One of the days on April first, Simon is going to have to put on a wig, then put a bald cap over the wig, so he can take the bald cap off all dramatically showing his "hair"
You sounded abit depressed there by the end Simon. you okay man? No, I mean.. what's going on.. c'mon man. you may be in europe and I in america but dude like - Honestly? I'd rather you talk than keep it all inside.
I once watched a restoration video where they claimed to have found a 30 year old computer which was covered in mud at the side of the road. The motherboard inside the computer was based on Intel’s socket 775 which was launched in 2004, so not even 20 years old at this point. That was the first red flag, the biggest mistake was when the took apart the hard disk drive and cleaned the disk platter with a wire brush which would destroy it. Then they put it all back together, booted up the computer which was running windows 10, which has zero chance of working on a 30 year old computer.
The rug cleaning ones are the ones that annoy me. They originally were legit rug cleaning companies doing ASMR-like videos of their day to day normal rug cleaning processes. These days the rug cleaning videos start with a rug that has 3" of thick mud on it as if anyone would ever get a rug that dirty, or bother paying to have it cleaned after doing so, and even more improbable is that EVERY rug they get is equally caked in mud.
I don’t generally watch the rug cleaning videos, but the only one I have seen specifically said that the rug they were cleaning that time (which was a cat rug for a child’s bedroom, and just a filthy brown all over) was in a property that had flooded. I agree it’s a bit sus to have that many really filthy rugs though.
@@Memento_Mori_Moralsthe animal rescue channels are the worst, they take a healthy animal and injure them or make them sick and film the whole thing in reverse. Disgusting
Same with animal ones, i saw short of a rescue kitten (fell into a drum of water) saved from imminent drowning, comment section overwhelmingly calling it staged. Actual full video has the cctv of the kitten falling into the drum, the security guard saw it in real time and saved it, 100% not staged.
I think it would actually be fun to make a satirical RUclips Restoration Channel that is hilariously and blatantly fake. It would all be played deadpan serious, but seeded with very obvious indicators of fake restoration, such as sanding away at something while the sandwich on a plate in the background becomes un-eaten with each jump cut, or shoving aside the packaging from the new item to plot down the muddy rusted thing to be restored, or having reverse video where water drips and filings are moving against gravity. Turn into an entertaining game of Where's Waldo for all of the humorous and obvious indicators in the background.
You put a hole in a game boy case and repair it with ramen that you forget to crush, then paint it green, but every shot after that, it's red and clearly not the same. You can even put text at the bottom saying it's green because that's the colour you painted it, and that's the colour you remember, but it's very obviously red.
Simon and his totally willing and definitely paid writing/editing team are restoring the quality of RUclips, now if only someone could restore the neon light
2:55 - Mid roll ads 5:00 - Back to the video 7:15 - Chapter 1 - Weak fakes 12:15 - Chapter 2 - Strong fakes 21:45 - Chapter 3 - A not so victimless crime
From actually restoring vintage electronics (mostly computers) as a hobby, it's actually fine to clean circuit boards with soap and water and with some very baked on dust and crud, is almost necessary to get them clean. However, the secret is make sure there is no charge stored in the board first, clean them with distilled water/isopropyl alcohol afterwards, and let them dry completely before reinstallation.
Yes, it's perfectly fine to do as long as you clean thoroughly afterwards with lots of distilled water followed IPA, and don't power it on before it's dry, just like you said. I've done this for years as well. Don't do it before trying to get your phone repaired under warranty though. 🤣 Computers can actually run even if the moisture is pretty high, people overclock with liquid nitrogen. The board gets covered in ice but even when there's some condensation buildup it keeps working (up to a point). Can you kill it by doing this? Of course, so you better know what you're doing lol. Repair shops also use... damn my brain is malfunctioning. Can't remember the word for it lol. A powered machine that you submerge the item in water with some additives and put power into it. Why can't I remember it, I used to use it all the time. 😂
I remember seeing a very old video of a guy taking his beige PC tower apart, putting all the components in the dishwasher to wash all the smoker's gunk and dust off, and letting it dry for days. Blew my mind. Still wouldn't try it.
@@Henchman_Holding_Wrench Works quite well as the soap you use for dishwashers also has anti-oxidation chemicals in it. Granted I still only use it on PCBs I could replace or otherwise wouldn't have issues being killed.
@@Henchman_Holding_Wrench Been there, done that. The heat and jets work wonders on getting pcb's clean. Although I usually don't put dishwasher pods in. I usually will just let it rinse with hot water.
bravo! what an apt description! I'm pretty sure you're the comments winner today but I've only read the first few. I'll get back to you if you are indeed the day's winner even though there's no prize! lol
Once i learned that those turtle videos were faked so often I've stopped watching any of them. It's a shame because I'd love to support the genuine ones but i can't tell the difference. There are too many videos that deliberately abuse animals and then 'rescue' them, abandoned dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles... what is wrong with people!
As much as love animals I can no longer support any animal rescue channels. So many of them cause the harm in the first place and RUclips supports the abuse!
I ran across a video and immediately could tell it was sus, the poor turtles with their body language were clearly not having a good time but also obviously super weak.... actual wild turtles caught flip the freak out, most animals will if they can, even when hurt, when you catch them, but the tame way these critters try to get away makes it clear which ones have been handled a lot and which ones are actually wild. Also true rescues likely will have nonprofit connections, of which you can look up which are legit or not. Hope this helps clear things up for anyone who was curious.
G'day @Miss-Anne-Thrope, Just wondering if you have seen "Sitting with Dogs", Rocky makes videos where he goes to his local shelter & spends time just sitting with abandoned/abused dogs that are scared to show them that not all humans are a Horrific 💩 but have compassion & want to help them find a loving home.
There’s almost no real barnacle removal videos involving turtles. Sea turtles can fight the load of barnacles with their immune system. If there’s too many, their immune system attacks the barnacles and keeps them under control. If there’s do many barnacles and the sea turtles can’t move well and it’s weighing him down, that means his immune system is weak and he’s very sick. Taking the barnacles off and putting him back in the water would not only be excruciating for him, but would leave cuts that are open to infection _and_ wouldn’t treat the underlying illness that allowed the barnacles to build up. So if an infection didn’t finish him, the barnacles would just build up again. The people that save turtles like this treat the underlying illness before treating the barnacles. Because if you can get him well again, his own body can fight off most of the barnacles. Basically, a heavy load of barnacles are a symptom of an illness, not something that needs to be treated itself.
I just got to say, I absolutely loved the barnacle PSA at the end. Too often when these fake animal rescue trends are discussed the videos covering them don't mention that the issue being faked wouldn't necessarily be appropriately dealt with with the action performed even if it wasn't faked.
I watched a few of the 'barnacle removed' videos to find some footage and found myself getting sadgry, so I decided to include the info on the off-chance there are seafarers who watch this channel.
@@ThatWriterKevin Me too Kevin, I love you exposing these Charlatans, Especially the Despicable, Horrific C^#TS who would harm Fauna for $$$$ 🤬. Ps I also love your's & Danny's Epic Intros & the reactions from Simon they cause 😡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I honestly love these, too. I wish they'd name at least 1 channel per video just so they'd have to prove how they actually 'fix/hack' stuff! I suppose that leaves absolutely no room for allegedly, tho. 😂
One of my all time favorite fakes was the guy on the beach with a metal detector that found a gold chain less than an inch under the sand perfectly laid out in a straight line.
Back when I was in middle school, I found a Monty Python DVD in the middle of a swap with mud caking the entire sleeve, inside and out. I stuck the two DVDs in my bathroom sink full of water overnight, rinsed them off in the morning, and watched them later that night. This is probably my proudest "restoration" I've ever done, myself... but mostly, I was just amazed that the discs didn't have any scratches.
@@2degucitas I have to wonder how it got out there, too, as where it was found was no easy feat to get to. The closest access to the part of the swamp we found it in still took a good fifteen minute trudge through unkempt woods that became muddier and muddier as you went on, and was fenced in with the only easy access from an opening in the fence requiring you to balance on a thin strip of concrete that was akin to balancing on a curb in a parking lot- and that's if the whole place wasn't simply flooded. If you didn't keep your footing, there was a good chance you'd end up waist-deep in mud, even in summer. As for the contents, it wasn't one of the movies; it was a collection of skits. I'm pretty sure that the Deadliest Joke in the World and the spam restaurant were amongst the skits on the two DVDs.
@@OlyChickenGuymaybe they were in a castle that fell over and sank into the swamp? There are a bunch that do that, with or without burning down first lol
This is why I like restoration videos of obscure antique devices that I usually have never heard of or seen before. Because it's probably not faked, and I get to learn about something right down to the components.
I love the nekkid watchmaker. He restores old watches. Beautiful content and I've learnt so much about watches on the side. I had no interest in watches, but he pulled me in
Another sign that the video is genuine is if the person performing the restoration makes mistakes, includes those mistakes, and explains them. Many of the channels in the vintage 8-Bit Computing genre do exactly this as they want feedback from fellow techs. Oh, and we clean PCBs in the dishwasher all the time. You have to prep the PCB by removing cables, batteries, and socketed ICs, but in the end its plastic with metal bits, the same as your dishes and cutlery (well, not _exactly_ the same, but close enough). I've done it several times with no issue - the reassembled machines work great, and not a spot of rust on the plastic case. ;)
I like restoration channels which feature skilled professionals who mostly fix or restore items sent in by paying customers and then document some of them on youtube on the side. This is the best source of truly authentic restoration work. Also, thank you for giving a shoutout against the cruel and painful turtle videos.
Simon, you should start a reaction channel where you react to your old videos that you don’t remember making. Sure, it might be creatively bankrupt, but you can’t steal content from yourself.
@KensCounselingCouch so Simon needs to get a partner to do a reaction video on his video. He will sit there watching the entire thingand say "That was interesting" end of video. Then Simon can do a reaction video on the reaction video. Problem solved.
Long time fan and sea turtle biologist here, just wanna say I love the PSA at the end. It’s pretty well dead on. Barnacles are irritating to turtles but not a huge threat in and of themselves. And when there are lots of them, it’s almost always a symptom of an unrelated health issue. Great work guys!
The only resto channel I watch is My Mechanics. That man is an absolute artist when it comes restoring his project pieces. And there is of course his famous catch phrase: I Make a New One.
Yea, I was actually shocked when I saw Adrian do it the first time, but give it a bit of thought, and, well... he gets away with it, so I guess it's fine, as long as you wait a looong time or use a fair amount of heat to reliably remove the water from all small cavities. I'd still stay away from doing it unless it's a filthy mess, as I have a feeling this process has the potential to start corrosion in a number of hidden spots, so the long term effects could be rather problematic for collectors. I know, who cares. Don't do it to your Apple I board though.
Soap isn't exactly kosher when it comes to most electronics/electronic parts, but many things can _technically_ survive it, if done as you said. I'd never advice it unless the item/part is otherwise a throwaway, though. Kinda like "don't jump out of a plane unless it's about to crash".
@@NarangarathYeah, exactly. I've certainly used alcohol to clean electronic parts that didn't have finishes/plastic that would be damaged by alcohol, and that would be preferable for most applications over soap and water, I would think (well, especially soap, and the problem with water is of course it takes a lot longer to dry than alcohol). But regularly blowing off stuff with compressed air should be the preferred method for preventing the need for a deep clean in the first place because, frankly, most people - myself included most of the time - have no idea what they're doing with that type of deep cleaning job and would be better off trying to avoid ever needing to attempt it in the first place.
If you like this type of restoration video, three channels I recommend are: My Mechanics, Tysy Tube Restoration, and Odd Tinkering. I watch them every night with my toddler before going to bed.
You can legitimately wash a keyboard in a dishwasher (no heated dry) so long as you let it air dry properly for a few days , and put it in front of a fan for good measure. Just use straight water without detergent. Try it with an old keyboard.
@@KensCounselingCouch I'd rather not, foam-and-foil types definitely a bad idea, but old ones with discrete switches likely survive it (but then those are too valuable to mess around with). Newer foil contact types are notoriously good at holding liquid between the layers, like, forever. It gets sealed in there and not going anywhere. I spilled a lot of drinks in a lot of these, you better forget it drying out no matter how much air you blow from the outside. Take it apart, clean it, with a bit of luck, it will work again.
They wash them in factories, but those are brand new parts with no defects, perfect protective film and coating where protection is needed. On a device with wear, water can hypothetically introduce small seeds of corrosion everywhere, which in turn holds moisture rather efficiently, which will help further corrosion, in some time that could become a serious issue all over the board. It will clearly work right after you dried it properly, but I have a feeling it will age way faster. I'm not a big fan of doing this.
@@matwyder4187 That's why we use 99% isopropyl alcohol afterwards, then bring it up to near 100C. It displaces the water in places like between the chips and the board, actually absorbs some of the water, and dries quickly. Forgetting to do either of those can be memorable...
Odd Tinkering is a great restoration channel that shows all his steps and explains via text on screen what is happening and why he's doing it. It's otherwise just the sounds of him cleaning and fixing stuff.
i would like to mention Backyardbalistics, who is a Itallian youtuber (english language) that kinda started this anti-fake restoration video crusade and to my knowlage came up with the weak fake/strongfake termenology. it looks like your writer used his video as inspiration for the script.
I think when he passed 35 combined with child induced exhaustion, he could no longer: stand; hold. papers; wave arms in the air and rant at furniture. Ah old age.
A dead giveaway that it's Lorelei is all the Aussie based memes she sprinkles through. Although technically the flight of the condord clip she used in this video is technically Kiwi in origin.
New channel idea.... "Reaction Blaze" .... Simon sips Champagne whilst watching underpaid writers sobbing into their 2012, non Pro, Mac book keyboards.
My favorite fake was the one planted in your thumbnail. Was already obvious just them finding the thing, but what really took it to next level is the guy dunked the board into chemicaled up water but didn't bother making sure the speakers were taken off the board. Later and later he puts it all back together and it's just fully functional and the speaker is absolutely pure and dynamic.
Got into a lot of the Tonka and Matchbox type restoration videos. Obviously legit restos as they're dealing with long out of production hard to find duplicates in mint condition or legitimately age yellowed plastic or explain special tools they've actually made to replicate certain manufacturing techniques for reassembly. Unfortunately that left the algorithm showing me guys that get those cheap truck stop/ gift shop/ souvenir shop die cast vehicles where they beat the shyte out of one,bury it somewhere and then " find " it and " restore " the duplicate.
To be fair, the superglue thing is true. I repair and build guitars for a living, we use super glue and baking soda to fill and recut individual nut sluts when replacement isn't necessary. It's also used to drop fill clearcoats, mix it with wood dust to fill a crack/wood chipout. It can wetsand and buff to a high gloss when needed. Definitely takes practice, I wouldn't recommend just jumping into it- But it is legit!
Hehe. Nut sluts. We didn't fix a lot of guitars, we mainly did setups. I do remember filling some tiny cracks with gel nail polish and UV hardening it. I could match the color and gloss coat. I honestly don't know how it holds up, but I didn't want to use wood filler or putty on an already finished guitar with tiny cracks or chips. Using baking soda and super glue on a nut slot would have been a useful thing to know, though.
I was scrolling through here to see if anyone else mentioned that, before posting about it myself, lol. It's such a great trick for makers of all kinds! Most of the "super glue" types of CA glue can make great filler, if you don't need too large of an area filled. Small cracks, chips, holes, etc. are quite easy, especially if you have small bits of the object's material to use with it. Baking soda makes an amazing all-purpose filler, and it causes a chemical reaction with CA glues that will cause it to be fully set and hardened in just moments. Not that CA glue takes long to set anyway, of course; but 2-3 seconds is still a lot faster than 30, and that can matter. The resulting substance is stronger than many common plastics, too.
It's also great for plastic repair, certainly not a perfect solution but generally good enough to repair broken functional parts in 70's and 80's computers.
The baking soda and CA glue is also used by miniature painters and model railroad hobbyists. I'm a miniature painter (think D&D or tabletop war games), and that trick works well for filling gaps or small defects in a pinch.
I've been using the old bicarb trick for years. It's stronger than people think. I had a car stereo fall to bits. The back actually fell off the facia. Two hours getting it out and 10 minutes of messing about with soda/glue and it was back together and still working two years after, when I sold the car. P.S.. Only use superglue to fill poly clearcoats on guitars.
Soap and water are actually fine to use on a circuit board. The thing is you should use some type water displacer and also let it set for several days. Lemon juice with a soft brush works for too clean pcb and rinsed off placed in a hot (but not too hot oven) that's been turned off for a few hours. Then let it sit overnight works really well
@@StoneInMySandal that it's. The thing water isn't bad for it. It's water with power going through it that's bad that people don't seem to understand. As long as it's dry it's fine.
I knew some viewers would understand, but the point was that the people who didn't know would be clueless and would have no reason to assume that awful video was real
Long story short, used to work in a bakery where everybody was angry all the time. It was to the point that I described my mental state in there as "bucking", like a horse. Which then led to the all too predictable Spoonerism "bucking fakery". Which then became BUCK FAKE. So when I made video tapes of my rants about the place, I would always label them BUCK FAKE. Seeing the words "weak fake" just reminded me of that. The movie/TV show reaction channels, in spite of being a guilty pleasure of mine, are also kinda riding the line. Some of them even get boxes of swag from somewhere, the movie studios I guess? And they'll open them on screen like oh look how special we are! I guess that's what you get for using someone else's content, you just get more free shit. FROM THEM! Who knew it was that easy?
The superglue mixed with usually baby powder or baking soda is actually a thing though 😅 But not to the extremes you’d see in fake restoration videos. If I remember correctly, the powder extracts the moisture out of the glue really quickly causing it to cure fast and leave some mass you can then sand down or shape.. but it only works with very small parts, not to fill a big hole or anything..
21:20 Baking soda + Cyanoacrylate ("super glue") does make an effective filler. Two downsides to using it: 1) It generates a *lot* of heat 2) It tends to be quite rough/bumpy when applied and requires a fair bit of sanding once solidified.
I'm so glad I accidentally came across this channel. After binge watching it for quite some time, I've definitely learned some stuff, but mainly been entertained. Thank you Simon, and team (the ENTIRE team).
I've always wondered about people who find Simon and Co, and what they thought of this. Those of us who have been with Simon since before BB kinda thought outsiders wouldn't understand, but the channel grows still! It's really great to see!
An even darker side of this is with the popularity legit channels get their content stollen all the time to the point the now ubiquitous name/logo everywhere technique is used often on benches, mats, containers, tools, etc where they can’t be cropped or blurred out.
I really appreciate you bringing up the turtle videos. It's such a gross thing for people to do. There's also other videos where people "help" animals who are supposedly stuck or hurt, and it turns out at least some were filmed after the people put the animals in that position themselves to then film the "save." It's to the point you can't trust any of those videos, there's too many harmful ones. On a lighter note - I appreciate Lorelei's editing so much! Don't tell the others, but she's my favorite.
It’s not just those awful turtle videos. Some people show themselves finding a dog or cat that is sick and/or injured on the side of a road, in a cage, in a garbage heap, trapped in a pipe or well, etc. It’ll show them doing something normal (making one wonder why they were filming themselves to begin with), when suddenly they maybe hear something or they’re just looking through some trash and find it, or the scared animal comes to them. They often use puppies or kittens, and sometimes whole litters of them. Then they’ll heroically rescue the animal from its predicament and either pass it off to an animal shelter or show a couple quick clips of them feeding it and assurances that they are going to nurse the dog/cat back to health. But a lot of times these people find stray animals on the street and put them in these dangerous places themselves. Some leave them in cages with no water for days so that the dog is dehydrated when they “rescue” it. And some physically harm the animal, often by breaking a leg so they can’t run far before they’re “discovered”. The telltales of these kinds of videos are if most of their videos are animal rescue videos, but they are not part of an animal rescue group or shelter. Also if many of the animals they “rescue” are injured but they always look like very recent injuries. And if they seem to be doing something ordinary while filming themselves, then suddenly find an injured animal can be a sign of a fake. Similarly if they’re driving and filming themselves (or start filming just after driving) and claim to have seen an animal on the side of the road that is trapped, but once they find it, there’s clearly no way they could have seen it from the road. Basically, just use common sense and logic and if something seems off, it probably is.
Yeah, those are fairly harmless. But the "strong fake" videos are legitimately preying on those who lack critical thinking skills. EDIT: people who make those turtle videos can also go straight to hell
This actually reminds me of a video by Backyard Ballistics about the same subject, which was also classifying two types of fakes (named strong and mild in that case, but similar idea). Same sources? Speaking of Backyard Ballistics, that person also admitted to aging an item for a thumbnail in that video...
The original Primitive Technology dude is awesome. Make sure you turn on Subtitles for his 'narration' of what he is building. He's gone from being able to make simple huts and clay pottery to building structures with fired bricks and built several ovens and small forges and has recently entered the Iron Age by being able to harvest small prills from bacterial mats in his creek. Amazing guy and his progress over the years. Given another decade he will win Civilization by making it to Alpha Centuri unless he manages to win by Military or Diplomatic victory.
Found this channel by one of the conspiracy videos and within the first few seconds I fell in love with the host. These videos are informative, funny and wholesome at the same time. New subscriber for sure!
You absolutely can clean circuit boards with water and soap. Heck, we used to put boards in the lab dishwasher to clean them. Certain components can't tolerate normal soap though. The important part is to make sure everything is discharged beforehand and properly dry before turning it back on afterwards. To avoid any mineral deposits and corrosion Isopropanol or ethanol can be used to remove the water. Afterwards it can be dried in an oven, a dessicator, or by just waiting. The thing is that it's rarely necessary to go this length. In my case it was control, inverter, and servo boards from old cnc equipment. Equipment that spent 20-40 years being run constantly in an oil dust and smoke filled environment.
21:19 First, credit to the editor for such a work of art, but also, if you take a guitar with a cracked/chipped nut to a music shop for repair, there's a good chance it will be filled with baking soda and superglue. A Lutheir on the other hand will replace the nut, but if you had to keep it then this is a workable repair.
Simon questioning if people's heart rate increases is funny. He forgot when he played Papers Please for his channel. "HURRY SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS I HAVE TO MAKE MONEY TO FEED MY FAMILY COMRADE"
Good restoration channels that aren't faked: The best: Hand Tool Rescue Absolutely well done videos that are generally detailed and often funny with often, no voice over (unless you want it). Primarily focusing on tools from the late 1800's to early 1900's, but often venturing up into the 1960's Next best: Chip Channel Restoration Amazing old toy restorations that are often unrivaled in quality. His videos tend to be incredibly long endeavors, like, often 45 minutes to an hour. Often molds his own tires and parts. Sometimes they don't work out, but he shows the whole process. Again, very long videos, I often watch them in 2x. There are many other good ones: Odd tinkering: old tools and often newer electronics (I initially discounted this as a faker channel due to this, but it's not, he goes through the proper steps including retro brighting yellowed plastics, etc.) Often random tools and such. One of the best parts of this channel is he has a laser rust remover, so that's fun Rescue / Restore: does a whole lot of random restorations of mostly older vintage steel/ tin toys and such. He's been absent for about a year. TysyTube: Often great restorations, uses mostly exaggerated thumbnails, that make you think he's faking it. His stuff is all over the place There are a few others that I'm forgetting, but those ones are the best, imo. Ones that are absolutely faked, or at the very least, they very specifically break them even more than they were ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restoration: It's pretty much all model cars. It does not deserve the name it has. MrRescue: I'm somewhat on the fence on this one. It's obvious that some of the videos are real, but definitely not all of them.
i guess i have been lucky with the restoration vids i have watched but then again the one i follow is Hand Tool Rescue :D other ones are just old car resurrections where the car hasn't ran over decades "Vice Grip garage and Junkyard digs are few i can remember top of my head"
Backyard Ballistics is the best firearms restoration channel. He did a video calling out all the other fake channels and giving some good information about spotting them.
Speed runs are a serious thing. If you actually like the game they're running, they can be amazing. Love me some Link to the Past and Super Metroid runs.
*YES! Thank you! I keep blocking these stupid channels as they appear in my recommended videos. I had heard before that they are complete bollocks (I would not be interested even if these were honest channels) but good on you for shedding light on this idiotic scam!*
the only Restoration channel i follow is "Hand Tool Rescue" and that's only because he actually restores old equipment that hasn't been tampered with to look old and rusty like most other channels do.
Simon unaware that someone's heart rate might accelerate when they were close to setting a world record, even in a video game. Also, genuinely shocked Simon has heard of xQc.
"Pitting" is generally a good indicator for a real restoration video of something metal. That's when rust has actually eaten away at the metal underneath and left a rough surface underneath. It's incredibly difficult to fake. Some of the channels that do restorations are real but there is truly a huge number that are just fake. Usually if they're showing themselves "finding" something it's fake as well, most of the real ones have people send them old items to restore from friends or viewers. It's a real bummer that there are so many fakes because the people who are doing it for real are actually really skilled and talented people with a passion for bringing life back to forgotten objects and they deserve to be recognized.
Are we sure that Kevin is a real person, and not just a hallucination of Simon's from sitting in the same room by himself, talking to a camera, for years now?
1:30 I do enjoy some reaction content, but only for the actual reaction and commentary, were they actually add something to what you are watching. Like a musical artist reacting to a niche song, or an animator reacting to an indie animation. There was this one guy i remember seeing a while ago that was a nuclear engineer and was reacting to a sam-o-nella video about radium, and he actually paused often the video and gave the viewer some additional information, explained further, corrected mistakes, and talked about his work. While it wasnt something life changing, it stood out and despite using someone elses work, it added onto and expanded it in a unique way. I can sorta get watching a streamer react to somethig, because it can feel like you and a buddy are watching something together and talk about what they are watching (in a parasocial way of course), but they still gotta add something to it, you should be there not for the video playing but for the entertaing antics and personality of the person playing the video. People who just repost a video and slap their face on the screen are just lazy and scummy, and its a problem thats just getting worse.
Fake animal rescues are some of the worst cases of animal abuse Iv heard of or come across like putting kittens and puppies and other animals in danger like putting them in a bag and throwing them in water then pretending to rescue them or cutting them or putting them under rubble ect and in the comments very few people if anyone seems to recognise it’s fake praising them and donating to them and there’s often similar videos on kids RUclips but usually less graphic
@@marvinwoods4556yup you got it! Odd Tinkering. Even his advertisements are silent too with text. I was subbed to him on my old RUclips account. Thanks for reminding me!
The only good resto channels I like focus on repairing antique and vintage toys. There's just something refreshing about watching an old tin toy being brought back to it's prime with elbow grease, human know-how, tools, and chemicals like Retro-bright and Rustoleum paint.
Finally, even Simon acknowledged that the intros take way too damn long! Like I get that these videos are more free form and structured more like a podcast but sometimes the intro drags on so long I forget what the topic of the video even is.
This reminds me of the cosmetic restoration channels that do some really weird things to makeup that would never happen in the real world just to “restore” them, or they just destroy new makeup and put it back in another container.
There's one "fake" restoration channel I watch. The guy meticulously details scale toy cars to look rusted out junkers, then the whole video he "restores" them to a level of detail that far exceeds even the original toy. It's pretty cool. He hasn't shown how he ages/wrecks the cars, but the restoration and painting process always is top notch.
I am an Electronics Engineer. 30 years experience. I also restore vintage electronics. You absolutely do clean old circuit boards with soap and water. A good brush scrub. Then a rinse in distilled water, a bath in Isopropanol, and compressed air dry or oven dry.
Lots of my YT videos are on Facebook that have be stolen , I now have to post on Facebook just to get the copyright strike to get them to take them down
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There's an underground mansion that is not fake. FORESTIERE UNDERGROUND GARDENS in Fresno California USA. Worth checking out.
Dane park the underground cave system leads to the smugglers caves all over the chalk cave nest
One of the days on April first, Simon is going to have to put on a wig, then put a bald cap over the wig, so he can take the bald cap off all dramatically showing his "hair"
You sounded abit depressed there by the end Simon. you okay man? No, I mean.. what's going on.. c'mon man. you may be in europe and I in america but dude like - Honestly? I'd rather you talk than keep it all inside.
I'm personally appalled if anyone would call Simon creatively bankrupt. He might be morally bankrupt but never creatively bankrupt..... Allegedly 😱
I once watched a restoration video where they claimed to have found a 30 year old computer which was covered in mud at the side of the road. The motherboard inside the computer was based on Intel’s socket 775 which was launched in 2004, so not even 20 years old at this point. That was the first red flag, the biggest mistake was when the took apart the hard disk drive and cleaned the disk platter with a wire brush which would destroy it. Then they put it all back together, booted up the computer which was running windows 10, which has zero chance of working on a 30 year old computer.
So what I'm getting here is that is the improper way to deep clean your hard drive. That explains a lot. Noted.
@@Plaprad Rookie mistake. Everyone knows you have to use fire.
@@daveg2104Thermite works best. "the broken" with Kevin rose from the screensavers back in the day did it, it was beautiful.
I always just dipped mine in some warm, soapy water. It works for everything else, right?!
I don't think you can post the link but could you tell me what channel that was on. i would love to watch that trainwreck lol.
The rug cleaning ones are the ones that annoy me. They originally were legit rug cleaning companies doing ASMR-like videos of their day to day normal rug cleaning processes. These days the rug cleaning videos start with a rug that has 3" of thick mud on it as if anyone would ever get a rug that dirty, or bother paying to have it cleaned after doing so, and even more improbable is that EVERY rug they get is equally caked in mud.
I don’t generally watch the rug cleaning videos, but the only one I have seen specifically said that the rug they were cleaning that time (which was a cat rug for a child’s bedroom, and just a filthy brown all over) was in a property that had flooded. I agree it’s a bit sus to have that many really filthy rugs though.
I came to this video just for this comment. My husband's rug cleaning video conspiracy runs so deep every time I turn on one of those videos.
Bro, I watch these videos for tutorials before cleaning mine🗿
Guess I made a mistake😂
To me, it's still weirdly satisfying.
Hate that the actual restoration channels get tarred with the same brush as the scam artists and bullshitters
I mean so do actual cooking channels, animal rescues, and even stuff related to health, there is always a grimey corrupt money hungry side to humans.
Yep. The actual legit channels are great, the fake channels suck.
@@Memento_Mori_Moralsthe animal rescue channels are the worst, they take a healthy animal and injure them or make them sick and film the whole thing in reverse. Disgusting
Same with animal ones, i saw short of a rescue kitten (fell into a drum of water) saved from imminent drowning, comment section overwhelmingly calling it staged. Actual full video has the cctv of the kitten falling into the drum, the security guard saw it in real time and saved it, 100% not staged.
I love the guy who restores antique tools and toys. He’s legit. But the only one I know of.
I think it would actually be fun to make a satirical RUclips Restoration Channel that is hilariously and blatantly fake. It would all be played deadpan serious, but seeded with very obvious indicators of fake restoration, such as sanding away at something while the sandwich on a plate in the background becomes un-eaten with each jump cut, or shoving aside the packaging from the new item to plot down the muddy rusted thing to be restored, or having reverse video where water drips and filings are moving against gravity. Turn into an entertaining game of Where's Waldo for all of the humorous and obvious indicators in the background.
Some of "I did a thing" 's videos are like this, where he'll be building something in a blatantly incorrect manner.
@@Vaeldarggood old Aussie humour😂
The channels that do this with cooking are hilarious satire - I agree a "restoration" satire would be just as funny. 😂
Sounds like a new channel idea for dear old factboi
You put a hole in a game boy case and repair it with ramen that you forget to crush, then paint it green, but every shot after that, it's red and clearly not the same.
You can even put text at the bottom saying it's green because that's the colour you painted it, and that's the colour you remember, but it's very obviously red.
Simon and his totally willing and definitely paid writing/editing team are restoring the quality of RUclips, now if only someone could restore the neon light
That's the restoration video we need and that we deserve.
O.G. BB 😎💪
Lol
Peak
And restore Simon's legs! He hasn't been able to wander around the room slapping paper for what seems like ages now.
2:55 - Mid roll ads
5:00 - Back to the video
7:15 - Chapter 1 - Weak fakes
12:15 - Chapter 2 - Strong fakes
21:45 - Chapter 3 - A not so victimless crime
24:08 Simon with hair
5 entire minutes wasted... wow
From actually restoring vintage electronics (mostly computers) as a hobby, it's actually fine to clean circuit boards with soap and water and with some very baked on dust and crud, is almost necessary to get them clean. However, the secret is make sure there is no charge stored in the board first, clean them with distilled water/isopropyl alcohol afterwards, and let them dry completely before reinstallation.
Yes, it's perfectly fine to do as long as you clean thoroughly afterwards with lots of distilled water followed IPA, and don't power it on before it's dry, just like you said. I've done this for years as well. Don't do it before trying to get your phone repaired under warranty though. 🤣
Computers can actually run even if the moisture is pretty high, people overclock with liquid nitrogen. The board gets covered in ice but even when there's some condensation buildup it keeps working (up to a point). Can you kill it by doing this? Of course, so you better know what you're doing lol.
Repair shops also use... damn my brain is malfunctioning. Can't remember the word for it lol. A powered machine that you submerge the item in water with some additives and put power into it. Why can't I remember it, I used to use it all the time. 😂
@@QyngaliThink the word you are looking for is ultrasonic cleaner
I remember seeing a very old video of a guy taking his beige PC tower apart, putting all the components in the dishwasher to wash all the smoker's gunk and dust off, and letting it dry for days. Blew my mind. Still wouldn't try it.
@@Henchman_Holding_Wrench Works quite well as the soap you use for dishwashers also has anti-oxidation chemicals in it. Granted I still only use it on PCBs I could replace or otherwise wouldn't have issues being killed.
@@Henchman_Holding_Wrench Been there, done that. The heat and jets work wonders on getting pcb's clean. Although I usually don't put dishwasher pods in. I usually will just let it rinse with hot water.
Brain Blaze is a channel that tells the story of three people who all communicate indirectly with one another by speaking to the audience.
More than three at this point. LOL
You're not wrong.
Pathetic
bravo! what an apt description! I'm pretty sure you're the comments winner today but I've only read the first few. I'll get back to you if you are indeed the day's winner even though there's no prize! lol
ok, yes indeed dude! you do win!!!
Once i learned that those turtle videos were faked so often I've stopped watching any of them. It's a shame because I'd love to support the genuine ones but i can't tell the difference. There are too many videos that deliberately abuse animals and then 'rescue' them, abandoned dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles... what is wrong with people!
As much as love animals I can no longer support any animal rescue channels. So many of them cause the harm in the first place and RUclips supports the abuse!
I ran across a video and immediately could tell it was sus, the poor turtles with their body language were clearly not having a good time but also obviously super weak.... actual wild turtles caught flip the freak out, most animals will if they can, even when hurt, when you catch them, but the tame way these critters try to get away makes it clear which ones have been handled a lot and which ones are actually wild. Also true rescues likely will have nonprofit connections, of which you can look up which are legit or not. Hope this helps clear things up for anyone who was curious.
G'day @Miss-Anne-Thrope,
Just wondering if you have seen "Sitting with Dogs", Rocky makes videos where he goes to his local shelter & spends time just sitting with abandoned/abused dogs that are scared to show them that not all humans are a Horrific 💩 but have compassion & want to help them find a loving home.
There’s almost no real barnacle removal videos involving turtles.
Sea turtles can fight the load of barnacles with their immune system. If there’s too many, their immune system attacks the barnacles and keeps them under control.
If there’s do many barnacles and the sea turtles can’t move well and it’s weighing him down, that means his immune system is weak and he’s very sick.
Taking the barnacles off and putting him back in the water would not only be excruciating for him, but would leave cuts that are open to infection _and_ wouldn’t treat the underlying illness that allowed the barnacles to build up.
So if an infection didn’t finish him, the barnacles would just build up again.
The people that save turtles like this treat the underlying illness before treating the barnacles. Because if you can get him well again, his own body can fight off most of the barnacles.
Basically, a heavy load of barnacles are a symptom of an illness, not something that needs to be treated itself.
Yea those r horrible n I would like to restore the humans in those videos.
I just got to say, I absolutely loved the barnacle PSA at the end. Too often when these fake animal rescue trends are discussed the videos covering them don't mention that the issue being faked wouldn't necessarily be appropriately dealt with with the action performed even if it wasn't faked.
I watched a few of the 'barnacle removed' videos to find some footage and found myself getting sadgry, so I decided to include the info on the off-chance there are seafarers who watch this channel.
@EveryFairyDies Sadgry is a new word for me and I love it, thank you.
@@semaj_5022 You're welcome! Enjoy using it at every opportunity.
I freakin’ love these videos. Not the restoration ones, but when Simon and Kevin throw shade at other channels😂
Glad you enjoy! I bet you'll love the next one
@@ThatWriterKevin Me too Kevin, I love you exposing these Charlatans, Especially the Despicable, Horrific C^#TS who would harm Fauna for $$$$ 🤬.
Ps I also love your's & Danny's Epic Intros & the reactions from Simon they cause 😡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I honestly love these, too. I wish they'd name at least 1 channel per video just so they'd have to prove how they actually 'fix/hack' stuff! I suppose that leaves absolutely no room for allegedly, tho. 😂
@@ThatWriterKevin I am so glad Simon “invited” you in the basement! I watch religiously.
@@handpainted_momma329Glad to hear it!
One of my all time favorite fakes was the guy on the beach with a metal detector that found a gold chain less than an inch under the sand perfectly laid out in a straight line.
Last time I was this early, ETA was still with us 😢
Poor ETA, they didn't deserve such treatment! We wil never forget you ❤❤❤
RIP ETA
RIP ETA ❤
RIP ETA
Last time I was this early, this channel was still called Business Blaze
Back when I was in middle school, I found a Monty Python DVD in the middle of a swap with mud caking the entire sleeve, inside and out. I stuck the two DVDs in my bathroom sink full of water overnight, rinsed them off in the morning, and watched them later that night.
This is probably my proudest "restoration" I've ever done, myself... but mostly, I was just amazed that the discs didn't have any scratches.
Wondering how they got there. Some wife was probably tired of her man watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail over and over
@@2degucitas I have to wonder how it got out there, too, as where it was found was no easy feat to get to. The closest access to the part of the swamp we found it in still took a good fifteen minute trudge through unkempt woods that became muddier and muddier as you went on, and was fenced in with the only easy access from an opening in the fence requiring you to balance on a thin strip of concrete that was akin to balancing on a curb in a parking lot- and that's if the whole place wasn't simply flooded. If you didn't keep your footing, there was a good chance you'd end up waist-deep in mud, even in summer.
As for the contents, it wasn't one of the movies; it was a collection of skits. I'm pretty sure that the Deadliest Joke in the World and the spam restaurant were amongst the skits on the two DVDs.
@@OlyChickenGuymaybe they were in a castle that fell over and sank into the swamp? There are a bunch that do that, with or without burning down first lol
@@jdt.jd. Haha, as much as I love that mental image, I can't think of any castles in Washington state, let alone in the little town I grew up in.
@@OlyChickenGuy That's because they all fell over and sank into the swamp!
This is why I like restoration videos of obscure antique devices that I usually have never heard of or seen before. Because it's probably not faked, and I get to learn about something right down to the components.
I love the nekkid watchmaker. He restores old watches. Beautiful content and I've learnt so much about watches on the side. I had no interest in watches, but he pulled me in
HandToolRescue
Another sign that the video is genuine is if the person performing the restoration makes mistakes, includes those mistakes, and explains them. Many of the channels in the vintage 8-Bit Computing genre do exactly this as they want feedback from fellow techs.
Oh, and we clean PCBs in the dishwasher all the time. You have to prep the PCB by removing cables, batteries, and socketed ICs, but in the end its plastic with metal bits, the same as your dishes and cutlery (well, not _exactly_ the same, but close enough). I've done it several times with no issue - the reassembled machines work great, and not a spot of rust on the plastic case. ;)
I like how Kevin is being disobedient and going down the King Danny route and sneaking in longer intros into his scripts
Knowing nothing about Magic: The Gathering, I'd imagine long intros is rather an integral part of it.
I like restoration channels which feature skilled professionals who mostly fix or restore items sent in by paying customers and then document some of them on youtube on the side. This is the best source of truly authentic restoration work.
Also, thank you for giving a shoutout against the cruel and painful turtle videos.
Simon, you should start a reaction channel where you react to your old videos that you don’t remember making. Sure, it might be creatively bankrupt, but you can’t steal content from yourself.
Actually RUclips WILL flag your channel for reusing content. It is a risky proposition, albeit not a horrible idea
Probably not start a new channel but within the Brain blaze itself. Simon can react to his own channels in this channel once in a while.
@@KensCounselingCouch of course they would. RUclips sucks. Allegedly. In my opinion.
@KensCounselingCouch so Simon needs to get a partner to do a reaction video on his video. He will sit there watching the entire thingand say "That was interesting" end of video.
Then Simon can do a reaction video on the reaction video. Problem solved.
Long time fan and sea turtle biologist here, just wanna say I love the PSA at the end. It’s pretty well dead on. Barnacles are irritating to turtles but not a huge threat in and of themselves. And when there are lots of them, it’s almost always a symptom of an unrelated health issue. Great work guys!
Some are fake. I like Baumgartner Restorations where he restores art. He's live streamed a few cleanings too.
The only resto channel I watch is My Mechanics. That man is an absolute artist when it comes restoring his project pieces.
And there is of course his famous catch phrase: I Make a New One.
Tysy is good stuff too. Also a fan of Wristwatch Revival.
What about the dude that does painting restorations?
When you see Simon with hair you know it’s fake
That, or it's a sign of the end times lol
Simon in a Trump wig😂😂
Is the beard fake? A mistery for the ages.
@@shinsetsusha that's actually where he keeps Danny and Co. They only think it's a basement.
@Turd_Fergus0n - Simon would burst into flames if he put one on. The wig would just laugh.
Fun fact: water and soap isnt even that problematic for electronics as long as everything is clean and completely dry before being used again
Yea, I was actually shocked when I saw Adrian do it the first time, but give it a bit of thought, and, well... he gets away with it, so I guess it's fine, as long as you wait a looong time or use a fair amount of heat to reliably remove the water from all small cavities.
I'd still stay away from doing it unless it's a filthy mess, as I have a feeling this process has the potential to start corrosion in a number of hidden spots, so the long term effects could be rather problematic for collectors.
I know, who cares. Don't do it to your Apple I board though.
Soap isn't exactly kosher when it comes to most electronics/electronic parts, but many things can _technically_ survive it, if done as you said. I'd never advice it unless the item/part is otherwise a throwaway, though. Kinda like "don't jump out of a plane unless it's about to crash".
I use water all the time - just Boomer Mountain Spring water straight from my garden hose
@@NarangarathYeah, exactly. I've certainly used alcohol to clean electronic parts that didn't have finishes/plastic that would be damaged by alcohol, and that would be preferable for most applications over soap and water, I would think (well, especially soap, and the problem with water is of course it takes a lot longer to dry than alcohol). But regularly blowing off stuff with compressed air should be the preferred method for preventing the need for a deep clean in the first place because, frankly, most people - myself included most of the time - have no idea what they're doing with that type of deep cleaning job and would be better off trying to avoid ever needing to attempt it in the first place.
@@matwyder4187 Adrian's Digital Basement... yes 100%
If you like this type of restoration video, three channels I recommend are: My Mechanics, Tysy Tube Restoration, and Odd Tinkering. I watch them every night with my toddler before going to bed.
You can add Hand Tool Rescue to this list
@@z4zuse bonks my head into the sand blaster window...
and Awesome Restorations!
My Mechanics is awesome!
This thread is filled with emotionally (no longer socially) distant Legends.
"today i found out" that simon has another channel in which his comic delivery is absolutely unhinged and I AM HERE FOR IT
Cleaning circuits with soap and water is a legit technique! Just make sure it's very dry before you turn it back on.
You can legitimately wash a keyboard in a dishwasher (no heated dry) so long as you let it air dry properly for a few days , and put it in front of a fan for good measure. Just use straight water without detergent.
Try it with an old keyboard.
@@KensCounselingCouch I'd rather not, foam-and-foil types definitely a bad idea, but old ones with discrete switches likely survive it (but then those are too valuable to mess around with).
Newer foil contact types are notoriously good at holding liquid between the layers, like, forever. It gets sealed in there and not going anywhere. I spilled a lot of drinks in a lot of these, you better forget it drying out no matter how much air you blow from the outside. Take it apart, clean it, with a bit of luck, it will work again.
They wash them in factories, but those are brand new parts with no defects, perfect protective film and coating where protection is needed. On a device with wear, water can hypothetically introduce small seeds of corrosion everywhere, which in turn holds moisture rather efficiently, which will help further corrosion, in some time that could become a serious issue all over the board. It will clearly work right after you dried it properly, but I have a feeling it will age way faster. I'm not a big fan of doing this.
@@matwyder4187 That's why we use 99% isopropyl alcohol afterwards, then bring it up to near 100C. It displaces the water in places like between the chips and the board, actually absorbs some of the water, and dries quickly. Forgetting to do either of those can be memorable...
Love that you put in, “what we do in the shadows”… that’s a great show
Love it so much!
Odd Tinkering is a great restoration channel that shows all his steps and explains via text on screen what is happening and why he's doing it. It's otherwise just the sounds of him cleaning and fixing stuff.
Awesome restorations is another channel like that. Quite relaxing and satisfying to watch
Odd Tinkering one of just a handful of channels that are real restorations. 99% of the other ones are definitely fake.
Just watched him restore a pencil sharpener.
@@ItsHyomoto Did that happen to be the old schoolhouse pencil sharpener that looked like someone cut up a blender and set it on its side?
Them and Hand Tool Rescue
i would like to mention Backyardbalistics, who is a Itallian youtuber (english language) that kinda started this anti-fake restoration video crusade and to my knowlage came up with the weak fake/strongfake termenology.
it looks like your writer used his video as inspiration for the script.
I was looking for someone to bring this up. This video seems kind of like a direct copy of backyard ballistics’
'inspiration'
@@lookstothetroon its a blatant copy but i was trying to be nice about it.
I miss seeing you fumble through the old paper scripts then just going off the rails.
I think when he passed 35 combined with child induced exhaustion, he could no longer: stand; hold. papers; wave arms in the air and rant at furniture. Ah old age.
Silence infidel
Lorelei as always doing a splendid job with the editing. I can tell it's her even before the credits.
...that's a good thing, right? RIGHT?! 😂 Thanks!
A dead giveaway that it's Lorelei is all the Aussie based memes she sprinkles through. Although technically the flight of the condord clip she used in this video is technically Kiwi in origin.
@@EveryFairyDiesIf it isn't it should be.
New channel idea.... "Reaction Blaze" .... Simon sips Champagne whilst watching underpaid writers sobbing into their 2012, non Pro, Mac book keyboards.
My favorite fake was the one planted in your thumbnail. Was already obvious just them finding the thing, but what really took it to next level is the guy dunked the board into chemicaled up water but didn't bother making sure the speakers were taken off the board. Later and later he puts it all back together and it's just fully functional and the speaker is absolutely pure and dynamic.
I'm so glad to see y'all call these out. And I'm happy to watch Simon be Simon calling these out.
Got into a lot of the Tonka and Matchbox type restoration videos. Obviously legit restos as they're dealing with long out of production hard to find duplicates in mint condition or legitimately age yellowed plastic or explain special tools they've actually made to replicate certain manufacturing techniques for reassembly.
Unfortunately that left the algorithm showing me guys that get those cheap truck stop/ gift shop/ souvenir shop die cast vehicles where they beat the shyte out of one,bury it somewhere and then " find " it and " restore " the duplicate.
To be fair, the superglue thing is true. I repair and build guitars for a living, we use super glue and baking soda to fill and recut individual nut sluts when replacement isn't necessary. It's also used to drop fill clearcoats, mix it with wood dust to fill a crack/wood chipout. It can wetsand and buff to a high gloss when needed.
Definitely takes practice, I wouldn't recommend just jumping into it- But it is legit!
Hehe. Nut sluts.
We didn't fix a lot of guitars, we mainly did setups. I do remember filling some tiny cracks with gel nail polish and UV hardening it. I could match the color and gloss coat. I honestly don't know how it holds up, but I didn't want to use wood filler or putty on an already finished guitar with tiny cracks or chips. Using baking soda and super glue on a nut slot would have been a useful thing to know, though.
I was scrolling through here to see if anyone else mentioned that, before posting about it myself, lol. It's such a great trick for makers of all kinds!
Most of the "super glue" types of CA glue can make great filler, if you don't need too large of an area filled. Small cracks, chips, holes, etc. are quite easy, especially if you have small bits of the object's material to use with it. Baking soda makes an amazing all-purpose filler, and it causes a chemical reaction with CA glues that will cause it to be fully set and hardened in just moments. Not that CA glue takes long to set anyway, of course; but 2-3 seconds is still a lot faster than 30, and that can matter. The resulting substance is stronger than many common plastics, too.
It's also great for plastic repair, certainly not a perfect solution but generally good enough to repair broken functional parts in 70's and 80's computers.
The baking soda and CA glue is also used by miniature painters and model railroad hobbyists. I'm a miniature painter (think D&D or tabletop war games), and that trick works well for filling gaps or small defects in a pinch.
I've been using the old bicarb trick for years. It's stronger than people think. I had a car stereo fall to bits. The back actually fell off the facia. Two hours getting it out and 10 minutes of messing about with soda/glue and it was back together and still working two years after, when I sold the car.
P.S.. Only use superglue to fill poly clearcoats on guitars.
Soap and water are actually fine to use on a circuit board. The thing is you should use some type water displacer and also let it set for several days. Lemon juice with a soft brush works for too clean pcb and rinsed off placed in a hot (but not too hot oven) that's been turned off for a few hours. Then let it sit overnight works really well
The finished PCBs go through a dishwasher before being put into their housing. It’s how the flux from soldering during assembly is removed.
@@StoneInMySandal that it's. The thing water isn't bad for it. It's water with power going through it that's bad that people don't seem to understand. As long as it's dry it's fine.
Simon I just want to let you know that all the speed run jargon made perfect sense to me so it hit the target audience at least a little
I knew some viewers would understand, but the point was that the people who didn't know would be clueless and would have no reason to assume that awful video was real
The urge to hear Chris Morris saying "standard nerds" in IT Crowd is definitely rising.
If the editors fancy that.
Nerd.
Long story short, used to work in a bakery where everybody was angry all the time. It was to the point that I described my mental state in there as "bucking", like a horse. Which then led to the all too predictable Spoonerism "bucking fakery". Which then became BUCK FAKE. So when I made video tapes of my rants about the place, I would always label them BUCK FAKE. Seeing the words "weak fake" just reminded me of that.
The movie/TV show reaction channels, in spite of being a guilty pleasure of mine, are also kinda riding the line. Some of them even get boxes of swag from somewhere, the movie studios I guess? And they'll open them on screen like oh look how special we are! I guess that's what you get for using someone else's content, you just get more free shit. FROM THEM! Who knew it was that easy?
The superglue mixed with usually baby powder or baking soda is actually a thing though 😅 But not to the extremes you’d see in fake restoration videos. If I remember correctly, the powder extracts the moisture out of the glue really quickly causing it to cure fast and leave some mass you can then sand down or shape.. but it only works with very small parts, not to fill a big hole or anything..
21:20 Baking soda + Cyanoacrylate ("super glue") does make an effective filler. Two downsides to using it: 1) It generates a *lot* of heat 2) It tends to be quite rough/bumpy when applied and requires a fair bit of sanding once solidified.
I'm so glad I accidentally came across this channel. After binge watching it for quite some time, I've definitely learned some stuff, but mainly been entertained. Thank you Simon, and team (the ENTIRE team).
I've always wondered about people who find Simon and Co, and what they thought of this. Those of us who have been with Simon since before BB kinda thought outsiders wouldn't understand, but the channel grows still! It's really great to see!
An even darker side of this is with the popularity legit channels get their content stollen all the time to the point the now ubiquitous name/logo everywhere technique is used often on benches, mats, containers, tools, etc where they can’t be cropped or blurred out.
How do we like our introductions? LONG
Get with the program, Simon!
I really appreciate you bringing up the turtle videos. It's such a gross thing for people to do. There's also other videos where people "help" animals who are supposedly stuck or hurt, and it turns out at least some were filmed after the people put the animals in that position themselves to then film the "save." It's to the point you can't trust any of those videos, there's too many harmful ones.
On a lighter note - I appreciate Lorelei's editing so much! Don't tell the others, but she's my favorite.
And now it comes full circle as Simon gets featured in a Legal Eagle episode!
It’s not just those awful turtle videos. Some people show themselves finding a dog or cat that is sick and/or injured on the side of a road, in a cage, in a garbage heap, trapped in a pipe or well, etc.
It’ll show them doing something normal (making one wonder why they were filming themselves to begin with), when suddenly they maybe hear something or they’re just looking through some trash and find it, or the scared animal comes to them.
They often use puppies or kittens, and sometimes whole litters of them.
Then they’ll heroically rescue the animal from its predicament and either pass it off to an animal shelter or show a couple quick clips of them feeding it and assurances that they are going to nurse the dog/cat back to health.
But a lot of times these people find stray animals on the street and put them in these dangerous places themselves. Some leave them in cages with no water for days so that the dog is dehydrated when they “rescue” it.
And some physically harm the animal, often by breaking a leg so they can’t run far before they’re “discovered”.
The telltales of these kinds of videos are if most of their videos are animal rescue videos, but they are not part of an animal rescue group or shelter.
Also if many of the animals they “rescue” are injured but they always look like very recent injuries.
And if they seem to be doing something ordinary while filming themselves, then suddenly find an injured animal can be a sign of a fake. Similarly if they’re driving and filming themselves (or start filming just after driving) and claim to have seen an animal on the side of the road that is trapped, but once they find it, there’s clearly no way they could have seen it from the road.
Basically, just use common sense and logic and if something seems off, it probably is.
I'm ok with the "weak fake" videos, it's still actual restoration and they are just nice to watch.
Yeah, those are fairly harmless. But the "strong fake" videos are legitimately preying on those who lack critical thinking skills. EDIT: people who make those turtle videos can also go straight to hell
I agree with you.
This actually reminds me of a video by Backyard Ballistics about the same subject, which was also classifying two types of fakes (named strong and mild in that case, but similar idea). Same sources? Speaking of Backyard Ballistics, that person also admitted to aging an item for a thumbnail in that video...
Oddtinkering is very real and satisfying to watch.
I love him, as well as My Mechanics and Tysy Tube. I watch all three of them on rotation with my toddler. She loves it
@Trikucian that's so adorable, and I'm sure the other parents watching cocomelon before bed totally aren't jealous of you 😂
@@FancyRPGCanada yep. Those three are the only legit ones I've found that have good videos.
The original Primitive Technology dude is awesome. Make sure you turn on Subtitles for his 'narration' of what he is building.
He's gone from being able to make simple huts and clay pottery to building structures with fired bricks and built several ovens and small forges and has recently entered the Iron Age by being able to harvest small prills from bacterial mats in his creek.
Amazing guy and his progress over the years.
Given another decade he will win Civilization by making it to Alpha Centuri unless he manages to win by Military or Diplomatic victory.
Restoration videos are good cure for insomnia. Especially the ones without narration. Looking at you Hand Tool Rescue.
Found this channel by one of the conspiracy videos and within the first few seconds I fell in love with the host. These videos are informative, funny and wholesome at the same time. New subscriber for sure!
You absolutely can clean circuit boards with water and soap. Heck, we used to put boards in the lab dishwasher to clean them. Certain components can't tolerate normal soap though. The important part is to make sure everything is discharged beforehand and properly dry before turning it back on afterwards. To avoid any mineral deposits and corrosion Isopropanol or ethanol can be used to remove the water. Afterwards it can be dried in an oven, a dessicator, or by just waiting.
The thing is that it's rarely necessary to go this length. In my case it was control, inverter, and servo boards from old cnc equipment. Equipment that spent 20-40 years being run constantly in an oil dust and smoke filled environment.
21:19 First, credit to the editor for such a work of art, but also, if you take a guitar with a cracked/chipped nut to a music shop for repair, there's a good chance it will be filled with baking soda and superglue. A Lutheir on the other hand will replace the nut, but if you had to keep it then this is a workable repair.
Simon questioning if people's heart rate increases is funny. He forgot when he played Papers Please for his channel. "HURRY SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS I HAVE TO MAKE MONEY TO FEED MY FAMILY COMRADE"
I lost my Desert Eagle in a tragic boating accident along with the rest of my guns.
You didn't hire a salvage team?? I'm so sorry for your loss.
What else was in your collection?
Good restoration channels that aren't faked:
The best: Hand Tool Rescue
Absolutely well done videos that are generally detailed and often funny with often, no voice over (unless you want it).
Primarily focusing on tools from the late 1800's to early 1900's, but often venturing up into the 1960's
Next best: Chip Channel Restoration
Amazing old toy restorations that are often unrivaled in quality. His videos tend to be incredibly long endeavors, like, often 45 minutes to an hour. Often molds his own tires and parts. Sometimes they don't work out, but he shows the whole process. Again, very long videos, I often watch them in 2x.
There are many other good ones:
Odd tinkering: old tools and often newer electronics (I initially discounted this as a faker channel due to this, but it's not, he goes through the proper steps including retro brighting yellowed plastics, etc.) Often random tools and such. One of the best parts of this channel is he has a laser rust remover, so that's fun
Rescue / Restore: does a whole lot of random restorations of mostly older vintage steel/ tin toys and such. He's been absent for about a year.
TysyTube: Often great restorations, uses mostly exaggerated thumbnails, that make you think he's faking it. His stuff is all over the place
There are a few others that I'm forgetting, but those ones are the best, imo.
Ones that are absolutely faked, or at the very least, they very specifically break them even more than they were
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Restoration: It's pretty much all model cars. It does not deserve the name it has.
MrRescue: I'm somewhat on the fence on this one. It's obvious that some of the videos are real, but definitely not all of them.
I have never heard of Chip Channel Restoration, interesting reply. Ill check it out.
I Hope you could add me to your list of restoration channels
My Mechanic is one of the best.
i guess i have been lucky with the restoration vids i have watched but then again the one i follow is Hand Tool Rescue :D
other ones are just old car resurrections where the car hasn't ran over decades "Vice Grip garage and Junkyard digs are few i can remember top of my head"
Shout out to The Retro Future making fun of the fake resto channels while also being amazing at actually fixing stuff.
Building a long Gba sp with 2 screens and an extra wide regular gba helps a lot with credibility lol. That man sure knows his gameboys
@@janzibansi9218 wide boiiiiiiii
My favorite "OH COME ON!" fake restoration video so far was a guy washing an acoustic guitar with a rake and a garden hose.
I reiterate "THAT'S NOT WAY TO TREAT AN EXPENSIVE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT!!!"
@@EveryFairyDies This notification just popped up on my desktop, and then immediately after, that clip played, leaving me with a mild WTF.
😂😂😂@@BaronVonQuiply
Backyard Ballistics is the best firearms restoration channel. He did a video calling out all the other fake channels and giving some good information about spotting them.
The part about the Sea Turtle videos made me cry. I would ask Why they do it, but it's obvious, "IT"S THE MONEY, Peter!"!!!
Speed runs are a serious thing. If you actually like the game they're running, they can be amazing. Love me some Link to the Past and Super Metroid runs.
Do you watch GDQ? It's my favorite time of year
*YES! Thank you! I keep blocking these stupid channels as they appear in my recommended videos. I had heard before that they are complete bollocks (I would not be interested even if these were honest channels) but good on you for shedding light on this idiotic scam!*
the only Restoration channel i follow is "Hand Tool Rescue" and that's only because he actually restores old equipment that hasn't been tampered with to look old and rusty like most other channels do.
Why do you not have a "Simon Renovates His House" channel. It's a thankless task. Maybe you could write part of the rennos off as production costs?
Simon unaware that someone's heart rate might accelerate when they were close to setting a world record, even in a video game.
Also, genuinely shocked Simon has heard of xQc.
You and me both!
I wonder how the heart rate varies with each game? Probably high during a pvp or darksouls. No way it's high during a farming sim
"Pitting" is generally a good indicator for a real restoration video of something metal. That's when rust has actually eaten away at the metal underneath and left a rough surface underneath. It's incredibly difficult to fake. Some of the channels that do restorations are real but there is truly a huge number that are just fake. Usually if they're showing themselves "finding" something it's fake as well, most of the real ones have people send them old items to restore from friends or viewers. It's a real bummer that there are so many fakes because the people who are doing it for real are actually really skilled and talented people with a passion for bringing life back to forgotten objects and they deserve to be recognized.
Hope you could add me to your list of restoration channels😀
Are we sure that Kevin is a real person, and not just a hallucination of Simon's from sitting in the same room by himself, talking to a camera, for years now?
Thank you for sharing the turtle / barnacle PSA at the end!
You're welcome! I hope some people will take note and more turtles can be helped.
simon you are the literally only person keeping me sane during this period in my life. thank you for being so f*king funny
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I do enjoy some reaction content, but only for the actual reaction and commentary, were they actually add something to what you are watching. Like a musical artist reacting to a niche song, or an animator reacting to an indie animation. There was this one guy i remember seeing a while ago that was a nuclear engineer and was reacting to a sam-o-nella video about radium, and he actually paused often the video and gave the viewer some additional information, explained further, corrected mistakes, and talked about his work. While it wasnt something life changing, it stood out and despite using someone elses work, it added onto and expanded it in a unique way. I can sorta get watching a streamer react to somethig, because it can feel like you and a buddy are watching something together and talk about what they are watching (in a parasocial way of course), but they still gotta add something to it, you should be there not for the video playing but for the entertaing antics and personality of the person playing the video. People who just repost a video and slap their face on the screen are just lazy and scummy, and its a problem thats just getting worse.
An actually good restoration channel is Baumgartner Restoration.
I love that channel!!
Very relaxing and interesting.
The best!
That Punk rock Factory clip at 7:11 already has me rolling.
I love their Disney covers!
I was wondering if Elliot’s cocaine joke was going to make it in this one.
Saw it, laughed my ass off, immediately clipped it for inclusion!
Fake animal rescues are some of the worst cases of animal abuse Iv heard of or come across like putting kittens and puppies and other animals in danger like putting them in a bag and throwing them in water then pretending to rescue them or cutting them or putting them under rubble ect and in the comments very few people if anyone seems to recognise it’s fake praising them and donating to them and there’s often similar videos on kids RUclips but usually less graphic
As annoying as fake restoration videos are, I do enjoy when competent people debunk and laugh at them.
Pointing and laughing is rather fun.
did u get a new editor? memes are on point today
Hi! I'm Lorelei, the resident Not-Sam editor! Welcome to the mad house and thank you for your meme compliment.
LOL, even Simon is aware of xQc and his "reaction" videos
I found out about them from Legal Eagle
@@NoOne-yc4wlSame.
@NoOne-yc4wl I found out through SomeOrdinaryGamer
I just love how seamlessly that Elliot Coll cocaine bit fit in here. Golden 😂
I saw his video and knew it needed to be included.
I watched this one guy that did amazing restorations and his videos were silent! Very fun channel. I hope he’s not fake too.
You mean "Odd Tinkering". He's the real deal; he doesn't sensationalize it and keeps it simple.
I haven't seen a upload from him for a while...
Tysy Tube or Odd Tinkering? They're both real and good, and I find them pretty funny.
MyMechanics is also a very good and satisfying channel!
@@marvinwoods4556yup you got it! Odd Tinkering. Even his advertisements are silent too with text. I was subbed to him on my old RUclips account. Thanks for reminding me!
Hand Tool Rescue comes to mind, he’s legit.
The only good resto channels I like focus on repairing antique and vintage toys. There's just something refreshing about watching an old tin toy being brought back to it's prime with elbow grease, human know-how, tools, and chemicals like Retro-bright and Rustoleum paint.
nooo Hand Tool Rescue has to be real!
It is
@@Zeon01 phew
yes it is
The Rookie clip of 'Dim' was perfect.
It's a secret pleasure of mine.
Finally, even Simon acknowledged that the intros take way too damn long! Like I get that these videos are more free form and structured more like a podcast but sometimes the intro drags on so long I forget what the topic of the video even is.
This reminds me of the cosmetic restoration channels that do some really weird things to makeup that would never happen in the real world just to “restore” them, or they just destroy new makeup and put it back in another container.
I love Kevin's episodes lol. Yes Simon of course as well but Kevin is my fav writer.
The lazlo meme fit so perfectly. A good usage of What we do in the shadows.
So happy I was finally able to include a WWDITS clip!
@@EveryFairyDies so happy you did!
Only the fake ones, there are some real ones.
There's one "fake" restoration channel I watch. The guy meticulously details scale toy cars to look rusted out junkers, then the whole video he "restores" them to a level of detail that far exceeds even the original toy. It's pretty cool. He hasn't shown how he ages/wrecks the cars, but the restoration and painting process always is top notch.
😂 this video is hilarious! You had me cracking up! The rusty banana 🍌.......it can't hurt you. 😂😂😂😂
I think the youtube algorithm is starting to show me videos about how stupid youtube is
I am an Electronics Engineer. 30 years experience. I also restore vintage electronics.
You absolutely do clean old circuit boards with soap and water. A good brush scrub. Then a rinse in distilled water, a bath in Isopropanol, and compressed air dry or oven dry.
the worst has to be the "fail videos" where they will erase 1 persons watermark and then use their own watermark and post it as a new video.
Lots of my YT videos are on Facebook that have be stolen , I now have to post on Facebook just to get the copyright strike to get them to take them down
@@richardrestorations id rather live in a sewer than use facebook.
I LOVE the public annoucement at the end!
Way to use your reach! :)
All kinds of rock cred for using a clip from Love, Death and the American Guitar. I’ve never seen anyone else ever reference it. Kudos. 😊
ehm... CA glue and baking soda, or any powder really, gets an amazingly strong bond and a plastic like finish