Antique Michelin Man Restoration - Detroit 1918

Very Cool Restoration of Mighty Michelin Man. Model Detroit 1918 Original Advertising statue from the vintage days. also known as the Marshmallow Man. This is a really cool cast iron statue. Restoration Process I started with a little squeeze of WD40 rust remover to loosen up the bolt but unfortunately I broke it when I was trying to unscrew it. I did use very long time in the sandblaster because it was rusty and the paint there was left on it was really harsh to sandblast. I hand grinded a bit of the metal pitting’s away and decided to powder coat the Michelin Man to keep him strong in many years to come. I airbrushed the Michelin logo with bright yellow and painted the tire black with regular matt spray paint. I changed the screws and bolt to new stainless ones to keep my new friend secure in the future. It was a very nice restoration video to do and my first video in my new awesome playground. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my WW2 Rare hip flask restoration video: https://youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkg Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin I have paid licence to all the music I use in my videos.