| Once upon a time, tin was the mainstay of the | | | | can be hammered out. This process is done |
| toy industry. Every conceivable toy was made | | | | carefully to not damage the toy. Missing parts can |
| from tin because tin is easy to mold into various | | | | also be rebuilt. If you have a tin toy carriage that |
| shapes and sizes. Children played with tin toy | | | | is missing a wheel, the restoration experts can |
| trains, tin toy cars, tin drums and even tin toy | | | | build a new one to match the other three existing |
| pistols. Tin was the medium and toys were the | | | | wheels. If there is a hook that is broken off a tin |
| products. Now everything is plastic. The fun factor | | | | toy train, then the experts can affix a new hook |
| of toys has not diminished by a different material | | | | quite easily. |
| but the children who grew up with tin toys do | | | | After the rebuilding is complete, the tin toy will be |
| reminisce the good old days. | | | | painted. Not only will the restoration experts paint |
| Tin toys last a long time if properly cared for. | | | | the toy to match the old color, they will also paint |
| Plastic toys tend to break after a while because | | | | the toy to match the age of the original color. If |
| of the rough treatment by kids but tin toys do | | | | you send a red tin toy car to be restored, then |
| last. Of course, if you squashed you little tin car | | | | the experts will choose a color that will match the |
| under a rock to play out your favorite car crash, | | | | aged red color of your tin toy car. As an |
| then that particular tin toy car is a write off. But | | | | alternative, you can always ask them to paint it |
| little dents here and there or scraped off paint | | | | back to the original shade to see it as how it was |
| and a little rust can still be saved. | | | | before. To successfully restore a tin toy to its |
| There are a few tin toy restoration companies | | | | original shade of colors, some form of reference |
| that will lovingly restore your tin toys to its | | | | is normally required. The experts will usually have |
| former glorious shine. Because tin is a metal, all | | | | a catalog of references to help you out. |
| the little dents that exists on your favorite tin toy | | | | |