How You Can Repair A Vintage Cardboard Toy Box | Creases, Tears, Marker Ink 

The box now looks very displayable, great job. I've passed on a couple Mego boxes that I know now I could have definitely made to look more presentable. Thanks for the video.

This is not called “box restoration”. It is called “love”.Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A repair worthy of the six million dollar man! Steve Austin would be proud!

The care and attention to detail from a true craftsman. Thanks for the tips.

What a cool hobby!! I can really appreciate the amount of work and effort put in, not to mention that this is truly an art and you have mastered it! Mad respect!

Your video helped me so much! My figure box is looking so much better now :)

You did an excellent job restoring the packaging! It’s on my list of picks to share with others.

What a wonderful video! I do minor repairs to new toys that I donate. It’s amazing what ends up on clearance because the box is damaged. This is very useful information, I can’t wait to watch all your videos! 🌸

Thank you, apreciate this video a lot. I'm doing an old cardboard hat box - its pretty wrecked, but now I'm optimistic! This box here is really cool. People prob run into a lot of these issues with album covers, too.

Thank you! I used these tips to help repair a doll house, thank you so much!

Great video... I have a 1977 Micronauts Battlecruiser box I feel confident I can restore thanks to this tutorial. Thanks!

This is the first time I have come across something like this. I have been restoring old Warhammer boxes and reshrinking them for my display. I’m glad I’m Not the only one thought it was an odd thing to do.

Great video! Thanks for your time making it and it is full of useful tips : ) Great work, mate! Cheers!

Excellent video and amazing restoration. Wow!!!

Would love links to the tools and materials used in this video. Miraculous!

Haha im not sure when I liked this video but apparently it has come in handy more than once for me! Thanks!

Great restoration work on the box, keep the great videos coming

Love this!! Thank you for sharing.

Great job! Thanks for sharing this tips. Helpfull!!!! Thanks

Great job, loved it. For some reason making these things makes me real happy, old toys restoration and of course the boxes. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

~Fantastic~ work on the box!

Used your iron technique to fix a Hang on Harvey box. Thank you!

I personally use a t-shirt press which works amazingly for video games and console boxes.

Excellent!!!! Perfect job!!!!

Thanks bud! This helps a ton! Imma try Peroxide for any ink areas.

Thank you! Thanks for a helpful video!!!

Great job!

you did well on what you had to work with ...

I’ve had success removing ink or permanent marker from cardboard using rubbing alcohol a folded square of paper towel or q-tip. However, I’ve also found that the alcohol or even a solvent can wear through the whitened top laminated layer to reveal the brown of the cardboard, so it must be done very gradually. Parchment paper tip for ironing is a really helpful tip! Thanks for this video!

That's great. Maybe more of a preservation project rather than a total restoration, as the box was literally falling apart. It might still have marks but at least it's back to being a sturdy box again.

Good Job 👍 looks good

Thank you for making this video

Kinda wish you showed the water-based polycrylic spray part some (how much to use, spray distance, etc). But otherwise, very useful video, thanks!

Hi. Thanks for this. What paint can i use to repaint the discolorated edges of a box??

Great job Tim, looks great!

Very nice

amazing work!!!!!!

Awesome video. Lots of cool little tricks on refurbishing packaging. I have a question do you have any tips or tricks on fixing the cardboard hook piece where they hang in the store. Mine has split and torn just wondering if you had a tip how to fix that. Have a nice day

Great video! Pressure-sensitive tapes always worry me, even “archival” ones. Maybe consider using fine japanese washi/mulberry paper applied with rice starch glue. Book restorers sometimes use that.

Thanks very interesting video I found a gi joe cobra mamba with its box but the box seems to had water over the years its rippled I was wondering if I should iron it so i could come less rippled

Awesome

a lot of great restoring tips thanks, u gave this SMDM box more yrs enjoy to it, where most never would've great work

I used the little square packets of alcohol wipes to remove tape residue.

very interesting:)

Hey, I was hoping I could get some advice... I picked this set up from offer up and I am in love but it is in pretty rough shape. Specifically the little food boxes and whatnot. Most are stained with age, misshapen or water damaged and I was hoping to get them looking fairly new again. If that is even possible. Any tips? This video is super helpful for getting them back in shape. But some of the water damage I fear may be irreversible. The furniture is in fair shape, a few broken pieces. The oven specifically. And the "chromed" parts like the handles are no longer chrome. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Excellent job! What type of plastic do you use for the plastic film and what type of glue are you using on the tiny tears?

Love your restoration videos. You’ve inspired me to touch my own G1 Transformers boxes. Are you able to shed advise on the best way to remove the plastic window? Many thanks in advance.

Great job and tips!

Great Work! Thank you for sharing. I have a question about a part of this process. At 13:30 in the video you show the edge. How did you repair it?

We can rebuild him..or atleast his box :)

Hi! What kind of glue would you use for gluing the plastic on to the cardboard if it was in a visible spot?

Hi what type of plastic window you use to restore the box window thanks

Great work im wondering on how to remove yellowing on white letters like on the bottom of this box without damaging or bleeding of the pink color around it. i get alot of ithat on my Atari 2600 boxes on the title or sides.

What are your basic products and tools you use for this process?

Do you suggest cleaning the surface of the box with furniture polisher, and can i use acrylic colours to fill out the spots where color is damaged?

Amazing job, thanks for this video. Is there a recommended way to clean mold or mildew from the box, especially if I suspect it's gone into the cardboard?

Can you also do the steaming on Lego boxes? Couse I have some boxes that are really bend.

I have a box for an old videogame console, but it has that "wave-y" style cardboard box. Do you think the clothes iron method would work too or would it ruin the structure of the box?

I have an old Neca figure and the cardboard on the front is dented and the plastic has almost rounded in. Is there anyway to fix it

What do you do about water or oil stains ?

Does anyone know what kind of glue he used, and where to buy that burnishing tool?

Great video! I collect the old Kenner 1979 strawberry shortcake dolls & this was so helpful. Is there any way to remove the yellowing from the blister covers on toy packaging? Either on the flat acetate or the shaped bubble holder?

I'm watching this after I've already fixed my cardboard box. I hope I've done it right 🙈

What do you do for a white Italian spot on the box or scratch?????? I thought about going to home Depot and getting the tiny jars of paint, blue tape around the damage, and makes the paint unto the desired color and touch it up that way. Any suggestions how to get color match? ?

I have a 1077 3'x4' instore cardboard Display . Heavy wear & tear. Had tape residue which I used about 30 little alcahol wipe packets and got 85% of the residue off. Used a specific fine point sharpie to illiminate several tiny whited out areas ranging from a pencil lead tip to a hairline crease a few inches long. .... I now have 2 major issues I wanna try to fix ..1) due to the size of the display it has a mild bow/warp. I currently have it safely mounted to the wall with 5 2x2s each about 3.5 feet long & they are mounted flush firm against the whole width of the display. Across the bottom, move up a foot theres another, move up to the middle theres another, up again theres another & towards the top theres another. so its gently keeping the display pressed flat against the wall, but only lighhtly firm, not tight at all. Just mildly firm. .. Even at that, theres still a few areas that arent flat against the wall & have about 1/4" bow maybe. Trying to make it Flat as possible. .........Ive heard ...Mist it with water then mount it flat, but....afraid it will cause mildew or mold. ...... ok thats the first big issue ............ 2nd issue is: Where some Tape was (for decades) removing the residue costed me roughly 2 inch by 1" total in color surface loss. Minor for its size, but ....trying to find the best way to attempt repairing the whited out areas. I LOVE this display & want to make it as nice as I can while retaining its patina & vintage look. In other words, not looking for perfect, just ...Improvemnt overall.

Hey i saw your video and it intrigued me, i would like to do the same with my doll boxes, some of them are in similar condition i would like to know what kind of foil for the window and where i could buy?

Using some of these tricks to help improve my 1990 tmnt technodrome sealed. Looking at $4,000.

I wanna do this for my wife's old pokemon stadium action 3ds, the cardboard pages you place the tacos in are all creased

I have a 3 ft by 4 ft 1977 cardboard display, quite rare, it has a mild Warp from age. ... Trying to figure out how to remove the warp without causing damage. They say missed it with water and leave it flat..... But I'm scared of mold or mildew.

I have a large vintage box for my Star Wars AT-AT vehicle and the photo graphics are brittle and flaking. Suggestions? Glue first then coat w clear ?

I just bought a vintage doll (in box). I was saddened to see the amount of water damage it has! It’s nasty! I could of course return it, but I’m stubborn and want to make it work. If I were to discard the box- do you think the doll would still be safe to keep? I was wondering about any mold spores that I can’t see.

Today I tried to iron some creases out of cardboard toy boxes, but I guess I wrongly did it without steam and it wasn't effective. I thought the steam would damage the box. Maybe I'll try again with steam.

Hello. I've got a cardboard card, it's white color and has a brown stain on it. Any ideas how to remove the stain? The card is old, it's from 80's but I don't know how old the stain is. The stain is not super dark, but still very noticible. Thanks.

can you please help me restore a 1989 jordan 4 box i dont know what to do with it

Hi! I have a box that I need to restore. What kind of paint do I use as there’a piece peeled out from the side of the box

Hi, can you tell me the type of plastic the window is made from? I have a collectors model that has a severely dented window and no matter where I look I'm always referred to plastic sheeting for furniture and counter tops with adhesive peel.

I’ve been watching your restoration videos. I recently dug all my original Star Wars toys out of my mother’s attic. All of the larger cardboard boxes such as the AtAt’s box are very very brittle. Is there anyway to, I guess, rehumidify cardboard? I figure if it’s not possible I may cover the boxes with clear contact paper. At least that way they’d be preserved instead of crumbling to dust. Thanks!

I've restored many old plastic model car kit boxes using masking tape for split corners. But now I'll redo them when the tape loosens, as it does, with linen tape. I also have a plain cardboard vintage toy train box. The cardboard is the old inner and outer layer type which have separated in a few places. Also there's some water stains. Any advise on this one?

What kind of glue did you use ?

hi do you know how to restore repair cut marks on box i accidently unpacked my game console box with a craft knife and cut the box a few times please can you help thanks

Do you take orders on repairing packages? I have an old Transformer box I'd love to send you for restoration.

I was wondering what kind of paint was used to fill the edges?

I'm looking to replace the window on a toy I've got - which tape did you use at 15:16 ?

Does it matter if the parchment paper is white or unbleached?

Did they use Paint? or Ink?? back then. Ithought it was ink

How long did you have to work on this project? 🤔

Hi, may I ask what kind of glue you use? Thanks

Just an unrelated question. I have a yellowing box that used to be white? Any tips or solvent to get it back to white? Thanks

What's the window material called and where can I buy some? I heard you call it "film" but is that what I would ask for? Thanks

Which plastic film did you used for replacing the window? Do you have a name of the fabrikant?

Great video! I dabble myself in restoring (or at least sprucing up) beat-up games, toys, and comics. You might check out Immaculate Comics' channel. He is focused more on cleaning than repair (restoration is kind of frowned upon among comic collectors) but his techniques absolutely can apply to toy boxes. He has some really interesting methods along with videos explaining the science behind a lot of it.

why did you not iron the non printed side? that how you get it flat you never iron on the printed side ..

Great job. What is the double sided tape you use for the window ? Acid free ?

Why didn't you remove all the tape? Why not color touch missing color?

The question is "should we?"

Would love more talking

Just found a game cube box in a skip on side of road it needs some lov I will see if works 4me.Only prob is mines indigo console and the box is 4a black looks like iv got 2buy just so looks like am looking 4 a black 1.2 av the box 4 the consol makes more of abprofit wen comes 2 selling

When you are flattening the plastic how about using a block of cold aluminum to quickly cool it back down maybe it would stay flat better ! 👍

If you want, you can learn how to do it with Stodoys plans woodworking plans.

I kinda don't like the way you glued things. The glue should also look and behave like the original. E.g. now you can never again take that box apart to flatten it.