Buffing Brass Zippo To Mirror Finish

Buffing a brass zippo to mirror finish and trying out a chrome for an epic fail.
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[@705magnetfishingoutdoors]

wow bro looks amazing!!! I can’t believe how good they look thank u for all the work KZbin channel kzbin.info/door/MNVg8ASCy58PvDuTW_Gm0Q Facebook group facebook.com/groups/732817417541277/?ref=share

[@705magnetfishingoutdoors]

I can’t believe how good it looks !!! Can’t wait for you to do up the other stuff

[@scottmcintosh2988]

We use to restore Triumph motorcycles and if you sent to recrome send it to hard crome like hydrolic cylinders it is better but me I love Brass the best !

[@unzapamahaogaming7473]

Cool very informative. All of your videos were very helpful. Thanks again man!

[@thatbaldguy44]

Great job on the brass zippo! I’m a big fan of the brass zippos. Very recently I dunked a black matte zippo into some acetone for 18 hours 😮 took a while removing the black coating though…. Wasn’t difficult just time consuming. The brass finish looked slightly tumbled which I thought looked good. However lol I did decide to give it a polish up and it actually looks damn good. Love brass zippos!

[@user-ik6qq3nz5i]

Learn something with every one of your videos. Thank you.

[@deadstickdave9479]

Just getting back into collecting Zippos and im diving in head first. Already etched the logo and stripped the paint from a matte finished can bottom to get a mirror finished brass. Im totally jealous of your collection but eager to gow my own. Thanks for all the amazing videos and tips/tricks. Ill be binging the rest of your vids to soak up all the necessary knowledge.

[@rn.v4629]

u sanded the paint off and just polish the brass whats under? i always tought about doing that. i think its gonna look very nice

[@deadstickdave9479]

@@rn.v4629 negative, I used acetone to remove the paint, zero sanding required, the finish beneath the matte paint is already high polished

[@rn.v4629]

@@deadstickdave9479 mine is damaged so i think ill sand IT to like p1000 1500 and 2500. Then polish it must shine like a diamond

[@deadstickdave9479]

@@rn.v4629 Sounds awesome, be sure to check out the new ZF77 Outdoors channel. The old one was hacked but he is making all new content now

[@jonathanbroetz1945]

I absolutely love the shine of the brass zippo when you where done with it.

[@jonathanbroetz1945]

@@ZippoFanatic77 atleast the scratches add a bit of character to them.

[@jonathanbroetz1945]

@@ZippoFanatic77 oh sorry, do you want me to do it here or on something else?

[@jonathanbroetz1945]

@@ZippoFanatic77 alright can't wait for it to come in

[@jlborish]

Wow, turned out sweet! Thanks for sharing 👍🍂🔥💨 JB

[@Dante19883]

Awesome job! They look amazing. Sago....ha ha what a throwback. I don't smoke anymore, but I used to smoke Sago cigarettes in high school.

[@earldpenha]

The high polish brass came out awesome

[@theredhelmet]

Hey man amazing video! Just wanna know if I can turn my armor tumbled brass zippo to a high polish one with these steps?👀

[@ThundurTwinsOfficial]

Dang that came out awesome man

[@bobfarley4102]

Just a tip kids, beer gut grampy uses way to much compound than he should.

[@pidg4611]

What rpm is the motor for your buffer, Where is a good place to get the compounds? thks

[@kilotangosierra]

wow, i really need to get a brass armor next year! those things are gorgeous when polished

[@kilotangosierra]

@@ZippoFanatic77 you sold me on the armors ZF..😁 i just find the weight much better compared to the regulars

[@haidiraly643]

Hey man I come from a country where the brand of the compound you're using is not exist here. Can you please tell me what is the colour of the compound that you used on your zippo brass? The first one before the green compound. That would be amazing if you can tell me or just recommend me the non-USA-friendly compund brand. Thanks man.

[@Darth_renegade]

Looking way better now

[@twiztedarklotus7746]

About to do this now

[@ThundurTwinsOfficial]

awesome vid man. watch you dont catch ur nail on that grinder lol

[@thurston383]

What if you have some serious dents/ scratches?

[@curits8260]

is this permenent brass cleaning?

[@OM-mz9rb]

Clean asf

[@Charlano83]

I have the exact same brand product but #6 (green) that is supposed to be the last step for a greater mirror look, but still, I notice some micro/nano scratches on the finish... what is the finest polishing compound available so there is no visible micro/nano scratches?

[@bobfarley4102]

He doesn't know that. Why would you ask beer gut grampy that when he shows throughout the video that he doesn't know what he's doing?

[@jamesfair9751]

I’ve got a brand new solid brass polished zippo somehow it has a few very light scratches probably from wiping with a rough cloth. What’s the best way to get those few light scratches out without hurting the rest which is perfect mirror from factory still.

[@jamesfair9751]

Also my brand new high polished armor sterling looks dull compared to the brass and chrome ones is that just something with the silver or is it not polished correctly. They are all brand new never touched the silver was still in the plastic bag sealed with the orange sticker

[@comradetman3784]

Also how do you edit it to show videos on your channel cause it used to , but I’m sure since KZbin I’d constantly changing there app layout I now have to manually edit it

[@comradetman3784]

@@ZippoFanatic77 well then I literally can’t , don’t have a computer and don’t have KZbin studio , I mean I couple try deleting this app and using safari on desktop mode but if I need studio , well then I can’t , and this is why KZbin pisses me off sometimes because instead of making it where you can simply do it on this app you have to have a laptop as well as there KZbin studio software , so it’ll be a long time until it’s fixed , thanks KZbin

[@comradetman3784]

@@ZippoFanatic77 I know but can I make it show videos on the home page ? I have the phone app

[@charlitospops3472]

Any ideas on how to make the mirror finish brass last after polishing it? The mirror finish seems to start to tarnish on mine within a few hours every time. I can get them nice and shiny but only last a day max. Thanks

[@charlitospops3472]

@@ZippoFanatic77 Ok thanks!

[@namelessdada4898]

I got model 29884 as my first Zippo, a tiger engraved high polish brass lighter. After less than a months of frequent use it's already starting to tarnish and is loaded with finger prints. I want to know for someone who doesn't have a buffing wheel is there any way to maybe spay and wipe the insert or a liquid I can let it sit in to get similar results?

[@tedseb7726]

A light scotch brite pad and brass compound works better than nothing and even better the more you get the hang of polishing.

[@bigdan123ful]

love it

[@therevan7288]

Dam looking at that brass Zippo was like looking at night and day

[@aleksandarkurbalija]

First minute, already talking about patreon.

[@aidysmith2236]

I'm.done dude I've liked every vid an commented :)

[@samuelhughes6341]

They look nice

[@daneyums1195]

nice video! hope to have a zippo!

[@Viggetoxx]

Haha you just stopped and looked in dead silence, when the stick snapped in half XD The brass lighter looked brand new

[@comradetman3784]

You should try to get a brass 41 and turn it into a high polish brass 41 , would be sick

[@Darth_renegade]

That would be awesome

[@asciidity4193]

Hey man, been watching your videos for a few days now and am loving them. I found my old Zippo from 2002 (just a simple brushed chrome model) last week after randomly seeing a post about Zippos on Reddit and caught the bug. I can't believe I never thought about doing customs before, when I bought that Zippo in 2002 I was working for a buckle company, casting, antiquing, enamelling etc.. seeing this video and the buffer just sparked my memory, was my first decent job. Sadly they moved to the other side of the country and I no longer have access to all the equipment, but just ordered a brushed brass 1941 replica and some brass British military cap badges (S.A.S & Intelligence Corps) from the same era to play about with. Have you put any badges/plates on a Zippo? I'm wondering if I should use glue or solder to attach them? I saw one guy using some T-7000 glue on another channel.

[@jordancypihot496]

how do you remove the chrome 100%?

[@jordancypihot496]

@@ZippoFanatic77 i have a zippo "scrolls and i want to make it polished brass and i was thinking there might be some kind of chemical stripper

[@simonw2631]

Kinda sad that the logo was taken off.

[@th0t_hunten_szn585]

Done

[@spyralspyder]

Too bad the shine won't last too long though... It being brass and all. Just the way brass is when the lighter is in your hands a lot.

[@juoffpercz28]

Wassup Zf

[@shawndeen8187]

wow

[@warthief3401]

So the bag trick doesn't work with very tight inserts it always rips the bag. also very pretty lighter now that you polished it. You used to high of grit for the chrome lol

[@warthief3401]

@@ZippoFanatic77 that makes it worse but it does make a seal so I think it will still work

[@warthief3401]

@@ZippoFanatic77 ok I will check

[@comradetman3784]

Holy Jesus private Pyle what is that ?!?!

[@comradetman3784]

@@ZippoFanatic77 full metal jacket

[@comradetman3784]

@@ZippoFanatic77 I don’t know 😂 just quoting the drill instructor from the beginning of the movie

[@dylandepuy3715]

Oh man, not another video I gotta comment on.

[@dylandepuy3715]

@@ZippoFanatic77 well I havent gotten the job done yet either.

[@dylandepuy3715]

@@ZippoFanatic77 I'm taking my time. Enjoying the ride.

[@comradetman3784]

Eyyyyyyyyy

[@comradetman3784]

@@ZippoFanatic77 yes

[@xluaz7045]

Zippo

[@xluaz7045]

Sup bro

[@xluaz7045]

It was interesting bro I'm trying to learn about zippo your channel could help me

[@xluaz7045]

By showing me how it works

[@claytonbigsby423]

Favorite zippo = Armored Brass

[@claytonbigsby423]

@@ZippoFanatic77 right on..that will be a good one for sure