Golden Restoration: Bringing Vintage Lighter to Life with Gold
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Hello, friends! Today, I got my hands on this wonderful miniature lighter, the "Golden Key." I bought it on an online auction for a mere pittance with the intention of turning it into a real golden key, covered with a layer of 14-carat gold. According to the seller, the lighter had been lying in a damp basement for a long time, accumulating a thick layer of oxides and patina. I'm very grateful that the seller didn't attempt to clean it himself and handed it over to me in this condition. During the time it was in my possession, the oxide layer dried up and easily peeled off along with the old galvanic coating.
The cleaning process turned out to be quite simple: first, mechanical cleaning, then etching in acetic acid. However, polishing proved to be a challenging task due to the thinness of the metal and deep corrosion damage. I managed to build up a layer of nickel, which strengthened the metal slightly and partially covered the deep damage. The most enjoyable stage was the gold plating process - a splendid sight, and watching it, one feels the desire to gold-plate everything within reach.
In the end, you'll see a lighter covered with 14-carat gold. I agree that the surface didn't turn out perfectly smooth due to its thinness, but, in my opinion, these minor imperfections add a special charm to the lighter. I hope you enjoy my video, look forward to your subscriptions, likes, and kindly ask you to rate my work from 1 to 10 in the comments.
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I really hope that you will like the result of my restoration👨🔧 Please rate my work from 1 to 10 in the comments🤗 Ilook forward to your comments, likes, and subscriptions🫶
@valentinadiaz8272
5 ай бұрын
Un 10 gigante, me encantó la restauración, saludos desde Uruguay
Amazing Restoration 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
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Благодарю мастера за отличную работу. Когда-то и у меня была такая зажигалка только в отличном состоянии. Спасибо большое за труд и удачи вам на канале.📹👍🔥
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Армен , большое спасибо за прекрасный отзыв! Такие комментарии предают мне еще больше сил для новых проектов, очень рад что Вам понравилось 🤝
Man, you really know how to keep us on the edge of our seats!! Another one done by the master! Stay well and enjoy the holiday season wherever you are. Peace ✌️
It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
@SalvageRestore
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
Amazing job. I really like lighter restorations. The plating part was my favorite. Please do more of this in the future
@SalvageRestore
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much 🫶
10 top notch job, it works!
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Great work dude 😄😄
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank 🫶
Шикарно вийшло.Так тримати,ти молодець.Кум❤
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Дякую ☺️❤️
Wonderful restoration ❤ Looking forward to more projects 😊 Liked & subscribed. Good luck my friend 😊
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
I’m very glad that you liked it 😻 Thank you very much 😉 I promise a lot of cool videos
Great 👍 👌 job 🎉
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
Good job bos👍👍👍👍👍👏
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, Gani 😊
that is a cute little lighter, im sure its only good for an evening out cause the fluid would be gone by morning
@SalvageRestore
4 ай бұрын
That's right, you need to refill it often)
Restaurada isqueiro chave 🔑🗝🔥😉
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
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Great work, liked and subscribed 👍🏻
В тебе гарно виходить,так тримати!
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Дякую ❤️
Beautiful ❤
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Alexander, thank you so much 😊 🤝
Sir big fan ❤
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
Nice work ❤
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Steven 🫶
Great result, but I feel a lot of the cleaning work could have been done with the Dremel.
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much 😉 it was very dangerous to work with a Dremel, the metal is so thin that it is very easy to damage it.
@Simonsimon-fy3hq
5 ай бұрын
I watched a different channel a few days ago. The guy used a Dremel to "restore" an old bayonet. It was a very poor result.I got the idea he didn't really know how to use the tool.
Would love to find me one of them key lighters I wouldn't use it I put it up and look at it because it's super cool & neet
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
I'm very glad that you liked it 😻This lighter can be purchased at eBay
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Which camera and microphone you use ?? Can u please tell me
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
iPhone 13 Pro + app ProMovie + set of lenses
Sir can u please tell , how much RPM you get on these videos ?
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
3
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10 😀
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Vlada 🤩
10
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Wow 🤩 thanks 🫶
10
@SalvageRestore
5 ай бұрын
Thanks 🤩