

A full restoration on it would be sweet.

@OmegaGamingNetwork

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but it is a Trabant..he already spent double it's value on the sand paper and ceramic coat.

@Boemel

2 жыл бұрын

it already looks better than factory

@NormanF62

2 жыл бұрын

That would mean dropping in a VW engine and upgrading the instrumentation cluster. You’d get a decent car out of it. Would it be worth it to upgrade a Trabant?

i'm not even really a "car person" (i don't even have my license) but i am absolutely addicted to this channel. keep up the great work!!

A 12 minute and 22 second advert for ARMOR SHIELD IX I loved every second of it, 👍👍👍

That water-repellent joke was hilarious. Forced an audible laugh out of me at office 🤣😆

I suggest you to re - spray paint the wheels, it makes a huge difference!

@deus_ex_machina_

2 жыл бұрын

But then the wheels would no longer be ageing!

i got my own Trabbi as my first car :D ... and your videos Helped me soooo much learning how to drive it :D

@Timbobjr

2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely insane and I am 100% supportive of this

@xWood4000

2 жыл бұрын

Don't die please

@boomtinsley

2 жыл бұрын

@Greeniac it has more in commen with my old Vespas then a modern car, its a blast

@LWTUA120609

2 жыл бұрын

@Greeniac It's not very different from a "normal" stick shifter. If you can drive these you can drive a Trabant too with just a small learning curve.

Having mis-coloured and unmatching panels is the proper way to have a Trabant. Ours in Poland also had headlight bezels that were a different colour from the rest of the car, because one time the brakes gave out so my dad had to use the parking brake when pulling into our below-ground garage. He didn't quite get the timing right and crashed the car into the back wall, damaging the headlights.

Lovely video! Fun yet educating. Thanks a lot, Robert. I was reserching where to get some 6 volts relays for my 1962 Porsche, and found out that Trabant used 6 volts electrical system right up until 1983! Isn't that a fun fact? Most other cars switched to 12 volt 20 years before. So I bought some new old stock east german ones. A nice addition to my west german built 356.

"IPA" hehe...

Great content! I did once the same as you, but i started with 4000 grit+soapy water in spray bottle. Fine cut buff and polish and the result was like a mirror. And it was done on a 67 Opel Kadett with original paint. Got the tip from an old painter.

I've never been so enthralled by a sponsorship plug. Not clash of clans or some garbage like that but a product thats actually pertinent to the video. Awesome job as always AW!

On oxidized aircraft paint I typically start with 3000 grit wet/dry sandpaper wet and then go to Meguiar’s Ultimate polishing compound with a random orbital buffer. When sanding, the noise the sandpaper makes while sanding decreases as it smooths the paint.

I would say I feel guilty for laughing when you talk about your tool being too big and having to use your finger, but after the bus stuff bareback t-shirt, I feel like I'm in good company with my 12-year-old boy sense of humor!

Holy cats my dude! I know you said you “don’t know what you’re doing”, but starting at 400 grit had me cringing like crazy. A wet sand on a single stage could’ve started at 1500 or 2000. Well anyway, hopefully other folks learned not to do that lol.

love the eyeliner! such a fancy little fellow the trabant is

Im so happy you came back to my suggested videos. I have a Trabant 601 drive on my bucket list

Your vids always make me laugh and brighten my day thank you!

I got some rubbing compound my old man got from his work before he retired that they used on the aircraft. It's called "Perfect--It 3000" Rubbing Compound 06062 by 3M, and it is AMAZING. You coulda skipped all these steps with this stuff. It's expensive but worth it.

@CerberusProject

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin75668 Sadly I kinda bastardized the pads I got due to the fact I didn't realize they were motorized sanding pads at the time, and simply the fact I didn't have anything to fit them. But I can DEFINITELY see them being phenomenal for the job in the hands of somebody more competent hahaha They kinda break the traditional rules of touching up paint. When he said he used 400 or 600 grit (I can't remember) sand paper on his paint, I legit cringed, like: "Jesus Christ, why??" I've been spoiled by having cheap access to 3M's magnificent professional paint restoration system (pinky swear, not sponsored, it just works different.)

10/10. One of the most entertaining ads ever. And if the process can make a Trabant look good.... my car will be just fine. 👍

So much good content lately! First the bus, now this little bundle of joy. Keep it up!

The Trabant looks so nice! Glad it's getting some TLC. Do you plan to get the original paint matched at any point for where it's burned through / mismatching door / details? Not sure if there are some rules here about what you do and don't do with a classic car, so I apologize for any ignorance on my part.

I think the Trabant need a wrap. Contact Shamrock and get that Trabant wrapped. In metallic purple.

@robertmyers5269

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like Hubnut's Fiat.

@Mr-Trox

2 жыл бұрын

Nyet! Car is fine!

Ah good old Trabant, I remember 20mph in Trabant felt like 60mph in normal car, and 60mph in Trabant felt like death is coming ;)

Your humor is like no other on car channels I love it

Man, you took it from East Germany in 1986 to East Germany in 1954! Still communist, but much more attractive.

@antibrevity

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, my favorite kind of joke; one where people that get it mistake age for education ;).

Honestly detailing the trabant should just be it getting rained on every now and then

@cyruscuckler3495

2 жыл бұрын

That's how my grandmother always "washes" her car. Kinda ticks me off!

I’m an Australian Hungarian who is very proud to see the flag on the number plate and also pleased to report that I rode in a Trabant on a visit back in 1988.

@gamingtabby3116

Жыл бұрын

It's a export plate which makes it unique

9:33 the whole video was worth watching just for this moment. Thank you so much Robert.

The Trabant? what a glorious sight for my weary eyes

Ah, the Trabant, I love this little car, it's made of the same stuff some toilet seats are made of!

@Dave_Sisson

2 жыл бұрын

How humiliating for the toilet seats knowing that they are made from the same material as a Trabi.

@DeadReckon

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave_Sisson I laughed way too much at that comment.. I was thinking of it completely the wrong way around!

AW, so happy to see you posting again!

This is exactly what we needed. Thanks Robert!!

1:40 How does a 26 horsepower car collect rockchips? From oncoming traffic?

@leifhietala8074

2 жыл бұрын

Neighborhood kids throwing stuff

@Corkoth55

2 жыл бұрын

Bottle kids

Reminds me of when I tried to wax a car that was rattle can paint job. I stripped so much paint and it looked worse. I learned that soap and water is all I can do for poor paint jobs and just deal with it.

I'm glad you are still keeping it and not selling it or scrapping it.

So great to see the Trabant make a return and awesome to see more Aging Wheels content. Great work!

I laughed far too hard at the IPA joke :D

@mikev7490

2 жыл бұрын

surely, for a German car, it should have been a Pilsner

The spots that wore through on the hood were very triggering for me. The quick cuts of before and after were very satisfying. The black headlight trim change is so nice. That is all. Loved it.

11:18 Look at that trabant it is so happy.

Growing up in East Germany, I never once saw one with the headlight bezels painted black. So, it looks strange and unoriginal but I appreciate you showing the Trabant some love! Love the videos!

You aren't a detailer until you've accidentally buffed through the paint on something then had to cover it, hopefully without the owner ever knowing. And, if you're the owner; all the better.

Let’s get Larry from ammo to take a crack at it

Those before&after clap cuts were seamless 10/10 well done and great job on the detail

Ah the (not so) good old Trabant. My Grandpa had 2 of these and had to wait around 12 YEARS for the second one to be delivered. That was an event for the whole family, back in around 1987. Wir hatten ja nüscht. 😄

Never has so much effort been lavished on a car so worthless, before today. Oh my goodness.

The more you try to fix the more you’re gonna notice the East Germans didn’t care about build quality on this I think

@eozcompany9856

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say they didn't care, Trabant is just a result of making a car in what used to be three different factories on different ends of town and then trying to squeeze out of them 10 times more cars than they ever produced before the war. It's more of that they just couldn't.

@NormanF62

2 жыл бұрын

It went through rigorous quality checks. You know how the Germans are. I think the few rejects never made it to the market.

congratulations on the very mature delivery of the line "my tool is too big to fit into any of these crevices, im going to have to use my fingers."

This video reminds me of "polishing a turd". But you sir gave it a valiant effort. I enjoy your video's and your Turkeys clips.

In Communist Russia recycled jeans make best car. We use two stroke because jeans have two legs.

@televisionandcheese

2 жыл бұрын

B-but this is east German Community Russian ladas are made from two mile thick stalinium missile silo metal

@NormanF62

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why the Lada Niva is still the best off road 4x4 since it was introduced in 1977 and its still being made.

My granny had a yellow trabant, on of my fond memories as a little child to play with the magnets that were stuck on the seats. But what magnets you might ask? Well, it had a clever DIY built immobilizer utilizing a tic-tac box, a magnetic switch and said magnets.

So happy for another video!

Marvellous! When I polished my blue Simson Schwalbe the polishing cotton ball became blue as the scooter itself... Cool video with a nice guy and a cool car. Thanks!

Hey dude! Awesome to see another one of your videos again! I love your stuff and seeing you post a new video makes my day :)

That weird moment when a normal Aging Wheels video from two days ago is somehow funnier than any "April 1st joke" video i've seen today. Amazing work my dude.

Love your work on the Trabant.

Thanks for the great video. I always heard the expression "It's like polishing a turd" and now I know what it looks like. LOL

this made my day great thankyou for your hard work the Trabant looks great

These results - for that paint - are amazing. I will give AvalonKing a try, for sure!

Idk why but I lol every video. It's like watching myself in action. Love the work.

I just love this channel and I'm happy every time I see that you've uploaded something

"Slow-release evaporative humidifiers" gave me a good chuckle.

OK, your video stayed in the recommended area for like, two months... entertaining. What the heck, an upvote.

Ordered up some ceramic coating bits with your link solely due to the wonderful absurdity of treating your Trabant to a coat. Brilliant. Well done sir.

On very oxidized single stage. I recommend Meguiar's #7. The Mirror Glaze. What you do is, before you do any aggressive methods, you essentially condition the paint. You grab a cloth, squeeze out a generous amount, and just cover the entire car, and you leave it for a day or two. Depending on how dry it is, do it again. For the most part, that's all you need to do. The glaze fills stuff in, and the oils in it have a capillary action that revitalize the single stage.

I didn't know the Trabant's panels are resin-impregnated cotton. That's fascinating. You learn something new everyday!

Another great video! I have also just binge watched your Under Dunn channel, you are certainly an entertaining chap!

So glad to see the Trabby in a video

East european 40 yo captain here: Funny thing, trabants were actually never shiny even as new cars, the first "normal car shiny" trabants came along around early 2000s, when this vehicle switched from "dirt cheap communist shit" you probably got for free, to "cult classic" with significant value and people started renovating and tuning them. I guess it needs tons of filler under to make the paint shine, cause the duroplast is porous by nature. BTW Great video as usual, love you mister AW.