i really love how mr patina restores items. i like that they still have dents and imperfections that i think enhances our appreciation of the workmanship of the item (and the restorer).
Yes, I think it is right too to keep a balance between restoring some damage that would otherwise further deteriorate the item or which was caused by oxydation or something like that and wanting to fix every single notch that would have been inherent to the producing of such items at the times they were produced. Respecting their souls, so to speak, by protecting and caring but not by robbing them of their identities.
Superb job! My mum had a very similar iron in the 1950’s with the plug coming from the top, black handle and the same heat setting switch. They must have been made like that world wide because I am from Australia. One thing I like about your restorations is that you wash things before you start! A lot of restorers don’t do this and I often wonder what kind of germs might be present. Thank you for an informative and riveting channel. 🤗🇦🇺
My absolute biggest pet peeve with any restoration video is when they work on 95% of a restore then leave one area with rust or dirt because it's difficult to correct or already "good enough". So you taking the time to dig out and replace the heating coil makes me immensely happy.
Hurrah, it's Sunday and a new upload! Thank you for it. Great job again. Much worthier of your hard work than my brand new frying pan which my father had burned to a crisp as he opted for reheating his lunch himself for once and did not use the microwave but my new pan for some reason. And of course, he completely forgot about it until the house was full of smoke. I've had to spend 45 minutes sanding it today, after nothing else would work. I'd rather have restored an antique piece instead! Ah well, I'll leave that till next week-end then.
🤭😧 - a fire hazard, your father left the hob - did he fall asleep, or went into the garden to talk to his dearest, and I assume the smoke alarm sounded, warning you and him to what would have eventually turned into a fire.
@@samuelfellows6923 My father was always a hazard by cooking, but never to that point , it was more culinary-wise, until my mother passed away. Now he becomes completely forgetful at times, moving into his own world and not even hearing the fire alarm I had installed nor smelling the fumes and the burned food. He simply put the pan on and went back to his bedroom to "talk to my mother" and forgot all about the pan as he realized she couldn't be in the bedroom either. As I was out, I did not notice it until I came back and luckily enough the added security system on the cooking element had worked as a switch off as soon as the food in flame had hit the cooking plates. He never cooks these days, after he had the smoke alarm going off in the middle of the night once and realized that had I not been a light sleeper he could have killed me too, but he had obviously forgotten that yesterday. I hope he won't do it again, for with the confinement, I can't even get another security switch to replace it. It worked but got damaged by the flames.
Nice attention to detail! You put a LOT of work into that little old iron. And, it would have been super easy to ruin that project by cracking or breaking the porcelain during disassembly or reassembly. Amazing job, sir!
I liked this too. Did you use any spacer or shim to prevent the heating coil pushing through the cement thereby causing a potential short? Or was the aggregate in the cement enough to prevent that from happening? All electrical work I do I'm all about insulation and grounding. I love your work BTW, just want to learn your process. Thanks
very good restoration. I like the idea the this craftsman doesn‘t restore things as good as possible (then he‘d swap more parts), but as close to the original as possible (meaning to live with minor imperfections).
Thanks for bringing this back to its former glory. Rowenta still makes lovely irons, but the are priced above my pay grade. They can't hold a candle to your restored beauty.
I'm glad you redid the electrical. This is just me and I don't speak for anyone else, but safety trumps the restoration. If you plan to continue using something old, you need to make it as safe as you possibly can.
Hey KK, thanks a lot! Iam glad you enjoyed! For me it was more important to do the function than the optic of the inner parts. And yep, with the new parts the safety increased! 🙂
@@misterpatina I love this repair, and I can say that with the new camera it looks wonderful. I cannot give it a 10 out of 10 however because of the lack of an electrical grounding test. as K K says "safety trumps the restoration".
Mister Patina, you have done it again! I love watching ALL your restoration videos and eagerly await the next one! You have given me a great appreciation of restoring old and neglected things! Thank you. 😊
Respekt, an den Heizdraht hätte ich mich nie und nimmer getraut! Gruß Tino Respect, I would never have dared to change the heating wire! Greetings Tino
Beautiful work once again, so glad you included the final part of trying it out working! Only surprised at the fact you used cement, never seen before in a restoration video.
Fantastic job! I can tell you put a huge amount of off camera time getting this iron back to being as new as possible. My only disappointment is that you didn't reuse that sketchy looking old cable that was about to fall apart hahaha. Keep up the fantastic work - it looks like 50K is on the horizon!
Hey man, late to the party but thanks! Yeah, it was a pretty hard mix. The project was pretty time consuming and on the other side I had to learn a lot with my new equipment. Ill use the old wire on my next projects! :-)
@@misterpatina No worries, lots of comments to sift through these days! I'll be watching closely for that pristine reusable wire in a future video hahaha
Wow! Considering you had almost nothing to begin with, this one shows just how good you are with anything! The plating, the handle and your knowledge of the electrical workings highlight your expertise in many fields. I've been meaning to congratulate you on the camera work as well. The close-ups are wonderful. Love your sense of humor! I do appreciate your work Mr P!!
Great restoration bro. I think the hard work was worth it. Yep no matter what you do you can make everyone happy. Everyone has an opinion. I just enjoyed seeing you working on it!! 😁🤟👍
I’ve gotta be honest, I thought many times about leaving or replacing, but I think the restoration wouldn’t have been complete if I left it. On the other hand I think it’s pretty interesting for you to see how it works 🙂
OH MAYYY GOODNESS!! You have reached your peak, you did everything... you used every single technique, you used new ones you have not used before, you worked on n electrical appliance, and most if all, you did a great job!! You have set the bar higher even for my mechanics! Continue the great work in making us happy and fixing old tools and stay safe! This one has been jaw- droppingly good! (EDIT) I am not sure if you got a new camera or your skills are better but those new close ups and everything in general is much cleaner looking!!! :-) That gentle brush is quite welcoming, too
@@misterpatina this could have been a good collab, you restore, MyM irons and TYSY folds,,,, if anything gets burnt MyM makes a new one , simplesoops I posted wrong I’ll repost, Verzeihung
Awesome video, as always. Be careful when you remove old casting because there may be asbestos! Also, how often do you need to re-watch your own footage to remember how to reassemble your projects?!
Excellent video! My only quibble is that this kind of non-steam iron would have been used with an ironing cloth - that is, another piece of almost wet thin linen cloth (old tea towels are ideal) would have been laid over the top of the cloth/garment to be ironed. The heat from the iron would then have generated a thin layer of steam which would have done the hard work of smoothing the fabric. This is only way to ensure that the base of the iron would remain unstained by soap/starch residue from the cloth being ironed. If one doesn't use an ironing cloth with these old non-teflon based irons, a layer of burned soap/starch quickly builds up which has to be scrubbed off with steel wool and can ruin the iron's base. Going by the pre-restoration pictures, something of this kind has clearly happened which has made the iron useless and thus it was discarded.
i really love how mr patina restores items. i like that they still have dents and imperfections that i think enhances our appreciation of the workmanship of the item (and the restorer).
Hey, thank you so much for your kind words! 🙂
Yes, I think it is right too to keep a balance between restoring some damage that would otherwise further deteriorate the item or which was caused by oxydation or something like that and wanting to fix every single notch that would have been inherent to the producing of such items at the times they were produced. Respecting their souls, so to speak, by protecting and caring but not by robbing them of their identities.
Ah yes, another brilliant video by Mister Patina.
Thanks Mario!
Superb job! My mum had a very similar iron in the 1950’s with the plug coming from the top, black handle and the same heat setting switch. They must have been made like that world wide because I am from Australia. One thing I like about your restorations is that you wash things before you start! A lot of restorers don’t do this and I often wonder what kind of germs might be present. Thank you for an informative and riveting channel. 🤗🇦🇺
Give it to me straight: Do you have a new camera?. The Pictures of your great work are outstandingly captured. You never cease to improve. Well done!
Haha, yep it’s a new cam! Thanks man, Hope to have a beer the next time with you 🙂
This could have been a good collab, you restore, MyM irons, TYSY folds, something gets burnt MyM makes a new one🤣🤣👍🏻🙈
Restoration of a fine old classic like this is a treat to watch. Texas watches.
Thanks for being a loyal fan Paul! 🙂
Excellent job! Even plug remains authentical, great!
Thanks! 🙂
What a wonderful day, my friends!
Mr P, you are so generous, kind and talented! God bless you!
Hey man, thank you so much! 🙂✌️
Seriously, blown away by this. Gonna watch it again.
Hey, iam glad you enjoy! 🙂
Well, you have implemented the suggestion regarding subtitles, they are now readable clearly, nice video btw, greetings from India🇮🇳
Thanks for your comment! Yeah like i said, ill do it. Iam glad you like it :-)
You are the guru of the resurrection !!! Beatiful Jobs.
Came here from “My Mechanics”, great channel. Gonna have to watch every restoration now🤷🏻♂️))
Hey, iam glad you enjoyed! Welcome to the channel 🙂✌️
This makes my vintage day! Soon Ill be doing restos too.
Hey man, iam glad you enjoyed! I can highly recommend doing this 🙂
@@misterpatina Ive done a few razor restoration videos on my channel so far.
I remember my mother's iron; very similar design in the early 1960's. That one's probably good for another thirty years.
Is it strange that my cats love watching restorations with me? Either way, wonderful job! 👍👍👍
Oh nothings strange here, cats are the internet.
Thanks 🙂✌️
Rowenta is still in the business of making irons. Pretty cool to see an old design!
Another great video! I swear I could watch these every day.
Hey Mark, thanks a lot! Feel free to do that :-)
@@misterpatina I've watched them all. Please upload more often!
Nicely done! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! 🙂✌️
Absolutely a fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Jerry!
Wieder etwas Dazugelerntes. Super!
Danke Helmut! 🙂
My absolute biggest pet peeve with any restoration video is when they work on 95% of a restore then leave one area with rust or dirt because it's difficult to correct or already "good enough". So you taking the time to dig out and replace the heating coil makes me immensely happy.
That part made me cringe as all I could wonder was how much asbestos might have been in that old compound he scraped out.
So nice to see an appliance, dating back to my childhood, being restored to appear nearly new. Well done.
Hey bro, once again a great video! High quality and of course impeccable craftsmanship. The nickel plating has been done great with a flawless result.
Hey man, thank you so much! I really appreciate your words!
Straight to faves! Really enjoyed this restoration.
Hey Ümit, iam glad you enjoyed! 🙂
Hurrah, it's Sunday and a new upload! Thank you for it. Great job again. Much worthier of your hard work than my brand new frying pan which my father had burned to a crisp as he opted for reheating his lunch himself for once and did not use the microwave but my new pan for some reason. And of course, he completely forgot about it until the house was full of smoke. I've had to spend 45 minutes sanding it today, after nothing else would work. I'd rather have restored an antique piece instead! Ah well, I'll leave that till next week-end then.
🤭😧 - a fire hazard, your father left the hob - did he fall asleep, or went into the garden to talk to his dearest, and I assume the smoke alarm sounded, warning you and him to what would have eventually turned into a fire.
@@samuelfellows6923 My father was always a hazard by cooking, but never to that point , it was more culinary-wise, until my mother passed away. Now he becomes completely forgetful at times, moving into his own world and not even hearing the fire alarm I had installed nor smelling the fumes and the burned food. He simply put the pan on and went back to his bedroom to "talk to my mother" and forgot all about the pan as he realized she couldn't be in the bedroom either. As I was out, I did not notice it until I came back and luckily enough the added security system on the cooking element had worked as a switch off as soon as the food in flame had hit the cooking plates. He never cooks these days, after he had the smoke alarm going off in the middle of the night once and realized that had I not been a light sleeper he could have killed me too, but he had obviously forgotten that yesterday. I hope he won't do it again, for with the confinement, I can't even get another security switch to replace it. It worked but got damaged by the flames.
Nice attention to detail! You put a LOT of work into that little old iron. And, it would have been super easy to ruin that project by cracking or breaking the porcelain during disassembly or reassembly. Amazing job, sir!
Hey B, thanks for appreciating my work! And thanks for being such a loyal fan! 🙂
Splendid job, particularly enjoyed the cementing in of the new wire and the sanding of the nameplate 😊
I liked this too. Did you use any spacer or shim to prevent the heating coil pushing through the cement thereby causing a potential short? Or was the aggregate in the cement enough to prevent that from happening? All electrical work I do I'm all about insulation and grounding. I love your work BTW, just want to learn your process. Thanks
Estupenda restauracion de esta plancha de hierro eléctrico 'Rowenta' alemán de los años 50, mis respetos y saludos desde Venezuela.💯💯👍👍👍🤘🤘🙏
Hola Amilcar, Muchas Gracias amigo! Saludos desde Alemannia! 🙂✌️🇩🇪
@@misterpatina 💯👍
Hello mister Patina beautiful restoration good job well done
Thanks Vince!
My grandmother had one of these. She didn't have an ironing board but used an old table with a blanket on top lol
very good restoration. I like the idea the this craftsman doesn‘t restore things as good as possible (then he‘d swap more parts), but as close to the original as possible (meaning to live with minor imperfections).
Hey man, Iam glad you’re enjoying my work 🙂
Love seeing old things restored !
Thanks for bringing this back to its former glory. Rowenta still makes lovely irons, but the are priced above my pay grade. They can't hold a candle to your restored beauty.
Hey Patricia, thanks for your comment! 🙂
😯 OMG I thought Rowenta was a newer company!! Wow Fascinating, thank you for sharing this video.
Oh they made a lot of kitchen/household stuff. Iam glad you enjoy my work!
Muy buena restauración de tipo de plancha que usaba mi mamá cuando era niño. Gracias.
Amazing as always my friend! 🙂
Thanks man, u recognized the new setup? 😄
@@misterpatina I did! Turned my screen brightness up on my phone to admire it! 👍🙂
I'm glad you redid the electrical. This is just me and I don't speak for anyone else, but safety trumps the restoration. If you plan to continue using something old, you need to make it as safe as you possibly can.
Hey KK, thanks a lot! Iam glad you enjoyed! For me it was more important to do the function than the optic of the inner parts. And yep, with the new parts the safety increased! 🙂
@@misterpatina I love this repair, and I can say that with the new camera it looks wonderful. I cannot give it a 10 out of 10 however because of the lack of an electrical grounding test. as K K says "safety trumps the restoration".
Mister Patina, you have done it again! I love watching ALL your restoration videos and eagerly await the next one! You have given me a great appreciation of restoring old and neglected things! Thank you. 😊
a fantastic result ✌️😎👍
Thanks! 🙂
Respekt, an den Heizdraht hätte ich mich nie und nimmer getraut!
Gruß Tino
Respect, I would never have dared to change the heating wire!
Greetings Tino
Glücklicherweise ist alles gut gegangen, war recht viel (Recherche-) arbeit.
Excellent work👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing
Thanks, you’re welcome! 🙂👍
Nice job brother. Like from India.
My mother still have this one, and it's working! She is still using it !! 😂
Haha, yeah back in the days there was still quality! :-)
Отличная работа! Мотивирует что-то делать!
Spasibo Brat!
Very nice job looks like it's ready for round two 👍
Thanks!
Love the restoration you leave the history in the item but the out come is stunning
Nice job but I would have put some kind of clear coat on top of the black handle.
Great video! It's interesting to watch the work! The end result is fantastic!
Thanks man!
I will really enjoy your restoration work style I like it 🌹🙏🏻
Radha, thank you so much my friend! 🙂👍
Your subtitles are very informative.... I appreciate that... Keep it up... Salut🙏
Iam glad you enjoyed, thank you so much!
Beautiful work once again, so glad you included the final part of trying it out working! Only surprised at the fact you used cement, never seen before in a restoration video.
Thanks man!
Fantastic job! I can tell you put a huge amount of off camera time getting this iron back to being as new as possible. My only disappointment is that you didn't reuse that sketchy looking old cable that was about to fall apart hahaha. Keep up the fantastic work - it looks like 50K is on the horizon!
Hey man, late to the party but thanks! Yeah, it was a pretty hard mix. The project was pretty time consuming and on the other side I had to learn a lot with my new equipment. Ill use the old wire on my next projects! :-)
@@misterpatina No worries, lots of comments to sift through these days! I'll be watching closely for that pristine reusable wire in a future video hahaha
Only a monster wouldn't iron their microfiber towels. lol
Really well made video. Your channel will be growing as soon as people know of it. I'm glad I found you through your collab 🙂
Hey Bovanshi! Thanks for your kind words and iam glad you’re enjoying my work! 🙂
As always, you did an amazing job.
Thanks Retro! 🙂
That's dope bro, well done
Thanks Tim! 🙂
Wow! Considering you had almost nothing to begin with, this one shows just how good you are with anything! The plating, the handle and your knowledge of the electrical workings highlight your expertise in many fields. I've been meaning to congratulate you on the camera work as well. The close-ups are wonderful. Love your sense of humor! I do appreciate your work Mr P!!
Iam glad you like it!
Nicely done. It's pretty and even though I'm from the US, my grandma had one quite similar.
Thanks Vickie! 🙂
Bravo, another excellent restoration.
Thanks David!
Very perfect restoration and precise 😉German language:
Das Schöne.
Polish language:
Pięknie 😉👍
Haha, thanks Robert!
Piękny greets to Poland, neighbor! 🙂
@@misterpatina I have near Berlin . From Poznań (Posen)Hauptbanhof.
Great restoration bro. I think the hard work was worth it. Yep no matter what you do you can make everyone happy. Everyone has an opinion. I just enjoyed seeing you working on it!! 😁🤟👍
Hey man, thank you so much! I really appreciate!
Your videos are odly satisfying i must admit. 🙂👌🏻 Greetings.
Hey man, iam glad you like my work!
Einfach, schön und zuverlässig. Für immer und ewig. Nicht, dass die Geräte es jetzt tun - eines Tages.
Ich wollte meine Hose bügeln gehen.
Hey man, thanks a lot!
@@misterpatina Gesundheit! Mach weiter so!
I love your restoration your simple but yet beneficial explanations and of course your photography, great restoration
Thanks for your kind words Rami! Iam glad you enjoyed!
Restoration electric iron perfect
Thanks!
endlich neues video! ich freue mich immer unglaublich sehr
grüße aus frankfurt
Haha, freut mich! Grüße aus Frankfurt zurück 🙂
Really nice work!
Thanks Bro!
Nice work!
Thanks Piotr!
Another great resto Mr P..
Thanks!
The bouncy test haha love it
Haha, no restoration is completed without this test! :-)
Nice restoration! I think it's reasonable to check isolation between heating wire and iron's metal parts, which I'm sure you did!
Of course, the voltmeter didnt say "beep" :D
Δεν έχω λόγια!! Συγχαρητήρια ΜΠΡΆΒΟ!!!! 👌🇬🇷!
I think that you did an amazing job. 👌
Thanks :-)
Wow i love this video
Good job Mr P
Great job 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Catalin!
Отличный результат супер!👍
Spasibo Brat!
This was very interesting. Thank you.
Thank you for watching ;-)
Great restoration
Thanks Larry!
Μπράβο , από την Ελλάδα. bravo
Πολλά ευχαριστώ! Χαιρετίσματα από Γερμανία!
Хорошая работа👍
Spasibo!
Looks wonderful and great job restoring it!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thanks oneshot! 🙂👍
@@misterpatina You're welcome and looking forward to what you restore next!!
Beautiful! Thank you!
Thanks Adam! You’re welcome! 🙂
very good job
Thanks luis!
Hermosa quedó !!!
Me alegra que te guste :-)
I have one similar to this. Still in use..... for waxing skiis. No steam makes it perfect. Took a bit to get the heat right.
Nice job Mister P, I can always count on you to make everything look like it just came out of the box.👍👍
Haha, thanks man! Iam really glad you’re enjoying my work! 🙂👍
Nice job! Particularly with the cement and coil. I wondered how you would replace it or leave it.
I’ve gotta be honest, I thought many times about leaving or replacing, but I think the restoration wouldn’t have been complete if I left it. On the other hand I think it’s pretty interesting for you to see how it works 🙂
Well done!Grüße aus Wuppertal!
Danke danke, Grüße aus Frankfurt Main!
Beautiful job as always. I wish you would've kept the wood handle natural.
now I know how a iron works.
Thank you
OH MAYYY GOODNESS!! You have reached your peak, you did everything... you used every single technique, you used new ones you have not used before, you worked on n electrical appliance, and most if all, you did a great job!! You have set the bar higher even for my mechanics! Continue the great work in making us happy and fixing old tools and stay safe! This one has been jaw- droppingly good!
(EDIT) I am not sure if you got a new camera or your skills are better but those new close ups and everything in general is much cleaner looking!!! :-) That gentle brush is quite welcoming, too
Hey Martin, thank you SO much for your comment! I will definitely keep it up! Thanks for being such a loyal fan! 🙂❤️
@@misterpatina this could have been a good collab, you restore, MyM irons and TYSY folds,,,, if anything gets burnt MyM makes a new one , simplesoops I posted wrong I’ll repost, Verzeihung
Nice job excellent restoration
Thanks Zlatan!
@@misterpatina your wellcome
Nice work and great result! 🍻🤘💜
Thanks Andy!
I love your work man, good job
Thanks man! 🙂
I discovered Rowenta irons about 25 years ago, and I will never own any other iron again - they are amazing!
Yup theyre really nice!
Awesome!!!
Thanks!
Awesome video, as always. Be careful when you remove old casting because there may be asbestos! Also, how often do you need to re-watch your own footage to remember how to reassemble your projects?!
Thanks J, I always wear a mask when removing stuff like that! 🙂
Oh pretty often! 😄😄
классический такой утюг для мафиозных разборок 😁👍
Excellent video! My only quibble is that this kind of non-steam iron would have been used with an ironing cloth - that is, another piece of almost wet thin linen cloth (old tea towels are ideal) would have been laid over the top of the cloth/garment to be ironed. The heat from the iron would then have generated a thin layer of steam which would have done the hard work of smoothing the fabric. This is only way to ensure that the base of the iron would remain unstained by soap/starch residue from the cloth being ironed. If one doesn't use an ironing cloth with these old non-teflon based irons, a layer of burned soap/starch quickly builds up which has to be scrubbed off with steel wool and can ruin the iron's base. Going by the pre-restoration pictures, something of this kind has clearly happened which has made the iron useless and thus it was discarded.
Muy buen trabajo. Increíble. (Me hubiera gustado mas si al mango de madera lo barnizaba)-
Gracias!