Anybody else see the genesis of a future episode here ??
" Oh, it will only take me two or three years to restore this ."
In your dreams. That truck is trashed.
Sure, it MIGHT take that long, but who sees him doing ALL of the restoration by himself ??
10 Bucks says that Dad capitulates, and winds up doing most of it on an upcoming, "This week, on American Restoration....."
the excitement generated with the rusted piece of crap of a truck made with all the love & hugs' tyler must have led a sheltered life, can you imagine if he was given a brand new truck the show would have to be censored..
*beep* off you *beep* *beep*
buying your kid a brand new car is the definition of sheltering them.
shareI totally respect the work Rick and his crew do, but does anyone else notice the before and after paint colours are a bit off? The item will be dropped off as light blue and burgundy and when he restores it, it will be a navy blue and burgundy for example. Those products have a specific colour scheme and alot of times his after shot will look a little off.
sharePart of the problem in doing an accurate restoration is that today, we know far too much about paint colors, and it's too easy to make a paint color that "pops". In items made pre-1990, the paint colors are far more muted ... even more muted in 1960's and before.
I restore old bicycles, and the biggest problem is the tendency for the restoration to go "over the top" in a liberace (piano playing) sort of way, these things can come out looking too gaudy.
I was especially saddened when they did the toy steamroller and the red and green in that item was way over the top.
I wish they would show more techniques. It's very impressive that they can synthesize so many skills in one shop (metal fabrication paint refrigeration engine and simple electronics) and can also serve as general contractor to other shops (leather and fiberglass and water jet CNC). IMPRESSIVE !!! The biggest reason I like watching the show is to see the interplay of all these skills and the final result!
They do a lot of research when painting and restoring. I would think maybe the blue is light blue because of sun damage and bleaching. Which when the product came out no one making them or painting them ever thought of.
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