*Hi folks! Here is my latest restoration project! I enjoyed it a lot because the suitcase was super damaged and I love such items; the feeling at the end is much more rewarding! I hope you will enjoy it too! Cheers! Johnny*

Во раньше были чемоданы, как маленький шифоньер 😊 А работа классная! 👍👍👍 Мне очень нравятся ваши произведения! Супер!

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

this is so nice. I am impressed that solar could make enough power to use the tools!

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Very nice work Johnny! It was also efficient using the portable power station. I love to watch you take something that is old and lifeless and bring it back to life and give it beauty. Nice ending with the hidden water bottle compartment! 😅 ❤ Keep up the great restoration work!

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you think so! Thank you for watching my videos! 🙂 All the best! Johnny

I love that you used solar power for this restoration.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it!

Great job!

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

Oh my God, I owned a suitcase like this !!! That's because I'm romanian and I served in the romanian army 30 years ago... And yes, about all the stories about this case, you're right !!! 👍👌❤❤❤🏆🥇🛠⚙🎥🎞🎬

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Cool! Thank you for watching! 🙂

Professional,clean, beautiful. Great 👍

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow a great idea to use solar energy for this project the restoration was beautiful and perfect congratulations!💜💜💜

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers

@marciagarcezmanzella7132

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration Thanks!😀💜💜

Like- fantastic travel~)

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

What's a satisfying restoration 😮 and with green energy! 💚💚💚

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you think so!

@jasoncdebussy

9 ай бұрын

"Green" energy? 🤣 Have you no idea what the environmental impact of solar panels is?

Fantastic job!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Samantha! 😊

Awesone Awesome Awesome

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it! 🙂

Exelente trabajo ,Saludos desde Perú🇵🇪

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Gracias! 🙂

I bet that thing weighs 40 pounds empty

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Hahah, almost!

Przepiękne jest ta cała walizka rekruta odrestaurowana pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku serdecznie 👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Dziękuję ❤️

Этот деревянный ящик явно предназначался для какого-то прибора, поэтому настолько добротно сделан. Например, он мог использоваться для фотоувеличителя, который предназначался для печати фотографий со старых фотоаппаратов. Я помню похожий ящик, в нём даже было отверстие, в которое закручивалась труба, на которой и крепился этот самый фотоувеличитель.

@johnconnor555

9 ай бұрын

It's not like that, this suitcase was used by Romanian soldiers who served in the Romanian army in the 60s-90s. I also had one in the navy army between February '94 and August '95...because I'm Romanian.

Great restoration, finally one of the save the world 👍👍👍👍👍

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

That battery pack looks pretty slick. Did it keep up on your usage. I laughed when you found the puzzle piece. I find them in the most strangest places. Great project 👍👍

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, buddy! I'm always happy when I find strange things that don't belong to the item that I restore.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm so sorry to hear that and I wish you all the best! What's your channel name?

Beautiful job looks amazing

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it! 🙂

This is not a travelling suitcase, it was used by guys who served in the army. It was mandatory to have one because you could keep your belongings in it locked and in that way would not be any discussion or suspicions about stealing. If something was missing and the suitcase would be found brocken it was theft, if found unlocked it was negligence. I had one while I served and the tradition was to come back home with it and give it to younger guys who were to go to serve in the army. 😉😊 The factory with that logo, on the hinges, was called URBIS and the handle used to have a cover over the screws , it is taken from a more elegant suitcase, usually used for papers called >Diplomat< 😄 The space where you put that thermos at the end was used to keep your things for personal hygiena, blades for shaving, shaving cream, aftershave, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, etc. And of course, the inside of the cap was covered with sexy pics 😆😁 If you would not have younger brothers or friens or neighbours to give them the suitcase, it would end up usually under the bed. because that was the place you were used to keep it while you served, and gather useless things in it. Anyway, nice job, I really enjoied watching, lots of memories came back to me

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Oh, that's a lovely piece of information 👌 I wasn't sure if this was a military suitcase or just a regular one for that time. I'll update my description and title. I'm glad that I could bring back to you those beautiful memories. Have a good one! Cheers and thank you so much! 🙂

@johnconnor555

9 ай бұрын

Atâtea informații detaliate și precise nu aveau cum să vină decât de la un român care a făcut armata !!! 👍👌❤❤❤🏆🥇⚔

@adamgabriel730

8 ай бұрын

Those suitcases were terrible heavy, and usually were painted in a kind of gray-ish green... the bigger, the heavier.

Looks like an artist paint box. It can carry a small canvas out of the way of the paints, rags and brushes

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

That's a good idea! 👍

Buen trabajo. Saludos desde Valdivia al sur de Chile 🇨🇱

Beautiful restoration again my friend. I really love the final colour. Until next time. Sending massive love from Ireland 🇮🇪

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Andy! ✌️

@andycurran9352

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration you are very welcome my friend.

Perfect work!

@rustyshadesrestoration

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Спасибо большое за потрясающую реставрацию😊

@rustyshadesrestoration

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching my videos! 🙂

Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored well done

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Vince! ✌️

Beautiful work. Loved the finish on the case. It reminded me of a rich chocolate ❤

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙂

Nice one, there is a slider missing to close that compartment, usually it has a knob since the wood is too thin to make an indent for grip...

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

perfectly . thanks !

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Ive never seen a completely wooden suitcase. This was a first for me. Hard plastic or partial plastic and leather. But never wood.😮

So unique and unusual ❤😊❤

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

That's right ✅️

Beautiful stain!

I used to have an old suitcase! It was huge but beautiful. I wished I still had it tho cuz I would've sent it to you to restore 😭

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Oh, I'll love that! Maybe next time, I'll be open to receiving things to restore.

Very satisfying restoration 👍👍

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Amazing restoration 😊

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

Эта электростанция незаменимый помощник туриста, рыбака, охотника и всякого человека, который так или иначе любит отдыхать, на природе. И дело не только в том, что она даёт необходимое электричество практически из воздуха, а и в том, что может серьёзно спасти кому то жизнь, например, с её помощью можно вызвать службу спасения.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely, or for a beekeeper that goes into the nature.

I see a purple dragon with his mouth open upwards. And palm trees??I will asume you did a great job again

Nice work, R/S, but was the thing really worth it? The time it took to restore you could easily have made a new one, using some noble wood.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

It is for a friend, and as long he is happy, I'm happy too. 🙂

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

On the top of that, I love every item that I work on it and I always learn new stuff.

Parece ser que el uso de maletas muy similares era habitual en los ejercitos de distintos países. Mi padre llevó una en su servicio militar (años 40 del pasado siglo). Aún la conservo. También la del padre de mi cuñado, me la regaló hace años. Ah! Y ésto es España. Un saludo desde Aragón!!

Congrats for your work, but w40 on a screw, screwed in wood, was hilarious. 😂

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

I use it even in my soup 😅😅😅

In France, you can realize this project only with green energy just using the household electrical current : it's nuclear energy, it's greener than photovoltaics pannels. :D

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

France is lucky to have that. I live in one of the most polluted areas of Poland because of the coal mining/burning to produce energy, so for me, it is pretty helpful and green 🙂

Mein Schwiegervater hatte auch so einen Koffer und hatte ihn bekommen ,wo er im 2 Weltkrieg eingerufen wurde ,für seine Kleidung. Es war früher üblich solche Koffers beim Tischler zubestellen ,weil diese billiger waren als Lederkoffer.

muy bien

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

🙂

@juang854

8 ай бұрын

me gusta como trabajar

@juang854

8 ай бұрын

vivo en España

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

Gracias, Juan! Saludos!

И дам ещё добрый совет. Я надеюсь, что у вас есть там хорошая вытяжка, то есть вентиляция. Если нет, то сделайте. Я знаю, что к некоторым деревообрабатывающим инструментам есть патрубок, к которому крепится мешок, для сбора пыли. Если есть возможность, используйте это, потому что древесная пыль весьма опасна, для организма.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I have very good ventilation. Thank you for your advice! 🙂

Love the videos. Can you explain why you had to remove the top and bottom, and not simply remove and replace the veneer? Edit: Timestamp around 2:10 for the curious

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I initially wanted to remove only the veneer, but what I found it wasn't great. The panels were cracked and full of rusty nails, so I decided to remove them completely.

@seanmurphy9439

9 ай бұрын

That makes total sense. Rewatching it, yeah the crack halfway down the side is pretty obvious. The nails being rusty almost seems like an expected result after being buried beneath animal hide glue and veneer for 60 years. What did you use as the underlayment for the new veneer?

you have been doing such a great job on your restorations (I've been power watching your videos over the last few days - I found one of your videos on your restoration of the gaming table so I thought I would watch the rest. I'm currently only up to the part that you are starting to sand blast parts and thought I would pause and comment. did you run your compressor on the power pack too? I also am hoping that you will be super sealing that MDF because if it gets wet it won't be very strong

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching my videos 🙂 The compressor was full, so I didn't have to use the battery pack. This suitcase will be used as a decorative piece and will be displayed in a bar indoors, so that's why I used MDF. Otherwise, I will use plywood. Cheers!

Love your videos. What do you use to apply shellac? I also noticed that when you apply stain, you go in a circular motion instead of with the grain. Does this have a purpose or just your personal style?

@rustyshadesrestoration

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I made it from cotton wrapped into an old cotton t-shirt. The stain can be applied linear too, but I prefer to do it circularly because I observed that it is absorbed better into the wood.

No ładnie. A jak długo zajęło ładowanie tego akumulatora tymi panelami?

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Około 6 godzin w pełnym słońcu 🙂

Looks nice but you did an amazing job restoring it!! I think it would have looked 100% better if you would have put veneer on the sides to match But it's not mine LOL I enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. It is not mine, neither 😁 Have a great week! 👍

@oneshotme

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration You're welcome!! LOL

14:21 нужно было замешать на клею древесные опилки и заполнить отверстия, так как они уже разбитые. Потом просверлить, тонким сверлом и закручивать спокойно шурупы. А так, к сожалению, будет болтаться.

What about a same age uniform restored and nicely put inside?

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

It will be great! But from where to get one?

@SimonaDancila-rv6uh

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration I have no idea, it just came to my mind.

Are you familiar with the Ship of Theseus?

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

😅 of course I am!

Hardboard is absolutely the wrong material for this item. You’ll see 😂

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I still think that it is perfect as long as it will serve as a decoration. No one is going to travel with this huge luggage 😅

@CosmicGorilla

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration mate you did a brilliant job, just don’t let it get wet. Love your work by the way.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I won't let it get wet!

12:43 чуть дальше если присмотреться внимательно, видно, что шпон, к сожалению, отошёл и "гуляет".

🙏🤗👍🇻🇪

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for being here Jose! Cheers

asta e o valiza de lemn cu care plecai in armata...balamalele si manerul sunt romanesti...

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Recunosti firma?

@johnconnor555

9 ай бұрын

😂😂Doar un român care a făcut armată știe ce e cu valiza asta !!!👍👌❤❤🏆🥇

Well done, and with Solar Power no less. So much for the nay sayers and thier arguments about Solar Energy being unreliable.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Denise! I guess that's some sort of propaganda from their competitors, and some people consider it valid.

👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏🥃🥃🥃

Should veneered the sides too. Stained pine is so ugly.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

It is what it is. There wasn't veneer on the sides, so I don't see why I should Intervine so much.

Wny?

10-12 layers, as George Bush famously said after his party's midterm election defeat, that's quite a shellacking.

💼💼💼💼🧳🧳🧳🧳❤😊🎉🤩

@ 5;21 ROFL What a waste of 96% proof VODKA

@rustyshadesrestoration

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@ElTelBaby

8 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration ... Up until I watched your video;... which R just GR8... I'd never heard of Spirytus & was amazed from the search results... U can even get it at 192%... That would sure knock my block off... ROFL I would dam sleep well...

Even in those days this was a very cheap and shitty suitcase. 😂

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

That's a suitcase that could be affordable for most of the population, made simple and without any kind of quality standards, but people could carry their stuff, so it was helpful. Better this than nothing.

Was there reasoning in your choice to change the direction of the veneer on the top from side to side to front to back? Or swap sides on the compartment? I love your restoration. Just love hearing the thoughts behind the work. 🫶🏼

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

Hi Jessica! Yes, there was a reason. The piece of veneer that I used was a leftover from another project and was cut in such a way that I couldn't get two matching pieces in the same direction. I always intend to use everything I have before making another order, especially since my friend that sent me this piece was ok with that. As well, he is a right-hand person, and at his request, I filmed the sides of the bottle compartment. Anyway, he intends to use it as a decorative item, but with a bottle inside 😅 I hope I have answered your questions, and I appreciate that you asked. Best, Johnny!

@jessicaann9027

9 ай бұрын

@@rustyshadesrestoration Thank you! As long as the friend and yourself both enjoy the outcome that’s what matters. It looks great!

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad you think so! Once again, thank you for watching my videos 🙂

😢тобі тільки кормушки робить кролям.

@rustyshadesrestoration

9 ай бұрын

😆😆😆