Restoration of old rusty pocket watch hands.
I will show you all the tools and materials needed for the restoration.
Preparation for bluing including rust removal, removing scratches, polishing to a mirror polish and finally the bluing process.
Final restored hands will be blued to a finish with hints or purple and also dark blue.
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Selection of tools I use:
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Crystal lift: amzn.to/3tB8LFK *
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Watchmaking: amzn.to/3DiCAxg *
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Practical Watch Repairing: amzn.to/36ktTYg *
Maintaining and Repairing Mechanical Watches: amzn.to/3iwVgAv *
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Microphone: amzn.to/3L7vFdM *
Audio Interface: amzn.to/3NjXD8g *
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Thank you for your support,
Leo
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:57 Tools and consumables
7:18 Magnet test
8:29 Close up look
9:45 Rust removal
11:13 After rust remover
11:48 Ultrasonic clean
13:09 Gentian wood preparation
14:04 Polishing underside
16:16 Polished underside
16:50 Preparation for polishing sides
17:19 Polishing sides and top
19:18 Top after grit 800
19:52 Sides, scratches and final 25000 grit
20:25 Top after grit 25000
21:14 Preparation for bluing
22:39 Bluing and quenching
23:35 Results after 1st bluing, hints of purple
24:48 Results after 2nd bluing, dark blue
25:31 Before and after
26:28 Final thoughts