This is from a time when things were built to last. All you would get now is a shitty self adhesive label that would peel off in no time. Brilliant video and tremendous effort

@Instone09ine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@lardy70s

3 жыл бұрын

@@Instone09ine you're more than welcome. I work for a very large defence company that had a factory that was open from 1916 to 2012. As you can imagine, there is quite a lot of history associated with the company and it's employees. When we moved to our new factory, my job was to remove various signs and plaques from the old site and fit them to a wall in the new factory. We affectionately call this wall/area memory lane. Your video reminds me of a brass plaque that was made in tribute to an employee who was tragically killed in an accident in 1940. This plaque is now blue due to age and exposure. Unfortunately it seems rather dull and unnoticed. I would like to restore this plaque as a fitting tribute to this employee and his family 80 years since his death. If I don't do this, nobody will. Thanks again.

@Instone09ine

3 жыл бұрын

@@lardy70s It says a lot about your good character that you care for the poor guys memorial like that! well done.

@lardy70s

3 жыл бұрын

@@Instone09ine Thanks for you kind words. If I do get a chance to do this I'll send you a clip of a before and after video.

@lardy70s

3 жыл бұрын

@@Instone09ine I have restored this plaque as promised. Thanks for your inspiration. R.I.P Mr Walstow. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ip-OrryNqKybnbg.html

Back from the dead, nicely done.

@Instone09ine

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 🤙

Love the scotchbrite and microfiber cloth tricks. Came out beautifully.

for the back try this; take some talcum add a similar amount of citric acid to it, now add some water to the mixture to the paste. Immerse the pate in hot boiling water for ten minutes, use a tweezer and remove it while it is hot and rub the paste on it, leave for 20 seconds then rub off and see the effect. You'll get the original brass look

@Instone09ine

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip Francis, thanks for that one😊

For those trying this at home, be very mindful that mechanical sanding devices can completely obliterate lightly stamped numbers and letters in seconds. It is far better to remove the bulk of the wet paint from the lettering and stamping areas with a small rubber squeegee. What little remains of the paint is usually easily removed by polishing, without any sanding being necessary.

Nicely done.

this was so satisfying

@Instone09ine

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aggie 😉

Great video and great carboot find 👍

@Instone09ine

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks . I'm missing car boots!

Awesome job 👌

@Instone09ine

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pat ! Cheers!

Very nice! Very satisfying to watch!

@Instone09ine

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much😊

Brilliant shared xx

Nice. Well done

@Instone09ine

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mack😊

WOW, looks lovely :-)

@Instone09ine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers Michael😊

Excellent!. Thanks for sharing. What I can use to restore FD connections. or Siamess Connection for the fire department. This brass has been around for a while. I am a superintendent for a commecial building in NYC. Thanks in advance.

@Instone09ine

Жыл бұрын

Hi thanks Shamir are the fd connections a rough cast brass? I had a quick look at a few pics, was thinking maybe a tooth brush with brasso ?

I would be afraid of using heat because of the possibility of metal deformation and Brass being such a soft metal I wouldn't use sandpaper or steel wool for Fears scratching it I often clean antique brass fan blades and find that just soaking the brass in Brasso without rubbing or sanding it will clean up just fine

@Instone09ine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank yu for the tips Michael 😊