Restoration - Extremely Pitted Fire-Extinguisher Restore.

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4 жыл бұрын

👉 This is a really old vintage fire extinguisher restoration. I used all sorts of chemicals on this and it was hard work as it was caked in dirt, grime and mold. I think to be honest in the end, this restoration came out looking really nice!
Hope you like it .
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Please note that my channel is for entertainment purposes only. You should NOT rely solely upon the information and techniques discussed and displayed in my channel.
I'm not a professional restorer and working with machinery can be dangerous.
It is recommended that you fully research each technique and decide for yourself what the safest possible work method is for you.

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@gimbalworx827 8 ай бұрын

That was awesome, gave me a few ideas to do with an old brass oil lamp

@joann5051 4 жыл бұрын

Just gorgeous. You're able to show off the wonderful workmanship that went into making it originally. I wish thing we're made that well still ( dislike the the throwaway society we have become ) By far my favorite.

@YamiAshy 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you polish it to a shine was the most satisfying part, great job!

@mpart_woodlathe-stuff 4 жыл бұрын

Looks brand new !! I get extremely satisfied when I can succumb to my OCD and get something clean and polished up, you too ? - Mike

@Theupstateidiots 3 жыл бұрын

For others wondering, the can is copper, and the placard is brass.

@WitchidWitchid 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the old "Buffalo Fire soda-acid extinguisher". A place I worked in had an old building where there were stored tons of old paper records dating back to the mid-1800s. They had loads of these old copper Buffalo brand soda-acid extinguishers. One was mounted on each end of every aisle and several on each tier. Every year or so they were emptied, cleaned, polished, and recharged. They were in use probably from the late 1800s right on up into the late 1970s. Sometime in the early 1980s they were decomissioned and replaced with modern units. They allowed me and a couple other employees take one or two home.

@shaunfelton2046 4 жыл бұрын

This has to be my favourite resto video so far!

@NickZammetimakes 4 жыл бұрын

thanks dude

@jerryjohnsonii4181 4 жыл бұрын

Spectacular restoration , Nick !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I use Flitz on my swords to polish them. Great stuff !!!!!!!!!

@JPA66 4 жыл бұрын

Have always wanted one of these, was a fire fighter for 15 years and this was a classic piece of equipment. Excellent job restoring this! 👍🏼

@Val-zj1zz 4 жыл бұрын

We found one at an auction for a DOLLAR! Twas' completely filthy and oil stained (well the dirt was haha). We cleaned it up kept it for several yrs and then let it go (for a small profit of course).

@TheAssaultcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.. I work in the field of fire protection and I am looking to restore some of my brass fire extinguishers...

@Val-zj1zz 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see it done to the original finish, they don't care about looks anymore do they (on new ones that is). Just a beautiful job Nick :)

@donnaricardo2109 4 жыл бұрын

The transformation of the old fire extinguisher was stunning! Amazing Zammeti restoration, love your work.

@richardbell2882 4 жыл бұрын

By far the best restoration thus far. 🎺🎺

@dougiearmstrong9992 4 жыл бұрын

I thought i was seeing things one minuet your buffer was blue then it was grey oh well brill job mr z

@suestracks 4 жыл бұрын

Nick, nothing is better than Brasso. It might be a little more work but well worth the effort.

@NickZammetimakes 4 жыл бұрын

i love that stuff

@kennethbennett4095 Жыл бұрын

If you think the Flitz spray is good, you should try the cream. It is the best metal polish...

@clemmonswest262 4 жыл бұрын

I’m currently working on one of these. Thanks for the help.

@tammycurtis4751 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love it! Great job!

@Ofthe7thSon 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, you should donate the fire extinguisher to a local fire station or county department....

@koshnaranek2317 3 жыл бұрын

In another video the restorer used the same product but he said to rinse it with some water to stop the cleaning process so as not to damage the surface per directions on bottle. He then used the Flitz polish amazing results. I have the pretty much the same one but on the label it indicates tested to 500 lbs. It is a General Quick aid foam for fire. It was left outside for well over 20 yrs has a "lovely" green patina but still want to shiny it up. Cheers mate.

@chrisplummer923 2 жыл бұрын

extinguisher is copper label is brass. mice job working on one myself right now

@mountainviewturning5319 4 жыл бұрын

Great restoration

@Hill139 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you have it in the UK, but barkeepers friend is awesome for getting tarnish off! Keep up the good work!

@Jillysmom63 3 жыл бұрын

That was really pretty! I found a 200-year-old brass head and footboard for a queen-sized bed in someone's yard with a make an offer price... they took 35 dollars! It had sat in an antique shop for years and still had the $200.00 price tag on it. It was in pretty good shape metal-wise. It has some small pitting in places but was mostly just filthy and tarnished , god was it tarnished lol. I scrubbed and buffed with Brasso and some other things, I wish I'd known about the stuff you used though. I am swamped with work ( I'm a sculptor) and it was going to take me forever and I really wanted to use it, so I gave up and painted it a gold metallic color lol. Hey, it's pretty but I'd have liked the brass instead. too bad you live across the ocean from me, I'd have had you do it lol.

@BigTex347 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I just bought this exact fire extinguisher at a flee market for $20.00. It has quite a lot of patina on it and I was looking around KZfaq trying to see what I could use to clean it up. Thanks so much!

@just_inolredneck8319 4 жыл бұрын

I really like this! I’m a volunteer firefighter in North Carolina. Looks good keep up the good work!

@NickZammetimakes 4 жыл бұрын

thank you Justin

@moannaleesa523 3 жыл бұрын

Save some money next time and first strip the laquer off the copper (laquer thinner should work or paint stripper if it doesn't). Skip the expensive, dangerous chemicals and use equal parts of flour, salt and vinegar mixed together to form a paste (not too thick, not too thin). Apply the paste to the now bare copper and brass and cover with saran wrap...wait 1/2 hr -1 day depending on how badly it is tarnished. Wash it off with warm soapy water and wipe quickly with a cheap polishing paste like Gel Gloss (used for fiberglass tubs etc) any polishing paste will do that is not too abrasive. Then put it to the wheel and wowzas could have saved yourself hours of scrubbing and made your polishing way easier by not having to remove all of the scratches left by the steel wool.

@SteveC38 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Job Nick!

@sheilahperry-rosales8748 4 жыл бұрын

Hope on all these projects you take precautions on lead based paint!

@WoodenItBeNice 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work Nick. Cheers Huw

@ineedausernamenow999 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think this is the same video I’m currently watching on my tv, but I have to say that your lamp video has got me very inspired for next Christmas for my bf. Thank jesus i found your vid this early in the year!! Also, love all your other videos. I enjoy watching your stuff even though I don’t turn (yet)

@annenelson5165 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Well done! I have an antique fire extinguisher that is dire need of restoration. Can I bring it over? LOL! Thanks for the video - you have inspired me :)

@brendonw4423 4 жыл бұрын

Nice restoration man

@BillMulholland1 6 ай бұрын

❤️👍

@tinovanderzwanphonocave544 3 жыл бұрын

I have something similar it's a hand pump compressor that held diluted pine tar and was basically used as a spray paint device these were also used to paint below the waterline of for instance the titanic. is has a laminated Dunlop rubber hose so it's from between 1900 and 1910. it still works and smells awesome really old-timey construction smell!

@captkleppto 4 жыл бұрын

Hey wait! That extinguisher looks so familiar..... Lol (other channel)

@jamesbrandon8520 4 жыл бұрын

Repaint the background and border black to make it pop, then clear coat it to keep it from tarnishing again

@victoriajean586 4 жыл бұрын

Also an FYI don't ever go to Buffalo, Ny. Been there never want to do that again. Niagara on the Canada side however, is gorgeous. (Just outside of Buffalo.)

@victoriajean586 4 жыл бұрын

Who in God's green earth, dislikes your videos? Hella tool and troll. Cause restoration vids alone are therapeutic. Your vids are quite epic. Mixing that... Awesomesauce!!!

@gislaw1324 4 жыл бұрын

:( you left out the turning it into a lamp and the fire scale?

@geoffk43 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great, but leave it as is. Would be a damn shame to drill into it just to make a lamp.

@Ironfireman11 3 жыл бұрын

Can you list what materials you used in what order? I'm wanting to do this. Thanks

@philcooke1000 3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, noticed the NZ Woodturners sticker on your bench. Are you residing in NZ?

@stumpDD978 4 жыл бұрын

Ketchup will do

@hazelslaughter8572 2 жыл бұрын

Hey your video is too fast could you please send me all the name of all the cleaning items that you use got one today wanna start cleaning it will be a lamp when it's done

@TheAssaultcraft 4 жыл бұрын

Copper