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Step 2Assess your Truck and Rejuivinate!
Assess your Truck.
Is it rusted to the point of no return? Is it mildly rusting? Is it just rusty enough to make Martha Stewart squeal with delight? What ever the case, Now is the time to get at it with the wire brush and make it pretty with a fresh coat of Caterpillar Yellow or maybe John Deere Yellow What ever you like.
I managed to remove the wheels with a pair of vice grips and a bit of twisting. I will assume you can get replacement hubcaps? at a good hardware store if you mangle yours to death. This made painting the frame much easier but wheel removal is of course optional.
But I have no Truck!
Did someone throw yours away when you moved out?
Well Yard sales are a good place to look as well as Goodwill or
You Can Still Buy One NEW!
Hasbro still makes a few steel trucks including the Dump Truck model featured in this instructable!
Is it rusted to the point of no return? Is it mildly rusting? Is it just rusty enough to make Martha Stewart squeal with delight? What ever the case, Now is the time to get at it with the wire brush and make it pretty with a fresh coat of Caterpillar Yellow or maybe John Deere Yellow What ever you like.
I managed to remove the wheels with a pair of vice grips and a bit of twisting. I will assume you can get replacement hubcaps? at a good hardware store if you mangle yours to death. This made painting the frame much easier but wheel removal is of course optional.
But I have no Truck!
Did someone throw yours away when you moved out?
Well Yard sales are a good place to look as well as Goodwill or
You Can Still Buy One NEW!
Hasbro still makes a few steel trucks including the Dump Truck model featured in this instructable!
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