ckalkhof Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I just finished restoring this little guy. I won him on EBay last week. This little fella has definitely become one of my favorites. Enjoy the vid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboto Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Excellent restoration and a great video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 it´s new very cool :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yes I love my Mr Robot as well. There is nothing like a smooth running robot. I got mine in a junk shop for a few bucks, cleaned the battery contacts and off he went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Nice job , cool bot : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalRobotHead Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think it must have been the one you outbid me on, congrats, it has scrubbed up nicely. thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinluver2 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 What did you use to polish him up? Really nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckalkhof Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yes , that's the guy! Sorry for outbidding you :-( I was surprised no one went higher to be honest. There was excess glue residue all over him. Also, you can't see it in the picture that well, but he was covered with filth. The worst part, when I opened the box, the smell of cigarette smoke almost made me pass out! I took the whole robot apart and washed everything - that took care of all the smell and the residue on the clear plastic parts. Removing the excess glue was a bit harder. I used very fine grit (600) sandpaper and wet sanded the stuff off- being very careful not to remove any of the plastic. I then vigorously polished the non clear parts with aluminum polish to remove any fine scratches and brighten them up. I disassembled the motor and cleaned up the comm, used a light machine oil on the end bells and that was it. Like John says "there is nothing like a smooth running robot" !!!! How true, how true :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maloo Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 A great robot ckalkhof. Somehow i missed this post I am after one of these little fellows myself. Did he disassemble ok with no need to cut apart and re glue any of the body panels etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckalkhof Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Maloo - Very good question! He comes apart easily and is held together with fasters. Nothing needs to be snapped or broken to take him apart. He will be a joy for you to restore. I think there is one on Ebay now for $250 or so. Kinda pricey, but then again, these don't come around that often. Good luck with your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maloo Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Thanks Ckalkhof. I have no idea as to the value of this Robot and can find no past references on sold prices. Very elusive or just not looking in the right places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Very nice restoration. I use Novus 2 for polishing plastic and removing fine scratches. Works great, especially on scuffed up domes. I've always liked that robot and have never seen it in motion - it is really smooth as John said. Thanks for the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckalkhof Posted May 5, 2016 Author Share Posted May 5, 2016 Maloo I would say he is a bit rare. As I mentioned, there is one on EBay right now, but I feel the price is too high. But then again, anything is worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. I think I lucked out and won mine for around 55 bucks if I remember correctly. Thanks Robert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Robot Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 nicely done! He looks great, and moves like butter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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