Hi all, thanks for stopping by! It's another quicker project this week, but I hope you enjoy! I should be having some pretty large and interesting restorations coming up in the near future, so stay tuned :)
oooh large and interesting? I'll definitely stay tuned for that! Also I know I always say this, but great restoration! Keep up the great work and never give up :)
I do have a few questions though 1, are you able to reuse rust remover multiple times in a row, or do you have to resplace it when you use it once? 2, what exactly does cold blueing or just blueing do to the parts? what is its purpose? (also I love the gold paint you added to the parts, it looks amazing!)
@@koaya730 Thanks a lot, Koaya! Yes indeed, I am able to reuse it and in fact, I've been using this exact bucket of rust remover for well over a year now. It's great stuff! The idea of bluing (both heat bluing and the cold bluing I use) is to create a rust resistant layer on the bare metal. The cold bluing I use deposits a coating of copper selenide on the bare parts. Thanks! I'm still working on perfecting the tint I use, and would like to test out differing colors in the future, but one step at a time haha.
Haha it really can be time consuming depending on the design, but is totally worth it! Thanks a lot, I've since installed these hinges on the workshop door when I restored it, but can't remember if I ever showed it on camera. Thank you for watching!
If you boil them the paint will come right off too. Such craftsmanship back then. I have an almost 96 yr old Cape Cod, all the fun upkeep of an old home but no charm. Great job
I have been tempted to move away from using nasty paint stripper and start boiling the paint off, as paint stripper is nasty stuff. Fantastic craftsmanship indeed, and these hinges actually have a pretty basic design compared to some others of the time. Hahah yeah having an old house has some major downsides for sure! Thanks for watching!
You weren’t kidding about the 10 layers of paint and that brown was beyond hideous! Who knew there was so much gorgeous detail under all those layers. Beautiful restoration.
Hahaha I was expecting to see the comments rolling in about falling asleep during my weird history lesson, but I guess not! Much appreciated, and thank you for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 you have got very high quality subscribers, that is why !! Haha. You’re welcome, can’t wait to see the next projects. Take care.
Great result! I don’t know if you’ve ever tried this or not, but put a thin coat of Vaseline on raised surfaces you don’t want painted. Then, when the painted recesses are dry, wash the Vaseline off with dish soap. Cleanup is a thousand times easier, and you don’t have to worry about touch-ups.
I would, but I suspect the prep work applying the Vaseline to the raised surface would take about the same amount of time, but it’s worth a try in the future, maybe it’ll be a bit faster. Thanks a lot for watching!
I appreciate it, Gaynor! These'll be installed on my workshop door at some point soon - It currently has a pair of terribly rusty hinges that had to have been taken straight out of a dumpster and installed haha. Thanks for watching!
You once told me that you want to put all those hinges in your house one day. I guess you’re able to build a house from collection in the near future 😄😄 Gadzooky job bro!
Lovely result. The original bronzing produced such a gorgeous colour in its own right that I might have been tempted just to give it a clear lacquer and leave it!
Thanks, Heather! Haha I cannot believe how much paint was on these. I normally have to do 1-2 applications of paint stripper to remove all the paint, but with these it was probably 7-10 applications haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
Hahaha yeah I do have a non hardware related item or two in the works, but it’ll be a little but until I’m finished with them. I actually got these to replace some nasty rusty 4x4 hinges in my worship door that someone poorly installed who knows how many years ago haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
I appreciate it! These'll get put to use in the very near future - It's just a matter of finding the time to get them installed. Thanks a lot for watching!
Really nice job bringing a modern day look, personally I find the slightly less is more, but that's most likely because I restore old properties for a living.
Quedo hermosa esta otra restauración! En estos días estuve mirando varios vídeos de tu canal y deje mi like pero no los comente, aprovecho en este comentario para felicitarte por esos vídeos. Me gusto el vídeo de la restauración de la lampara. Lo que observo es que en casi todas las restauraciones les das el mismo color y el mismo fondo negro, yo entiendo que se debe hacer de esa manera porque en los catálogos dicen claramente como fueron hechos originalmente y esta muy bien que respetes la originalidad porque de eso se tratan las restauraciones, pero me gustaría ver una pieza de bronce terminada sin pintura, solo dejando el bronce bien lijado y pulido y con un barniz protector. También me gustaría ver que combines otros colores que solo el negro y el dorado, es solo una idea. Igualmente disfruto mucho de tu canal y por eso estoy suscrito. Gracias por este vídeo. Hasta la próxima!
Agradezco el comentario, perdón por la respuesta tardía! Definitivamente terminaré restaurando algunas cerraduras sin pintar las áreas empotradas de negro. Mi próximo video tendrá un acabado un poco diferente al que he hecho hasta ahora, ¡y espero encontrar algunas combinaciones de colores geniales en el futuro! Gracias por el apoyo. ¡La restauración de la lámpara fue muy divertida!
Thank you very much, I appreciate it! I can’t wait for the next one either - It’s coming along very well so far and is a very cool piece. Thanks for watching!
Hello, I've watched quite a few of your videos now and like your restorations. A lot of guys who restore things evolve over time and get to learn new things. I was wondering if you have had a chance to do any welding, casting or re-manufacture of broken parts. This would be very cool. I like your plating process and it looks very clean. I watched one video where you drilled out a broken part of a casting and replaced it with a bolt; this was a smart replacement. I was wondering why you never take off the brass plate to the inner cast iron workings. I would love you to restore some old piece as opposed to tossing it and replacing it with another.
Thanks a lot, Bill! I haven't tried welding, mainly because I don't have a lot of space to work in, otherwise I'd definitely buy a welder and start gaining some experience. In the future I'd love to cast and remanufacture broken and worn parts. I really would like a lathe and milling machine to efficiently make new parts, especially hubs in mortise locks. In my video "Recreating a Forgotten Finish" I did remove the faceplate of the mortise lock to straighten and sand it - I do plan on repeating this with future mortise lock videos when possible, as it really speeds up the restoration process - Though some designs unfortunately have faceplates that are effectively non removable without breaking the mounting points. Thanks a lot for watching, and thanks for the comment!
Great job again. I would buy those for use in my house. I would say someone will pay good money for these. They will last for centuries if looked after
I appreciate the kind words! The real question is if someone bought them would they slater large quantities of questionable colored paint on them haha. Thanks for watching!
I appreciate it, Tim! These are going to be installed on my workshop door in the near future to replace the nasty rusty hinges it has now that are the same size. I'll probably show it off on camera and add it to the end of a video in the future. As always, thanks for watching!
I have these hinges in my house, never painted, just dirty. The raised surface is a dark bronze/copper color and the recesses are blued. House was built around 1870. Neighbors have houses about the same age with same hinges in different patterns, all of them are the same dark copper color with the bluing.
Very cool, you're lucky that no one in the past covered those hinges in ten or so layers of awful paint haha. The ones you have in your house (and those you've seen in other houses) were either bronze plated or solid bronze metal with black paint in the recessed areas. Copper was never really used or offered as a finish for ornamental hardware like this, though it would be (and is) a good look! Thanks a lot for watching!
At least half the time I spent on this restoration was figuring out that stupid equation - I don’t see why it belongs anywhere on a pair of hinges hahaha
Thanks a lot for the feedback! My main goal with the lacquer is to test a slightly different mixture of tints each time until I get just the right color - I'll get there in the end haha. Thanks for watching!
Indeed they were worth it! Rather curiously, a plain/basic (non ornate) set of identical sized iron hinges in the same catalog are actually priced higher than these by about ten cents for the cheapest finish offered. Thanks a lot for watching!
Safest and best way I found a strip paint off from Iron is boil it anything small enough to fit into a pot boil it in scalding hot water the paint will lift and afterwards it's just some light cleaning and whatever repairs need to be done that way no chemicals are needed I have done this and it's never failed me yet
I have been tempted to do this strategy in the past, as I really am not so fond of using paint stripper - It's some really nasty, unhealthy stuff! Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for watching!
Right! I honestly couldn’t believe just how much paint there was on them, but surely it wouldn’t have been too hard removing the hinges, or at the very least taping over them. Thanks a lot for watching!
I wonder why the '4X4' was so prominent in the design of the face side? Seems a bit odd? Ideas?🧡 Just noticed its on the back. Odd that the back is decorated too.... I'm determined that someone will be odd!! 😁🧡
It’s not too uncommon to have 4X4 on the back, but it is odd that they bothered with details that would be totally obscured by the door once installed. The rest of the design on the back was expected to be at least partially showing once installed when the door is closed if that makes any sense whatsoever haha. I am going to install these on my workshop door to replace some low quality rusty 4X4 hinges, and I was hoping to have that done for this video and have an example of them in use, but I ran out of time, so maybe I’ll add that in at the end of a future video. As always thank you very much for watching!
@@stevecallachor Haha well the 4X4 markings are indeed handy for anyone that was handling these, but the surprising amount of detail added in areas that would be obscured once installed is interesting!
It's great to be able to spray it on rather than smear it on with a brush! Though there was so much paint on these that it did take several coats haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
I always make sure to clean the parts I'm bluing very well, probably more than is really necessary, but the more the merrier haha. Some metals tend to look a bit junkier, but you can always repeat the bluing process on those parts to get a darker layer. Also, make sure you're using the correct bluing solution for the correct metal. For example, if you have a stainless steel screw you won't be able to use a normal steel bluing solution. Thanks a lot for watching!
I’ve definitely been tempted to do this method as an alternative to the nasty paint stripper I’ve been using so far, but it may be a little while before I make the change. Thanks a lot for watching!
Sweet! I've come across a few of the steeple top hinge pins version of these, but they're definitely less common than the basic round pin version I restored here. Thanks a lot for watching!
Why people painted these ornates? They looks awesome after you restore, a perfect job if I can say. Ps - it's hard to get bored watching your videos. 😉
It's a very good question, you could hardly make out any details under all that awful paint. Much appreciated, man! Haha I was sure someone was going to fall asleep during the brief history lesson I gave in this one, but maybe I was wrong 😆
I certainly would consider it in the future, but I have so many Eastlake style hardware items to restore currently that it'll take some time to get through them all haha. Thank you for watching!
I search daily for new items online, and when something like these hinges pop up I make sure to buy them. They’re usually surprisingly expensive even with ten layers of paint caked on hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
Hey man, thanks for tuning in! I used a (translucent) resin tint on this project, and have used it on most of my projects so far - More specifically I ended up using a yellow resin tint mixed with a very small amount of orange tint since I was trying to achieve a bronze like color. I've seen some people using (this will sound weird I know haha) shoe coloring dyes and even leather dyes with both nitrocellulose lacquer and epoxy lacquer when refinishing brass instruments, so I'm guessing those are viable options too, but I probably won't ever use those as tints hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
A Random Restoration AND a Thomas Johnson upload in the same day?!? And it's not even my birthday!!! (Yesterday actually was, so feel free to send some mortises or hinges..lol). Great video as always. I'm about to get up and check my front door to see if they have these ornate hinges that have been painted over. Fingers crossed.
I saw that, good timing on the uploads. Though I reckon he should be referred to by his full title: Tom Johnson, Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration in Gorham, Maine hahaha. Well happy (slightly late) birthday! Yeah you never know what's hiding underneath 120 years or more of poor decision making aka painted hardware hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching, and again, happy birthday!
@@randomrestoration6858 Thanks! I checked after I commented, and the hinges are just plain hinges. However, I'm going to be restoring and refinishing the door in the next couple of months, so I may have to hunt some more decorative hinges down for it.
Well that's too bad, but since you're restoring the door in the near future it's the perfect time to hunt down and install some ornate ones like you said! Just make sure the new hinges are the same size as the old ones - Trust me, you really don't want any hinge related woes, haha. If you do end up deciding to go for it a good place to look is on eBay, but it can be tricky to find the right number of hinges. If you need three of a design you like it's a guarantee you'll only be able to find two haha. If you go for a reproduction set the Windsor design by Reading Hardware has some decent quality reproductions out there offered by a few websites.
Never thought I’d say this in my lifetime, but those hinges are the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen. It’s a shame you’ll only see them when the door is open. Any idea for the screws or screwheads?
Thanks a lot! Haha right you have to leave the door open to enjoy the full design. As far as the screws go, they’ll end up being either polished brass slotted (flat head) screws or they’ll be painted black to match the black painted countersunk screw holes on the hinges. Thanks a lot for watching!
How do you remove the black paint off the raised areas without removing the tinted lacquer underneath? Do you use rubbing alcohol or paint thinner to do that?
Agreed - I'd definitely liked to have match the color a bit better on this one! It's pretty tricky to get the perfect tint since with each coat of lacquer the tint darkens - It has to be pretty exact, but I'll get there eventually haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
You are correct, you'd have to apply something to it otherwise it would indeed rust. There are some clear coats that are formulated for bare steel/iron to keep them from rusting, but they do leave a noticeable glossy film on the surface. Thanks a lot for watching!
I’ve been tempted to do this in the past as an alternative to paint stripper, as paint stripper is some pretty nasty stuff to be in contact with. Thanks a lot for watching!
They were indeed! These are actually pretty basic hinges in comparison to some of the other designs offered at the time if you can believe that. Thanks a lot for watching!
Hi all, thanks for stopping by! It's another quicker project this week, but I hope you enjoy! I should be having some pretty large and interesting restorations coming up in the near future, so stay tuned :)
Yeah!!
oooh large and interesting? I'll definitely stay tuned for that! Also I know I always say this, but great restoration! Keep up the great work and never give up :)
I do have a few questions though
1, are you able to reuse rust remover multiple times in a row, or do you have to resplace it when you use it once?
2, what exactly does cold blueing or just blueing do to the parts? what is its purpose? (also I love the gold paint you added to the parts, it looks amazing!)
@@koaya730 Thanks a lot,
Koaya! Yes indeed, I am able to reuse it and in fact, I've been using this exact bucket of rust remover for well over a year now. It's great stuff!
The idea of bluing (both heat bluing and the cold bluing I use) is to create a rust resistant layer on the bare metal. The cold bluing I use deposits a coating of copper selenide on the bare parts.
Thanks! I'm still working on perfecting the tint I use, and would like to test out differing colors in the future, but one step at a time haha.
Large restorations? I'm guessing not antique door hardware, then?
As for the "interesting" bit, so far I've found these restorations interesting.
Removing that black paint is thankless work. That brass lacquer is quite convincing. Nice job as usual.
Haha it really can be time consuming depending on the design, but is totally worth it! Thanks a lot, I've since installed these hinges on the workshop door when I restored it, but can't remember if I ever showed it on camera. Thank you for watching!
انا اشهد انك فنان , ما هذا الابداع ؟ في اول المقطع كنت غير مهتم و في اخره كنت مندهس و منذهل بالنتيجة التي وصلت لها القطعة .
لقد كان الكثير من العمل ، لكنه كان يستحق العناء في النهاية! شكرا لكلماتك الرقيقة!
Excellent restoration 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing
I appreciate it, thank you very much for watching!
These are the most beautiful Hindges i've ever seen.
If you boil them the paint will come right off too. Such craftsmanship back then. I have an almost 96 yr old Cape Cod, all the fun upkeep of an old home but no charm. Great job
I have been tempted to move away from using nasty paint stripper and start boiling the paint off, as paint stripper is nasty stuff. Fantastic craftsmanship indeed, and these hinges actually have a pretty basic design compared to some others of the time. Hahah yeah having an old house has some major downsides for sure! Thanks for watching!
No music, no talking, the perfect restoration.
Haha all is well, thanks a lot!
These are beautiful works of art.
They are some impressive hinges for sure! Thanks for watching!
There was so much detail hidden under those layers of paint! They look awesome now!
Right! So many of the details were obscured by that paint that you could hardly tell it was even ornate. Thanks for watching!
Incredible detail and great colors!
Thanks a lot, Tim! These are some pretty cool hinges, especially compared to what we have these days haha.
Spectacular restoration!!!!!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Thanks a lot!
Hinges are now quite beautiful.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
why am i n love with old door hardware? but i am, thanks to your videos
Much obliged for the compliment, David! I am glad I'm not the only one that likes this sort of hardware hahaha. Thanks for watching!
They are absolutely beautiful, I am a old school professional qualified carpenter , but just love old things and these are amazing.
Thanks a lot, Roy! It's a shame they don't make hardware like this these days. Thanks for watching!
Hello locksmith 😊😉🥰
I'm enjoy to see you, lovely restoration 💋💙
Than you very much, I appreciate it, Elisabeth!
@@randomrestoration6858
De rien😊💋more vidéos please🤗
Wow! Those turned out great!
Thanks, I appreciate it, Tim!
You weren’t kidding about the 10 layers of paint and that brown was beyond hideous! Who knew there was so much gorgeous detail under all those layers. Beautiful restoration.
Hahaha right, it’s a wonder why someone would have slathered all that paint on these hinges! Thanks a lot for watching!
They look amazing
I appreciate it, Sally! As always, thanks for watching!
Well done, sir.
Much obliged!
Come on mr Random, we are never bored by your explanations! Nice design and work! 👌
Hahaha I was expecting to see the comments rolling in about falling asleep during my weird history lesson, but I guess not! Much appreciated, and thank you for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 you have got very high quality subscribers, that is why !! Haha. You’re welcome, can’t wait to see the next projects. Take care.
Wow! That’s nice work!
I appreciate it, Gary!
11:39 what a beatiful butterfly :D
Truly majestic, hahaha. Thank you for watching!
Great result! I don’t know if you’ve ever tried this or not, but put a thin coat of Vaseline on raised surfaces you don’t want painted. Then, when the painted recesses are dry, wash the Vaseline off with dish soap. Cleanup is a thousand times easier, and you don’t have to worry about touch-ups.
I would, but I suspect the prep work applying the Vaseline to the raised surface would take about the same amount of time, but it’s worth a try in the future, maybe it’ll be a bit faster. Thanks a lot for watching!
Very nice. Perfect finish and just the right duration! Thank you.
Thanks a lot for watching, and for the feedback, I appreciate it!
Beautiful restoration I'd have those on display in some kind of light coloured wood Beautiful just Stunning
I appreciate it, Gaynor! These'll be installed on my workshop door at some point soon - It currently has a pair of terribly rusty hinges that had to have been taken straight out of a dumpster and installed haha. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful beautiful. Loving that lacquer technique. Good to see fresh ideas.
Much obliged, Mark! The lacquer is still a work in progress to get the tint just the right color, but I'm glad you like it. Thanks a lot for watching!
The only EASTLAKE decorated items I’ve ever wanted!! Beautiful job!!
Haha thank you very much!
very well done. thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
Looks great. I need 200 pairs for the old hotel. 😱🤣🤣🤣
I'll have those all done for you in within only a year or two hahaha. Thanks for watching!
Another restoration you can be proud of. Simply stunning completed project
Thank you for the kind words, Sammy! Thanks a lot for watching!
You once told me that you want to put all those hinges in your house one day. I guess you’re able to build a house from collection in the near future 😄😄
Gadzooky job bro!
Haha trust me, it'll be the only house in existence built with so much mismatched hardware 😆
Gadzookeries, thanks a lot, man!
Absolutely incredible- I couldn’t look away! Beyond phenomenal job on the restoration but also the camerawork. It was a wonderful brain massage.
Thank you very much for the kind words, and thanks for watching!
Lovely result.
The original bronzing produced such a gorgeous colour in its own right that I might have been tempted just to give it a clear lacquer and leave it!
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it, Kevin! I can definitely see why you'd prefer it left that way. Thanks for watching!
He did a fantastic job but I agree. They looked so good after the paint was removed. Time makes for great patina.
Looks great!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you very much, Oneshot, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Sauber, Glanz und perfekt.Dankeschön
Ich schätze es! Danke fürs Zuschauen!
Bitte bitte.
Another fantastic job! So enjoyed seeing the finished product. My goodness so many layers of paint 😱.
Thanks, Heather! Haha I cannot believe how much paint was on these. I normally have to do 1-2 applications of paint stripper to remove all the paint, but with these it was probably 7-10 applications haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
Absolutely beautiful hinges. You did an excellent job on them.
Thank you very much!
Excellent restoration job, I have subscribed.
Thank you, I appreciate it, Bryan!
Beautiful hinges and a properly sympathetic restoration 🙏
Thank you, I appreciate it, Derek!
Look very posh well done.
They are pretty snazzy! Thanks a lot for watching!
Thats a knock out job! Hahaha, thats a very nice piece to fix up, It turned out basically, perficy.
Haha thanks a lot, I appreciate it!
These were a cool and unusual project. And you made me laugh. Subscribed.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it - Welcome aboard!
The fact that people paint over such beautiful pieces of history is mind boggling
Right! You could hardly make out any details under all that paint. It’s such a common thing to see with old hardware like this. Thanks for watching!
To be fair when people first started painting over them the pieces were probably new and didn't have any history to them
Beautiful work. Loved them hinges.
Thanks a lot for watching!
On a bit of theme here lately. I look forward to seeing all the recent projects on a door
Hahaha yeah I do have a non hardware related item or two in the works, but it’ll be a little but until I’m finished with them. I actually got these to replace some nasty rusty 4x4 hinges in my worship door that someone poorly installed who knows how many years ago haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
Felicitaciones por un buen trabajo !! 🇵🇪
¡Muchos gracias!
My first reaction was: That’s a lot of rust!
Then you revealed that it was paint, my reaction: 😱
Great job on the restoration!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hahaha I could not believe how many layers of paint were slathered on when I got these in the mail! Thanks a lot!
Great restoration. I love the finish. Those will look phenomenal in use.
I appreciate it! These'll get put to use in the very near future - It's just a matter of finding the time to get them installed. Thanks a lot for watching!
Really nice job bringing a modern day look, personally I find the slightly less is more, but that's most likely because I restore old properties for a living.
Thanks a lot! Sounds like a work intensive but rewarding occupation. Thanks for watching!
Quedo hermosa esta otra restauración! En estos días estuve mirando varios vídeos de tu canal y deje mi like pero no los comente, aprovecho en este comentario para felicitarte por esos vídeos. Me gusto el vídeo de la restauración de la lampara. Lo que observo es que en casi todas las restauraciones les das el mismo color y el mismo fondo negro, yo entiendo que se debe hacer de esa manera porque en los catálogos dicen claramente como fueron hechos originalmente y esta muy bien que respetes la originalidad porque de eso se tratan las restauraciones, pero me gustaría ver una pieza de bronce terminada sin pintura, solo dejando el bronce bien lijado y pulido y con un barniz protector. También me gustaría ver que combines otros colores que solo el negro y el dorado, es solo una idea. Igualmente disfruto mucho de tu canal y por eso estoy suscrito. Gracias por este vídeo. Hasta la próxima!
Agradezco el comentario, perdón por la respuesta tardía! Definitivamente terminaré restaurando algunas cerraduras sin pintar las áreas empotradas de negro. Mi próximo video tendrá un acabado un poco diferente al que he hecho hasta ahora, ¡y espero encontrar algunas combinaciones de colores geniales en el futuro! Gracias por el apoyo. ¡La restauración de la lámpara fue muy divertida!
Gorgeous,as always you never disappoint.😎😎😎👍👍👍
I do appreciate it, Tom! Thank you for watching!
What a beautiful restoration!! As always you did a great job of it! Can't wait for your next video.
Kimberley
Thank you very much, I appreciate it! I can’t wait for the next one either - It’s coming along very well so far and is a very cool piece. Thanks for watching!
I just love everything you do. And that’s that 👍
I appreciate the kind words, thanks a lot!
@@randomrestoration6858 You are welcome!
Hello, I've watched quite a few of your videos now and like your restorations. A lot of guys who restore things evolve over time and get to learn new things. I was wondering if you have had a chance to do any welding, casting or re-manufacture of broken parts. This would be very cool. I like your plating process and it looks very clean. I watched one video where you drilled out a broken part of a casting and replaced it with a bolt; this was a smart replacement. I was wondering why you never take off the brass plate to the inner cast iron workings. I would love you to restore some old piece as opposed to tossing it and replacing it with another.
Thanks a lot, Bill! I haven't tried welding, mainly because I don't have a lot of space to work in, otherwise I'd definitely buy a welder and start gaining some experience. In the future I'd love to cast and remanufacture broken and worn parts. I really would like a lathe and milling machine to efficiently make new parts, especially hubs in mortise locks. In my video "Recreating a Forgotten Finish" I did remove the faceplate of the mortise lock to straighten and sand it - I do plan on repeating this with future mortise lock videos when possible, as it really speeds up the restoration process - Though some designs unfortunately have faceplates that are effectively non removable without breaking the mounting points. Thanks a lot for watching, and thanks for the comment!
nice restoration dear
Thanks a lot!
Очень красивые петли, отличная работа👍👍👍
Большое спасибо!
Great job again. I would buy those for use in my house. I would say someone will pay good money for these. They will last for centuries if looked after
I appreciate the kind words! The real question is if someone bought them would they slater large quantities of questionable colored paint on them haha. Thanks for watching!
looks perfect 👍
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Nice job.
Thank you very much!
Is it weird that I miss the sandblaster? They don't make hinges like that anymore. I'd rock those in my house!! Good job.
Hah not weird at all. It is very true and it is a total shame that we don’t see hardware like this anymore. Thanks a lot for watching!
Dude very nice work, it would be cool to see them on a door so you get the full effect. Great work and enjoy your hinges. Great vid.
I appreciate it, Tim! These are going to be installed on my workshop door in the near future to replace the nasty rusty hinges it has now that are the same size. I'll probably show it off on camera and add it to the end of a video in the future. As always, thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 can't wait to see it bro
I have these hinges in my house, never painted, just dirty. The raised surface is a dark bronze/copper color and the recesses are blued. House was built around 1870. Neighbors have houses about the same age with same hinges in different patterns, all of them are the same dark copper color with the bluing.
Very cool, you're lucky that no one in the past covered those hinges in ten or so layers of awful paint haha. The ones you have in your house (and those you've seen in other houses) were either bronze plated or solid bronze metal with black paint in the recessed areas. Copper was never really used or offered as a finish for ornamental hardware like this, though it would be (and is) a good look! Thanks a lot for watching!
Well done
Thanks a lot man, I appreciate it!
They have a Charles Rennie Macintosh feel about them. Beautiful
They’re definitely simple but elegant! Thanks for watching!
The embossed “4 x 4 “ is a problem that should never be added 😲🍻
At least half the time I spent on this restoration was figuring out that stupid equation - I don’t see why it belongs anywhere on a pair of hinges hahaha
Nice. Could make castings out of them.
Thanks! You could indeed, but I suspect it'd probably be difficult to get satisfactory results without a professional setup. Thanks for watching!
Congratulações pelo excepcional trabalho de restauração. Ficou melhor do que quando foram produzidas. ( from Brazil )
Obrigado pelas amáveis palavras e muito obrigado por assistir!
Barang antik, Niche 👍
Terima kasih banyak kerana menonton!
I think you had a good colour match with the lacquer, don't forget that the original parts may have suffered from ageing.
Nice work - as usual!
Thanks a lot for the feedback! My main goal with the lacquer is to test a slightly different mixture of tints each time until I get just the right color - I'll get there in the end haha. Thanks for watching!
45 cents? damn those where expensive for back then but then you see how beautiful they are and it was worth the price.
Indeed they were worth it! Rather curiously, a plain/basic (non ornate) set of identical sized iron hinges in the same catalog are actually priced higher than these by about ten cents for the cheapest finish offered. Thanks a lot for watching!
Safest and best way I found a strip paint off from Iron is boil it anything small enough to fit into a pot boil it in scalding hot water the paint will lift and afterwards it's just some light cleaning and whatever repairs need to be done that way no chemicals are needed I have done this and it's never failed me yet
I have been tempted to do this strategy in the past, as I really am not so fond of using paint stripper - It's some really nasty, unhealthy stuff! Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for watching!
Muy bueno, no sabía que habia distintos tipos de bronce, como el Tokio, gracias por la leccion... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻🇦🇷🙋🏻♂️
¡Encantado de ayudar! ¡Muchas gracias por vernos!
4x4 must be made by land rover lol grate video
Haha, well I can confirm that these hinges are truly fantastic at off-roading!
Standard landlord paint job on those things
Right! I honestly couldn’t believe just how much paint there was on them, but surely it wouldn’t have been too hard removing the hinges, or at the very least taping over them. Thanks a lot for watching!
Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻
Thanks a lot!
Like it a lot 👍 🤝
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
I wonder why the '4X4' was so prominent in the design of the face side? Seems a bit odd? Ideas?🧡
Just noticed its on the back. Odd that the back is decorated too.... I'm determined that someone will be odd!! 😁🧡
It’s not too uncommon to have 4X4 on the back, but it is odd that they bothered with details that would be totally obscured by the door once installed. The rest of the design on the back was expected to be at least partially showing once installed when the door is closed if that makes any sense whatsoever haha. I am going to install these on my workshop door to replace some low quality rusty 4X4 hinges, and I was hoping to have that done for this video and have an example of them in use, but I ran out of time, so maybe I’ll add that in at the end of a future video. As always thank you very much for watching!
So the bloke in the hardware store could get you the right size hinge.
Stavros
@@stevecallachor Haha well the 4X4 markings are indeed handy for anyone that was handling these, but the surprising amount of detail added in areas that would be obscured once installed is interesting!
@@randomrestoration6858 Because art.
@@Mdeaccosta Haha I suppose that's as correct an answer as any!
Nice. Subscribed. Cheers.
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it, Karl!
Oooooo - shiiiiny! ✌🏻🎨☕️
Haha right, almost new looking! Thanks a lot for watching!
Good job I don't even want to think about how much lead paint was on those hinges
Thank you, Joseph! Right, an unnecessarily large amount lead based paint is what I'd say haha. Thanks for watching!
Class……!
Thanks a lot for watching!
I have never seen spray-on paint remover until now.
It's great to be able to spray it on rather than smear it on with a brush! Though there was so much paint on these that it did take several coats haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
What's your trick with the bluing? I can never get it to turn out right. Great job as well.
I always make sure to clean the parts I'm bluing very well, probably more than is really necessary, but the more the merrier haha. Some metals tend to look a bit junkier, but you can always repeat the bluing process on those parts to get a darker layer. Also, make sure you're using the correct bluing solution for the correct metal. For example, if you have a stainless steel screw you won't be able to use a normal steel bluing solution. Thanks a lot for watching!
I have seen them to remove paint from metal use an old crockpot and put water on and cook on high to remove paint
I’ve definitely been tempted to do this method as an alternative to the nasty paint stripper I’ve been using so far, but it may be a little while before I make the change. Thanks a lot for watching!
Que maravilla!!! Te felicito 👍
¡Gracias lo aprecio!
A sandblaster would have helped a lot for these intricate kind of things. Nice work though.
Very true - Cleaning out the recessed areas would be especially quicker than my normal wire wheel routine haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
I had some with ivy and castle spire pins
Sweet! I've come across a few of the steeple top hinge pins version of these, but they're definitely less common than the basic round pin version I restored here. Thanks a lot for watching!
Why people painted these ornates?
They looks awesome after you restore, a perfect job if I can say.
Ps - it's hard to get bored watching your videos. 😉
It's a very good question, you could hardly make out any details under all that awful paint. Much appreciated, man! Haha I was sure someone was going to fall asleep during the brief history lesson I gave in this one, but maybe I was wrong 😆
@@randomrestoration6858 hehe' I love to watch those videos to fall as sleep.
Would you consider restoring some Spanish Revival door hardware? You must enjoy this work to be so methodical. ❤️
I certainly would consider it in the future, but I have so many Eastlake style hardware items to restore currently that it'll take some time to get through them all haha. Thank you for watching!
Very nice restoration, where do you come up with all these neat hardware.
I search daily for new items online, and when something like these hinges pop up I make sure to buy them. They’re usually surprisingly expensive even with ten layers of paint caked on hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
What´s the tint you used?
Hey man, thanks for tuning in! I used a (translucent) resin tint on this project, and have used it on most of my projects so far - More specifically I ended up using a yellow resin tint mixed with a very small amount of orange tint since I was trying to achieve a bronze like color. I've seen some people using (this will sound weird I know haha) shoe coloring dyes and even leather dyes with both nitrocellulose lacquer and epoxy lacquer when refinishing brass instruments, so I'm guessing those are viable options too, but I probably won't ever use those as tints hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
A Random Restoration AND a Thomas Johnson upload in the same day?!? And it's not even my birthday!!! (Yesterday actually was, so feel free to send some mortises or hinges..lol). Great video as always. I'm about to get up and check my front door to see if they have these ornate hinges that have been painted over. Fingers crossed.
I saw that, good timing on the uploads. Though I reckon he should be referred to by his full title: Tom Johnson, Thomas Johnson Antique Furniture Restoration in Gorham, Maine hahaha. Well happy (slightly late) birthday! Yeah you never know what's hiding underneath 120 years or more of poor decision making aka painted hardware hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching, and again, happy birthday!
@@randomrestoration6858 Thanks! I checked after I commented, and the hinges are just plain hinges. However, I'm going to be restoring and refinishing the door in the next couple of months, so I may have to hunt some more decorative hinges down for it.
Well that's too bad, but since you're restoring the door in the near future it's the perfect time to hunt down and install some ornate ones like you said! Just make sure the new hinges are the same size as the old ones - Trust me, you really don't want any hinge related woes, haha. If you do end up deciding to go for it a good place to look is on eBay, but it can be tricky to find the right number of hinges. If you need three of a design you like it's a guarantee you'll only be able to find two haha. If you go for a reproduction set the Windsor design by Reading Hardware has some decent quality reproductions out there offered by a few websites.
Never thought I’d say this in my lifetime, but those hinges are the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen. It’s a shame you’ll only see them when the door is open. Any idea for the screws or screwheads?
Thanks a lot! Haha right you have to leave the door open to enjoy the full design. As far as the screws go, they’ll end up being either polished brass slotted (flat head) screws or they’ll be painted black to match the black painted countersunk screw holes on the hinges. Thanks a lot for watching!
Excelente !!!!
¡Muchas gracias!
Nice work...And not trying to be a smart elleck, but much more enjoyable to watch with out the comedy attempts.....lol
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! I just can't help myself, you have to have a bit of fun here and there haha. Thank you very much for watching, John!
How do you remove the black paint off the raised areas without removing the tinted lacquer underneath? Do you use rubbing alcohol or paint thinner to do that?
Good question - The black paint is removed with a small amount of paint thinner added to the cloth. Thanks for watching, Jenny!
Good job.
Yes! That yellow finish is too bright!
A more mellow bronze colour is needed here.
Agreed - I'd definitely liked to have match the color a bit better on this one! It's pretty tricky to get the perfect tint since with each coat of lacquer the tint darkens - It has to be pretty exact, but I'll get there eventually haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
I really liked the bare metal, could you just leave it like this or would you have to apply something so it doesn't rust?
(The state at about 2:30 before the sanding)
You are correct, you'd have to apply something to it otherwise it would indeed rust. There are some clear coats that are formulated for bare steel/iron to keep them from rusting, but they do leave a noticeable glossy film on the surface. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 aah thank you so much for the explanation :)
@@lq.bleach1230 You bet!
Next time when you need to clean that much paint off of a hinge put it in a crock pot for 8 hours
I’ve been tempted to do this in the past as an alternative to paint stripper, as paint stripper is some pretty nasty stuff to be in contact with. Thanks a lot for watching!
Even the door hinges were better made back in the day.
They were indeed! These are actually pretty basic hinges in comparison to some of the other designs offered at the time if you can believe that. Thanks a lot for watching!