We all used Weinmann center pull brakes back in the 60's. And leather saddles. After Merckx won the Tour in '69 they went out of fashion. He used side pull brakes and plastic saddle.
Amazing stuff here! I am also restoring a brake lever. When taking it apart a spring fell out and now I'm not sure where it goes! If you know I would love to find out. Thanks
WOW this came out fantastic. I have one vintage german bike and I started to strip it off. It has wainmann brakes, similar like you have but with additional lever to be able to brake if the hands are on top of the steerer. Tell me please where you got the polishing tool for drill and what pastes you used?
Thank you for making this pro. clip & doing such an useful work in that, bro...👍🏼🤟🏼 I just wanna recommend to use of softer sandpaper on the Aluminum parts (due to its softer nature) at the beginning of your work; I usually start with a ‘wet’ p180 or p400 (depends how deep those Scratches were on) than finish my work by p1000 and a metal polished p1200 one... Also I like to know what’s that needle-shape tool you used it for inscribing the brand name at the end?!? (It surprised me) 😳🙂
hi, sorry I missed your comment, the needle I used if I remember was a watch tool, basically a thicker needle. thanks for the kind comments thats awesome
Beautiful result..!!! Was sooooo satisfying to sit back and enjoy the rewarding process and not be the one doing it..LOL Currently doing a ton of same polishing for a half dozen full builds ..ugh 😣 One thing I noticed, the central press pin you used the steel grinder on it, perhaps reducing its diameter, it didnt need much effort to slide back into position....will it hold in place or be slipping about now? How to ensure a tight fit again? Also ...a little piant to Highlight the Weinmann lettering maybe could be a sweet touch....and the exposed ends of the press pin...paint em Gold !!! 😉😉
Hey that's not fair you played really good rock music at the end to bias us in favor of the restored brake levers! I think without the music my reaction would have been equal ... :-) :-)
Great video! At about 16:40 you show a new brake clamp setup since the old one was too rusted out. Can you please share where you purchased this item? I am fixing my similar break set up and having a ton of trouble with properly attaching the clamp.
Nice job friend! I restored a pair of Dia Compe brake levers, but i had to use the sand paper up to 1500. Almost the same finish. Do you have instagram or other?
We have the same brake levers and me and my father is restoring the 1980s classic road bike it has titanium rims and I think it will not weigh as heavy as the other classic road bikes.
Waste of time going through all the different grits of abrasives on aluminum. A buffing wheel and rouge would have done the same thing in a quarter of the time.
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Great job 👍
Tip : better to cleaning pieces with soap between moving to higher sanding grit to remove any residue from previous (lower grit) 😉
Just found the channel. Great work!
Thanks Jeffery
Excellent polishing job without reaching mirror shine
Thanks for sharing
Congrats
We all used Weinmann center pull brakes back in the 60's. And leather saddles.
After Merckx won the Tour in '69 they went out of fashion. He used side pull brakes and plastic saddle.
Amazing stuff here! I am also restoring a brake lever. When taking it apart a spring fell out and now I'm not sure where it goes! If you know I would love to find out. Thanks
WOW this came out fantastic.
I have one vintage german bike and I started to strip it off. It has wainmann brakes, similar like you have but with additional lever to be able to brake if the hands are on top of the steerer. Tell me please where you got the polishing tool for drill and what pastes you used?
Pivot pins aren't always as difficult to drive out. Sometimes they just fall out.
Well patiently done back to it's glory thanks for the video. a new learning for us😀👍
Thank you 😊
Lovely job, well done 👍🏼
Thank you! 😊
Great content! Working on a similar problem myself!
Thank you 😊
I must be the only person who needed to see how to put the binned parts back together 😭
😂
Thank you for making this pro. clip & doing such an useful work in that, bro...👍🏼🤟🏼
I just wanna recommend to use of softer sandpaper on the Aluminum parts (due to its softer nature) at the beginning of your work; I usually start with a ‘wet’ p180 or p400 (depends how deep those Scratches were on) than finish my work by p1000 and a metal polished p1200 one...
Also I like to know what’s that needle-shape tool you used it for inscribing the brand name at the end?!? (It surprised me) 😳🙂
hi, sorry I missed your comment, the needle I used if I remember was a watch tool, basically a thicker needle.
thanks for the kind comments thats awesome
Beautiful result..!!!
Was sooooo satisfying to sit back and enjoy the rewarding process and not be the one doing it..LOL
Currently doing a ton of same polishing for a half dozen full builds ..ugh 😣
One thing I noticed, the central press pin you used the steel grinder on it, perhaps reducing its diameter, it didnt need much effort to slide back into position....will it hold in place or be slipping about now? How to ensure a tight fit again?
Also ...a little piant to Highlight the Weinmann lettering maybe could be a sweet touch....and the exposed ends of the press pin...paint em Gold !!! 😉😉
Good tips thank you it’s been a while since I did it but it’s new owner hasn’t complained yet 😂😂
What bike was it on..?
Hey that's not fair you played really good rock music at the end to bias us in favor of the restored brake levers! I think without the music my reaction would have been equal ... :-) :-)
😂😆
amazing, I think I'm going to restore my Weinmann lever now instead of buying a cheap new one
Thank you
Que tipo de cubiertas usa esa palanca?
Great Job , Abo is out ! What Camera do you use ? The quality is very nice !
Thank you 😊
@@retrobikestuff760 what camera do you use ?
@@SomperoHD I use iPhone 11 and GoPro 7
Great video! At about 16:40 you show a new brake clamp setup since the old one was too rusted out. Can you please share where you purchased this item? I am fixing my similar break set up and having a ton of trouble with properly attaching the clamp.
I got it with a job lot of other parts, have you tried eBay ?
@@retrobikestuff760 Yes, was able to find the same component there. Thanks for the tip!
@@peytongillespie9872 welcome buddy
What is that component called? Brake clamp.
Wonderful Restoration... I will restore mine too now, was thinking to replace.
What are these Clips called you put in bin and used another pairs ?
Hi thank you for the kind comments, the parts are called fixing brackets or lever clamps, you can find them on eBay 👍
@@retrobikestuff760 Thanks a lot, i will search them and replace. Thanks again for the guidance.
@@limescotch428 your welcome buddy
@@retrobikestuff760 🙏
Nice good work ;)
Thank you 🙏
Nice! I'm wondering why you didn't use a dremel or drill attachment to do all the sanding from the start?
Live & learn mate
Dremel is probably too small - and it would be too easy to make a low spot - but a drill with a large buffing wheel might work.
do you apply protection from corrosion?
Autosol 👌
Hello, How long did this restoration take in real time?
It’s been a while but I would say about 2 hours
Nice job friend! I restored a pair of Dia Compe brake levers, but i had to use the sand paper up to 1500. Almost the same finish. Do you have instagram or other?
Thank you mate, I don’t have insta no
We have the same brake levers and me and my father is restoring the 1980s classic road bike it has titanium rims and I think it will not weigh as heavy as the other classic road bikes.
@@heartpacho3585 nice one that sounds awesome 👍👍
Do you sell bike parts and were do you sell them?
This guy went all out. I just usually take some mothers aluminum polish.
Lol I did mate, really went to town and I know there’s easier ways now 👍
@@retrobikestuff760 But, you taught me how to restore old parts like this. I gotta crankset that needs this, so thank you.
@@acewilliams7917 your very welcome 🙏
hii how to remove the that brake from the bars
Hello, to remove you press the lever and unscrew the bolt inside, using flat head 👍
Comment if you're reading this in 2020 XD
Waste of time going through all the different grits of abrasives on aluminum. A buffing wheel and rouge would have done the same thing in a quarter of the time.
I have the time don’t worry 😉