Having now completed every lock in the house i can say I found a better way of doing this. A blade and sandpaper. I used a blade to scrape away most of the layers of paint. Leaving only two of three. Then wet sanding it back to the black japanning (what I first though was paint.) with high git sandpaper. Its time consuming but I was left with a perfect black finish without the scapes or groves shown when I finished this lock. I have also obtained keys for these locks so they are all working like new again :)
I liked your approach towards the patina and history of the lock. Seeing the different layers removed before getting to the fixture was very satisfying, and I'd like to see more non-phone restoration/repair on your channel.
I have always loved most of his repairs and restoration; I will never forget his works on some iPod Classic restorations; I believe it is good to go on a variety of different restorations, though technology restoration should not be ignored but as I said, the mixture will be spicy, and people will love it. Thanks, Hugh.
"And today we are going to be breaking into a mans home." **Disassembles the front door lock** "And just to prove that wasn't a fluke lets do that again."
To many times you see this beautiful old gear buried under coats of paint and forgotten or disguarded as rubbish. Nice job! This segment was pure gold !!
My attic door has an old skeleton key lock on it. I was able to remove it & buy a key online that fit it & clean it up & use it once again. It's awesome to give new life to something like that.
Very nice! Henry and Thomas Vaughan joined together to form H&T Vaughan in 1856. They eventually became the largest lock makers in Willenhall (Staffordshire, close to Wolverhampton). By the way, locks of this type (not of the same quality though) are still available in DIY stores in the UK 😊
Yes Please More! These types of non-tech videos are FASCINATING and equally enjoyable! GREAT content and insights and always instructive and enjoyable! I agree “reuse and recycle”! Cheers from the USA!
This has been quite a refreshment. I knew that you got into repairing things through the restoration work you did with your dad back then. The style in which you make your videos also blends in quite nicely
Hi 😎 It's nice that you renew such antiques, I know a few people who throw away such wonders remembering the old ages. I renovated an old cupboard, probably 100 years old, and removed several layers of oil paints. Instead of chemicals, I used a heat gun and it worked out much better and sewed better than the sticky road of steaming chemicals. Cheers and until next time!!!
I understand branching out into other restoration areas, but I watch your videos to better understand the tech we use everyday. I know you can only restore phones, tablets, and wearables for so long, but there’s other everyday tech items we use that could be restored/repaired. Printers, computers, mouses, keyboards, tvs, cameras, robot vacuums, smart home devices etc.
When I was a kid, we used to live in this really old house in Kew (Melbourne, Victoria) that was built in the 1870s. And it had these brass locks on each door. Instead of being painted black, they were all shinny brass covered in a lacquer coat to preserve the shine. It looked so cool. As a suggestion, why not take all the paint off and coat the locks and strike plate with black japan? It'd be period correct (as black japan was used a lot at the turn of the last century) and would look awesome.
I think you did a beautiful job in restoring that lock. We was restoring a very old church organ in Cambridge years ago. Although the screws had to be replaced as they had become fragile. We coated the top of the new screws with oil, then using a blow lamp to remove the top layer, so it would look old.
Excellent! I can tell from how much more enthusiastic the "we're done" was than usual that you had a great time with this and it was totally worth the change of pace.
I LOVED THIS!!! A very nice change. Perhaps a Hugh's Restoration Channel is in your future for all the cool stuff you do besides electronics. Thank You!
THAT was enjoyable! Im pretty sure my tiny lil late 1800s/early 1900s has ONE remaining doorknob set similar to yours. And yeh, this whole house has untold layers of paint on top of paint all over it!
I had the very same ones in my house, I ended up only doing 2 of them, I pulled mine totally apart and repainted the black polised the brass bits. They come up like new with very little wear on the internal parts, so well built in the first instance, with the exception of the see through Keyhole, thats why people stuff things in the hole.
Well well well, didn’t expect to see you here haha. Cool to see that you were salvaged some of these old door locks, from long abandoned properties I assume? I love antique door hardware, from their construction, build quality and overall aesthetics, they are neat! In fact, I just picked up an old mortise lock today lol.
Thanks mate! I have discovered they are coated in something called "japanning" I have purchased the required materials to do it so might re-coat this one. But got plenty throughout the house to do.
@@HughJeffreys It was really neat to see you bring that old lock back to life. In old homes, I tend to like originality, and hardware definitely counts in my books. It’s sad whenever people replace nice original antique hardware with modern junk to be honest. And yes, japanning was a very common method of protecting metal on household goods from I would say the 1800s all the way up until the early 1900s, it’s on just about anything old appliance or hardware related that doesn’t have an otherwise different metal or paint finish. I like it because it is relatively durable and looks good (when in good condition)
@@thewatchworks1372 yes saved a few from old homes that were being demolished, you would be shocked to see what gets wasted sometimes! Glad you are in to all the old wares and locks 🙂
@@HughJeffreys thats more stuff I never knew! I can see the nice old brown doors and trims you referred to being very similar to one I filmed recently 🙂
I have always loved most of his repairs and restoration; I will never forget his works on some iPod Classic restorations; I believe it is good to go on a variety of different restorations, though technology restoration should not be ignored as I said, the mixture will be spicy, and people will love it. Thanks, Hugh.
I've lived in a number of older houses over the years and every one of them has had some odd work done, usually involving lazy painters. I love seeing the original finishes on stuff like this and would absolutely like to see more!
I'd definitely like to see more content like this. Restoring broken technology is fascinating AND educational. You've put the same energy and explanation into this as well.
I like your approach to restoring. Not making it all shiny and new, but showing the time that passed. I doesn't need to be perfect but it looks so much better than paintet over multiple times with ugly paint.
G’day Hugh. 6:40: way back in the distant past when I was a heavy smoking teenager in Ireland, you could buy brown and pink matches. The brown ones were “safety” matches and the pink ones were called “friendly” matches. The safety ones could only be lit using the box, but the friendly ones could be lit on a wall or some such, or on yer arse a la Clint Eastwood! Made by Maguire & Patterson who may be long gone out of business. Great video mate. 👍
I'm not one to comment on videos usually, but this was a really nice thing to see from a history student's perspective, and I have to admire how well you did what had to have been some pretty fine handiwork
Thank you, Hugh, for all the hard work you do to produce a video every week. Sharing your knowledge is invaluable to the rest of us. You provide a valuable service and do a great job!
Totally awesome Hugh, I reckon you’ve done a superb job in this type of video although different to your core videos its a throwback to older days pasted. My wife and I love classic antiques.
Great job cleaning this wonderful piece of history. Keep up the excellent work and, yes, i would like to see more non-phone videos from you! Good evening from Maine, USA!
This type of restoration sometime can be related to My Mechanic and Tysytube. I'm sure they very well of restore this type in the pass. But I could be wrong.
Very good restoration, I used to own old locks, when live in Sydney when I used to live in a house, it's quite easy to get try keys Mitre 10, Bunnings or old antiques. Thanks, it looks like you live in a 1920s house🙂😊👌
The cardboard was put there to make lock quieter when the slide bolt is sprung back when the door is closed, and the lock was originally painted with a black Japan finish, sometimes if the paint is chipped you can lightly clean off the rust and then apply perma blue which will stain the metal black and give it a nice aged finish
Pink matches are generally known by their trade name, Swan Vesta, the match does not need the box (the strike plate) to light the match on, you can strike it on just about any surface to light it.
I absolutely love old locks like these, and this one is now looking quite amazing. You did a pretty great job restoring it, I must say! It indeed achieved the original look you were going for. Cheers!
Very nice! I've done the very same thing myself and I agree with your approach. However, WD40 has virtually no lubricant in it so I would suggest attending to that at some point soon.
I do a lot of remodel work in old vintage homes and as harsh as It sounds blunt. Force is the best thing to remove paint like that can use a small rubber mallet and hit it and it chips right off without damaging it.
Hugh, I love the fact that you don't stick with anything in particular like only tech, smartphones and stuffz you did a TV and now this, going out of bounds for interesting content! :)
Hey Hugh - Locksmith here. The internal parts of the lock case in your circumstance wouldn't be better served by graphite. Realistically, it should only be used in pin tumbler style cylinders. Most lever locks like this should be oil lubricated lightly and cleaned of any excess before reassembly.
Refreshing Video ,you put the same skill and passion into this lock restoration as do your work on tech ! I would like to see more of this type of content !
Having now completed every lock in the house i can say I found a better way of doing this. A blade and sandpaper. I used a blade to scrape away most of the layers of paint. Leaving only two of three. Then wet sanding it back to the black japanning (what I first though was paint.) with high git sandpaper. Its time consuming but I was left with a perfect black finish without the scapes or groves shown when I finished this lock.
I have also obtained keys for these locks so they are all working like new again :)
I liked your approach towards the patina and history of the lock. Seeing the different layers removed before getting to the fixture was very satisfying, and I'd like to see more non-phone restoration/repair on your channel.
I have always loved most of his repairs and restoration; I will never forget his works on some iPod Classic restorations; I believe it is good to go on a variety of different restorations, though technology restoration should not be ignored but as I said, the mixture will be spicy, and people will love it.
Thanks, Hugh.
The doors look awful.
The brown paint is really ugly.
From behind Hugh: "This is the Lockpicking Lawyer....."
Bro you haven’t uploaded in 12 years 💀
🤣
Watch me pick this lock with mind bullets
"And today we are going to be breaking into a mans home."
**Disassembles the front door lock**
"And just to prove that wasn't a fluke lets do that again."
That's what I thought too🤣
To many times you see this beautiful old gear buried under coats of paint and forgotten or disguarded as rubbish.
Nice job!
This segment was pure gold !!
My attic door has an old skeleton key lock on it.
I was able to remove it & buy a key online that fit it & clean it up & use it once again.
It's awesome to give new life to something like that.
This was good Hugh. Nothing wrong with restoring and repairing different things. Keep it up.
this phone was quite ez to fix i bet i can do it
This to me is as interesting as restoring/repairing modern phones etc. Please continue to make more of these videos along with the usual content.
Very nice! Henry and Thomas Vaughan joined together to form H&T Vaughan in 1856. They eventually became the largest lock makers in Willenhall (Staffordshire, close to Wolverhampton). By the way, locks of this type (not of the same quality though) are still available in DIY stores in the UK 😊
and why he found pink matches
Really cool restoration. I like the ones that dont go full on and keep the history of old stuff!
Completely different content than we're used to but I loved every second of it. Definitely need a dedicated restoration channel
The subtle messages from far in the past are so rewarding and intriguing….this was an enjoyable watch.
Yes Please More! These types of non-tech videos are FASCINATING and equally enjoyable! GREAT content and insights and always instructive and enjoyable! I agree “reuse and recycle”! Cheers from the USA!
This has been quite a refreshment. I knew that you got into repairing things through the restoration work you did with your dad back then. The style in which you make your videos also blends in quite nicely
I am always glad to see another fan of unpainted hardware. I cannot imagine painting over that medallion!
old is goldand be sure to made this type of videos more.
Hi 😎 It's nice that you renew such antiques, I know a few people who throw away such wonders remembering the old ages. I renovated an old cupboard, probably 100 years old, and removed several layers of oil paints. Instead of chemicals, I used a heat gun and it worked out much better and sewed better than the sticky road of steaming chemicals. Cheers and until next time!!!
I loved watching this restore! I think it's as important as your electronic work! A very lovely job indeed! Do be careful of the lead though!
Only takes a small amount to start affecting you.. bad bad stuff
I really liked the fact that you wanted to preserve the old look, leaded paint and all!
I understand branching out into other restoration areas, but I watch your videos to better understand the tech we use everyday. I know you can only restore phones, tablets, and wearables for so long, but there’s other everyday tech items we use that could be restored/repaired. Printers, computers, mouses, keyboards, tvs, cameras, robot vacuums, smart home devices etc.
You should do more non phone related restoration videos
a rotary phone?
I like when you do something else rather than technology. The car restoration was fantastic, being a car nerd 'n' all
When I was a kid, we used to live in this really old house in Kew (Melbourne, Victoria) that was built in the 1870s. And it had these brass locks on each door. Instead of being painted black, they were all shinny brass covered in a lacquer coat to preserve the shine. It looked so cool.
As a suggestion, why not take all the paint off and coat the locks and strike plate with black japan? It'd be period correct (as black japan was used a lot at the turn of the last century) and would look awesome.
I work on old properties and love cleaning up the old door hardware. Can’t beat good quality fittings like these
I think you did a beautiful job in restoring that lock.
We was restoring a very old church organ in Cambridge years ago. Although the screws had to be replaced as they had become fragile. We coated the top of the new screws with oil, then using a blow lamp to remove the top layer, so it would look old.
As someone who has an obsession with vintage design from the late 1800s and early 1900s, I appreciate what you did!
It doesn't matter what you're working on, I always enjoy watching and listening to you're videos!
No usb c no lightning ports just old fashion screws and hard work. Great new video
Very nice restoration!
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent! I can tell from how much more enthusiastic the "we're done" was than usual that you had a great time with this and it was totally worth the change of pace.
Please restore the door! As a carpenter, that thing looks beautiful, and the look of that wood is wonderful!
I wonder if anything was applied on it originally? Like shellac or stain. Or would it just been pine? I am guessing it would of had something on it.
an unusual yet interesting fix, it's nice to see some variety, after all, everyone fixes phones, it's cool to see something else
I LOVED THIS!!! A very nice change.
Perhaps a Hugh's Restoration Channel is in your future for all the cool stuff you do besides electronics.
Thank You!
THAT was enjoyable! Im pretty sure my tiny lil late 1800s/early 1900s has ONE remaining doorknob set similar to yours. And yeh, this whole house has untold layers of paint on top of paint all over it!
I live 6 miles from Willenhall. Its a location well known for producing locks and padlocks. Great video btw 👍👍
I like when you restoring different things as usual you ever did.
I had the very same ones in my house, I ended up only doing 2 of them, I pulled mine totally apart and repainted the black polised the brass bits. They come up like new with very little wear on the internal parts, so well built in the first instance, with the exception of the see through Keyhole, thats why people stuff things in the hole.
Awesome work Hugh 🙂 I have salvaged a few of these old locks and this video will definitely help me go about restoring them. Cheers!
Well well well, didn’t expect to see you here haha. Cool to see that you were salvaged some of these old door locks, from long abandoned properties I assume? I love antique door hardware, from their construction, build quality and overall aesthetics, they are neat! In fact, I just picked up an old mortise lock today lol.
Thanks mate! I have discovered they are coated in something called "japanning" I have purchased the required materials to do it so might re-coat this one. But got plenty throughout the house to do.
@@HughJeffreys It was really neat to see you bring that old lock back to life. In old homes, I tend to like originality, and hardware definitely counts in my books. It’s sad whenever people replace nice original antique hardware with modern junk to be honest. And yes, japanning was a very common method of protecting metal on household goods from I would say the 1800s all the way up until the early 1900s, it’s on just about anything old appliance or hardware related that doesn’t have an otherwise different metal or paint finish. I like it because it is relatively durable and looks good (when in good condition)
@@thewatchworks1372 yes saved a few from old homes that were being demolished, you would be shocked to see what gets wasted sometimes! Glad you are in to all the old wares and locks 🙂
@@HughJeffreys thats more stuff I never knew! I can see the nice old brown doors and trims you referred to being very similar to one I filmed recently 🙂
I have always loved most of his repairs and restoration; I will never forget his works on some iPod Classic restorations; I believe it is good to go on a variety of different restorations, though technology restoration should not be ignored as I said, the mixture will be spicy, and people will love it.
Thanks, Hugh.
Finally, a return to form for my favourite 19th century lock restoration channel!
Thank you for not doing a rip and replace
Love the old lock
Good luck with the others
Love home improvement. Would also love to see you run Cat6 cable and configure a home network, like Snazzy Labs did.
I really like the change in video Hugh. Great job on bringing back the original lock.
Didn't expect this kind of video but I enjoyed it thoroughly! More please!
As an avid viewer of the channel, I really enjoyed this video! Please make more like it!
I've lived in a number of older houses over the years and every one of them has had some odd work done, usually involving lazy painters. I love seeing the original finishes on stuff like this and would absolutely like to see more!
I'd definitely like to see more content like this. Restoring broken technology is fascinating AND educational. You've put the same energy and explanation into this as well.
I like your approach to restoring. Not making it all shiny and new, but showing the time that passed. I doesn't need to be perfect but it looks so much better than paintet over multiple times with ugly paint.
Restoration or fixing of literally anything I’ll watch and find entertaining 😂
Nice to see something different, Hugh! Well done.
Hugh, this IS technology. Just a but more vintage.
G’day Hugh. 6:40: way back in the distant past when I was a heavy smoking teenager in Ireland, you could buy brown and pink matches. The brown ones were “safety” matches and the pink ones were called “friendly” matches. The safety ones could only be lit using the box, but the friendly ones could be lit on a wall or some such, or on yer arse a la Clint Eastwood! Made by Maguire & Patterson who may be long gone out of business. Great video mate. 👍
How awesome! Nice to see you restore something that old and from Willenhall of all places which is about 10 miles from where I live.
Realy nice to see something different from You. I love Your videos. Keep up Your work. 🙂
Loved every minute. I can't believe how well the paint survived...ill watch every one of these locks you do!
I'm not one to comment on videos usually, but this was a really nice thing to see from a history student's perspective, and I have to admire how well you did what had to have been some pretty fine handiwork
Glad you enjoyed it!
I absolutely love restoration of old/antique stuff.
Great stuff, seeing the old revealed in all its glory; well worth the effort. More please, and thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Hugh, for all the hard work you do to produce a video every week. Sharing your knowledge is invaluable to the rest of us. You provide a valuable service and do a great job!
I love the old rimlocks I have one on display lol. I would love to see that door restained showing the natural grain.
Great one, Hugh. Old tech rocks!
Totally awesome Hugh, I reckon you’ve done a superb job in this type of video although different to your core videos its a throwback to older days pasted. My wife and I love classic antiques.
It’s shocking how much history is behind a lock of all things
Hugh, keep restoring non-electronics! This was nice to watch.
I LOVED THIS!!! A very welcome change.
Great job cleaning this wonderful piece of history. Keep up the excellent work and, yes, i would like to see more non-phone videos from you! Good evening from Maine, USA!
It is always satisfying to watch those type of videos, please keep on!
I like your new video style, it's refreshing seeing your skills being used on something other than technology.
That was really satisfying, shining brass and everything. I like restorations like this
Hi good video. I live 2 minutes up the road from Willenhall. It’s known for making locks. It even has a museum about it. All the best.
This was a pleasant change! Thanks. Loved it!
Such a different video than mobile phone restoration and I still love it
That was very interesting to find gold in the lock and that bank note too
Unexpectedly interesting. Was on the fence when you mentioned this type of video on your community tab, but I'm sold! Would like to see more like this
I think it’d be great to see you restore all different kinds of things.
Brilliant job Hugh! Such a beautiful door lock and I'm glad you took the time to restore it. Cheers Mate.
This type of restoration sometime can be related to My Mechanic and Tysytube. I'm sure they very well of restore this type in the pass. But I could be wrong.
not refurbishing it fully is a smart idea, gives it this classic old vibe
great video and a nice change of what we're used to from you
This is a joy to watch - I’m 100% on board for more of these types of videos!!
Great video. Resect for not overdoing it. Its always best to keep some of its signs of age. It gives personality.
Very good restoration, I used to own old locks, when live in Sydney when I used to live in a house, it's quite easy to get try keys Mitre 10, Bunnings or old antiques.
Thanks, it looks like you live in a 1920s house🙂😊👌
The cardboard was put there to make lock quieter when the slide bolt is sprung back when the door is closed, and the lock was originally painted with a black Japan finish, sometimes if the paint is chipped you can lightly clean off the rust and then apply perma blue which will stain the metal black and give it a nice aged finish
Would love more home related restoration and repair videos, even with longer format.
Pink matches are generally known by their trade name, Swan Vesta, the match does not need the box (the strike plate) to light the match on, you can strike it on just about any surface to light it.
Great video. Keep them coming. This turned out really well.
at a time, this was the peak of technology
Wow Willenhall. That's a 10 minute drive from me. Lots of sturdy stuff made in the Midlands
that was an interesting watch, more unique stuff like this.
I absolutely love old locks like these, and this one is now looking quite amazing. You did a pretty great job restoring it, I must say! It indeed achieved the original look you were going for. Cheers!
Great job mate!!! You have many talents!!
That lock is super cool! Thumbs up 👍
that phone's lock screen really needed some resto, good job. made a nice change in content :)
Very nice! I've done the very same thing myself and I agree with your approach. However, WD40 has virtually no lubricant in it so I would suggest attending to that at some point soon.
I do a lot of remodel work in old vintage homes and as harsh as It sounds blunt. Force is the best thing to remove paint like that can use a small rubber mallet and hit it and it chips right off without damaging it.
I like how you restored some history. Without history everyone in a culture will make the same mistakes over and over.
Hugh, I love the fact that you don't stick with anything in particular like only tech, smartphones and stuffz you did a TV and now this, going out of bounds for interesting content! :)
Hey Hugh - Locksmith here.
The internal parts of the lock case in your circumstance wouldn't be better served by graphite. Realistically, it should only be used in pin tumbler style cylinders.
Most lever locks like this should be oil lubricated lightly and cleaned of any excess before reassembly.
Well done, Hugh, nice job
You know someone already invented the masking tape!!
Great job
Refreshing Video ,you put the same skill and passion into this lock restoration as do your work on tech ! I would like to see more of this type of content !
Very enjoyable video. Thank you sir. Greetings from Reynosa,Mexico.
That black and brass on that red door looks great.
The door is actually dark brown but I have so much light on it it looks orange/red. After all brown is really just dark orange.