Restoration of a 120 Year Old Rusted Bicycle Wrench

In this week's restoration and repair video we are restoring and reviving a rusty 120 year old bicycle wrench that has been rusted solid for decades. The adjustable jaw was completely fused in place from corrosion and obviously had not been opened in years. Using the magic triple threat of acid, heat, and percussion, we were able to finally break the jaw loose, clean up the damage, and zinc plate the piece so that it will never have to worry about ending up like this again.

Timeline of action in this video:

00:00 Preview teaser
00:08 Intro and presentation of "before" project
00:40 Rust remover
01:02 Scrubbing and inspecting
02:05 Freeing the rusted knurl
03:18 Breaking the jaw loose
04:02 Time lapse removing the rusted jaw
05:30 Inspecting the rusty, crusty handle
05:40 Cleaning remaining corrosion
06:10 Leveling the bent handle
06:27 Filing imperfections
07:11 Preparing handle for zinc plating
07:25 Zinc plating the handle
08:49 Preparing the jaw for zinc plating
09:13 Restoring the knurl
09:31 Zinc plating the jaw
10:24 Wrench parts, ASSEMBLE!
10:37 Testing
11:21 Final reveal

Special credit this week goes to my editing assistant abbygh98. Check out her writing works at https://www.wattpad.com/search/abbygh98.

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