Tag: radio flyer wagon restoration
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Radio Flyer Restoration Part IV Finale’
To complete the restoration of the Radio Flyer, most of the attention was given to the tub. The inside of the tub had some pitting due to years of sitting outside and gathering rain. It had been painted a few times over the years, but unfortunately, paint was applied over top of rust, which made…
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Radio Flyer Restoration Part III
We made a lot of progress on the Radio Flyer the past few days. The rear bolster and supports, the front bolster and the steering housing are now finished. All of the parts that require black paint are completely finished. That leaves only the tub left to complete. All parts were thoroughly cleaned, sanded, then…
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Radio Flyer Restoration Part II
Haven’t gotten a lot accomplished with the Radio Flyer restoration for Jaxon the past couple of weeks due to other projects that need to be finished. However, the past two weekends, we were able to finish the handle and rear wheel supports as well as strip the tub, sand it and get a coat of…
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Radio Flyer Restoration Part I
We recently bought our grandson Jaxon a new Radio Flyer tricycle as an early Christmas gift, even though he’s probably still a good year away from being able to ride it under his own power. But for now, ringing the bell on the handlebars is satisfying enough for him. We were so impressed with the…