BEFORE & AFTER....A Tool Polisher's Haven

[trijeff]

Nice, real nice

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[Loose Ctrl]

That shear looks like it came straight from the manufacturer ready to do work.

 

[Craftfab]

Nice, real nice

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That shear looks like it came straight from the manufacturer ready to do work.

Thank you both. Only one screw for the top blade took a few days of soaking in order to come out but otherwise was very straightforward refresh. I also have a B-3 that will get the same treatment one day.

 

[trijeff]

Oh great! So you'll be passing along the B2 then?? Can't wait to see the B3

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[hardknox]

Looks shiny and new. Great work.

 

[toolfool1994]

I put this in a different thread but I thought it would fit nicely here too. Pretty proud of this one


The VISES of Garage Journal
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7928769

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

nice work!

 

[KMinAF]

Sunbeam Drillmaster that my wife picked up for me. not exactly concourse show quality but a fun little project none the less. After disassembly and seeing the state of the wiring, I will be much more cautious about plugging in old tools beforehand!

 

[FANTM58]

Beverly B-2 During/After:

Wow, I’ve been looking for a good used B2 forever. Those things
Are like finding hens teeth...
Nice job..

 

[Shiftless]

Not my work, but I thought this photo might belong in this thread. This looks to me like an old Johnson outboard that somebody worked on for lots of hours.
Seen in a store full of architectural antique reproductions in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

 

[ttpete]

Not my work, but I thought this photo might belong in this thread. This looks to me like an old Johnson outboard that somebody worked on for lots of hours.
Seen in a store full of architectural antique reproductions in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.

Johnson Model KD. 1930s

 

[PaulRex]

Did this brace bit extension recently. Found it marked stiletto under the dirt.

 

[drivesitfar]

Paul: care to share the method you did to take it from before to after cause you did a great job? evaporust, wire wheel, steel wool, or ???

also WELCOME TO GARAGE JOURNAL!!

ALL: in case some of you haven't seen Don Long's Blawkhawk floor jack thread i'm not sure he has time to post pics here, but here's the link that might give you all an eyeful.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430182

have a great day!!

 

[don long]

Drives
I'll post up a few shots of the jack here cause I did some polishing on it

Before

1 by don long, on Flickr

I took the jack completely apart, cleaned each piece before sandblasting them so see what I had to work with

2019-08-17 17.25.13 by don long, on Flickr

2019-08-30 14.55.47 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-02 16.51.25 by don long, on Flickr

I polished the ends of all the shafts

IMG_1918 by don long, on Flickr

I needed to remove the roughness of the wheels before sending them to the chrome shop
Before

2019-09-02 14.32.06 by don long, on Flickr

After

2019-09-02 14.36.20 by don long, on Flickr

The info tag needed some help

0114 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.10 by don long, on Flickr

I polished the blackhawk logo on the top and sides of the jack before painting it

2019-09-12 12.06.23 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-12 11.30.53 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-21 16.02.33 by don long, on Flickr

These are the parts that I polished to a 220 grit finish before sending them to the chrome shop for plating

2019-09-06 12.05.53 by don long, on Flickr

And yesterday I put the jack back together

2019-11-16 14.20.25 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.19.54 by don long, on Flickr


2019-11-16 14.20.53 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.19 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.03 by don long, on Flickr

I haven't painted the handle yet and I need to get some chrome screws for the cap and mount the info tag then the jack will get to go into the party garage.

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[Perrorojo]

Drives
I'll post up a few shots of the jack here cause I did some polishing on it

Before

1 by don long, on Flickr

I took the jack completely apart, cleaned each piece before sandblasting them so see what I had to work with

2019-08-17 17.25.13 by don long, on Flickr

2019-08-30 14.55.47 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-02 16.51.25 by don long, on Flickr

I polished the ends of all the shafts

IMG_1918 by don long, on Flickr

I needed to remove the roughness of the wheels before sending them to the chrome shop
Before

2019-09-02 14.32.06 by don long, on Flickr

After

2019-09-02 14.36.20 by don long, on Flickr

The info tag needed some help

0114 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.10 by don long, on Flickr

I polished the blackhawk logo on the top and sides of the jack before painting it

2019-09-12 12.06.23 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-12 11.30.53 by don long, on Flickr

2019-09-21 16.02.33 by don long, on Flickr

These are the parts that I polished to a 220 grit finish before sending them to the chrome shop for plating

2019-09-06 12.05.53 by don long, on Flickr

And yesterday I put the jack back together

2019-11-16 14.20.25 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.19.54 by don long, on Flickr


2019-11-16 14.20.53 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.19 by don long, on Flickr

2019-11-16 14.21.03 by don long, on Flickr

I haven't painted the handle yet and I need to get some chrome screws for the cap and mount the info tag then the jack will get to go into the party garage.

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Fantastic work.

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[Bighead38]

Is that a light on the jack? If so what powers it? Looks awesome, will it ever get used again or just a show piece?

 

[PaulRex]

Paul: care to share the method you did to take it from before to after cause you did a great job? evaporust, wire wheel, steel wool, or ???

also WELCOME TO GARAGE JOURNAL!!

ALL: in case some of you haven't seen Don Long's Blawkhawk floor jack thread i'm not sure he has time to post pics here, but here's the link that might give you all an eyeful.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430182

have a great day!!

Thanks drivesitfar, mostly wire wheel on this one. Cleaned the threaded parts and knurled nut with a brass brush and wd40. Rubbed it with paste wax when I was finished but I'm interested in a better finish to keep these things from rusting again.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Obviously not the same scale of restoration as many of these projects, but something I've been cleaning up this weekend.

Stihl 034AV Super. Paid $50 for it.

My wife said it looks like it was in a fire. To me it just looks like it was run hard and put away wet.

Anyway, this thing after a few small things, runs like a raped ape but it was dirty as can be.

This is what I started with...
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And this is what it is currently.

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So it's quite a bit better, but it will never be perfect, which is fine. My plan is to leave this one on my 4 wheeler, so I dont have to worry about it getting scratched up.

However, if anybody knows how to clean up the white on the handles, I'm all ears. They are not supposed to be dingy tan, and it seems the guys on the chainsaw forums haven't found the secret yet either.

 

[catalytic]

However, if anybody knows how to clean up the white on the handles, I'm all ears. They are not supposed to be dingy tan, and it seems the guys on the chainsaw forums haven't found the secret yet either.

Try orange citrus degreaser (the hand cleaner stuff with fine grit in it). I haven't tried it on a Stihl yet, but I restore a lot of tools and I have tried pretty much every solvent out there, and I can tell you that orange citrus degreaser will get the discoloring out of most plastic and vinyl hand tool bodies. Surprising, I know, that stuff designed for use on human skin works better than ******** solvents at some stains.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Try orange citrus degreaser (the hand cleaner stuff with fine grit in it). I haven't tried it on a Stihl yet, but I restore a lot of tools and I have tried pretty much every solvent out there, and I can tell you that orange citrus degreaser will get the discoloring out of most plastic and vinyl hand tool bodies. Surprising, I know, that stuff designed for use on human skin works better than ******** solvents at some stains.

I will have to give this a try. Thanks

 

[lis2323]

Try orange citrus degreaser (the hand cleaner stuff with fine grit in it). I haven't tried it on a Stihl yet, but I restore a lot of tools and I have tried pretty much every solvent out there, and I can tell you that orange citrus degreaser will get the discoloring out of most plastic and vinyl hand tool bodies. Surprising, I know, that stuff designed for use on human skin works better than ******** solvents at some stains.

Good tip. I’ll have to try that. [emoji481]

 

[drivesitfar]

Paul: I use BLO to sort of keep the surface rust off of some of my old vises and tools and it works for wood too.

some members like FLUID FILM and others like wax or other products.

thanks for sharing your method on how you restored that old rusty bit.

DON: OMG I bet your jack looks even better in person. thanks for posting your pics and the story too.

WELL DONE SIR!!

FF: did you paint the bar on your chainsaw? nice clean up and happy to hear your good buy runs good and now looks great too.

Cat: i've got a bottle of that orange cleaner and I hadn't thought of using it on plastic. not sure I have something to clean up at the moment but I'll try to remember your tip when I do.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Yes, I painted it with some orange I had on hand. It was a rusty mess when I got it.

 

[pelletman]

I believe Don can give 'American Restoration' some stiff competition!

Those guys are hackers. I restore antique bicycles and they ruined a nice Columbia high wheel bicycle

 

[pelletman]

Anyone looking to get into polishing cheap try a cheap craftsman motor from a table saw or something and put cheap arbors on it. I did a ton of stuff that way over the years. I generally like 3450 RPM Baldor buffers these days but some stuff is better on the slower motors. Lots of beautiful work here.

 

[freudianfloyd]

Try orange citrus degreaser (the hand cleaner stuff with fine grit in it). I haven't tried it on a Stihl yet, but I restore a lot of tools and I have tried pretty much every solvent out there, and I can tell you that orange citrus degreaser will get the discoloring out of most plastic and vinyl hand tool bodies. Surprising, I know, that stuff designed for use on human skin works better than ******** solvents at some stains.

I didn't have much luck with the hand cleaner, but I did however have good luck with LA's Totally Awesome degreaser and a magic eraser. I don't have pictures on hand, and although it still doesn't look new, it looks much better than it did.

 

[jimmie jam]

Totally beautiful work and result!!!! I have had a tag like that for my Allstate Moped restoration reproduced to exactly like the damaged original. That would be the finishing touch. FWIW.

 

[PaulRex]

Recently did this puller, cleaned it up, chased the threads, painted it and added a collar to keep the hammer off the threaded portion. Couldn't figure out the maker, just has 'made in usa' on the hammer.

 

[don long]

Looks like a fun project nice job, It looks new again

 

[bonneyman]

I didn't have much luck with the hand cleaner, but I did however have good luck with LA's Totally Awesome degreaser and a magic eraser. I don't have pictures on hand, and although it still doesn't look new, it looks much better than it did.

You know, I've been hearing alot lately about this Awesome cleaner.
Guy took this totally moss and tree sap soaked van that had been stored unprotected for awhile and just spraying on the Awesome cleaner was all it took. Cover the whole van in the cleaner, then power wash. And the owners thought it needed repainting and were going to sell it!
The fact that you can get it at the doallr stores is also remarkable.

 

[schiada96]

Thanks Don.

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[harley jim]

Merry Christmas to all

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[Slednut]

Here's what the battery shelf looked like in my project car.

 

[HyperPete]

Greetings, tool polishers. I just posted this thread:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8285770&postcount=1 and it was suggested that I ask about cleaning these up here. I was planning to give them a soak in evaporust and then possibly use 0000 steel wool, but I'll wait to hear your suggestions first.

I know that they are not uncommon, and I am also considering lightly sanding and refinishing the outside of the oak box.

Thank you!

 

[Bears Fan]

Greetings, tool polishers. I just posted this thread:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8285770&postcount=1 and it was suggested that I ask about cleaning these up here. I was planning to give them a soak in evaporust and then possibly use 0000 steel wool, but I'll wait to hear your suggestions first.

I know that they are not uncommon, and I am also considering lightly sanding and refinishing the outside of the oak box.

Thank you!

Pete,

Soak them in Evapo-rust, then if you have a buffing wheel, buff them to a polished finish and put a coat of oil on them and call it good

 

[HyperPete]

Pete,

Soak them in Evapo-rust, then if you have a buffing wheel, buff them to a polished finish and put a coat of oil on them and call it good

Thank you. Regarding a buffing wheel, I am afraid that might grab the bit and rip my hands apart. I do have some small wheels I can use in a drill while holding the auger bits, sandwiched between wood, in a vise.

I appreciate your reply!

 

[AngryBeaver]

cleaned up some heavily rusted and pitted wheels for my skid steer project. Used some POR15 paint and applied it after using using some phosphoric acid to etch them, then used an equipment yellow spray paint while it was still tacky. I think they turned out awesome. If you haven't used POR15 paint before... its almost like an epoxy finish. Hard as a rock, more durable than powder coat, and is self leveling. you can't even tell it had any pitting...

If you haven't heard of, or used POR15 paint... this is how you have to store it so it doesn't harden. this can of paint is at least 5 years old...

 

[losdudes]

That turned out great. Heard nothing but good stories about POR 15

 

[harley jim]

Second that, they came out great. I haven't tried por15 yet but I plan on it, thanks for the tip

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[don long]

I've used Por15 on a rusty frame of an old truck to lock the rust in and found it to be messy to apply but worth the mess