These 17 Reddit Makeovers Have Us Ready To Restore Everything

"First time DIY headlight restoration." - dizzyday

"Don’t know if this belongs on this sub. The previous owners of our 1918 home put a cheap ugly finish on the floors. Second photo is the refinished result." - charliepuppers

"Reupholstered and refinished. Before and after photos. Very satisfied with the end result Although I like the aged tone in the wood more it feels good to be able to witness the aging progress on my own now when it’s sanded down to its natural tone." - papadoumian

"Restoring old plastic Adirondack chairs. Our plastic chairs were fairly old and sunburned. They would leave our hands (and bums) with a white residue and felt very rough to the touch. Using a plumber’s handheld propane tank, heating the top layer of plastic melts it and restores it to a new finish. Before (right) and After (left) picture. I saw this somewhere years ago and figured it was worth a try, the wife had given up on the chairs anyway. Needless to say she was impressed with the result and ease of restoration (about 10 min/chair)." - usuallyGoodNatured

"Picked up this griddle for free on the side of the road. Had to replace the ignition switch and get a new gas line. Took a lot of elbow grease, but was worth the work." - FrientlyGamer

"Restored wooden chair over 60 years old." - Sofiavazquezxx

"Goodwill Vase: Saw the color inside and had to remove the paint. Purchased this vase after I noticed it's poor paint job and the beautiful orange inside. I couldn't wait to remove the paint!" - I_Am_A_Twin

"DIY parquet flooring restoration. How’d I do? Found this beautiful oak parquet flooring underneath the carpet and decided to restore it with zero experience (risky I know) But I’m thrilled with how it turned out! Before -> sanded -> finished." - chucknorris_official

"We still needed the little coffee table though and everywhere I found them it was 300$ and up. Then it happened! One popped up on MP for $50 but it had been spray painted white then given a layer of sage green. After thinking it over we decided to chance it and I picked up. The paint was laid on THICK and had big dried drips running down the legs. It took a little over a week, many citristrip, scrubbing, sanding, picking paint out with clay sculpting tools, and trying to match the old stain on the rest of the set but we did and we cannot be more thrilled. It makes me want to find more pieces to bring back to their original state! " - Calthean

"First time taking on a pair of pliers that were this far gone and really happy with the final results. " - smokerjoker2020

"1930s Dresser DIY Restoration! This is my first restoration project and I’m super proud of it!" - AlpacaAnarchy

"Before and After Polishing - ST Dupont Ligne 1 BR." - Trunch_

"Most of my 2002 Tacoma is pretty mint for it’s age, but the box itself was in rough shape. I spent several days sanding and wire wheeling the rust from the bed, repatched some areas that the previous owner tried fixing, and applied a spray in bed-liner. Touched up the inside of the camper shell to match as well!" - PrimalArmor

"Restored one of these beauties from the past Hey everyone! I recently took on the challenge of restoring this heavily yellowed vintage DIN PC keyboard. I wanted to share the transformation with you all. What started as a dusty, grimy, nearly-forgotten keyboard turned into a beautiful piece of retro tech again. 🧽 Deep clean 🌞 Retr0bright treatment 🎨 Custom paint job 🔧 Full teardown & reassembly 🎧 " - Wolfis-Den

"Before and after soaking my mom’s wedding dress in oxyclean for six hours. Need to get it refitted and hemmed into a mini for my civil ceremony." - MillzOnWillz

"Had these bedside tables sat in my office which weren’t suitable for our bedroom in their current colour/state. So rather than buy new ones, we thought we’d try some cheap “walnut” vinyl wrap.
Surprised with how easy it went on and the result looks pretty good (for now…we’ll see how well it holds up).
The legs in the after photo are still blue but appear almost black which I quite like the look of so the next step, when I have some time, will be to spray them." - dominicmannphoto

"Who doesn’t like a good before and after? DIY pool reno, from swamp to paradise over the course of two summers. This wintery weather in the Midwest has me dreaming about pool season and looking back at pictures. Here’s a slice of our DIY pool restoration on our 30k gallon 1970s gunite pool, done by two people who started out with zero knowledge about pools but a lot of construction skills.
Our plumbing setup is pretty simple, skimmer/main drain lines plus two inlets. Bought a Taylor test kit and learned about water chemistry. Bought a Dolphin robot, love that thing! Ended the summer with a work in progress but functioning pool." - captain_chickadee