Vice Restoration: Unique Crackle Effect Paint Transformation
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- From Rust to Dawn with a Unique Crackle Effect
The legendary Dawn company, known for hand tools since 1917, continues to produce their Vice model in Australia. Restoring my personal Vice, I opted for a custom paint job that strikes a balance between a mirror effect and showcasing the metal's imperfections. The result is a transformed Vice, transitioning from rust to a new dawn with a distinctive crackle effect paint. Preserving Dawn's legacy, this restoration highlights craftsmanship that has endured for over a century.
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Ok so first off once down to bare metal , I was thinking it looks great like this , then the jaws , I thought no not new jaws with this patinaed old thing , then paint as well ..... Now it's turning into a disaster movie ..... Then you showed us finished , I was / am gobsmacked !! aMazing , knocked it outta the park . Got me Amazon searching ..... iNsANe finish . Thank you ! Will be stealing this finish ......... 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Jim its an absolute honour to hear the master of vice restoration himself wants to copy my finish 😎. Am so glad my paint job had some "effect" on you 😉
@@LittleRestorers more than an effect . Was ordered minutes after finishing your vid off !! Looking forward to the vice that cones from this , but will be surprised if it's anywhere as good as yours !! ( Couldn't have yours as a user , would be a pride of place shelfer ! )
SICKEST paint job I've seen. Good your teaching them now about machinery. GREAT WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahaha - Am glad you like that paint job. Appreciate the comment 😉👍👩🏻🔧
The first Hot Rod paint job I've ever seen on a Vise. Awesome work.
Thanks for watching. If one day this becomes a new vise paint trend, you know u've seen it here first 🤣
Love the final paint job
Thanks for watching- Glad you like in 👍
Ok I have to start with the design of the vise I love the fact it has the bolts separate and outside the jaws. It is a real difference to the vises here in the US, much more distinctive. That being said your work is spectacular as well! Great video.
Thank you for watching. DAWN is a reputable brand over here in Australia. They do have other model with screws inside the jaws too. Really appreciate your kind comments 🙏 👩🏻🔧
Awesome job! Never seen a Dawn vise, very good! 😃👍
Dawn vice only seem to be in australia John , they never stray outta the country !!
Thanks John- if postage didn't cost an arm I'd send u one 😁😉👩🏻🔧
That was a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. Appreciate the comment 👍
Great Resto I'm going to buy a used dawn vice ....paint it up as well !thanks for the inspiration
Thanks for watching. Glad the video inspired you 👍
That's a cool finish! I may have to try that!
Thanks for watching Magdad. Am sure you will do magic with that crackle effect 😉👩🏻🔧
love the finish. awesome job. great resto.
Thanks for watching. Appreciate the comment 👍👩🏻🔧
Fantastic restoration mate. We are getting fancy with the paint effects aren’t we? 😁
I saw the two tone and thought that was pretty good and then you sprayed the black and I said “WTF”. That crackled effect is next level pal.
Loved your little helpers.
Haha Thanks mate- When I was experimenting with the Crackle it was a bit of a hit and miss as slight changes was giving me different outcomes. So had my fingers crossed that it would work on the vice 🤞
Little helpers always ready to get their hands dirty 😉😁
Wonderful job, and I love the colors 👌
Thank you for watching. Appreciate the comment 👍
Montana crackle effect 🤩
Mate, you've made a super cool vise 👏👏👏👏👏👏 will be part of your restoration studio for new videos
Can't wait to see it in real action
Big thanks for watching. I saw a video of the crackle effect used on a guitar so I thought why not a vise 🤣😁👩🏻🔧
@@LittleRestorers you had a great inspiration then 😉👍
Awesome job! Very cool finish
Thanks for checking it out 🙏😉👩🏻🔧
Great video mate
Thanks for watching mate 👍
Wow love the paint job 👍 very unique.
I couldn't work out what was going on with the different shades of blue, I thought it was my eyes at first. When you hit it with the black paint I didn't know what was going out.
I liked how you skipped the assembly or that would have given it away. Well done and a great job grinding it back, I bet that took some time.
Was trying to do something a little fancy instead of just of a plain old original red. Don't think anyone has attempted this technique on a vice before 😁. Puts a smile on my face every time I see it but not sure how the Dawn lovers would react 🤣
@@LittleRestorers who cares what they think, as long as you like it that's all that matters.
You never know you might start a new trend now.
Very cool finish. 😊
Thanks for checking it out 😉👩🏻🔧
Pretty sweet! I restored a VW bug and used the dawn powerwash to get a cool paint job for it... really love seeing this vise ...super nice!!
Thank you Big Vic. I remember watching that VW paint job you did thinking it was really cool 😎 👩🏻🔧
@@LittleRestorers I appreciate it! I think your kids would love helping you paint something using that technique...its like magic..and a lot of fun! 😊👍
Looks Great a good break from the Norm👍
Thanks mate - Glad you like it 👍
Great paint finish and thanks for explaining how is done 👍👍 Have a great day !
Thank you my friend. Just trying something a lil bit different 😁😉👩🏻🔧
A few things, I love your videos you put a unique spin on restorations you show how they should be which is fun. The title was very clever. The little hands popping up make me giggle and I'm glad you found a way to enjoy your hobby and spend time with your kids. my boys are young adults now but I still have them at home and they still help in the shop ( it's good having some extra muscle around) and have learned useful skills. That vise was in crazy good condition what an awesome find. Amazing restoration and I hope you were wearing your brown pants when your cabinet blew. thanks for sharing that restoration with everyone. would love to see you let the little ones go picking and do their own little project. Kinda curious to see what they would pick and the ideas they have. I did this when mine were little it's really fun because they don't have that influence of what everyone else thinks they should do.
Big Thank You my friend for taking the time to watch and write such a great comment. It gives me immense pleasure to have people like you appreciate what I do. It's something very hard to juggle restorations with kids, family life and everything else. Hopefully as they get a bit older they might start doing little projects of their own 😉👍👩🏻🔧
At least those screws broke off in the jaws and you were able to get them out. Some manufacturers had the screws going into the vice, with unfortunate results. I suspect Dawn threaded the jaws for that reason. I have a 5SP probably from the 1960s that needs cleaning up and painting. Cheers.
Thanks for watching- I know the pain of trying to get those stuck screws out. I have done a 5SP as well ( my most recent vice video) Went with a Chameleon paint on that one.
Check it out also 😉👍
@@LittleRestorers Hi, I've only just got my 5SP, so whilst it is waiting for a restoration, I'll put RP-7 on the screws and leave it to penetrate the threads. It was an impromptu purchase, because you have to purchase when you see one, in a salvage yard. This one has no scars from hacksaws or welding, even the knurled jaws are still quite sharp and prominent. It hasn't been abused in any way. It just needs cleaning up. Other selling points, it is made of steel and the isn't bent, so no one had used an extension on it. I've seen your 4SP video. That turned out nicely. 👍
Very cool paint job!
Thanks for watching. If u see it anywhere else, know that I came up with the original idea 😁😉
Now the finish is my kinda look...love it nice job...enjoyed every bit of the segment...what happen to the blast box...too much inner vacuum pressure??? that's why they use plastic / with tear-away film... a great project...
Thanks Uncle, I knew you'd like that one 😉. With the sandblaster, yes, the pressure inflated the gloves which projected the gun against the glass and everything just got sucked it... just a combination of everything that could go wrong 🤣👩🏻🔧.
Nice paint! You'll have to do a trike with the cracked effect.
I did 2 mountain bikes with a similar effect. One with electric blue under the black & the other hammer tone gunmetal grey under black.
Had to do a few test runs with the hammer tone before I was happy with it before spraying the frame.
Time to experiment!
Can you imagine the hate mails i'd be getting if i painted a vintage cyclops with crackle effect...
I think I should totally do it 😂🤣
@@LittleRestorers Haters will always be haters! 🤣🤣 That would be a sight! Go on, you know you want to! (now I've planted another seed! 🤣🤣)
I copped some flack from a few for the bikes. One was a Repco, the other a Giant. Best compliment was a brother of a hater wanted to buy the Giant as soon as he saw it. He loved the hammer tone under the cracked black. Eventually, I did sell it to him. Made an offer only a madman would reject! The other was a gift.
@@LittleRestorers A channel you might like to look at: Duncan Custom Airbrush. His descriptions are hilarious, yet very detailed.
Might want to stick your head in one of your vices, before you watch, to contain your (soon to be) exploding melon! 🤣🤣
I love the effect you got with that paint!
Thanks Uncle Ned - Was a world's first attempt at using that crackle paint on a vice 😉👩🏻🔧
Awesome restoration! 👌 I love it ❤️ So professional and results are amazing! The painting looks cosmic! 👌
Haha - Big thanks for watching. Not as refined as the stuff you do but was just trying something a little bit different 🤭👩🏻🔧
I really liked your paint job on this restoration. How well has the paint held up since you posted this video a year ago???
The paint is holding up pretty well, actually. Thanks to the 2k clear coat on top 😉
The crackle paint is just like the old britool tool boxes (except they are a red)
Oh, really. Don't think we had the Britool tool boxes here in Australia. Well, I haven't come across any. Thanks for watching 😉👍
@@LittleRestorers we got them in nz, so I assume you did too. 40s, 50s possibly later too
Nice work, the crackle finish is awesome. Can you give us a link to that product? Have not seen that before.
Thanks for watching. I bought the Montana crackle effect paint from Amazon.
@@LittleRestorers Thanks, I'll check it out.
I have the same vice, but one thing has stumped me. How did you get the new split pin in, the length of it is longer than the width of the vice, as you turn the spindle the pin touches the sides. I was thinking shortening the split pin but it may not be able to fold back to hold the washer/spring? I may have to use an aluminium pin as the steel pin is difficult to fold back
From memory, I think I just forced turn the spindle, so it crushed the splip pin to one side. Then, opened the other leg the opposite way. Think on another vice , I had to cut the pin length. What I would say is ,yeah, the steel pin will hit and scratch the sides but you should be able to get it to fold under 1 turn. Personally, I wouldn't trust an aluminium pin to handle the pressure over time. 👍
How did you achieve that crackle effect? That part wasn't shown in the video.
It's right in the end. Keep watching until the video is over 😉
Very good job
Thank you 👍
The máster of the universe
Thanks for watching 👍👩🏻🔧
Excelente trabalho !
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice work
Thanks for watching 👍
New sub ! Liked 🙏😘
Big Thank you 👍👩🏻🔧
Okay, when I first saw the paint I was like WTF????? Then I thought... "Why the hell not?" Why shouldn't a vise look extremely cool?
Haha , why not. Just remember, when you see others doing the same, that I was the first one who came up with the idea 🤣😉
So it was montana after all. 😂😂
Looks shit hot
Yep Montana Crackle effect. Thanks for watching 👍
What was the blue disk attachment called that you used on the angle grinder?
Thanks for watching. You must be referring to the Flap Disc. Just like sand paper, they come in different grits 😉
That’s awesome! If I send you a vise can you restore it?
Hi , thanks for watching.
I suppose I could as long as you in Australia 😉
You can message me on Instagram / facebook or my email is also in the About section.
Cheers.
i bet your daughter was so disappointed un packing that as she might have thought it was a new iPad 😅
Thanks for watching. Kids definitely thought it was a surprise for them 😁
Interesting...but not something I would do to an old restored workshop vise.
Thanks for watching- yes customs paints can be a matter of taste. Thanks for your honesty 👍
Unusual finish, but not unlikable... I beat up on my vice so bad that such a finish wouldn't last very long. Thumbs Up! I hope your daughter doesn't have any pets... lol
Thanks for watching, I appreciate the comment. Yes it does have a 2k type of clear coat on but that might still not be durable enough for some types of uses. No kids not allowed to have pets until they responsible enough 🤣👍👩🏻🔧
This video is brought to you by WD40. 😆
Once u start spraying u cannot stop 🤣🤣👩🏻🔧
@@LittleRestorers Awesome restoration! 👏
@@fasteddy07 Thanks mate 😉