Rain Lamp Restoration | Can I Make it Rain?

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9 күн бұрын

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In this video I restored a vintage oil rain lamp. Oil rain lamps became quite popular in the 1960’s and 70s. The way they work is there is a pump in the base of the lamp that pumps oil up to the top. The oil then drips down onto the strings and travels down back to the base and the process repeats. The oil dripping down the strings creates a beautiful feature that depicts “raining” around the statue.
I first start with dismantling the lamp, then go on to sandblast and powdercoat the base and top. The poles are sanded and polished using the mini lathe then nickel plated and finally gold plated. The stunning goddess in the center gets her holes filled in and sanded and then she receives a coat of paint. I repair the motor by removing all the grime that has caused it to be seized.
Once reassembled I filled up with rain lamp oil (aka mineral oil) and marveled at her beauty.
I hope you guys enjoy this video, much love!
Dr Restoration
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@samuelhadley5556 7 күн бұрын

The rain lamp takes me back to when I was a kid. My mom had a rain lamp and I used to sit for hours watching it. I miss those days. Thank you for the video. 🤠👍⭐🇺🇲

@DrRestoration 7 күн бұрын

@@samuelhadley5556 glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@XCodeHelpHub 6 күн бұрын

Same here!

@carrieburkhart5734 4 күн бұрын

You were somebody if you had one of these back in the day.

@samuelhadley5556 4 күн бұрын

@@carrieburkhart5734 we were actually very poor. But my mom had gotten it from my grandparents. They were rich and she was raised by them and they spoiled her and her brother when they were kids.

@carrieburkhart5734 4 күн бұрын

@@samuelhadley5556 we were dirt poor growing up and we didn't lack for love. We at least had a lava lamp and salamanders to entertain us kids.

@MaCoop3r 9 сағат бұрын

Coming from a guy that is decent with fixing things, I can appreciate the attention to detail for these resto’s. It is what makes them stand apart from the other channels! Keep up the hard work!

@medicbabe2ID 5 күн бұрын

My parents' friends had one of these lamps back in the 70s. I see by the comments I'm not alone in being a fascinated kid watching an oil lamp rain perfectly spaced drops endlessly on what's surely a goddess in a lush garden. Those were the days... Masterfully done.

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🙂

@SunnySky- Күн бұрын

When I was young, my parents had some of these placed in our living room, as a little kid, I loved to just watch them for hours.

@sherlocksteve9109 5 күн бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. My family had this rain lamp. I remembered this lamp very much. When my parents moved from Rochester, NY back to Williamsport, PA, I've looked for this rain lamp of theirs. Even when my mom died, I still looked for that rain lamp. When I mentioned it to my sisters, It was given away as a "wedding gift" to someone. Nobody never thought to tell me of what happened to it. Looking for another one is next to impossible because it's not made any more. But yes, rain lamp oil is still made. So if anyone has a rain oil lamp, hang on to it because it's value is great in your family.

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

@@sherlocksteve9109 wow thank you for sharing, glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

@billbrasky3730 7 күн бұрын

I remember seeing these in restaurants as a kid. Dad told me the "rain" was boiling hot otherwise I'd have stuck a finger in every lamp I saw.

@DrRestoration 7 күн бұрын

@@billbrasky3730 😂 that’s awesome

@samuelbacon9555 3 күн бұрын

Especially this one 😏

@stsid1 Күн бұрын

I remember those also in restaurants.

@marshawargo7238 Күн бұрын

Your dad knew you well! 😂

@kelliekretzmer4998 10 сағат бұрын

I was told the same thing 😂. I did brave the burn, lol....did touch it. Christmas at my aunt's house (always) I'd watch it for hours

@ReinhardtGB 7 сағат бұрын

So satisfying to watch! Please do a jellyfish/ aquarium lamp next. Childhood days!

@lydiaflatt9859 2 күн бұрын

I loved this video! I knew someone who had one of these in the 70s. She didn’t like to turn it on much but she did let me see it work once. I felt so special! It was like magic. It’s a good memory.

@sky173 4 күн бұрын

Beautiful restoration. When I was a kid in the 70's, I always wondered how they worked. They were almost hypnotic. Thanks for sharing your skills.

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@misspicknflick 8 сағат бұрын

This was used as my nightlight in my grandparents house when I’d sleep on my grandpas recliner. Some of my safest memories. ❤

@JLCra87 3 күн бұрын

Awesome restoration!! Thank you for not coating them in mud to make them look worse off than they are. So many channels like to make people think they are doing a lot more work than they actually are.

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@tjs114 4 күн бұрын

These lamps were all the rage in the 70s and early 80s. I think every one of my aunts and uncles had one of these at their houses (we never did.) I still think the one my dad's eldest sister had was the coolest of all because it not only had the raindrops, but the statue was of a woman running in with an open umbrella, and the bulb at the top was very small - like night light 4 watt bulb; but a larger 20 watt bulb in the bottom generated head which caused her umbrella to twirl.

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

Very cool thanks for sharing!

@ozwomanid57 7 сағат бұрын

My grandmother had one and just like a lava lamp it provided hours of entertainment!

@MaCoop3r 9 сағат бұрын

Rusty!! Glad to see him tag along and holding it down!! Literally Lol

@Spicii9896 2 күн бұрын

My grandma had one of these, it was really nice to see one again

@giantelftoys5466 7 сағат бұрын

Rebuilt back better than it was originally, great job! 🎉

@DrRestoration 6 сағат бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@shirleyannconfer9651 5 күн бұрын

Lilly is so cute! This is a beautiful restoration.

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

@@shirleyannconfer9651 thank you 🐢🙂

@theoneandonlyowl3764 7 күн бұрын

That's something that I've never seen before. Lovely job on restoring it.

@DrRestoration 7 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@justmejenny7986 Күн бұрын

Back to the 70s. Would love to stay.

@TeeKing Күн бұрын

My mother-in-law had one of these. The novelty wore off for her quickly when she realized it was a notorious dust collector.

@DrRestoration Күн бұрын

Yup lol

@jdaniel11405822 12 сағат бұрын

My mom had a lamp that looked just like this when I was growing up. I used to like to just sit and watch it "rain"

@pwdrpuff49 2 күн бұрын

Back to fresh from the factory condition. Your dedication to restoring items is amazing. Well done.

@DrRestoration 2 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@CrustyRestorations Күн бұрын

Fantastic resto job, love the before and after ..

@ferrellsl 5 күн бұрын

You can set this under your velvet oil painting of Elvis. She will feel right at home!

@gtlfb 10 сағат бұрын

The height of glamour in my youth

@christinedozier4841 2 күн бұрын

Loved watching, my grandma had one and when I would visit I would always turn it on. Wish they still sold them I would own one for sure.

@avnostlga 7 күн бұрын

I have one of these. Though mine has double strands for the rain to drip. One set at a diagonal. The other straight. The bulb that should be used is a mini spotlight lamp. Like the large outdoor flood lights, but small, with a 3 inch diameter. My lamp looks good with amber; but the bulbs are made in many different colors. The light acts as a spotlight on the Venus figure and gives very dramatic mood lighting in a room. Very nice restoration. You made a real gem!

@1965ask 19 сағат бұрын

Awesome! Love it! I definitely remember seeing those when I was a kid!

@CrabOfDoom 3 күн бұрын

An Italian restaurant near my grandmother's country-ish house had one of these in a corner of the dining room. It's heartening to see that they can be fixed and restored, and this one turned out lovely. The actual gold-plating of pieces is an extra mile that I'm glad you went.

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thank you

@markofashion1790 3 күн бұрын

My favorite rain lamp. Your early version from the 60s. I got it from a flea market for $20 made in the mid-70s gold and beige plastic bowl and cap with metal plates and pole, lady Greek. All original. Great job restoring ❤👍🏼

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@Love2bda1 3 күн бұрын

This takes me back. Well done, my dear sir❤

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

@@Love2bda1 glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

@zoewong7891 Күн бұрын

This is a great restoration. I wonder if these lamps will make a comeback.

@DrRestoration Күн бұрын

Thanks, there are many collectors

@yellowjacket3840 2 күн бұрын

Yet another blast from my past them are so much fun to watch

@Homested_Retirement 3 күн бұрын

Wow! Nice job. I only re-strung my rain lamp

@kdup-hp6zm Күн бұрын

watching the pump motor get taken apart gave me "Brave little toaster" flashbacks

@johnsonjohnson8557 3 күн бұрын

Very impressive restoration! There was a lot of intricate work to be done, and it was done beautifully

@DrRestoration 2 күн бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

@robertwalker9625 6 күн бұрын

I think in 1974 my wife and I bought my Mom and Dad an oil rain clock for Christmas. They had this clock for a number of years and it even survived their move to Florida. Then in the early 80's my youngest brother and a friend were tossing around a Nerf football in the living room when my folks were out shopping and an errant pass destroyed the lamp. It had a light and was pretty cool looking back in the day. Great restoration and although this was not a clock, it sure brought back some memories.

@DrRestoration 6 күн бұрын

@@robertwalker9625 in my research there are soooo many variations of these rain lamps, thanks for sharing your story!

@ginapowell8137 3 күн бұрын

Mom always said don't play football in the house.

@1steelwheel1999 4 күн бұрын

i remember these from when I was a kid thanks for sharing

@devadrilltech546 2 күн бұрын

This surely is one of the best restorations that I hv seen! Great work!

@DrRestoration Күн бұрын

Wow thank you 🙂

@KowboiStreams 4 күн бұрын

My parents best friends had one in there house above all the tropical plants it made it feel cool as a kid. Thank you for restoring this. Was beautiful 🎉

@Pancreaticdefect 14 сағат бұрын

There was a retired couple up the street from us who had one just like that back in the 1980s. I never saw it actually run. It just hung in their living room. Pretty cool to finally see what they look like in use after all these years.

@phillydragonfly 10 сағат бұрын

These were in every Italian-American home at one point in time.

@robynpitman9605 23 сағат бұрын

A fantastic restoration job and a bonus tortoise! Great video :)

@DrRestoration 22 сағат бұрын

🐢🙂

@lizmartinez8042 2 күн бұрын

I just saw the post of someone who bought 3 of these and repaired them, they are very beautiful!

@DrRestoration 2 күн бұрын

Wow nice!

@markdingleberg1103 3 күн бұрын

That’s awesome. Great job. Gotta say I chuckled a bit when you blurred the T and A.

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😂

@DebianDog 4 күн бұрын

Man I forgot we had one of these in the 70s! It did seem magical as a child. Very cool.

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

Cool indeed!

@RA-uj3nm 3 күн бұрын

Ahh......the cool 70's... exceptional work. Excellent attention to detail. 👍👍🍺🍺

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Cheers 🍻

@GCBWes 2 күн бұрын

My parents never owned one of these but I remember seeing them in TG&Y when I was a young kid.

@MonkehBuns 2 күн бұрын

Literally watching this during a thunderstorm 😂

@DrRestoration Күн бұрын

⛈️😂

@SultanaP 3 күн бұрын

Perfect color choice for this glorious maiden! She deserves all the gold she can get!🎉

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

💙

@jessamynsommers5007 5 күн бұрын

This might be one of my favourite restorations ever! What an amazing item to rescue, love it🤍

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

Wow thank you! 🙂

@valmonta3647 Күн бұрын

This was a pleasure to watch

@DrRestoration Күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@teresaholt5969 3 күн бұрын

I've never seen anything like that before. That is absolutely gorgeous. Great job 👏👏🙏

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@JaKaiMS 3 сағат бұрын

I love this! 🥰 I've been considering making a more modern version of an oil rain lamp like this for a long while now, so seeing an old one restored is fantastic inspiration!

@Teresa19781000 2 күн бұрын

My mum had one of those. I loved it 😊

@Homested_Retirement 3 күн бұрын

Many years ago I re-strung an rain oil lamp that i had purchased from eBay. It took many bottles of mineral oil to refill. It's that time again.

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing! This lamp took 3 bottles of mineral oil 😎

@jerlynneallison6361 3 күн бұрын

My husband's grandmother had one and it was GORGEOUS!!!! It had an old mill in the middle that actually turned the water wheel. I was supposed to receive it when she passed but there was a miscommunication and it was sold at a garage sale. 😢😢

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

@@jerlynneallison6361 so sorry it was sold!

@HollyDearing Күн бұрын

My momma had a few. I had a love/hate thing for them . beautiful to look at,pain to keep dust off lol.

@ghostmantagshome-er6pb 2 күн бұрын

I remember these from catalogues. The ones i remember were called " Diana".

@Lilithofeden1 2 күн бұрын

I love these things so much. Remind me of when I was little and happy some people still had them and I've always wanted one I just can't afford one anymore.

@Rodville 6 күн бұрын

My grandma had this exact lamp in dark green and antique bronze. I watched that lamp most of my life. When my father passed it was left to me but my wife didn't like it so we left it in his house when it was sold. Thanks for taking me back in time.

@mariebelladonna437 2 күн бұрын

You shouldn't have listened to your wife, bro. Those things are worth anywhere from $600-$900 now. I'd kill to have one.

@kelliekretzmer4998 10 сағат бұрын

I'd have said, it's mine and a piece of my existence

@riclacrl 7 күн бұрын

I remember my great grandmother having one of these in a corner of the living room. I loved watching this lamp everytime we would visit her.

@Jdogjim27 2 күн бұрын

My grandmother had one of these lamps in living room as far back as I remember. I believe her's had a bronze finish

@ValleyProud916 7 күн бұрын

What amazed me the most is that rain lamp oil is still available!

@jjryan1352 5 күн бұрын

Oh yeah there is a resurgence in the market and demand is up.

@vj1109 2 күн бұрын

Artistry. 😊

@drhumajunaid8142 2 күн бұрын

Thunderstorm and raining sounds on the backgrounds are increo

@DrRestoration 2 күн бұрын

⛈️

@Netbug 14 минут бұрын

My grandparents had one of these. This exact model, I believe. I loved it.

@kabel9357 3 күн бұрын

I've been low-key looking for one of these for a long time.

@singingsparrow83 3 күн бұрын

I thought only rich people had these when I was a kid. I loved them then and still do. I loved looking through the wonderful magazines filled with color photos of modern homes filled with beautiful ' things ' and dreaming of one day being a wife and mother. Nice memories.

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙂

@hantieferreira4398 4 күн бұрын

Wow, this is very special. I have never seen something like this lamp

@michaelwhite4976 2 күн бұрын

Beautiful, my mom had one of these growing up. This one turned out absolutely amazing.😊👍

@DrRestoration 2 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@mikesnell 4 күн бұрын

Really great job on this restoration. You repaired things I would have normally replaced making me re-think what I do when I do this. My mother also had one of these when I was a kid - really cool.

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

@@mikesnell thank you 🙂

@jdmccorful 5 күн бұрын

Real nice work! Enjoyed watching. Had a friend in High school owning fixture. Back in 69-70, I think.

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TCTMO 3 күн бұрын

My mother had one of these. Brings back memories of me watching it in amazement.

@tammywillgohs5514 3 күн бұрын

I used to love these lamps. Saw them in furniture stores. Always wanted my mom and dad to get one.

@rubyjones679 5 күн бұрын

Loved this! Brings back childhood memories

@DrRestoration 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@user-sy3ti6nt2e 3 күн бұрын

WOW, what a difference!! I haven't seen one of these in ages and ages. They're so beautiful and calming to watch. Good job 👍🏻💖

@DrRestoration 3 күн бұрын

@@user-sy3ti6nt2e thank you 🙂

@myperspective5091 3 күн бұрын

Those were so popular from the 70s into the 80s. I remember seeing them mostly in Italian restaurants.

@georgebrown8312 7 күн бұрын

That is cool. I have never seen a rain lamp before. You did a wonderful job of restoring that rain lamp. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.

@DrRestoration 7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@deliuslyndon8340 4 күн бұрын

This is why KZfaq exists.

@monkfry 2 сағат бұрын

Nice, I still have one with the 3 ladies back to back. 👍

@oneshotme 11 сағат бұрын

It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

@DrRestoration 11 сағат бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Evergreen64 6 күн бұрын

Has to be at least 30 years since I last saw one of these.

@ivanstiles7030 7 күн бұрын

Beautiful restoration. I remember a lot of people having these when i was kid back in the 70s and 80s

@MegaMesozoic 4 күн бұрын

Wonderful work! Thank you!

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

@@MegaMesozoic you’re welcome!

@tonysmith8779 12 сағат бұрын

That's freaking awesome

@DrRestoration 11 сағат бұрын

😊

@FelixDegenaar 4 күн бұрын

Insanely well done!

@DrRestoration 4 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@RonaldoSilva-tn8in 4 күн бұрын

Restaurada lâmpada de chuva 💡🌧😉

@michelecrown2426 6 күн бұрын

That is beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. Great restoration.

@DrRestoration 6 күн бұрын

@@michelecrown2426 thank you 🙂

@PisciLover 4 күн бұрын

Back then, these were the adult or sophisticated equivalent of a lava lamp.

@kelliekretzmer4998 10 сағат бұрын

My well to-do aunt had one in her foyer, lush garden under it, nestled in the curve of the 'basement' stairs. Fully finished, kitchen, bedrooms, pool table, fireplace bar....