Restoring Very Old Rusty Mortise Locks | Random Restoration

[@marklammas2465]

Am I dreaming, or have I just had a lock binge? Gives the phrase "a load of old (bol)locks" a complete new meaning! 😉

[@EmRePhoto]

I can tell your house is awesome because you have all of these antique doorknobs and farm animals there.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha thanks a lot, I reckon it's a relatively cool house. Thanks for watching!

[@CypherReaper]

KZbin and google are kind of scaring me. I pulled a Victorian mortise lock out of my grandparents old house yesterday and looked up some parts for it, now I get this video in my recommendations. Creep factor aside interesting and helpful video.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha The all-knowing stalker KZbin strikes again. 😆 I hope you get that old mortise lock you removed in working order. If you have any questions feel free to ask away and I'll do my best to answer! Thanks for watching!

[@jordanson66]

I forgot to mention you are without a shadow of a doubt a master of your craft

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you very much, I appreciate it!

[@shawnataylor7998]

Call me whatever but for me these are priceless and works of art...made to last with pride in every piece made...I know...

[@randomrestoration6858]

I agree, there's something about these old locks that makes the, so cool - and the y sure were meant to last a lifetime! Thanks a lot for watching, Shawna!

[@jamesfield5346]

Holy crap you went all in this time.. lol

[@randomrestoration6858]

Haha it's far from my best work, but it was pretty fun getting these locks restored to a less rusty state!

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

It is perfect. You are the best. Greetings from Brazil.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you very much for the kind words!

[@spicynomad]

you know how they say that 90 percent of communication is non-verbal, well you take the cake. no verbs , no words yet i understand in all your videos when you are laughing, frustrated , dis appointed, thrilled and just plain old silly all by using your hands. i giggle a whole lot and im meant to be de-stressing. keep em coming.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you for all the kind words!

[@spicynomad]

@@randomrestoration6858 always. they are well deserved.

[@MarkSWilliams27]

Absolutely fascinating.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks, Mark! Far from my best work, but it was still a lot of fun getting these back to a more functional state!

[@j.l.emerson592]

I lived in a rental house for 17 years. It was built in 1947 of entirely used lumber, fixtures, hardware, etc. So... it was never new even when it was built! Between 1947 & 1986 when we moved in, it had been remodeled & added on several times. It eventually went from an approximately 700 square foot house to about 1000 square feet. We made a 100 square foot addition to enlarge the kitchen in 1987. The front & rear exterior doors had mortise locksets with plain painted metal doorknobs. (no keys, presumably lost.) The owner had added "modern" deadbolt locks. The bathroom door also had a mortise lockset. The entire house had only 5 doors. We added a door to the old addition & we moved the rear door to our kitchen addition. We replaced the 30 year old deadbolt locks with updated deadbolts & gave the owner copies of the keys. (along with the old deadbolt locks & keys) We had a lot of fun renovating that old house. We took all the mortise locks out, cleaned, lubricated & repainted them. They looked & worked much better after that.

[@terrystover7365]

I enjoyed watching the process of restoring these old locks. When I was a kid the house we lived in had locks like these. Brought back memories. You did a really nice job.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, Terry! Although these were far from my best restorations it was great fun getting them brought back to a better condition. Thanks a lot for the comment and thank you for watching!

[@Pjsev]

Ok, I ordered the right flat springs and got it all together, and it opens flawless.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Sweet, thanks for the update! Hopefully you have a lifetime supply of spring steel now haha.

[@Pjsev]

@@randomrestoration6858 I bought two strips about 7" long? I should be good. I still have yet to make a key.

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@Pjsev Haha yeah that sounds like enough. You can find plenty of uncut bit keys on eBay, but they're usually like $10+ per key unless you find a bulk listing of them. You could always buy a couple different keys and hope one would be the right size for the lock and could be cut to size. If you want to get a better idea of what you'd have to do if you decided to make a key yourself I show the process of making a key a bit better in my newer mortise lock restoration videos, such as the vide titled "Very Rusty Ornate 1880s Mortise Lock Restoration | Random Restoration."

[@oldman5487]

I've been a Locksmith for 41 years now and have seen the same little mistakes over and over. Use grease to lubricate the parts. The two-piece or 'split' spindle is to remain loosened about 3/4 of a turn so that the inside handle can turn independently of the 'locked' outside handle. and please, in future, use files to cut the 'wards' in the keys. They are much more precise and the cuts look far better than ones made with a shaky Dremel tool. Respect for this undertaking! You did an amazing job! (btw), Rich folks houses used fewer keys than normal folks. They could afford to pay the locksmith to key them all the same. Love your video and keep up the good work!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks for all the tips, Smooth Travel! I recently figured out what the split spindle does from a locksmith channel that was fixing up an old mortise lock - it’s a very good idea for sure! In my most recent video I restored a single mortise lock (I’m guessing you’ve watched it already) and I promise that I focused on quality over quantity with that one! I’ll see about using files in the future! Again, thanks a lot for all the tips, and thanks for watching!

[@misterpatina]

Girlfriend: „let’s go out on a Friday night!“ Me: „Nah girl, gotta watch my man random restoring a load of locks.“ seriously, nice job man! A tip for coiling the spring: put the screw in a vice. You’ll feel that you got more control of coiling it, so the result will look a little better. I really appreciate, that you’ve shown every lock getting restored! Keep it up bro! Thanks for sharing!

[@misterpatina]

Gotta add, that I think it’s really nice that you’ve restored things from your private house, that you’re really using. You know, most people restore things just for decoration or for their KZbin videos (including me most of the time 😄), but in 10 years you’ll lock your doors and think „that’s my work!“.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha what better way to spend a Friday night, eh? Thanks a lot, man! Good tip for coiling the new spring - I wasn't expecting that stuff to be so difficult to bend. It does a great job at ripping gloves at least lol. Not all the locks turned out as well as others, but I figured it'd be nice to show them regardless, though it sure made for a long video!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hey, much obliged! It's definitely super satisfying to restore something that ends up being used so frequently, especially when it's not working at all like the lock at 9:33. Thanks again!

[@aboujad5916]

If you could renew people, I would have sent my grandmother to you ..Much appreciation to you

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you so much, Abou! I really appreciate the kind words ❤

[@ussdiscovery6912]

I'd send myself!

[@ichabodon]

Great again!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you!

[@adnacraigo6590]

Learned something.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@georgebrown8312]

Awesome job you did restoring all those nine locksets. Not only are they working like new, but they sound a lot better as well. Plus, you did a good job making news keys for each of the locks that use keys. Great work.

[@randomrestoration6858]

I appreciate it, George! Admittedly I'm not as happy with the restoration of these locks, but it was a great deal of fun getting them all back into a pretty decent condition! As always, thanks lot for watching!

[@lq.bleach1230]

Part of me is like "uuuh restoration make nice and clean and pretty and shiny" and the other part is like "uuuh rust and filth and spooky and sqeeky"

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahahah I reckon that summarizes the video pretty well. Thanks for watching!

[@lq.bleach1230]

@@randomrestoration6858 thank you for making the video! Greetings from Germany :)

[@alexdeleon7135]

Well done! This restoration is proof of two things: First, how strictly mechanical, and dependent on springs mortise locks were. Second, how far the world has come from the overkill of installing these behemoths to a hardwood door.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, Alex. Indeed, installing one of these things in a hardwood door would have been an absolute chore!

[@lugwrench9832]

Well, you inspired me. Just got done "restoring" an old Corbin lock. it's not a mortise lock. It's one of those externally mounted types but has a deadbolt. Have yet to make a key, but I have the round ceramic door knobs. Works like a charm. Blued all parts, and then gave it a coat of black iron polish, inside and out.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Very cool! Since you noted it’s mounted on the exterior it sounds like you’re talking about a rim lock. If you do end up looking for a key, I’d recommend looking on eBay for an original uncut bit key/skeleton key, as there are universal ones that usually don’t seem to actually work most of the time and are very low quality to top it off. The most important thing is the post diameter. If it isn’t close to the correct size (as in if it is too thin) the key will have a bad feel to it, and the tab will usually catch the case. The tab size doesn’t matter as much - it just needs to be long enough and wide enough, but too wide or long is okay since it can easily be sanded down, whereas the post diameter is very difficult to resize. It sounds like you have the rest the rim lock sorted out nicely though!

[@elliscrow4556]

Nice to hear the peacocks in the background there. Lovely restorations too

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hey, thanks a lot! The peacocks were definitely a bit more vocal in this video haha

[@cjmfebruary]

I really appreciate all the hard work that went into restoring these locks! Excellent work! Thanks for sharing!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@cjmfebruary]

@@randomrestoration6858 You are most welcome! It was very satisfying to see these vintage locks restored! I had a grandmother who lived in an old house with similar locks, knobs and skeleton keys. This reminded me of that old house!

[@georgeshelton6281]

I already realized that; this restoration project, took the longest time ever.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Haha yeah this took forever, but it was good fun!

[@janelloyd4332]

Brilliant video..I've learned how to repair the old lock on the back door...thank you

[@randomrestoration6858]

Well I'm very glad I could help you out there, Jane! Good luck on the repairs. Thanks for watching!

[@cunhat1]

Fix one lock at a time, less confusing to the viewer.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha yeah it was a bit of a mess to get everything in an order that somewhat made sense. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesmoe9188]

A long watch, but a highly enjoyable one for me. I am endlessly fascinated by antique mortise locks, they're a great snapshot of engineering design from that era. I recently had to replace one on my front door, and while it made me sad to get rid of it, I do much prefer a modern seven pin tumbler to the simplicity of the old one. Great vid as always!

[@randomrestoration6858]

I'm with you there, I'm a big fan of old mortise locks. It was certainly a longer video, and definitely didn't have perfect results, but it was a very fun project to do. I actually will have another mortise lock restoration that will be up in the coming weeks. You have to trust me when I say it is a very, very cool mortise lock set, and since I'll only be restoring the one this time it'll be a perfect/near perfect restoration, so stay tuned!

[@StuffBudDuz]

William Tell Overture?

[@jamesfield5346]

The one that started this restoration frenzy?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha yeah it really was, I had too much fun with this one to stop the hardware restorations!

[@samanthazeiger1553]

I dunno how you could remember what parts went where. This was really impressive but a little hard to follow. I like it better when you just do one at a time. But still really cool!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha this project was a bit tricky keeping all the separate parts in order! Agreed - I much prefer quality over quantity, though I did have great fun doing this one. Thanks a lot for watching, I know it was a long video to get through!

[@mrradio4944]

Very nice video and high quality 👍👍

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, Mr Radio. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Violent_Ashes]

You made those locks look beautiful! Also I would recommend getting some digital calipers to help you find the thickness of those springs! Keep up the great work!!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, Dallin! Very good recommendation. I've been meaning to purchase one for some time and I'll be ordering one right now. Thanks for watching!

[@markjeffels3327]

That double key is beautiful!!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot! It's a great looking lock for sure, though I wish the face-plate hadn't been so dinged up. Thanks for watching!

[@chandarussell]

You must live in a very nice old house with lots of antique features. Lucky you. I also thought I heard a peacock and a rooster in the background. A very persistent peacock.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks for watching, Chanda! The house I live in is from the 1890s, so there definitely are a number of interesting things that I find myself restoring. Yeah, there are a handful of peacocks and for some reason they really started getting vocal as soon as I started recording hahaha.

[@chandarussell]

@@randomrestoration6858 they an be very vocal not to mention annoying. We have some that someone bought ages ago and their descendants became wild over time. They wander all over the neighbourhood and can be quite trying at times.

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@chandarussell Haha, I can imagine that having a wild flock of peacocks roaming around the neighborhood freely would be quite tiring!

[@Phantombrother]

Wonderful restoration. I grew up in an old house with these kinds of mortise locks. Took one apart when I was a kid and cleaned/oiled it, but didn't do this level of restoration. It always struck me that the old-fashioned skeleton keys must have been easy to replicate. How secure were people's houses?

[@randomrestoration6858]

These old mortise locks are definitely cool! Cleaning and lubricating one is more than most of these old mortise locks have had done to them in the past haha. The old keys are pretty simple, but between different manufacturers, there were different sized width in cases different sized keyhole openings, different locations and size of the warding, etc. it would be highly unlikely for someone back in the day to walk to their neighbors house with a random key and unlock their front door. That said, most of these locks are single lever, so someone that knew what they were doing would have really no trouble picking them, though I don’t know how common that was. Thanks for watching!

[@debbieatkinson6711]

You did an amazing job but personally I liked the look of the shiny metal before you painted them.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you Debbie! I can certainly see how some might like the look of the pre-painted locks. Thanks for watching!

[@barthanes1]

Thanks for the video. I will be restoring some of these soon.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks, and good luck on the restorations! I found these oddly satisfying to restore.

[@ainungendutz5697]

sippp bagus.....

[@randomrestoration6858]

Terima kasih banyak untuk menonton!

[@Pjsev]

I opened mine up. It is a 5164 like one that you had to make the top metal spring to the door handle. Mine was broken. 36:23 I rigged something up temporary but need to make a solid one. I was amazed that our lock was not rusted very much at all. The case looked really good, only a tiny bit of rust between parts to the dead bolt parts. No painting needed at all....I hate to have to replace the whole thing. I was thinking of buying another used lock, but if that is a part that breaks over time I risk getting another broken one. HELP? 1

[@randomrestoration6858]

Nice, 5164s are a much better design than what many companies of the time offered, and are very reliable! Haha no need to replace the whole mortise lock, those flat springs are commonly broken after all these years, but are designed to be easily replaced. Any locksmith should be able to do it for you, otherwise if you search for "HPC FRS-4 FLAT & ROUND SPRING STEEL ASSORTMENT LOCK REPAIR" on eBay you'll find an assortment of flat and round spring steel. It's a bit pricey, but will be a lifetime supply of the stuff haha. You'd also need to have some metal cutters to cut it to the correct length. If you do end up doing it yourself I'd recommend opening another one of your locks in the house to see the width of the original spring to find the best matching spring in the assortment, and to easily see both the shape and how long the new spring you make should be. Then using some pliers, bend the replacement spring to approximately the correct shape and test it out a few times with the door knobs to make sure it isn't too softly/stiffly tensioned. Good luck, and if you have any more questions I'll gladly answer them!

[@ussdiscovery6912]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL Locks! Excellence! How old is your house? Are you restoring it?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, USS DISCOVERY ! The house I live in was built in the 1890s - It will be restored at some point, however as of right this second it isn't. I do plan on restoring some more door hardware from it in the near future, especially once I get my copper electroplating setup working reliably. That way I can get the doorknobs, escutcheon plates, hinges, etc. all properly re-plated rather than painting them. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesfield5346]

How did you get into restoring old locks and what do you do with all of the ones you restore?

[@rashton5730]

Exceptional work my friend! My home was built in 1929, the interior locks are Russwin .... the exterior locks are Pexto 8375's, all restored and work like new. Where did you find those brass knobs at 6:48? I stripped about twelve sets of those from a Victorian that was being razed about forty years ago, haven't seen one since. I spent hours restoring those knobs, cleaning off the paint... hand grease, bet I wore out ten dental picks cleaning them. Solid brass.... have a few black / white porcelain sets as well. Of course all my exterior doors have iron security doors in front of them with Medeco locksets but I love my old locks :)

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot, R Ashton! The house I'm in is from the 1890s and it's sort of opposite. The exterior locks are Russwin/Russell and Erwin, whereas the interior locks are Sargent & Co. The brass door knobs at 6:48 were manufactured by P&F Corbin from 1895-1905. The design name is "Ceylon." I found them on eBay - They really are spectacular doorknobs! I ended up polishing them and re painting the recessed areas (as they were originally painted that way) and they look like new! I hear you there, these old locks are very cool. Thanks for watching!

[@jordanson66]

I am curious about the wildlife in your area. vert strange noises, I am assuming birds and maybe a sheep once or twice on this video

[@randomrestoration6858]

Sorry for the late reply, I missed your comments somehow! There are goats that are sometimes very vocal and to top that off in this video there were some extra noisy peacocks haha

[@crokambule4391]

Very good job. Bravo !

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you very much! :)

[@djay6651]

My house has 7 internal rim locks. I had to replace a spring in the one to the bathroom, but I needed to dismantle it to clean and lubricate it. Fortunately, they aren't that complicated. They actually have a bit if value. The model in my house go for about $150.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Yeah these old mortise locks and old rim locks are pretty much indestructible. It's hard to imagine that many of these have been used daily for 120-150 years or more and are still functioning very well! You are right there, some door sets (mortice/rim lock, door knobs and escutcheon plates) can fetch some pretty steep prices. Thanks for watching!

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Wow 👏, great vid ,I really enjoyed it!!!!

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks you very much, Sydney!

[@durkoppnasser7385]

Bravo beau travail, vous êtes de quel pays ?

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@durkoppnasser7385 Je viens des Etats-Unis. Merci d'avoir regardé! 🙂

[@karenanderson7873]

Wonderful eccentric geekiness without a hint of frippery. Not even a 'I went ahead and...' . You sure you're a Murcan? ;-) :-p

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha yep, I’m weirdly addicted to these old mortise locks 😆 No “I went ahead and” this time ‘round, but yes indeed you’re speaking to a ‘Murican currently hahaha.

[@karenanderson7873]

@@randomrestoration6858 I'm just grateful they're all either iron or brass...not a hint of aloooominum anywhere! So. let me get this right, you traverse Murca with a screwdriver taking all the locks off very old people's houses in the dead of night then return with said swag and edit videos. And you maintain you're NOT English?? Curious.... ;-)

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

Superb restorations ! Thanks for sharing 👌😊🇨🇦

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you very much, Max!

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

@@randomrestoration6858 your welcome!

[@jorgenobrega8404]

A tip: if the legends was yellow colored it could much easier to read!

[@randomrestoration6858]

True, I’ve been testing out white text with varying black background width to make it pop more in lighter areas, but perhaps changing the color up would be a good idea. Thanks for watching!

[@bobmccann1886]

In your desire to repair or restore these mortise locks, you are missing a couple minor points. These locks wear and when you paint the covers and insides of the lock, this actually can help tighten up the loose tolerances between parts. So for example the latch bolt on these mortise locks wears and becomes smaller in over all dimensions as it wears. Adding a few thousands of an inch in paint thickness should tighten up or reduce the openings slightly. Yes taping the covers is a good idea, but this is not a device with very tight tolerances. In some cases tapping the openings in the cover and face plate are required, but in most cases the extra thickness in paint is a good thing. As far as for your desire to make the flat springs inside of these locks thicker, which may make you think its better, its not. The thicker spring stock will wear out the internal components faster as it will require more torque and effort to operate the door knobs or levels. The only time you would want to increase the thickness of these flat springs are when you add heavier door knobs or levels to the unit. A few thousands of an inch in greater thickness is all that should be used. You might try to braze the bronze parts to make them bigger in dimensions and then file them down carefully to make them fit tighter.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you for the detailed comment, Bob! I do agree that there is no harm at all in painting the areas that I ended up taping off, as these are non precision components. In fact, I've seen mortise locks which the area around the hub was painted from the factory, so it certainly is not unheard of, and (I think you'll agree) will cause absolutely no harm to the lock itself if the paint wears/chips. If I'm honest, I though that I was going to catch some grief for painting the interior of the locks, despite the fact that they were originally painted that way. I also thought I was going to catch a bit of grief if I didn't tape those areas off, which is the main reason I did. As far as the springs go, I mostly eyeballed the ones I replaced which is why they're thicker than the original. I recently bought a digital caliper, so in the future I can measure the thickness of the original spring and replace it with an exact/very close new spring. Next time I do some mortise lock restorations I'll make sure to put it to use. Thanks you for watching, and again thanks for the comment!

[@roygunawan6463]

Very good..

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you, Roy!

[@ToryDenectora]

So I always wondered what would you charge to restore a set of Mortise locks like these?

[@randomrestoration6858]

It's a very good question, but I'm not exactly sure either currently haha. I'd imaging it really depends on the quality of work (for example these are way lower quality than my later mortise lock restorations) and how many there were to restore, but I'd be curious what a ballpark estimate would be for restorations like this. Thanks for watching, Alex!

[@scottsatterthwaite4073]

You could use a sandblast cabinet. $$

[@randomrestoration6858]

True, the only reason I don't have one right now is that I'm quite limited on space unfortunately. Once I get a better work area that will absolutely be a top priority purchase! Thanks for watching!

[@amyreid1082]

Hi, just found your channel three days ago but I love it so much! I've always wanted these types of locks in my house, and you've inspired me to try restoring some myself. Where do you find your pieces?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thank you very much, Amy! These locks are weirdly fun to work on, but if you do decide to restore some be cautious of lead based paint - it's common to see these old locks and slathered in years worth of sketchy house paint. I'd say the easiest way to find old mortise locks is on eBay. The real trick is finding multiple identical mortise locks if you were going to do up a whole house. Thank you for watching!

[@MissLady-pq4hc]

Nice job.👍🏼🎄

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks a lot!

[@jamesfield5346]

Why are they called mortise locks?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Good question - The lock case is installed inside the chiseled out section (called a mortise) of the door. Older locks weren't installed in a mortise and instead were installed on the surface of the door. These were called rim locks. Thanks as always for watching!

[@jonka1]

@45:54 I can't help being concerned that the leaf spring looks to be too strong for the delicate casting it's working on. I can visualise the neck snapping in use.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Agreed, I ended up having to adjust most of the new springs after a bit of testing. You definitely don't want way too much pressure on all the internal components!

[@carmenvittoni5580]

I also have some old locks in my house I live in. It was built in the 1920s and I would to restore the 3 I have on existing doors. One was manufactured by Chantrell tool co # 376 and I also have a Corbin still on the bathroom door. I would like to know I can obtain a diagram of the interior of both of these locks, any ideas? Thanks

[@randomrestoration6858]

Cool! Well unfortunately it’s unlikely you’ll find any diagrams for the interior of you locks, so the best thing to do would be take a picture of the interior components prior to disassembly. They really only go together one way, so think of them as a puzzle of sorts haha. Thanks for watching!

[@danielg.vgremio83]

Que trabalhão.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Muito obrigado!

[@danielg.vgremio83]

@@randomrestoration6858 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Kevin_Beach]

Great stuff! Where can we buy packets of spring wire and rods in the UK?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks, Kevin! I bought the spring steel in this video on eBay, but it looks like the listing is no longer there. I just had a look at UK eBay and could not find anything like what I bought, so I'm not entirely sure where you might find some online. Most websites that sell spring steel seem to want you to order very sizeable quantity for some reason. I suppose you could have a look around at a larger hardware store and they might have some. Sorry for not being able to help you out better!

[@tomswindler64]

Lubricate with 3 n 1 oil light enough won’t gum up mechanisms

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hey, thank you for watching, and thanks for the input!

[@NIGHTWATCHERUK01]

@@randomrestoration6858 please dont put 3-1 oil in it ...it will dry sticky over time and all dust and muck will stick to it...use a modern spray used for cylinder locks or graphite powder....Bench Locksmith in the UK for 46 years

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@NIGHTWATCHERUK01 Thanks a lot for the comment, David. It's nice to hear from someone who has a lot of experience in the field! It seems like the majority of folks agree on using a graphite powder like you've recommended. Though there is always at least one person out there that disagrees and swears by using WD-40 or something similar to that hahaha

[@jonka1]

Please tell us what you use as a derusting chemical.

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks for the question! I use Evapo-Rust and strongly recommend it.

[@jamesfield5346]

Nutella... lmao

[@many-hunts6495]

nice

[@randomrestoration6858]

Thanks!

[@timsmith1589]

Nice work bro, hell it must have been a bear to keep track of all those parts. To bad you couldn't make the push buttons for the one lock. Great job 👍

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha oh yeah it was a real mess keeping track of the parts, but it was a pretty fun restoration in the end! I'd love to make some new push buttons in the future. It's totally doable since I have a second identical mortise lock, and it'd be nice to get that functionality back. Thanks for watching!

[@timsmith1589]

@@randomrestoration6858 absolutely brother I look forward to seeing that if you do It

[@timsmith1589]

@@randomrestoration6858 what state are you in?

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@timsmith1589 I reckon it'd make for a nice video! I'm a bit of a secretive person, but I will say that I'm on the West coast - Sorry for avoiding the question haha

[@timsmith1589]

@@randomrestoration6858 you didn't avoid the question bro and I dig being anonymous to, I'm in Washington state. The reason I was asking is because the east coast seems to have more cool stuff like that in the homes back there. I enjoy your work man.

[@sams244]

Keys are make plating instead of paint

[@randomrestoration6858]

You are correct correct, the keys at the time would have been nickel plated if they weren't made of brass. I still need to get a nickel plating setup so I can re-plate items the way they were originally. Thank you for watching!

[@jonasabelson]

21:53 is that a peacock inte background? o.O

[@randomrestoration6858]

Haha, it sure is! They were being extra vocal last year for some reason.

[@diamondpaintingking745]

Why did you give up on your channel videos to old why not new ones sad

[@barthanes1]

Is peacock good to eat?

[@randomrestoration6858]

Hahaha I haven't eaten any of them, but sometimes I sure want to! They love to jump on cars and scratch up the paint in a major way.

[@barthanes1]

@@randomrestoration6858 Sounds like you need to eat more of them. They make air rifles really quiet these days. 😁👍

[@randomrestoration6858]

@@barthanes1 Hahaha If they cross the line at some point I'll definitely let you know how they taste 😆