When metal detecting, i found a rusty broken original Zippo lighter once. They have a lifetime warrantee and i thought, what the heck, lets send it to them and see what happens. They actually restored it :D
This one, in fact, is real. My uncle, who is a Vietnam vet, has 5 of them he bought at Binh Long. One of these varients specifically. Proud to see this Resto.
But.... the corrosion is fake. It's a brass case, so wouldn't rust like that, no pitting when cleaned up, the cotton inside was really clean for something that would have had to be underwater to corrode like that. More than likely dipped a nice lighter in a bucket of rusty water and let it dry on there. So really just a cleaning and not a restoration. A lot of guys do it overseas to get in on the money made from restoration videos on youtube. Even this channel if you look at some of his past videos. Once you realise it's fake corrosion and know what to look for it's pretty obvious.
N M Might be chemically done as well, but in any regard I agree with you. The wear was inconsistent with the outside and much of the rust looked suspiciously new.
Brass is a red (copper-based) metal, it's nothing like iron. It doesn't "rust", but it oxidates quite easily. The oxidation layer actually protects the metal underneath, so there won't be any pitting for a very long time. Remove the oxidation layer, and you can easily get the metal underneath to look like new. See all those green copper roofs? They're good for a century or more.
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this. I value the reverence with which you handle the items you restore. It's especially true here, when that lighter belonged to a member of my generation. So many of our peers.... 😪
The passion in restoring something like this is emotional (to me)... it’s like bringing back to life someone’s life experience and legacy. It’s an honor to do that. You have a gift from God and I feel blessed to watch this. New subscriber
My grandpa died a couple of days ago and he was a Cold War veteran serving in the Vietnam war and Korean War and this aspired me to repair his old zippos, rings, and coins... I feel as if I fulfilled his legacy
I'm very sorry to hear that he passed away. I think it is a beautiful thought to repair his old zippos and stuff - I'm sure it would have made him glad ❤
The general warehouse of Long Binh is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, a General warehouse Long Binh is the location of the war Commander II and the US No. 1 Logistics command, which is also the bomb depot, large American ammunition in southern Vietnam. On Oct. 28, 1966, it was the first attack of the Special Forces Division of Bien Hoa (the name of U1) into the weapons depot of the American Army in South Vietnam. Built from the middle of the year 1965. Zippo was from 68-69 to the base of the American military in Vietnam. Not only in this war that regardless of the battle of Zippo against soldiers as a soul friend. The soldier not only used Zippo to group the kitchen, which was also used in military tactical notation. For example, it's a way to remotely command the information through the secret from the teams that communicate with each other. Not only that, the Zippo lighter is used as the name tag, the American soldier carving his name on Zippo instead of the missing name tag. My grandparents told me when I let them see this video. Sorry about my English🙆🏻♀️
Here is the whole quote: “We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.” ― Konstantin Josef Jireček = (24 July 1854 - 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian, politician, diplomat, and Slavist.
Quite shocking for me was, when I found out that this quote, which is written on many american lighters (but not only), mentioning Vietnam Long Bing ward, was propably made by Czech historian and slavist, Konstantin Jireček. World is small...
I never knew that Zippo Lighters were that old. The craftsmanship is beautiful. An u definitely know what you are doing! I enjoy watching you restore treasures like this so much that I had to show everyone I talked to on my way to the corner store in my neighborhood about your videos. You definitely have made a long time fan out of me .
This lighter most likely belonged to a Navy Sailor. That is the insignia for a 3rd class petty officer in the Navy or E4 rank. It is denoted by a silver crow with one chevron underneath.
@@theryangiant4340 Thanks for that the Royal Marines always used Royal Naval Signallers (They can spell and speack in more than grunts) I wondered if the US did the same.
@@51WCDodge The Navy has seabees and navy seals for ground forces. Also radiomen(IT's now). This lighter probably belonged to them. But it could be anyones tbh. A loved ones lighter or something that belonged to the marines/soldiers/sailors/airmans family member or wife/girlfriend/good friend. Thats whats great about relics like these. They all tell a story that we may never know
Another superb restoration video. I was impressed with the Harley lighter you did, I wasn’t even aware there were more videos. God sake son! 67 was the year I was born, that inscription choked me up a little bit. Whatever you do with your life don’t stop, you have a gift kid! Thank you for sharing brother.
sniper CAT war dramatic music doesn’t count! Lol but I think he meant that annoying music and he wanted to hear lighter be scrub, be polished and sanded.
....thank you man.... My grandfather went to Vietnam & passed in 96. As I watch the whole video. All I can do is think about him. Thank you for these years of joy... All I can do is rewatch this until my tears stop. Hopefully they will never stop. Thanks again.
Comments show no shortage of negativity over one act of kindness that required nothing of them. For the record I understood the thought, that was the point and it made me smile, and there was nothing wrong with that, thankyou.
i thouhgt i would have never seen this light again , after so many years in vietnam war ! remind me of many friends have gone during the battle ! one bloody hell gift , now i saw this! thanks you!
@@xp3r670 3rd class Petty Officer insignia for the US Navy. With the inscription, the logical conclusion is it came from a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy.
Xp3r facts? You mean your assumption? You think it was for citizens? Regardless, someone from who served acquired it. Show some respect instead of assuming it wasn’t in a “battle” 💀
Yeah I was thinking the same. But as I said, second war items are very interesting, and this restoration is beautiful, this guy deserves it, really, thanx for the vid man.
Fun fact: WD-40 was originally invented as a rust prevention solvent for the aerospace industry. The scientists succeeded after their 40th attempt, hence the name "Water Displacement - 40".
weird thing is my favourite thing about this video is that there's no music or commentary just the sound of the lighter getting cleaned. Anyone else the same or am i just weird?
I love how you didn't change a thing with the emblem, keeping the history of the lighter untouched with all it's memories and moments within. Amazing job ❤
As a Veteran and son of a Vietnam Veteran I know my dad would have loved to see this your work is amazing my friend keep it up. Sgt. Ernest Watson U.S. Army Special Forces,Ranger M.A.C. V S.O.G. may their memories live on through us.
In this video I restore an old Zippo lighter that I assume is from the Vietnam War. Please leave your thoughts and comment below. ⬇️ DON'T FORGET TO WATCH MY OTHER VIDEOS ⬇️ Antique Fire Bell Restoration: th-cam.com/video/VV-QxdspeM8/w-d-xo.html Sushi knife restoration - Extremely Sharp: th-cam.com/video/neYKb9k8cDU/w-d-xo.html The person who send it to me was anonymous so I don’t know if it's an “Original” Vietnam War lighter or not. If you know anything about Zippo lighters please leave your thoughts and comment below. Thanks - See description for more details. Warmest regards Martin
Zippo has changed their logo few times so going by what logo is on the bottom will help narrow down the year. And most zippos have a year engraved on bottom. I’m a HUGE zippo fan and am quite jealous of this zippo.
Hey Joe... I know. I actually forgot to show it in the end of the video. But there is a short clip where you can paus 7.35 I think. Thanks for watching 👍
Awesome resto. There's something very satisfying about watching the process of taking something tired and unusable and putting it back to good working order. Looking forward to seeing what you try next.
Hey Daniel Thank's for watching - and yes I really think that too. I'm so happy with the outcome of the lighter myself :) ... and if you promise to not tell anybody 🙃.... It's a huge antique fire bell coming up in a few days.. i'm about to edit the video as we speak - have a nice day
Judging off of the third class pretty officer rank on the front of the lighter it's a safer bet to assume he was most likely a navy corpsman attached to a marine division, we spend so much time with the marine corps that we pick up a lot of their saying, and in turn a lot of marines see us as marines in our own right (that is if you're not utterly incompetent at your job when treating wounded marines)
That idea is just stupid because it would just be more damaged and in the end, just garbage. It still a piece of history, still because it was restored and not dumped.
I like actually like both very much, but it is a lighter, u can't us it if it stay like it was at the beginning. Now it is on its way for to make a new history for itself
Greatest of respect towards the people of Vietnam! Never attempt to know and evaluate your enemy, before you have stringently evaluated and know yourself!
Well that's it, I finally watched all of your videos. As a carpenter myself, I really enjoy restoration as well. You do excellent work friend. From Virginia US
This video interested me a lot, for the following reasons: Excellent image quality, no music, the movements are slow enough so that we understand each step well, the work plan is constantly clean and in order, it there is an admirable care to do and finish everything thoroughly and in an exact order, the final product is: a real masterpiece, of great Art. I admire, I validate, I encourage and I say Thank you! Cette vidéo m'a beaucoup intéressée, pour les raisons suivantes: Excellente qualité d'images, pas de musique, les mouvements sont suffisamment lent pour que l'on comprenne bien chaque étape, le plan de travail est constamment propre et en ordre, il y a un soin admirable à faire et à finir chaque chose à fond et dans un ordre exacte, le produit final est: un vrai chef d'oeuvre, du grand Art. J'admire, je valide, j'encourage et je dis Merci!
The only "hand made" parts now are loading/unloading the buffing and plating machines, gluing on the emblem and cleaning/boxing them. It's pretty automated but still many departments touch them.
Ê tao dịch cái câu mà in trên zippo là :" Chúng ta đã làm rất nhiều , rất lâu với kết quả rất ít , vậy nên chúng ta bây giờ sẽ chẳng làm gì mãi mãi " phải ko vậy .
Thắng làm vua thua làm giặc :)))) Thằng thắng trận có quyền viết lịch sử, cái gì cũng có mặt trái, mày nghĩ mày đang học sự thật 100% của lịch sử à :))))) Nếu ngày đó VNCH thắng thì chắc bây giờ khối đứa chửi cộng sản nhỉ :)))). Đó là đồ của lính Mỹ, nhìn đâu ra 3 que ??? Và mày hiểu câu tiếng Anh đó có nghĩa là gì không ??? Bớt thượng đẳng đi hỡi những con người ngu dốt.
This flame returns to illuminate the still alive memory of an eagle that returns to fly, for the courage of who, has given his blood and his life for the Country. This flame will never go out!! A hug from Italy. 💗
This is a zippo for a soldier from southern Vietnam. "Long Bình" was the name of a place in southern Vietnam at that time. According to the information on the zippo it was 1967-1968
Wow, you've earned yourself another subscriber for the 99% perfect restoration. I couldn't have picked a better insomnia induced video to watch on Veterans Day.
4:39 Gotta love those Dremels. Been one of my favorite tools for a couple of decades now. There's a longer (complete?) version of that expression that a few of us ex-troopies learned: "We, the unwilling, led by the ignorant, are attempting to do the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long, with so little, that we can now do anything with nothing."
Is it just me or do you hear literally everything. I mean when he dropped the nut into the glass I felt the bass in my phone. I need that kinda microphone
3rd class petty officer “crow”. It’s probably was made by some Vietnamese store in Saigon, is my guess. Over the top items like this re sold outside of every Navy base in the US.
Its not just that he cleans stuff. He provides us with entertainment and thus earns money from youtube ads. He got our eyes on his work which means advertising space that someone is willing to pay him for. We are here willingly because we are entertained by his work. Its a win-win-win-win
Vizzu The words, the message, the urgency and sense of mission that pours from them. That’s the place where epic journeys are birthed. This one was more than a decade in the making. The impossible vision of one man who started a movement to elevate, then preserve an artform…
@Totally Rad Dude because if it is a real vietnam zippo they can go for 40-100 dollars even more expensive if its a dated lighter when the french were in vietnam
@Totally Rad Dude its also easy to trick tourist so they buy real zippos from that time period and engrave it with a real persons name and a phrase then sell for more
The Long Bình Warehouse is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, built by the US in the middle of 1965. The Long Bình Warehouse has an area of about 24 km2, located about 20 km east of Saigon, from the citadel. Biên Hòa street is about 7 km. The Long Bình General Warehouse is home to the No. 2 Field Command and the US Logistics Command No. 1, which is also the largest US bomb and ammunition warehouse in southern Vietnam. On October 28, 1966, the place where the first ambush of Biên Hòa special forces (codename U1) took place in the US military arsenal in South Vietnam. This Zippo is very first year of Long Bình Warehouse. It may belong to somebody who used to be that place.
The eagle emblem could have had a touch more work done on it if you ask me, but overall it's an amazing restoration, I was fascinated by this! Please keep these video's up because I strive to be able to do stuff like this myself!!
You didn't say a word the whole time and you have no idea how much I appreciate that.
McPhunque * this guy is just awesome
Batman
Same same same
Yes i love the fact that he dose not have a 10 minute intro
Same here bro. That is much more appreciated. Makes this whole video experience awesome.
When metal detecting, i found a rusty broken original Zippo lighter once. They have a lifetime warrantee and i thought, what the heck, lets send it to them and see what happens. They actually restored it :D
What year was the lighter made?
I think they sent the lighter to him for restoring. 😅😆
@Josh Tiger how could it be 1995 if the vietnam war ended in 1975???
@Josh Tiger i dont understand
@Josh Tiger but isnt it a vietnam soldier's lighter or something??
This one, in fact, is real. My uncle, who is a Vietnam vet, has 5 of them he bought at Binh Long. One of these varients specifically. Proud to see this Resto.
But.... the corrosion is fake. It's a brass case, so wouldn't rust like that, no pitting when cleaned up, the cotton inside was really clean for something that would have had to be underwater to corrode like that.
More than likely dipped a nice lighter in a bucket of rusty water and let it dry on there. So really just a cleaning and not a restoration.
A lot of guys do it overseas to get in on the money made from restoration videos on youtube. Even this channel if you look at some of his past videos.
Once you realise it's fake corrosion and know what to look for it's pretty obvious.
N M Might be chemically done as well, but in any regard I agree with you. The wear was inconsistent with the outside and much of the rust looked suspiciously new.
- Oxidtation then lol, you know what I mean
Brass is a red (copper-based) metal, it's nothing like iron. It doesn't "rust", but it oxidates quite easily. The oxidation layer actually protects the metal underneath, so there won't be any pitting for a very long time. Remove the oxidation layer, and you can easily get the metal underneath to look like new. See all those green copper roofs? They're good for a century or more.
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this. I value the reverence with which you handle the items you restore. It's especially true here, when that lighter belonged to a member of my generation. So many of our peers.... 😪
The passion in restoring something like this is emotional (to me)... it’s like bringing back to life someone’s life experience and legacy. It’s an honor to do that. You have a gift from God and I feel blessed to watch this. New subscriber
Hey Joey - Thanks for watching my video and for your really kind words - I really appreciate it - have a nice day 👍😉
agree...
What he says.. . 😎 Love it, great work.. Keep that shit up 👆..
@@AwesomeRestorations nó nói z vậy?
Ê t là ng việt, ai dịch dùm với
Thank you - I was there at that time and feel honored that you took the time to honor someone who served by this restoration. It brought tears.
Thanks for watching Jon and for your story 👍
I watched every second of this, weirdly satisfying.
Masterpiece.
All of humanity is very unfortunate because you exist
I did too, it is satisfying! Zippo back to life. 🤘💪
@Ethan Fortune I wish you were never born
My grandpa died a couple of days ago and he was a Cold War veteran serving in the Vietnam war and Korean War and this aspired me to repair his old zippos, rings, and coins... I feel as if I fulfilled his legacy
I'm very sorry to hear that he passed away. I think it is a beautiful thought to repair his old zippos and stuff - I'm sure it would have made him glad ❤
@@AwesomeRestorations Im also very sorry that happend
Who needs ASMR Videos when someone restore a old Zippo lighter
Yes
TACO
This Vietnam War vet says thank you.
Ya
The zippo lighter is a petty officer 3 class lighter
The old guy who fixed up Woody in toy story; this is him now.
ha ha 😜 ... I remember him a a little it spooky😉 👌
You cannot rush art.
@@AwesomeRestorations what's that spray like thingy u used?
@@evansyed4960 its called WD 40 I believe.. It's for removing rust and other stuff... Very effective
@@sneaky2866 wd40 is great, as a motorcycler you gotta be careful with your chain and wd40 is a chain's best friend
I love how Zippo hasn't changed their design of their lighters even though they have been around for like 100 years!
One thing I never got was the claim it can withstand wind (and it was designed for that purpose). No zippo I had could ever withstand even a breeze.
If you find something that works why change it
ARC Trooper7610 I also love that you have to buy special lighter fluid just to get it to work:)
@@MrSad-my3xc nooo not right. Once my zippo was empty I put in a few drops of regular Gas and it worked finde. More smoke than regular but OK..
@@MrSad-my3xc Totaly agree! My friend Abrahim never puts the lighter fluid or flint in his Zippo bc he doesn't want to ruin it.
The general warehouse of Long Binh is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, a General warehouse Long Binh is the location of the war Commander II and the US No. 1 Logistics command, which is also the bomb depot, large American ammunition in southern Vietnam. On Oct. 28, 1966, it was the first attack of the Special Forces Division of Bien Hoa (the name of U1) into the weapons depot of the American Army in South Vietnam. Built from the middle of the year 1965.
Zippo was from 68-69 to the base of the American military in Vietnam. Not only in this war that regardless of the battle of Zippo against soldiers as a soul friend. The soldier not only used Zippo to group the kitchen, which was also used in military tactical notation. For example, it's a way to remotely command the information through the secret from the teams that communicate with each other. Not only that, the Zippo lighter is used as the name tag, the American soldier carving his name on Zippo instead of the missing name tag. My grandparents told me when I let them see this video. Sorry about my English🙆🏻♀️
That's really interesting! Thanks for sharing :)
excellent bit of history
xin chao nguoi viet nam
: ))
Xin chao
that glue held longer then my last relationship.
Wow roasted by roaster toaster
I'd told you, she was cheating on you
R O F L M A O O L
😂🤣😂🤣
than*
Here is the whole quote:
“We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”
― Konstantin Josef Jireček = (24 July 1854 - 10 January 1918) was an Austro-Hungarian Czech historian, politician, diplomat, and Slavist.
Omg didn't know that. That's Amazing
Crazy how relatable that is from someone who is long dead from a different time
P T not even close
Wwao i from Long Binh for Viet Nam
Quite shocking for me was, when I found out that this quote, which is written on many american lighters (but not only), mentioning Vietnam Long Bing ward, was propably made by Czech historian and slavist, Konstantin Jireček. World is small...
Okay everyone see you next year when this pops back into our recommendations again ✌🏻
Wkwkssk
See ya 😂
hello my guy
%100 true
See you next year! Hope everyone gets rich
I never knew that Zippo Lighters were that old. The craftsmanship is beautiful. An u definitely know what you are doing! I enjoy watching you restore treasures like this so much that I had to show everyone I talked to on my way to the corner store in my neighborhood about your videos. You definitely have made a long time fan out of me .
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍 Nice that you spread the work in your neighborhood - Thanks :) 👌
Zippo lighters have been around since the 1930s.
I never new that they could be so old .
This lighter most likely belonged to a Navy Sailor. That is the insignia for a 3rd class petty officer in the Navy or E4 rank. It is denoted by a silver crow with one chevron underneath.
Not being conversant with US military set ups, did US Naval Personnel serve in ground roles in Vietnam?
@@51WCDodge Probably. The Navy operates in all types of warefare. Ground, sea and air
@@theryangiant4340 Thanks for that the Royal Marines always used Royal Naval Signallers (They can spell and speack in more than grunts) I wondered if the US did the same.
@@51WCDodge The Navy has seabees and navy seals for ground forces. Also radiomen(IT's now). This lighter probably belonged to them. But it could be anyones tbh. A loved ones lighter or something that belonged to the marines/soldiers/sailors/airmans family member or wife/girlfriend/good friend. Thats whats great about relics like these. They all tell a story that we may never know
Captain Dankstar Also every Marine unit has Navy Hospital Corpsmen attached, could’ve been one of them.
lads why do i always end up watching videos like these at 2am
It's 4 a.m. for me👍
True true
Oh shit im watchin this at 2 am!!!#
Because there's another one recommend and you just keep clicking until you realize that it's been dark for a very long time!
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すごい…こんなのも修理できちゃうんだ。
素晴らしい技術だと思います
Another superb restoration video. I was impressed with the Harley lighter you did, I wasn’t even aware there were more videos. God sake son!
67 was the year I was born, that inscription choked me up a little bit. Whatever you do with your life don’t stop, you have a gift kid!
Thank you for sharing brother.
thank you Graham for your kind words :)
Awesome Restorations
You’re welcome Friend. Thank you for giving new life to something so exquisite, and thank you for sharing it with all of us.
I did not think that zippo was close to salvageable but your level of skill and expertise has far surpassed what I thought excellent work
Why’d this remind me of that scene from toy story where the guy was patching up woody ?
Me too
Joshua Lewis same guy different object
😂😂
I guess because it popped up on nearly everyones recommendation list recently
his skill is near perfection
The best thing about this video is there's no music
fk no idont like it
10:06
sniper CAT war dramatic music doesn’t count! Lol but I think he meant that annoying music and he wanted to hear lighter be scrub, be polished and sanded.
Are you deaf?????????? Clean your ears moron.
ForteX9 damn chill
....thank you man.... My grandfather went to Vietnam & passed in 96. As I watch the whole video. All I can do is think about him. Thank you for these years of joy... All I can do is rewatch this until my tears stop. Hopefully they will never stop. Thanks again.
Sorry, this is touching and all, but reading that then seeing your profile picture is hilarious
@@moffrow543 lol it's a gaming channel glad you like my character pic from a video game...
I'm not even into Zippos but damn I wish I owned this one.
Yes its beautiful 👌 - thanks for watching 😉
me too man :D it looks so awesome and with the ingravings..
I think they sell with this design
Prod. By Germa2K me too but I never use this
@@sorinvladu7021 they do. I actually seen I e the other day online. If I'm not mistaken it was around $45.
Comments show no shortage of negativity over one act of kindness that required nothing of them. For the record I understood the thought, that was the point and it made me smile, and there was nothing wrong with that, thankyou.
Thanks for watching and for your words 👌
Where the negative comments at
i thouhgt i would have never seen this light again , after so many years in vietnam war ! remind me of many friends have gone during the battle ! one bloody hell gift , now i saw this!
thanks you!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍👌
@@AwesomeRestorations you make my day! thanks you! god bless you!
Day 73 of Quarantine: I have declared restoring old zippos as my life's purpose.
the second luner new year in VietNam now. Today is 15th..😂😂😂
How did that go?! Lol
磨き終えたあとも惚れ惚れするほど美しい…
けど過去の遺産のように年季の入ったサビがついたZIPPOもある意味かっこいい…！
感動しました🙏
*"We have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever"* damn.
Eddy l ok
Exactly same reaction "daamn"
@@AVOMIT di pbin
Onb
@Kelven Freitas ibu
Outstanding work. Some Service Member carried that around with him through some seriously tough times.
Not known for sure
Xp3r what you think it was ez pz? It was war bro
@@greatestever3814 1. It might not have been from Vietnam. 2. It's not even certain that a service member had it. Face facts
@@xp3r670 3rd class Petty Officer insignia for the US Navy. With the inscription, the logical conclusion is it came from a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy.
Xp3r facts? You mean your assumption? You think it was for citizens? Regardless, someone from who served acquired it. Show some respect instead of assuming it wasn’t in a “battle” 💀
My grandpa used to collect Zippo lighters, watching you restore them makes me feel close to him again. Thank you!!
Glad to hear that! ❤
This dude has like couple of thousands views on his videos and this one has casually 10M in 2 weeks 🤷♂️
Thanks for watching and yes its pretty crazy 👍
MJ algorithms are tweaking out on crack all the time. They finally got their act together for awhile and showed us this
BEAUTIFUL
Yeah I was thinking the same. But as I said, second war items are very interesting, and this restoration is beautiful, this guy deserves it, really, thanx for the vid man.
Gotta Love that Algorithm pump.
I cringed when you painted the crest without rust removal
Same..
@@TheCleansingx yeah... it looks rusty in the end with the rest of the lighter all shiny, i don't understand hy he did that
He coulda soaked it in vinegar over night, then polished it.
He got lazy and didn't want to do more
That’s when I turned it off.
"We have done so much with so little for so long that now we can do anything with nothing", the quote on the lighter 🙂
Sagar Dutta forever
Sagar Dutta word
It says "we have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever"
No that’s not what the lighter says Sagar
Oh really. It’s not like I didn’t just see that text in the video
It's really admirable that you take the time to polish the inside of all the lighters you restore.
Fun fact: WD-40 was originally invented as a rust prevention solvent for the aerospace industry. The scientists succeeded after their 40th attempt, hence the name "Water Displacement - 40".
20k Subs oh shit that’s cool as hell
"I have not failed. I've just found 39 ways to not make a can of WD-40."
The rest of that fun fact... the main ingredient in WD-40 is Fish Oil
@@stormrs1286 Edison was a real ass
what's fun about that fact?
Hopefully it wasn't handled like the watch in Pulp Fiction...
I kept it up my ass
Carl Kinder 😂
I dont know man, some of that brown stuff didnt look like rust.
“ he put it in one place he knew he could hide it... his ass” - Christopher Walken
Lol. That scene was so odd. But hilarious
weird thing is my favourite thing about this video is that there's no music or commentary just the sound of the lighter getting cleaned.
Anyone else the same or am i just weird?
I agree. Gives it a more personal approach hearing the whirl of electric buffers etc. 100% better than having music laid over it.
It’s ASMR
Thats the most important thing about restauration vids. I feel music or talking just distracts from the project.
The way it was shot was perfect. Realistic
The way you handle these things, with so much respect, makes us like you that much more. Thanks!
I appreciate that!
“We have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever”
Foe the 30 yr marriage "She's done so much for so long with so little she is now able to do everything with Nothing!"
Correction: That we now can do anything*
Oh! you can repeat exactly what in the videos stood! Congrats again
blasphemous
This is the first time I considered brushing my teeth using WD40.
😂😂😆 and a wire brush??? 😆👍
goodbye enamel!
Ahhahah lmao, best comment ever 🤣
I love how you didn't change a thing with the emblem, keeping the history of the lighter untouched with all it's memories and moments within. Amazing job ❤
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, that means a lot to me 🙂
As a Veteran and son of a Vietnam Veteran I know my dad would have loved to see this your work is amazing my friend keep it up. Sgt.
Ernest Watson U.S. Army Special Forces,Ranger M.A.C. V S.O.G. may their memories live on through us.
HiTmAn ThE TrAsH pAnDa I’m going to not question your name, but thank you for your service
In this video I restore an old Zippo lighter that I assume is from the Vietnam War. Please leave your thoughts and comment below.
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The person who send it to me was anonymous so I don’t know if it's an “Original” Vietnam War lighter or not. If you know anything about Zippo lighters please leave your thoughts and comment below. Thanks - See description for more details.
Warmest regards
Martin
Awesome restoration but if you send it to zippo they repair it for free just postage
Showing the bottom markings would help identify it further.
Zippo has changed their logo few times so going by what logo is on the bottom will help narrow down the year. And most zippos have a year engraved on bottom. I’m a HUGE zippo fan and am quite jealous of this zippo.
it's not a vietnam's war. lighter
Hey Joe... I know. I actually forgot to show it in the end of the video. But there is a short clip where you can paus 7.35 I think. Thanks for watching 👍
Me : I should sleep early tonight.
TH-cam Recommendation : A guy restoring some rusty old stuff.
Me : .... Oh well, sleep can wait.
Panji Wiyono so damn true
don't do that to yourself
Nailed it bruh
True
Thats 100% me right now
Awesome resto. There's something very satisfying about watching the process of taking something tired and unusable and putting it back to good working order. Looking forward to seeing what you try next.
Hey Daniel Thank's for watching - and yes I really think that too. I'm so happy with the outcome of the lighter myself :) ... and if you promise to not tell anybody 🙃.... It's a huge antique fire bell coming up in a few days.. i'm about to edit the video as we speak - have a nice day
I love the contrast between the old metal eagle crest resting on it's golden surface, a great memory of the way things used to be
I live where Zippos are made and you did this lighter such a justice. You definitely deserve some kind of recognition for it.
Thanks Dakota Martin :)
The quote stems from the US marine corp in WW2, so i'm guessing the owner of the Zippo was a marine during the Vietnam war.
Judging off of the third class pretty officer rank on the front of the lighter it's a safer bet to assume he was most likely a navy corpsman attached to a marine division, we spend so much time with the marine corps that we pick up a lot of their saying, and in turn a lot of marines see us as marines in our own right (that is if you're not utterly incompetent at your job when treating wounded marines)
I liked the rusty zippo way more it gave it actual character and like it was a piece of history
@@HolidayArt uh no? You guys are not the only ones
That idea is just stupid because it would just be more damaged and in the end, just garbage. It still a piece of history, still because it was restored and not dumped.
I like actually like both very much, but it is a lighter, u can't us it if it stay like it was at the beginning. Now it is on its way for to make a new history for itself
Feeling that way is fine, as long as you understand that neither way is the "right" way.
@@AqpleTV would have been better to just make it work and not make it look like new
I burst into tears at the end. The horror and tragedy of war was suddenly too vivid in my mind to bear. Impressive restoration, thanks for the vid.
Thanks for watching Robyn 👍👌
This is a message for the future: I will see you in the future through recommendations. See ya again!
The future is now, old man
My country is VietNam and I very honor 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍👌
Giang Sơn Đinh honoring about a zipper??
Greatest of respect towards the people of Vietnam! Never attempt to know and evaluate your enemy, before you have stringently evaluated and know yourself!
575drv Thank you my friend ! I hope you can visit VietNam and meet my countryman ♥️
Noob country
So that's why my toothbrush is tasting so strange.
😂😂👌
I dont get it
@@bleach9859 1:48
@@guilhermealexandre4129 ooooooh i see it now
Love your profile picture
Well that's it, I finally watched all of your videos. As a carpenter myself, I really enjoy restoration as well. You do excellent work friend. From Virginia US
Thank you very much! :)
The crow you see with the chevron is a “third class petty officer” E4 in the US Navy. Very cool lighter :)
Probably an HM3 in Vietnam with the quotes context
Man, I would love one of those lol
CORRECT.
It looks so damn nice!
How a BM would restore it, “ight.... Sand it, prime it and slap some haze grey on it. Good as new”
The quality of it makes me say it's real deal
This video interested me a lot, for the following reasons: Excellent image quality, no music, the movements are slow enough so that we understand each step well, the work plan is constantly clean and in order, it there is an admirable care to do and finish everything thoroughly and in an exact order, the final product is: a real masterpiece, of great Art. I admire, I validate, I encourage and I say Thank you!
Cette vidéo m'a beaucoup intéressée, pour les raisons suivantes: Excellente qualité d'images, pas de musique, les mouvements sont suffisamment lent pour que l'on comprenne bien chaque étape, le plan de travail est constamment propre et en ordre, il y a un soin admirable à faire et à finir chaque chose à fond et dans un ordre exacte, le produit final est: un vrai chef d'oeuvre, du grand Art. J'admire, je valide, j'encourage et je dis Merci!
Thanks for watching and for your response I really appreciate it 😊👌👍
That's a USN Petty Officer 3rd Class. Your attention to the details are amazing, as well as your respect of the item you are bringing back to life.
Imagine doing this without electrical tools but by hand
I feel like it would be more fun
@@distorteddragon9502 "fun"
The only "hand made" parts now are loading/unloading the buffing and plating machines, gluing on the emblem and cleaning/boxing them. It's pretty automated but still many departments touch them.
Gear reduction like a potter's wheel or sharpening stone.
@@bakstabbath forklifts
I'm Vietnamese, and i love this :'>
Nhật Hào ke me you
Logo của lũ 3 que :))))
Ê tao dịch cái câu mà in trên zippo là :" Chúng ta đã làm rất nhiều , rất lâu với kết quả rất ít , vậy nên chúng ta bây giờ sẽ chẳng làm gì mãi mãi " phải ko vậy .
Vật chứng lịch sử của ba văn que
Thắng làm vua thua làm giặc :))))
Thằng thắng trận có quyền viết lịch sử, cái gì cũng có mặt trái, mày nghĩ mày đang học sự thật 100% của lịch sử à :)))))
Nếu ngày đó VNCH thắng thì chắc bây giờ khối đứa chửi cộng sản nhỉ :)))).
Đó là đồ của lính Mỹ, nhìn đâu ra 3 que ??? Và mày hiểu câu tiếng Anh đó có nghĩa là gì không ???
Bớt thượng đẳng đi hỡi những con người ngu dốt.
流石にえぐい。職人の技すぎる。
The person who had this Zippo is up in heaven watching this guy repair his and/or her Zippo thinking “wtf thanks”
I'm from Vietnam, I am proud of my country 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳
This flame returns to illuminate the still alive memory of an eagle that returns to fly, for the courage of who, has given his blood and his life for the Country. This flame will never go out!! A hug from Italy. 💗
Not gonna lie that was pretty damn poetic.
this is from the vietnam war... one of america’s biggest humiliations and one of the most pointless and brutal wars we ever fought in.
.......
Kai Mast acreed
This is a zippo for a soldier from southern Vietnam. "Long Bình" was the name of a place in southern Vietnam at that time. According to the information on the zippo it was 1967-1968
best restoration channel. the only one who does it right
Thank you Joe ❤
Wow, you've earned yourself another subscriber for the 99% perfect restoration. I couldn't have picked a better insomnia induced video to watch on Veterans Day.
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍 👌
Looks like a Navy 3rd class petty officer crow and chevron.
I know that this is totally unrelated to the video, but, do you know a Dennis Horne?
Chris Horne it is
Right on! I earned mine years ago
Willing to bet this guy was a corpsman
The best thing is that there is no background music
there is actually lol
BFHPET I guessing he’s talking about the part where he did the cleaning
The quote at the end left me in tears. This was amazing. 🤘🏻😭
4:39 Gotta love those Dremels. Been one of my favorite tools for a couple of decades now.
There's a longer (complete?) version of that expression that a few of us ex-troopies learned:
"We, the unwilling, led by the ignorant, are attempting to do the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long, with so little, that we can now do anything with nothing."
Very beautiful
Is it just me or do you hear literally everything. I mean when he dropped the nut into the glass I felt the bass in my phone. I need that kinda microphone
so you’re into asmr i see
Those drilling sounds gave me dentist's flashbacks
there is no bass, the nut and glass aren’t capable of producing low end naturally.
AUX ZILLA nerdddd
@@auxzilla5495 yes it would make high frequency sound
I have no idea why this is in my recommended but I will definitely just sat and watched every bit of the video!
Lmfao same
Очень завораживает наблюдать! Спасибо огромное за работу! Ждём новых проектов!
Oh that’s my lighter I lost back in Vietnam if you can kindly mail it to me it would be much appreciated.
ha ha 👌
Awesome Restorations lol great video!
😂
Nice try
Anielly Araújo it was just a joke btw
If you hold your ear against it you'll hear trees speaking
Lmaoooooooooooooo
Oh no.
I am lorax
I speak for the trees
The trees
Speak vietnamese
Lamooooooooo
Yeah, you hear them yelling, "No more Agent Orange please!".
Отличная работа Сэр, этой вещи теперь место в музее
I'm from Vietnam .Thanks you because you restored war zippo in Vietnam
Thanks for watching and for your kind words I really appreciate it 👍
Great job mate .... I don’t understand dislikes 😏😐
Thanks for watching and for your words I really appreciate it 👍
Dislikes are every where. So just ignore them :)
May be lazysss😊
All was great until the eagle, it's totally unfinished and doesn't look wright, if am wrong can you please explain why you left it that way ???
Dislikes were from Viet Cong.
3rd class petty officer “crow”. It’s probably was made by some Vietnamese store in Saigon, is my guess. Over the top items like this re sold outside of every Navy base in the US.
When I say “made,” I mean they took zippo lighters and embellished them with the “crow” for instance, and maybe the etched words.
Right, and why paint the Chevron black? It's not to be highlighted apart from the crow...
Seepage Muck the restorer did do a nice job overall.
That's the first thing I said to myself when I saw the thumbnail, "That's a third class crow..." :D
Trumpert
That could have lit someone’s last smoke back in the war
Well it obviously did. Every smoke lit has the potential to be part of all smokes lit but can also be the last...
@@JohnDoe09523 You speak my language
Of course not its the lighter Shepperd used on call of duty
Who the hell would dislike this?! I mean, it could have been left the way it was for history, but it's a lighter that deserves to be restored.
I think a lot of people liked it better un-restored, I most certainly did. Not that it wasnt also cool to restore it.
どんどんきれいになっていくのが楽しくて見てしまう
どうもありがとう ;)
fried this guy cleans stuff and makes a living out of it
anoj krish was thinking the same thing what an amazing job
Its not just that he cleans stuff. He provides us with entertainment and thus earns money from youtube ads. He got our eyes on his work which means advertising space that someone is willing to pay him for.
We are here willingly because we are entertained by his work. Its a win-win-win-win
Its actually shit
How tf you did this I don’t know, but this is the best thing I’ve ever seen
Thanks 😊
He has a bunch of videos of lighter restorations of all types.. If you enjoyed this one, you should check out some of the other ones 😉
Thank you for your reply.
I watch it every day.
I recently became a fan.
I am cheering from Japan.
日本から応援してます😊
Thank you for watching daily 😉👍
Absolutely stunning! I am not a smoker but I would cherish this if it fell it too my hands. Great job sir.
Why is the eagle still rusty... I thought he’d clean it up little more ☹️
random2laugh maybe it was impossible to clean up more without ruining it
I thought the same thing
Out of respect I am sure
Because he coated it with a special paint that goes on rust...probably a converter paint of some kind.
It’s a crow not an eagle. It’s the rank of a petty officer third class in the navy
Imagine the places that lighter has been, and the things it has seen.
Thanks for watching yes ... imagine that ... little scary thought 🤔
Awesome Restorations prolly nothing cuz there mostly kept in a pocket
Lighters don't have eyes
@@bierfiets normally brain
@@bierfiets r/whoosh
I came across one of your videos over the weekend, now I cant stop watching them!
“We have done so much for so long with so little that now we can do anything with nothing forever”
Amazing quote
Tattoo worthy I think ?!
nah makes no sense
I can't understand that quote thinking of usa in Vietnam
Vizzu The words, the message, the urgency and sense of mission that pours from them.
That’s the place where epic journeys are birthed. This one was more than a decade in the making. The impossible vision of one man who started a movement to elevate, then preserve an artform…
Along the wrist like?
WhaleOilBeefHooked Mainly upper arm or calf
*_Thats prob worth millions since it's even restored and so rare and old. Who else in the world would have a perfect one fully restored?! Exactly!!_*
The pawn shop would give you $2. "Millions" 😂😂
@Totally Rad Dude could easily be fakes
@Totally Rad Dude because if it is a real vietnam zippo they can go for 40-100 dollars even more expensive if its a dated lighter when the french were in vietnam
@Totally Rad Dude its also easy to trick tourist so they buy real zippos from that time period and engrave it with a real persons name and a phrase then sell for more
Its not even difficult to engrave a lighter
Who else is here cus TH-cam keeps putting this on your homepage 😂
F
👋 nice we're all together again. I guess we all have basically the same homepage now
Not me ???
I'm here because restoring a "ZIPPO" from this exact period in time is my one and only so called "wishlist" in life :)
Wow your a killjoy ain't ya?)
A lighter from old Vietnam War? A perfect gift for a soldier. 🫡
I haven't skipped a single second of this
Thank you - I'm really glad that you liked it :)
The Long Bình Warehouse is an arsenal located in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, built by the US in the middle of 1965. The Long Bình Warehouse has an area of about 24 km2, located about 20 km east of Saigon, from the citadel. Biên Hòa street is about 7 km. The Long Bình General Warehouse is home to the No. 2 Field Command and the US Logistics Command No. 1, which is also the largest US bomb and ammunition warehouse in southern Vietnam. On October 28, 1966, the place where the first ambush of Biên Hòa special forces (codename U1) took place in the US military arsenal in South Vietnam.
This Zippo is very first year of Long Bình Warehouse. It may belong to somebody who used to be that place.
Tee-Ay MCee wow
Good info
おすすめに出てきた日本同士の物よ。🇯🇵
(´･ ･`)
^_^
マジレスすると人を指すならば物じゃなくて者ですね
(^O^)/
English
The eagle emblem could have had a touch more work done on it if you ask me, but overall it's an amazing restoration, I was fascinated by this! Please keep these video's up because I strive to be able to do stuff like this myself!!
its also good to maintain the old vibe sometimes instead of trying to make it look 100% brand new
its also good to maintain the old vibe sometimes instead of trying to make it look 100% brand new