Zippo lighter restoration - US Army lighter brought back to life
I will restore this Zippo lighter someone had found from the ground. It was most likely lost by an US army man years ago, but I don’t think it has been in any war. The lighter is very oxidized and most of the old plating is gone. The insert is in much better condition but it also need a little restoration. Luckily the hinge is not broken so I don’t have to repair it. That is not easy.
I started the restoration with disassembly. The lighter doesn’t have many parts so this was easy to do. I used a miniature propane torch to loosen the emblem. I decided to use rust remover for the steel insert and ketchup for the brass shell to remove oxidation.
After oxidation was removed, I needed to sand off the remaining old plating from the shell. If I didn’t it would be really hard to get a good finish on the piece. After sanding the plating off I polished the parts with wool buffing wheel and metal polishing compound.
Before I could re-plate the polished parts they needed to be cleaned from grease and polishing compound. I used acetone for the job. Then it was time to replate the parts with nickel. I used electroplating method. You can learn more about that from here: grgone.info/will/s5l2e5Wxc7CnqIU/b-nteo
After the plating, I attached the emblem back on with some solder. I used flux to help the solder flow between the parts. It might look like the solder didn’t go between the parts but it only needs very little solder in there because the layer is so thin. As you can see I scratched the part quite violently and it sticks.
Then I assembled the rest of the lighter and added new cotton, wick and other parts on the inside.
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Elena Supersónica
Πριν 4 ημέρες
alovui
lugoj7181
Πριν 10 ημέρες
How ypu temove the chrome plating ? KUST WITH SAND PAPER?
Sebastian M.
Πριν 11 ημέρες
Ngl I wanna know the secret to this "Liquid Ice."
dino hack
Πριν 10 ημέρες
Bro it’s earth juice
Gamerdave 06
Πριν 11 ημέρες
Does anyone know where you can buy those Flint springs?
Riad B
Πριν 16 ημέρες
Amazing 🤩
Olesko Godun
Πριν 22 ημέρες
Ya tienes un nuevo suscriptor 😊
Olesko Godun
Πριν 22 ημέρες
Activa los subtítulos en español, por favor
Alex Vom Alex
Πριν 24 ημέρες
Some day we will finally see a face in his perfect polished surfaces.
TommyJames
Πριν 25 ημέρες
Me: doesn’t and will never smoke Also me: I WANT A ZIPPO
TommyJames
Πριν 25 ημέρες
Imagine if he forgot to hit record
Marcus Busse
Πριν 27 ημέρες
You: **Accidentally drops ketchup on friend's expensive brass watch** Also you: "It'll help clean it, I swear, I swear!"
Violet
Πριν 27 ημέρες
My pet peeve in movies is when they throw a zippo lighter to light a fuel trail
zibabouinaki
Πριν 28 ημέρες
Oh my... so many years using the hole in the cotton in wrong way, i was putting the oil through this hole when it was for a 2nd firework bullet (idk how it's in english) 👅🧠
Skinny Feels
Πριν μήνα
Damn this refurbished lighter works well. Call me crazy but the first few puffs from my cigarettes always taste like ketchup for some reason
Stephen M
Πριν μήνα
I have no idea why this video has generated so many dislikes! It's fabulous, maybe they are just jealous that they're too stupid to achieve anything like this...
martelo
Πριν μήνα
2:12 Wow!!!
Ler Moo
Πριν μήνα
Is it just me or does the restored one look like a fridge?
YoJo
Πριν μήνα
I love how there's no music, just the sounds of him working
Profesional Nub
Πριν μήνα
You know about AU plating??
HAZZA
Πριν μήνα
Why would you want to restore that just saying
Phoenix Wright
Πριν μήνα
2:12 mans using a lighter to restore a lighter, that’s smart.
Alessandro Diego
Πριν μήνα
jets be like:11:37
Petr Dodonov
Πριν μήνα
NO
Michael Dauer
Πριν μήνα
Nice work!!! Looks great =)
Furkan Özkan
Πριν μήνα
Great work 👏
Eric Sinsara
Πριν 2 μήνες
i think the zippo company fell in love with you ?
Lucas Gomes
Πριν 2 μήνες
RTX On
Emre Cengiz
Πριν 2 μήνες
I like ketchup way:D
Eirian Meli
Πριν 2 μήνες
Legit thought liquid ice was some dangerous chemical that'll burn your intestines when consumed. How is he this smart?
Soupy Delicious
Πριν 2 μήνες
Blyat
Xavier Earnst
Πριν 2 μήνες
in our mind: liquid ice=water in his mind: water=liquid ice
Living with a GoPro 7.
Πριν 2 μήνες
Ни одного русского коментария ,
Anh Nguyenvananh
Πριν 2 μήνες
Nice
Alvarizal Noor Fyqh
Πριν 2 μήνες
No music background its nice, im like it
Hilary Dawn Gladwyn
Πριν 2 μήνες
If you sent it back to Zippo they do it all for you for free :)
Грейсон Зивен Янг
Πριν 2 μήνες
Noooo, it was perfect in its own way. Anyway nice restoration
Drew Reiter
Πριν 2 μήνες
liquid ice..... huh
EDCBarry
Πριν 2 μήνες
Just undone all the hard work of the counterfeiter who made it look old
TrickstopPlayz
Πριν 2 μήνες
every video he always notes something about electro plating lol
Saurav Misra
Πριν 2 μήνες
What is liquid ice by d way?
SÑITZELLL
Πριν 2 μήνες
Judging for the zippo logo. That lighter aint that old but surely it's fucked up
Steven B
Πριν 2 μήνες
I believe the lighter is from 1991.
Tacitus Kilgore
Πριν 2 μήνες
Woah is that Liquid Ice
M114 [gd]
Πριν 2 μήνες
Hi
ATM - Amine Tech Energy
Πριν 2 μήνες
0:59
T FP
Πριν 2 μήνες
very nice.
Scorpia
Πριν 2 μήνες
marry me!
Himmler Wamlstein
Πριν 2 μήνες
liquid ice? omg so clever way to say water
John Doe
Πριν 2 μήνες
Try using Cola instead of ketchup.
Dexter Morgan
Πριν 2 μήνες
My dumbass went to google "liquid ice" (4:30) instead of realising its just water! 🤦♂️
Marwan Ahmed
Πριν 2 μήνες
Wow !! I didn't know how to bring my old zippos back to life !! I kept on buying new ones !! Thanks alot!! ❤️🌹
Murray Ball
Πριν 2 μήνες
Excellent resto, bringing a great one back from the brink - your country thanks you!
Tiesto Tran
Πριν 3 μήνες
That lighter move was smooth
Andrew Nelson
Πριν 3 μήνες
14:49 Today I learned what the hole in the Zippo felt thingy is for. Me: OHHH, NO SHIT!
Unusual Kreature
Πριν 3 μήνες
Water nahh Liquid ice yeah
The Flux Champion
Πριν 3 μήνες
11:15 thanks for adding me in
Veeti Pedersen
Πριν 3 μήνες
I think you should sell these things forward to people.
night Walker
Πριν 3 μήνες
I thought it was nice with the water
Ben Slee
Πριν 3 μήνες
4:33 liquid ice...so you mean water?
William Sanborn
Πριν 3 μήνες
How can you tell the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? Well, the hippo is pretty heavy, but the Zippo is a little lighter. ... I'll see myself out.
Lenny Asmr Art
Πριν 3 μήνες
woo hoo rite on
Jerry Cold
Πριν 3 μήνες
No, Not the forbidden ketchup!!
weiyuma ma
Πριν 3 μήνες
Your not supposed to put a flint in that hole...
Sky Blue To Luna
Πριν 3 μήνες
You’re an artist
Пиратская Станция
Πριν 3 μήνες
припаял хуево
The Arctic
Πριν 3 μήνες
Next time, i will not use his tooth brush
chaos 101
Πριν 3 μήνες
7:14 Forbidden Lemonade :)
89strangelove
Πριν 3 μήνες
All that work, and in the end, you're left with a NAZI LIGHTER!! No just kidding, brilliant work as always, priceless video really. GRgone is the world's open-minded people's television, and you sir are one of the stars of it.
VICK GAMES FPS
Πριν 3 μήνες
Nice
Logan Wall
Πριν 3 μήνες
Who is gonna question the fact that he called water "liquid ice"
RS Music
Πριν 4 μήνες
That soldering on the emblem looks terrible it ruins the overall look, apart from that not a bad job.
Samuel Schultz
Πριν 4 μήνες
thats a 1991 zippo my friend
Chloe Van Hohenheim
Πριν 4 μήνες
That big hammer is too weak. The tiny hammer is mightier than mijolnir.
Wanda Clark
Πριν 4 μήνες
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WISCO BOYZ
Πριν 4 μήνες
Personally I would have bought another zippo and put the inter lighter into the new one
Sköll and Hati
Πριν 4 μήνες
I can’t be the only one that thought the rust made the zippo lighter look badass.
Red Jacket
Πριν 4 μήνες
GRgone: will they watch it? YES
Kaden Dalby
Πριν 4 μήνες
NICE JOB!
Руслан Геращенко
Πριν 5 μήνες
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Paul Kline
Πριν 5 μήνες
I have this lighter myself that I bought back in 1992.
Gabi Coman
Πριν 5 μήνες
Proof that zippo's last for life if good maintained
Pennie Clark
Πριν 5 μήνες
Imagine fixing a car with a tooth brush owo
J-Play
Πριν 5 μήνες
Why is this so therapeutic When he used ketchup I was like MIND BLOWN maby the line ranch goes with anything should be rephrased to ketchup goes with anything👍
big buckets
Πριν 5 μήνες
Netflix: you still watching? Somebodys daughter 5:11
Liam McDonough
Πριν 5 μήνες
2:11-nice "gunspinning" trick there!
Deep_Fried_ Morty
Πριν 5 μήνες
“Liquid Ice” Hmm yes, the floor here is made of floor
Joseph Rayle
Πριν 5 μήνες
I want to start smoking again.
some guy2
Πριν 5 μήνες
You know you could of bought one at a cigarette outlet for 25 bucks or so buuuut I guess fixing one is just as good.
Lord sirenhead
Πριν 5 μήνες
After watching your zippo restoration videos it inspired me to restore one of my grandfather's old zippo's I inherited I have to say it came out pretty good for my first restoration
GeriMan
Πριν 5 μήνες
How dangerous is the liquid ice?
Matthieu Bach
Πριν 5 μήνες
The dislike are from russian soldiers
Nikko Rivera
Πριν 5 μήνες
triggered when he doesn’t put the wick in a S
Taz Animates
Πριν 5 μήνες
He fix a lighter with a lighter
COVID SHOULD BEGONE I AM SO MAD I CANT GO ANYWHERE
Πριν 5 μήνες
Liquid ice? How about solid fire?
Probotector
Πριν 5 μήνες
Damn, USA just got ketchuped 🤭
Mouse Kun
Πριν 5 μήνες
The liquid ice box made me laugh loudly
Rex Jolles
Πριν 5 μήνες
Not super old, it has the (1980-present) logo
Anon amous
Πριν 5 μήνες
I just discovered there's an even less corrosive brass cleaner than ketchup. Flitz or Brasso or Simichrome or.... *sigh*, I miss the days when you used to set your hand on fire.
Tray
Πριν 5 μήνες
This is just as relaxing as watching dandruff scratching videos........ Dont judge me.... 👀👀
Законопослушный Гражданин!
Πριν 5 μήνες
Zippo 👍👍🤝🤝🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
shadow
Πριν 6 μήνες
Привет россияне!