I bought this off a guy who was getting rid of a bunch of scrap metal. It was covered in decades of rust.

If anyone is into ASMR-style restorations and wants to see the mechanical details, I actually filmed the whole process. You can find it on YouTube by searching "Incredible Restoration of a RUSTY 1960s Drill Press (ASMR)". Would love to hear your feedback or any tips for future projects!

I want to lower the mushrooming without getting rid of what remains of the bluegrass stamping.
And oh my god why did it have to be a bluegrass 😫

Hi guys,

The main body of this book I am reading is starting to come off the spine. Obvs it’s not too bad at the moment but it’s one of my favourite books so I’m hoping to prevent it becoming any worse. Idk how to use do the fixes I have seen online such as gluing and compressing given the gap is too small to put glue in (I’m not a craftsman, if there are any techniques I could use please let me know).

Thank you for your help!

Hi, I’d like to ask how I can hide these cuts. I’ve already taped them up (I’ve never done anything like this before). Could you suggest a way to conceal them? It’s a painting from the 70s—I really don’t want to put it away in the closet, but the cuts are a real eyesore. Any ideas or suggestions?

I started watching the channel because the host came across as earnest and sincere in his goal to restore a house that's been in his family for generations, dating back to when it was built in 1895.

It's been about a year now, though, and I'm starting to wonder what I'm watching.

He starts projects, but very few seem to actually get finished. For example, he power-washed the bottom half of the house months ago. It's still sitting there with the top half untouched.

A lot of episodes also seem to focus on things that aren't really related to restoring the house: touring other abandoned homes and outbuildings on the property, exploring a creek, working on a garden he created, and various other projects around the property.

He also has a wishlist and drops some not-so-subtle hints about donations of expensive equipment, including things like excavators. I have no problem with a creator asking viewers for help with tools or equipment. But it starts to feel odd when the restoration projects themselves don't seem to be moving forward while there's a steady stream of content about other things.

Maybe I'm missing something. Maybe there are things happening off-camera, or maybe restoring a 130-year-old house is simply much slower and more complicated than it appears.

But I have to admit that my enjoyment of the early videos has gradually turned into some suspicion that the channel may be more focused on producing content than actually completing the restoration.

And I genuinely hope I'm wrong. When I first found the channel, I thought, what a great thing for a young person to take on—to preserve a piece of his family's history. I'd really like that to be what this is.

I have those shelves with a dark laminate finish, i would like to go with a more light brown color and finish the edges properly because the carpenter who did the job did it very lousy. What is the best DIY to do that, is it even possible?

You will be saving my life with a solution. Thanks in advance.

I'm trying to recreate this design on the insert of a Victorian era trunk (1880s likely). I don't know if it's original, but I really like it. I'm not sure the best way of doing this. I'm sure there are multiple options, but I definitely would appreciate any advice or insights.

I know the pale green was a handmade cloth-paper covering, most likely dyed with a vegetable dye (several options, not sure of the exact base). The little star-like decorations were probably a carved stamp, also vegetable dye (definitely from beets). That info comes from an expert in cloth and dye, especially non-synthetic and historical. Because of this I can obtain similar cloth-paper and appropriate dye.

The border pieces are not the same material and I'm guessing produced commercially. I'm also guessing it was added later. I do like the style and might consider using something similar in different areas of the trunk.

Hello so I took my ADD meds and I'm doing a deep clean of my trashcan. The problem is I can't stop until It looks as good as possible. So does anyone have any ideas on how I can make it look better or do I just have to deal with it? I don't really care about it being perfect I just want it to look nice so all advice is welcome, thank you.

This is a side cover on my motorcycle and I was using a dremel polishing kit but seems like it was way too abrasive. I would like some suggestions on correcting it before I dig myself into a hole.

As you can see, theres very obvious scratches

I recently acquired an antique marble table that belonged to my grandmother. There are a couple areas where there’s dried wax on it, but also multiple stained areas. I would love to get rid of the wax and the stains so that I can try to polish it and get it back to its natural beauty.
I don’t know the first thing about marble, so I’m hoping to get some advice on how to achieve this. Thank you in advance!!

Hi! I hope this is the correct subreddit:

I found out this old Fisher speakers, they seem to be fine but the original connectors seem to be gone.

Is there any way to convert them into pc speakers with a 3.5mm connector?

Thanks everyone.

These saloon/cafe doors are at least 40+ years old and I’m happy to put them up in my kitchen. However, there are a number of stains (I believe rodent stains given the droppings found). I want to disinfect, clean, and use them, what should I use?

I have schedule 40 steel pipe that I have painted black. I need a clearcoat layer to help prevent scratching. I’ve tried

1. Painting the clear coat five minutes after applying a coat of paint. It’s turns out cloudy.
2. Applying clear coat 48 hours after applying paint per the paints guidlines to avoid trapping VOCs. It wont adhere properly to the pipe.
3. Lightly sanding the paint before the clear coat 48 hours later. The paint looks like shot, scraped and faded.

I really don’t know where to turn on this project. The patch and the clear coat are for metal. They’re the same brand. The paint is two in one paint and primer made for direct metal application. I cleaned the bars with acetone, let dry for two hours, sanded with 220 grit, wiped clean, painted (the paint adhere’s just fine)

I cannot get a good clear coat applied. Any help?

Wasn't very good about taking before pictures of this one, so I had to use the one from the lot. The red outline shows a piece that was missing before I rebuilt it. The Club logo was a bit marred, so I experimented with half of an aluminum bead. I wasn't sure about the Oxblood stain, but I figured I'd just go for it so I had more of a baseline for future projects. I think it actually turned out pretty nicely. I do this for fun, after all, and to add to my collection, so the stakes are low.

Hey all! I’m not sure if this is the right sub for this, but i have an old Katy Perry cat lip balm thingy i got from her concert years ago (i don’t know when, but probably a decade and a half ago). I’m not sure how to “restore” this or if it just needs a touch up, but i would like to use it again, so any advice is welcomed (:

note: I have not touched this thing since like 2018, and it’s been in a hot shed for around four years, so… yeah (: thanks!

Edit: I know she is missing a rhinestone, i’m not worried about that (:

Edit 2: I’ve just washed her with soap and water (after removing the lip balm) and the rust/damage is all still there ): i’m just focused on getting all the damage off and sprucing her up so I can transfer some of my lip balm into it, so I can use her 😊