100 Year Old Safe Restoration Part 1 of 2

[@357magdad]

So far so good!

[@plainnpretty]

I agree

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks Magdad!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thank you!

[@bigvicsworkshop]

You got her coming along nicely Mr. David! I tired just watching you😂 that's a lot of work but man it's gonna pay off! Good stuff!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks Vic, yep this one about kicked my butt! Check out part 2 next week.

[@rollerbald]

I love big projects like this David. Looking forward to part 2. My grandfather had a safe similar to that one in his grocery store back in the 40's and 50's. Best regards, Bill.

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks Bill, part 2 will be out next Friday.

[@KateChapman-s5c]

Your patience, knowledge and desire for perfection is so impressive. I really love how you go through the steps so that even beginners can follow with understanding. Awesome result!!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks Kate, appreciate you watching!

[@_BigLife_]

That is coming along nicely.

[@eemurr1]

Great video. Glad you moved the paint stripping outside!

[@westhighlandsshop]

it was terrible!

[@Uwannawatch]

David, that's a cool project. I was waiting for that thing to just keep rolling all cartoon like🤣🤣 Nice use of the vise grips but seriously Fred no holder???? That smell of the aircraft stripper tells you it's working😅 Quality work brother and can't wait for part 2!!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks brother. I know, can't believe I couldn't find the handle for that die! Probably in one of my junk piles somewhere. LOL. Next week for Part 2!

[@WEABRNC]

Wow Lots of work on this!!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks! Stay tuned, more to come!

[@locostacker]

Thank you so much for this video. Gives me hope of doing the same to my old Victor safe!

[@westhighlandsshop]

Your welcome and thanks for watching. A safe has been on my list for a few years, I finally found the right one and just did it. Good luck!

[@Dalesworkshop]

Another work your butt off restoration. I have one of those sand blasters I have never used I forgot I had it thanks for the reminder. Good job it looks great so far. Will you be using it in your house?

[@westhighlandsshop]

Thanks Dale. Yes it's in my house. Just going to use to hold papers etc for the fire proofing purpose. Part 2 coming next week!

[@jaywindley]

Question. Why did you opt for striping the exterior paint rather than sandblasting the entire exterior from the start?

[@westhighlandsshop]

Well I guess a couple of reasons. My portable sandblaster is not that great and would haven taken a while, but mainly I just didn't want all that sand and (probably) lead based paint all over my yard. Striping it first just reduced the amount of cleanup in the yard. Thanks for watching

[@hoosierbengal163]

Question for you, I have a 5 digit combination for an old safe made by Safe & Lock company. What would be the turn sequence for this old safe?

[@westhighlandsshop]

That is a great question! Not sure I can give you an accurate answer. For my project, I just did some research on line and then re-engineered the combo because I was able to see the dials from inside and watched the gates line up. This helped me with the numbers, but also the sequence of turns. I wish I could be more help, just not an expert on these.