'Clarks & Co.' Coffee Grinder | Restoration

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In this video I restored an old Coffee Grinder, made by 'Clarks & Co.' in England
Age: I guess it´s age to 80-100 years
Restoring time: - around 3 weeks
Facts:
This beauty was made in England, and came with a 'Japanning' Finish. Since there were threads everywhere, i wasn´t able to restore the knob in its original way.
Techniques/materials:
For this restoration I chose two main techniques: hot bluing and 'Japanning'.
I chose hot bluing, because it´s the most natural way of bluing, without using strong chemicals. Why? Because the coffee beans get in contact with the grinder, so I wanted to have it in food grade quality.
'Japanning' is a technique, close to powdercoating, but ways older. You mix tar with turpentine and linseed oil, let it sit for a week, brush it on the bare metal and put it in the oven. After baking in 5 steps the result is pretty resistant and deep black.
I hope you have fun with the video! If you have any questions on the used tools, materials or the processes, write it in the comment section - i´ll try to answer as soon as possible!
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[@earnierosenow9834]

at 2:23 the inclusion of the OOPS moment and showing the handle was threaded and not pressed on is cool, the end result is awesome, im impressed that you did include the oops moment as it makes these restorations more real as it shows that we all can make errors.

[@homeyshlitz]

Handbook rescue has a couple of episodes dedicated to 'japanning' recipes including a spray can version.

[@alexhale6582]

Mr Patina: *"So I started blastin'"*

[@abdellahbouincha3519]

I don't understand what that's supposed to mean, can u tell me?

[@alexhale6582]

@@abdellahbouincha3519 it's referencing a meme from the TV show "It's always sunny in Philadelphia"

[@abdellahbouincha3519]

@@alexhale6582 I think I won't understand anyways cuz idk that show

[@pilarpena1983]

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[@elsareginacampana]

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[@c0ldc0ne]

This restauration was brought to you by the word sweet.

[@lifewuzonceezr]

Haha! Thats what I wrote!!! 🤣XooX

[@misterpatina]

That comment was sweet!

[@c0ldc0ne]

@@lifewuzonceezr You did? Then I donate all upvotes to you. 😊

[@NTRprojects]

I am not only late to the party I am late to a party where I am mentioned and you use my japanning recipe. I am ashamed of my tardiness and hope you can forgive me one day. Let's call the flour, vinegar, salt mixture devil's dough, because the stench is sickening and the mess just as diabolical. Your restoration is wonderful. Your given information is more and better than ever and your balance between perfection and preservation of history has museum quality. Thank you my Christiano Bronaldo ❤.

[@misterpatina]

[@scottcates]

🍺In my japanning recipe, I always use food-grade turpentine🍻

[@leander5067]

Приятно наблюдать, за работой Мастера!!!😊

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

Very neat indeed, CONGRATULATIONS, impressive, I am 71 years old, I haven't seen one of those since my childhood.

[@katiebellmichelle]

I love that high pressure parts washer, thats *click* noice

[@elfiasco78]

I can´t get used to this beautiful perfection. Every single one is a masterpiece.

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much! iam glad you like it!

[@unbatteristaacaso]

I think the white stuff is dried up, old yeasts. Since coffee powder is hygroscopic, it's an excellent substrate for common yeasts to grow on. Left alone, when they finally consumed all of the coffee powder they die and dry up, leaving that white patina (which is quite common on old kitchen tools, and also usually not dangerous for human health). Great job on the restoration, and the video editing as well.

[@elizabethlequay5202]

I laughed when you unscrewed the handle after trying so hard to get it off. I love that you did not file the manufacturing marks off of it! It’s a part of the history of the piece, so thank you for preserving that!😊

[@misterpatina]

Thanks! 🙂

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

Such a beautiful restoration. I love the contrast between the brass and the metal.

[@hizirbat5589]

Respect for Labor 👏👏👏

[@delvinstickyfingers3103]

"...so I just unscrewed it" We've all been there, lol.

[@misterpatina]

Thanks for feeling me 🤣

[@fb-guitars]

So nice. Just one thing : you should not lubricate metal mechs with linseed oil because it will dry and make a sticking paste

[@Erikffw112]

Cool, dass du alten Sachen neuen Glanz gibst. Du und My Mechanics seid einfach on Point. Seid ihr befreundet?

[@misterpatina]

Yes, sind Kollegen 🙂

[@Erikffw112]

@@misterpatina cool

[@PlutoDarknight]

Lovely to see Mister Patina back at work

[@Charlielizard]

Nice!

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

This was such a lovely restoration. And really well done. I always enjoy your humor but you had me actually laughing out loud with this one! Mr. P, your videography was outstanding. The closeups were wonderful and I loved the pressure washer. That was great. It felt like I was in your shop and you were pointing things out. Thanks for this!

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much Vickie!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

@@misterpatina I forgot to mention how spot on the storytelling was too. The video flowed nicely and was so enjoyable.😁

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I like the high pressure washer. Don't recall seeing it before. New? The coffee grinder seems to be well engineered and built with good quality materials. Fantastic restoration! 👍👍👍

[@misterpatina]

Yes it’s new 🙂 thanks!

[@PureRushXevus]

0:52 looks like what you'd find in the bottom of a firewood stack, all the tiny little wood pieces lol

[@misterpatina]

😄😄

[@user-dh6bs7lw4x]

Прикольно!))

[@janelloyd4332]

Brilliant restoration of a beautiful old coffee grinder

[@BLKninjas]

"does this mixture already got a name?" Clever! Nice looking finish!

[@RachelEvans680]

Such a sweet job! I bet that coffee tasted just great too...

[@sharonkatope9885]

Bravo! another finely done restoration. Careful attention to detail and well thought out choices. Love watching these! Great Job, Herr P!

[@joelward9939]

There is a deep irony in the first time I've seen you restore something and preserving it's patina in some way, that it's a grinder that would need new burrs. But what a beautiful collectors piece. Please continue this restoration - maintaining the character of the piece!

[@joelward9939]

Also I would have been fascinated to see how you would remake a part like a grinder burr

[@condar419]

Excellent result, as always. Thanks for the very informative captions. It’s very relaxing, watching your videos.

[@misterpatina]

Thanks! Iam glad you enjoyed!

[@abhithakur90]

why is everything related to coffee so royal and classy ?

[@RestorationVideo]

You did a great job. What a dedicated renovation project. The end result is amazing

[@churlepatakha]

Given life to the lifeless with your expertise. A wonderful restoration!

[@Sonicgott]

I hope you made yourself a cup of coffee after that ☕️

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

I dont know why. But i love a proper flat head screw removal.

[@user-nh1jg2kq8h]

You've done a great work !

[@LFKGooner]

I absolutely enjoyed this restore. Final result as expected was perfect. Keep it up Sir.

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much! I will :-)

[@NavasManu]

"Breaded brass sauce" as a name for the mixture. All that would be left to do would be to fry it. Great job, as always. Thanks for the video.

[@misterpatina]

Haha, thanks for that!

[@lifewuzonceezr]

🤣 Google just called it Homemade Brass Cleaner

[@misterpatina]

@@lifewuzonceezr Google isn’t creative 😄

[@user-vu1vv7gr7w]

Прекрасное преображение!

[@jannamarie3990]

Wonderful work! Just what a restoration should be. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😊

[@tomswindler64]

Very nice,beautiful grinder,never seen one built like this before.should last another 100 years.just keep doing what your doing and carry on.great video.kudos to you sir.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much Tom! :-)

[@NickiRusin]

Oh, I love these old things! I'm sure you'll do an amazing job restoring this one!

[@paolomichielin4849]

Molto ben restaurato! Bravoooo!

[@RodrigoMartinezGomori]

One could say you were not threading lightly on this job😉. Love your work, man!

[@misterpatina]

Haha! Thanks man!

[@54mgtf22]

Hi Mr P. Love your work 👍

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!

[@terry.jamesrobert]

Finally, get to see someone who does not remove the factory character from the project. Well done!

[@grandpaweber2097]

Applying an original type finish was icing on the cake. Very nice restoration, Sir.

[@NaiyaBladesinger]

just when you think you've seen everything, they go and put threads where you never expected them. :D great restoration!

[@sandranewman3461]

Surprisingly relaxing to watch … Perhaps because the chaotic world feels like it needs restoring

[@misterpatina]

True!

[@robertopalmigiani1090]

Bravo, bravissimo. Complimenti 👏👏👏

[@ivanstiles7030]

That looks great! Nice restoration

[@LadyLeigh]

Love your restoration! I can smell the coffee from the other side of the world! (Australia)😊

[@vinceianni4026]

Hello mister Patina beautifully restored good job well done

[@misterpatina]

Thanks Vince!

[@user-gv4tn9nb7f]

So beautiful a restoration! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much!

[@yamazakiJumpei]

By chance, when asking about how do they cleaned the door knob, i was told the name of the mixture, it was "engrudo limpia-bronce", or somewhat translated as bronze-cleaning smear. Anyway that was in South America, it may have a proper name here also, but dont know it yet.

[@cardinalrestorations]

Another great restoration, I'll have to remember the japanesing technique it turned out great. Thanks for making great content once again!

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much, iam glad you like my work!

[@cardinalrestorations]

@@misterpatina absolutely, you are an inspiration for me to get better myself! Thank you!

[@moriganna67ify]

Yummy! 😂 This guy is hilarious and seriously good at this profession! 👏 ❤😊

[@misterpatina]

Thanks! 🙂

[@johannmeier6707]

Doesn't the heat treatment of the hardened parts soften the steal? In some other restoration videos I saw there was sometimes the explanation "can not hot blue it, but must be cold bluing it because it is hardened". How can you tell if it is hardened and what temperature it can stand without losing the hardness?

[@misterpatina]

It softens, when the metal cools down slowly. But youre right in the detail: it doesnt got the same hardness, as it had before. I 'just' did the filing test before and after: the file slipped over the metal and didnt file off anything :-) I guess loosening some hardness begins at around 200 degrees celsius, but iam open to be corrected here.

[@nawb_84]

I've watched more restoration videos than I can remember but this is the first product I've seen from my hometown Wolverhampton ❤

[@misterpatina]

Greets from Frankfurt to WH ✌️

[@brianbarnes2166]

Looks amazing!

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!

[@nyernga]

I've been gone for a few months so you can imagine how happy I was to see 5 videos that I haven't watched yet...Is that a new lathe?

[@misterpatina]

Haha, welcome back! Nope, still the old one 🙂

[@nyernga]

Yep. popped open a cold beer, bag of chips and binge watched all 5......Retirement is grand.....@@misterpatina

[@heptagrammar21]

I always twist an item first while opening it , works most of the times

[@oneshotme]

I was wondering why you didn't try to see if it unscrewed before trying the bearing puller LOL Love seeing Japanning going back one items that started out with it. Plus I think if done right it looks better than paint It looks great and you did an excellent job restoring it as well!!! I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@robertmanley7556]

Every single detail covered here it looks stunning !! So much time and effort and it really shows it looks Amazing !! 👍👍

[@jrock2460]

Amazing restoration! Would also loved to have seen the spring and screws that were restored off camera. Great work.

[@user-vd8gu3uy6t]

Nice job! 👍 Great pressure washer 😏

[@ronm3245]

Wolverhampton. I learned about that place watching Cruising the Cut.

[@rpg2181]

Great job, Mr. Patina and very nice grinder.

[@renatabianchi8044]

Bellissimo restauro 👏👏👏👍

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Gorgeous!!!!

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!

[@eddiebelvedere2400]

Yea Kai! Another triumph! My wife enjoyed this as well since she loves coffee. 😂

[@misterpatina]

Thanks! My workshop was smelling so good at the end 🤣

[@masby.gaming]

What a nice coffee grinder ! Great job!

[@DeborahStephens-bt5nnGhost]

Amazing restoration. We will never have these vintage appliances unless someone like you restores them. Thankyou for the video share.😊

[@sharonhill2602]

Thank you for detailing every step, it’s good to learn why you do certain tasks

[@tacospiderrr]

Amazing work. Stumbled upon the stolen video on reddit and just had to sub. ❤

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much! And welcome to my channel 🙂

[@claymore440]

Very nice "closeup" video work. Japanning was a nice touch.

[@JazzByDaBay]

Sweet! It smells so good, the coffee, I mean.

[@LXWiseman]

Beautiful work as always

[@savannahjackson4929]

'Clark & Co, Wolverhampton' that's where I'm from in the UK ☺

[@CoreDreamStudios]

/r/oddlysatisfying brought me here. Love it, subbed.

[@misterpatina]

Thanks and welcome to my channel 🙂

[@laurafort1]

Io ne ho uno, era di mio nonno (1869 - 1957), ma l'ho lasciato come era, con la sua patina di vecchiaia. Lo tengo come soprammobile.

[@jasonanderson1154]

A thing of beauty

[@Oliverdobbins]

Great job! Now remember to bolt it firmly to the workbench!

[@garyjones2582]

Very nice work as always M.P...

[@misterpatina]

Thanks Gary!

[@arvindsahai552]

looks great

[@dangerdoberman]

Whoa. That's really great.

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!

[@jerryjohnson4618]

Spectacular Restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danicao.6778]

You are the best!!! Keep it up!!! Greetings from Serbia!!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸 You must to get that impact screwdriver!!!

[@misterpatina]

Thank you so much my friend, greetings from Germany! Haha, i will! :-D

[@jerrylitchfield4111]

Mr Patina I love your work and I did subscribe to your channel. I love watching you take these rusty items and turn them into beautiful restorations. Very amazing how you do this. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent with us.

[@robleary3353]

Nice one!. Nuff said.🙂

[@misterpatina]

Thanks Rob!

[@bharatshah5862]

LOOKS AS GOOD AS NEW GOOD JOB

[@cackleberryfarm4598]

That was COOL!!!!

[@misterpatina]

Iam glad you like it!

[@georgebrown8312]

Splendid job restoring the coffee grinder. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.

[@terrancemiller8350]

You could not have done it better, turned out great.

[@daddyfrost42]

Bro, you are doing really awesome. Your skills are outstanding and you keep improving. Thank you so much!

[@carrestore]

beautiful restoration

[@CanePollFishermon]

Awesome!

[@infadeldog13]

Nice to see some more unusual restoration techniques (such as the porridge on the brass and the Japaning) and also a sympathetic restoration that leaves much of the original character - though the sound of the hot bluing makes me want to go and fry some chips!

[@cellevangiel5973]

Job well done. Thanks for sharing it.

[@lynnea01]

Beautiful job as always!!

[@MASI_forging]

That looks real good after renovation 😃😃

[@rudybriskar5267]

Beautiful!

[@misterpatina]

Thanks!