Like others have said. You cleaned it up, nothing fancy, left the ding marks, and it's a real working tool as it should be! Not a painted sparkling showpiece for a museum. Well done! Sub +1.
I'm very glad to see that you didn't try to erase the vice's history by mirror polishing and making it into a show piece instead of a working tool. You fixed what needed to be fixed and let the vice retain it's character. One suggestion: When working with a chemical that is labeled poison, please wear some face and inhalation protection.
After watching a few of these "large vise restoration" videos, it's clear that back in the day, most home shops needed a vise to securely hold an aircraft carrier.
I have a 350 pound 8" jaw, leg vise. Do I need one that big ... every now and again in heavy forge work, but did I want to watch it weighed in for scrap... HELL NO!
I have a nice Reed 204.1/2 vise I use daily in my blacksmith and knife making business. I’ve had it for almost 20 years and its a beast. That 206 there though is a real beast! So glad you restored it. Nothing else compares to the old American made tools.
Thank you, good to hear that you get such good mileage from your vise. This one is certainly a big one! Reed made an even bigger 208 vise, which you can find a video of Jimmy Diresta restoring, now that thing is a true beast!
Fantastic, this to me is the perfect restoration,no fancy paint work,no highlighting of lettering,no metal filler,just get it to where it needs to be,it's an old tool,it needs it's old patina restored and nothing else,breath life back into it,don't make it a super hero,thanks for this :-) you just earned yourself a new subscriber.
I recently aquired a old 206 which has been in the family since new. Unfortuantly it also went through Huricane Katrina. Family ended up pulling it from my grandparents shed when the water receded. And it sat untouched until recently. Oddly it is currently in the same condition as yours was, I have it working, but definitely needs attention. Anyways, its now mine and you have no idea how much i appreciate this video. Was planning on selling it, but you have changed my mind.
Wie schön, endlich mal ein Schraubstock, der nur generalüberholt wurde um wieder zu arbeiten und nicht übetrestauriert für eine Glasvitrine. In seiner kraftvollen Bescheidenheit schon fast eine Wohltat. Vielen Dank. : )
you did an excellent job on this old vice. nice video work too. as others have said you did the right thing by keeping the original patina and protecting it with paste wax.
The best vise restore yet! A working vise doesn't need to be pretty just functional...great job. You can work like hell with this vise and not worry about the paint job!
Great job returning it to complete functionality without totally destroying its patina. I myself might have been a little more free with the grease but hey great job none the less.
Outstanding!! I have one even larger that needs a good cleaning and I've been trying to find the courage & motivation to get started. You make it look much easier than it will be, but I think I'm ready to try. Thanks!!
Thanks Jesse! As far as I could tell this model wasn’t painted when new, there wasn’t a hint of paint anywhere on it. I really like using the paste wax as it can be touched up over and over with very little effort.
Thanks for not trying to 'pretty it up' .... a sound no nonsense methodical way of working. I love electrolysis - beats the hell out of the expensive commercial rust removers or metal rotting acids .... but, not wearing gloves, I do get rather black hands ;
Nice work, love the vise.. Helpful tip: Evaporust works wonders on items like this. I have learned to soak the ENTIRE item in Evaporust overnight before attempting disassembly. You save a lot of damaged parts this route!! Plus it's way easier and saves the busted knuckles.. Cheers,
Oh for sure, I’ve seen my share of very successful rust removals using evaporust. In my neck of the woods evaporust costs $120 for 15L, which even that amount is unlikely to submerge the body of this vise, no bueno. Some water and a car battery charger does the trick just as well and only costs pennies for electricity.
Very nice vise you have there. The electrolysis process looks very cool, I'll need to try it sometime. Also, very nice Beach tool cabinet as well! I love those, have two myself.
I have the same vice with the name Rock Island on it. I didn't get all that rust though. And it was given to me. I'm going to rework it anyway/ glad to see your u tube to know how it comes apart.
Good question, I suppose I didn’t feel it was necessary? Once the vise is bolted down there’s really no risk of rust for the bottom, and any light rust on the inside surfaces is purely cosmetic. It’s a very old vise after all, it’s bound to have a bit of rust here and there regardless. I suspect any vise bought today is not coated with anything on the inside surfaces and they’re all just fine. Things to consider for my next restoration though, thanks for commenting 👍
Very nice restoration. I very much appreciate that you didn't destroy the integrity of the piece. The only practical tip I could suggest is not to grease the interface of the vise and swivel plate, only because it tends to make it slip making folks overtighten the clamps and bend the handles. But other than that great job
Thank you! I felt okay greasing the swivel surfaces and locking components because the locking surfaces are rough cast, meaning there is still a ton of mechanical grip between those surfaces even with grease slathered everywhere. It didn’t take much force at all to lock the swivel rock solid.
Nice. Keeps the look of age but so clean. Love it. I've got an old Morgan I think it's a 40 so much smaller than this but still quite heavy in its own right. Has the same patina though. A lot less to clean up when I finally get around to it. But i definitely need to go after the paste wax treatment though. It's the best way to prevent rust if you're not painting.
WD-40 is not so much a "break free" penetrating oil, as the WD stands for 'Water Displacement'. Highly recommend either Kroil (expensive stuff but fantastic) or PB Blaster (more affordable) to free rusty stuff. Otherwise fantastic job and new subscriber here!
I need to do that to the one I have out behind the barn. Broke it a few years ago and still haven’t got around to it. About the same size but attached to a 4" 4’ steel pipe with concrete on the bottom. It’s laying down & a pain to move it.
Man I wish I could have had a job as a sandcasting tech in the reed foundry. What a beast. Great job man. Maybe a pair of brass jaws for the old boy? Group on fb called "home machine shop" bet someone in there can fix you up with a pair
Thank you for your comments Josh, much appreciated. As much as I wanted to keep this monster in the shop it was just too dang big and I had to sell it. I’ll have to check out that fb group though!
The work you did here is truly appreciated by many and esp by me as I own what must be a later version of the same beast. (I actually 'Found' mine in a dilapidated old barn when out one day on my Honda CX500 balanced it on the back seat, then rode home one handed for around 3 miles) today, aged 70 I can just lift it but it needs to be split for me to hump up onto the bench Lol. FWIW mine is painted a dark blue (not the horrid Record/irvin mid blue but not as dark as midnight), and I assumed that to be original and expect i shall paint mine similarly when I strip & rebuild. Anyway, well done for producing a very inspiring Vid. Did you find the date stamp on your one?
Wow, lifting this thing in the best circumstances is a hernia-inducing experience, I can’t imagine moving one on a motorcycle, wild! I didn’t spot a date or any other markings anywhere on it.
I was thinking the same thing... though I would be questioning if it would just gather grime quicker because of it. But I liked how it turned out over all.
it´s just how i like to restore my tools and machines ... nicely done ! maybe i wouldn´t have put so much grease on some parts , like the swivel base ... it can be a nigthmare lock that down when you are bending something or applying torque .
Totally agree, the swivel mechanism on this vise is very grippy and I had concerns of the wedges actually locking in place over time so the grease is more so to prevent that. The cast iron construction of everything really makes for a stout swivel lock. Thank you for your constructive comment, appreciate your thoughts.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MOST OF YOU. HOW DOES PAINTING IT NOT MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL? I THINK TAKING THE EXTRA STEPS TO PAINT AND GRIND OUT ANY DEFECTS INCREASES THE VALUE AND IS MUCH MORE SATISFYING THAN THE JOB HE JUST DID. THIS VISE WILL NEED RESTORING WAY SOONER THAN MOST OTHER ONES THAT TOOK THE PROPER STEPS AT FULLY RESTORING THE VISE. I APPRECIATE THE JOB HES DONE IN THIS VIDEO BUT NOT IMPRESSED.
I think most folks, myself included, feel that a painted surface is much more prone to damage, chipping, peeling, etc. and that over time the nice job done painting it is lost to normal use. The wax method is not subject to any damage whatsoever and can easily be reapplied as needed. I’ve painted my fair share of vises over the years which have all held up very well, so I suppose it really does come down to preference. There was zero paint anywhere on this vise, so I suspect it was never painted from the factory, which begs the question... would painting it be faithful to the original state it was sold in? Things to think about.
Guy comes in the hardware store I worked at years ago, and asks me if we had any vices. I said yeah, I swear too much, that guy over there drinks too much beer, and that other guy is on too many medicinal drugs.
I don’t understand how most on the net have such great luck with WD 40 - I find it to be a poor penetrate at best I use it to spray on garden tools etc to prevent rust
In this case it didn’t work at all to help with breaking loose those side swivel clamps, but it was useful in other areas. I agree, wd40 is a terrible penetrant, but if there’s a bit of space for it to work it’s way in it does help as a temporary lubricant.
No amount of filing would correct all of the rust pitting damage. At this size and weight the appearance really doesn’t matter, and given the condition it was found in just getting it back into service was the main goal. 👍
Less than impressed by your "rusted solid" dynamic jaw removal. I have a rusted solid vise, and a sledge hammer will not move the slide, definitely not going to happen by hand or finger tips. Moving on to find useful information...
Like others have said. You cleaned it up, nothing fancy, left the ding marks, and it's a real working tool as it should be! Not a painted sparkling showpiece for a museum. Well done! Sub +1.
Thanks Nick, much appreciated! Great to have you as a new sub!
Thank you for saving this wonderful old Red vise. It's a beauty, and still a very useful shop tool.
I'm very glad to see that you didn't try to erase the vice's history by mirror polishing and making it into a show piece instead of a working tool. You fixed what needed to be fixed and let the vice retain it's character. One suggestion: When working with a chemical that is labeled poison, please wear some face and inhalation protection.
Excellent suggestion, I should have worn my respirator for those parts. Thank you for your kind comments, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I like that you left the Reed vise in its rustic, original look.
Thanks Peter 👍
After watching a few of these "large vise restoration" videos, it's clear that back in the day, most home shops needed a vise to securely hold an aircraft carrier.
Legend has it that some folks would place their entire house in a vise to conveniently carry out basic home repairs.
I have a 350 pound 8" jaw, leg vise. Do I need one that big ... every now and again in heavy forge work, but did I want to watch it weighed in for scrap... HELL NO!
I have a nice Reed 204.1/2 vise I use daily in my blacksmith and knife making business. I’ve had it for almost 20 years and its a beast. That 206 there though is a real beast! So glad you restored it. Nothing else compares to the old American made tools.
Thank you, good to hear that you get such good mileage from your vise. This one is certainly a big one! Reed made an even bigger 208 vise, which you can find a video of Jimmy Diresta restoring, now that thing is a true beast!
Fantastic, this to me is the perfect restoration,no fancy paint work,no highlighting of lettering,no metal filler,just get it to where it needs to be,it's an old tool,it needs it's old patina restored and nothing else,breath life back into it,don't make it a super hero,thanks for this :-) you just earned yourself a new subscriber.
Wow that’s a very kind compliment, thank you! And thank you for subscribing!
I recently aquired a old 206 which has been in the family since new. Unfortuantly it also went through Huricane Katrina. Family ended up pulling it from my grandparents shed when the water receded. And it sat untouched until recently. Oddly it is currently in the same condition as yours was, I have it working, but definitely needs attention. Anyways, its now mine and you have no idea how much i appreciate this video. Was planning on selling it, but you have changed my mind.
Wie schön, endlich mal ein Schraubstock, der nur generalüberholt wurde um wieder zu arbeiten und nicht übetrestauriert für eine Glasvitrine.
In seiner kraftvollen Bescheidenheit schon fast eine Wohltat.
Vielen Dank. : )
Thank you a working vise restore not one of those disco polished to chrome toys!
Beautiful job. Clean and simple. I hate it when people start painting and puttying to make a showpiece. Well done
you did an excellent job on this old vice. nice video work too. as others have said you did the right thing by keeping the original patina and protecting it with paste wax.
The best vise restore yet! A working vise doesn't need to be pretty just functional...great job.
You can work like hell with this vise and not worry about the paint job!
Thanks Dan! The paste wax is perfect for a vise, it protects against rust and can be easily reappied when needed.
Like that ypu brought it back to good working condition without turning it into a piece of artwotk. Great job
Thank you David, much appreciated!
right, some people would have for whatever reason painted the thing blue, SMH.
@@cheapshotmike1091 Right. A vise is a blunt force tool, not a toy. But if you absolutely must paint one, it should be red. It's in the Bible.
Excellent work - I love the more natural look. Some of these guys think they are turning a vise into a damn Ferrari. Well done!
Awesome work. It looks good all natural like that without making it pretty.
I'd love to have it on my work bench!!
Thank you! I agree, it’s a lovely beast!
Great practical restoration so it's ready for real work again.
You bet! Thanks for watching Thomas!
InstaBlaster.
A beautiful piece of sculpture.
I like this typical restoration, no paint job, left the dents and ding marks 😍
but to me it's still need works for the rust..
well done sir 👍👍👍
Great job returning it to complete functionality without totally destroying its patina. I myself might have been a little more free with the grease but hey great job none the less.
Thank you! Don’t worry, the grease was applied very liberally 👍
Outstanding!! I have one even larger that needs a good cleaning and I've been trying to find the courage & motivation to get started. You make it look much easier than it will be, but I think I'm ready to try. Thanks!!
Just don’t hurt your back! These things are ruthless!
WOW! That's what ya call a serious vise! Nice restoration! Wish I had one like it! :)
Just finished a 150 lbs Olympic not as rusted as yours. The electro bath is cool. Very nice save of work of art vise
Great that the vice is not over restored and the wax is a novel idea. You've now got a practical working vice that will probably outlast you 🙂
Thanks! This thing will 100% outlast me, and probably ten generations after me as well.
looks great! Looks so much better then when people paint a vice this old.
Thanks Jesse! As far as I could tell this model wasn’t painted when new, there wasn’t a hint of paint anywhere on it. I really like using the paste wax as it can be touched up over and over with very little effort.
Thanks for not trying to 'pretty it up' .... a sound no nonsense methodical way of working.
I love electrolysis - beats the hell out of the expensive commercial rust removers or metal rotting acids .... but, not wearing gloves, I do get rather black hands ;
Thanks for sharing, I just picked up a 206 that I will be restoring, good to have some tips and examples to learn from...👍
Just make sure you ask for help moving it around! It’s not worth the back pain
@PatonHaus Too late!! I already hurt myself and I moved it as 2 pieces! 🤦♂️😂
I love the contrast between the vintage parts patina and brand new steel. What's old is new again.
Nice work, love the vise.. Helpful tip: Evaporust works wonders on items like this. I have learned to soak the ENTIRE item in Evaporust overnight before attempting disassembly. You save a lot of damaged parts this route!! Plus it's way easier and saves the busted knuckles.. Cheers,
Oh for sure, I’ve seen my share of very successful rust removals using evaporust. In my neck of the woods evaporust costs $120 for 15L, which even that amount is unlikely to submerge the body of this vise, no bueno. Some water and a car battery charger does the trick just as well and only costs pennies for electricity.
@@PatonHaus yeah it’s currently $44 per litre here in Oz….I think I’ll try electrolysis before anything else
Very nice vise you have there. The electrolysis process looks very cool, I'll need to try it sometime. Also, very nice Beach tool cabinet as well! I love those, have two myself.
I have the same vice with the name Rock Island on it. I didn't get all that rust though. And it was given to me. I'm going to rework it anyway/ glad to see your u tube to know how it comes apart.
Great job. Thank you for not instantly covering it in hammerfart paint. Let the grain show
Thanks Tyler! Yeah, this one didn't demand the full spa and makeover treatment, just a simple finish to show off the original iron.
@@PatonHaus Keep up the great work
Well done 👍. So glad you didn’t paint it.
Thank you!
Let the gods of the heavens come down and bless this vise!! Another vise got its wings!!!
Praise thy glorious Reed!
Отличная работа!! Мое уважение!!!
Спасибо! И спасибо за подписку!
Looks good. Why no oil or coating inside or in the bottom where rust was still vidible
Good question, I suppose I didn’t feel it was necessary? Once the vise is bolted down there’s really no risk of rust for the bottom, and any light rust on the inside surfaces is purely cosmetic. It’s a very old vise after all, it’s bound to have a bit of rust here and there regardless. I suspect any vise bought today is not coated with anything on the inside surfaces and they’re all just fine. Things to consider for my next restoration though, thanks for commenting 👍
Perfect. Didn’t destroy this beautiful old vise.
Very good work. Plus NO BONDO !
Super jest to odrestaurowane to stare dawne imadło tylko go pomalować go na jakiś super kolor pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That is a serious BAFV!
Darn skippy bud!
Very nice restoration. I very much appreciate that you didn't destroy the integrity of the piece. The only practical tip I could suggest is not to grease the interface of the vise and swivel plate, only because it tends to make it slip making folks overtighten the clamps and bend the handles. But other than that great job
Thank you! I felt okay greasing the swivel surfaces and locking components because the locking surfaces are rough cast, meaning there is still a ton of mechanical grip between those surfaces even with grease slathered everywhere. It didn’t take much force at all to lock the swivel rock solid.
Nice. Keeps the look of age but so clean. Love it. I've got an old Morgan I think it's a 40 so much smaller than this but still quite heavy in its own right. Has the same patina though. A lot less to clean up when I finally get around to it. But i definitely need to go after the paste wax treatment though. It's the best way to prevent rust if you're not painting.
Absolutely, and the paste wax is so easy to apply. It doesn’t collect dust or grit and is very simple to maintain, just wipe some more on when needed.
WD-40 is not so much a "break free" penetrating oil, as the WD stands for 'Water Displacement'. Highly recommend either Kroil (expensive stuff but fantastic) or PB Blaster (more affordable) to free rusty stuff. Otherwise fantastic job and new subscriber here!
How do you plan to keep it from rusting?
How do you dispose of the rusty water after electrolysis? You obviously can't dump that rust down the drain.
I need to do that to the one I have out behind the barn. Broke it a few years ago and still haven’t got around to it. About the same size but attached to a 4" 4’ steel pipe with concrete on the bottom. It’s laying down & a pain to move it.
Do it! Go out there, take it off the pipe and get to work!
@@PatonHaus I’m planning on it hopefully this spring after my surgery.
The handles on vise pivot screws should come from the factory pre-bent. It would just save time.
Haha definitely, they should also come with synthetic rust (or premium real rust) to ensure they’re nicely seized in place.
Well Done
Mantenimiento únicamente... Restauración NO. Buen trabajo 😊.
Great job....ready for real deal...👍👍👍
Thank you!
That was big one, and now it's working for a living again.
Maybe just a tad further
But love the original patina
Didn’t remove it all! 🙏🙏🙏
you left tool marks, the horror! well done, sir. well done!
Man I wish I could have had a job as a sandcasting tech in the reed foundry. What a beast. Great job man. Maybe a pair of brass jaws for the old boy? Group on fb called "home machine shop" bet someone in there can fix you up with a pair
Thank you for your comments Josh, much appreciated. As much as I wanted to keep this monster in the shop it was just too dang big and I had to sell it. I’ll have to check out that fb group though!
Big and badass! Wow.
The work you did here is truly appreciated by many and esp by me as I own what must be a later version of the same beast. (I actually 'Found' mine in a dilapidated old barn when out one day on my Honda CX500 balanced it on the back seat, then rode home one handed for around 3 miles) today, aged 70 I can just lift it but it needs to be split for me to hump up onto the bench Lol.
FWIW mine is painted a dark blue (not the horrid Record/irvin mid blue but not as dark as midnight), and I assumed that to be original and expect i shall paint mine similarly when I strip & rebuild.
Anyway, well done for producing a very inspiring Vid.
Did you find the date stamp on your one?
Wow, lifting this thing in the best circumstances is a hernia-inducing experience, I can’t imagine moving one on a motorcycle, wild! I didn’t spot a date or any other markings anywhere on it.
Excellent!
Thanks James!
Why in the heck people leave fine pieces of equipment like this out in the weather to rust & deteriorate is totally beyond me.
Wow! Way cool 👍 😍
great job 👍
Thank you!
Excellent. It's a tool and not a work of art. Now bolt it to your bench and put it back to work. 👍
I skipped the bolting down part and just sold it instead, it's way too big for what I need.
Great Success
Never seen anyone use paste wax before.. Nice 👌 touch ..
I was thinking the same thing... though I would be questioning if it would just gather grime quicker because of it. But I liked how it turned out over all.
it´s just how i like to restore my tools and machines ... nicely done ! maybe i wouldn´t have put so much grease on some parts , like the swivel base ... it can be a nigthmare lock that down when you are bending something or applying torque .
Totally agree, the swivel mechanism on this vise is very grippy and I had concerns of the wedges actually locking in place over time so the grease is more so to prevent that. The cast iron construction of everything really makes for a stout swivel lock. Thank you for your constructive comment, appreciate your thoughts.
Nice. I would like to find one.
Excellent.
Nice vice, not too fancy but & yet stillexcellent job.
Thank you! 👍
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MOST OF YOU. HOW DOES PAINTING IT NOT MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL? I THINK TAKING THE EXTRA STEPS TO PAINT AND GRIND OUT ANY DEFECTS INCREASES THE VALUE AND IS MUCH MORE SATISFYING THAN THE JOB HE JUST DID. THIS VISE WILL NEED RESTORING WAY SOONER THAN MOST OTHER ONES THAT TOOK THE PROPER STEPS AT FULLY RESTORING THE VISE. I APPRECIATE THE JOB HES DONE IN THIS VIDEO BUT NOT IMPRESSED.
I think most folks, myself included, feel that a painted surface is much more prone to damage, chipping, peeling, etc. and that over time the nice job done painting it is lost to normal use. The wax method is not subject to any damage whatsoever and can easily be reapplied as needed. I’ve painted my fair share of vises over the years which have all held up very well, so I suppose it really does come down to preference.
There was zero paint anywhere on this vise, so I suspect it was never painted from the factory, which begs the question... would painting it be faithful to the original state it was sold in? Things to think about.
@@PatonHaus NICELY PUT
E possibile sapere che prodotto viene utilizzato per la pulizia del metallo e la corrente quanti ampere e potenza ha?
Ho usato un caricatore per auto da 12 volt. L'amperaggio non ha importanza, ma generalmente un amperaggio più alto è migliore e più veloce.
Ma la polvere che hai utilizzato cos'è
è un booster detersivo per bucato “washing soda”
Grazie, pensavo fosse bicarbonato di sodio
@@rossanomarci3184
Il bicarbonato di sodio è simile, ma non altrettanto efficace
Gives me hope for my siezed Columbian!
Guy comes in the hardware store I worked at years ago, and asks me if we had any vices. I said yeah, I swear too much, that guy over there drinks too much beer, and that other guy is on too many medicinal drugs.
Откуда такие тяжеленные тиски? Никак Хоббиты из Мордера прихватили на обратной дороге.
good to go
Nice restoration ready to be back to work not a man cave trophy.
Yup you got it 👍
Another example of the non-penetration of WD-40.
Haha, right? Bone dry.
I don’t understand how most on the net have such great luck with WD 40 - I find it to be a poor penetrate at best I use it to spray on garden tools etc to prevent rust
In this case it didn’t work at all to help with breaking loose those side swivel clamps, but it was useful in other areas. I agree, wd40 is a terrible penetrant, but if there’s a bit of space for it to work it’s way in it does help as a temporary lubricant.
The job grade on a scale of 1-5 is 3,5 .
70% I’ll take it
Nice job more like a clean up and lube
riiiight
This is more like it. None of this la di da brush it with a paint brush stuff. Hit it with a hammer and get dirty. That's work in my book.
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👍👍👍
Grear job but needs more work. Filing. cleaning, pitting.
No amount of filing would correct all of the rust pitting damage. At this size and weight the appearance really doesn’t matter, and given the condition it was found in just getting it back into service was the main goal. 👍
i have one of these. its a monster. i need to show the same love...subd
It was not restoration it was service
Please explain what else could have been done to make it a “restoration”.
@@PatonHaus you can polished it then paint body's vise
@@alishahbodaghian7333 these vises weren’t painted when new, that would not be a restoration. What else could I have done?
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La fuera pavonado solo le faltó eso
Класс супер.
👏👏👏🇧🇷
Bom !
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Kroil...
Botch work.
Less than impressed by your "rusted solid" dynamic jaw removal. I have a rusted solid vise, and a sledge hammer will not move the slide, definitely not going to happen by hand or finger tips. Moving on to find useful information...
I don’t understand what you mean, which part was done with fingertips?
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You should have painted it, in that respect you could have done better.
I disagree with you, but that’s okay. Thanks for dropping by 👍
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