Rusty Seized 1888 Mortise Lock Set Restoration | Random Restoration
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- Welcome! Today's restoration is this very rusty antique cast iron mortise lock which was manufactured in the 1880s by Sargent & Co. The ornate door knobs, faceplate and backplates were called the "Arcadia" design - The Sargent Arcadia was their most popular ornate design in the 1880s-1890s. Not only was this shabby old lock totally seized, both ornate door knobs were stuck to the terribly rusty spindle. This is by far the most rusty restoration I've taken on yet - This lock was going to take a bit of effort to restore!
To start this hardware restoration off I needed to cut the door knobs off the spindle. Luckily there was enough room to hacksaw the spindle off without damaging the backplates or mortise lock. With all the hardware separated it was time for paint stripping. One coat of gel paint stripper took off most of the paint. Next up I used a strong degreaser to thoroughly clean off all the main pieces. Then it was time for rust removal - The hardware was all soaked in rust remover for about a week.
After this I drilled out the mortise lock case screw, disassembled the interior components and drilled the solid rivets holding the faceplate onto the lock case. Like in previous restorations all the components were now thoroughly wire wheeled, and the mortise lock was reassembled. Now I went ahead and made two new springs. One to tension the door knobs and latch bolt, and the other to tension the tumbler. With the mortise lock repair work mostly done I now needed to cut a key. Luckily this wasn't a double key mortise lock, so the key cutting process went very quickly this time haha. Next finished off the small parts by cold bluing them to prevent rust in the future.
Then I painted the mortise lock case with primer, and applied a bit of body filler to the outside of the lock case and case cover to make it more presentable looking. I continued by painting on another layer of primer, followed by a black base coat. Then I moved onto restoring the faceplate. There was nothing to repair with it, but it needed a decent amount of sanding. I sanded it through 800 grit, then polished it up to a mirror finish. With the polishing done it was time for lacquering. I used a lacquer which is made for bronze/copper/brass and it turned out looking pretty good considering this was the first time I used it haha. Restoring the door knobs and backplates followed the same process as the faceplate. This project was a great deal of fun for me - Although I will only be using this as a display piece due to the extensive pitting on the lock and small parts, seeing this lock go from trash to treasure was very satisfying, and it's unlikely that this totally lock would have had a very bright future if it hadn't been restored.
Time Stamps:
0:00 Welcome!
0:35 Disassembly
1:50 Paint Stripping
3:11 Lock Disassembly
6:55 Cleaning up lock
8:37 Reattaching the Faceplate
9:20 Making New Springs
10:13 Making a Key
11:15 Bluing Small Parts
12:06 Restoring the Lock Case
13:51 Restoring the Faceplate
14:37 Reassembling the Lock
16:06 Restoring the Door Knobs
18:13 Restoring the Backplates
19:52 Before and After
21:15 A Quick Test
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Hi all, hopefully you enjoy today's video! This one was very satisfying to get restored and, although it will stay as more of a display piece, it's nice to see it back in working order - Let me know what you think!
You´re welcome
I wished there was a Love ❤️ button on here. I love this alot. Thank you ever so much for Sharing this ❤️ 💕 💜 Video. These are items like this I grew up with in my Grandmas house.
I am so glad I came across your video I have a very old house that still uses these I had a new one installed from Home Depot love ❤️ the video and glad 🙂 I now know the name of this famous duo lock 🔐 set
Wie immer ein sehr schönes und interessantes Video liebe Grüße aus Thailand
I love your humor!
I love seeing your restorations. You restore these items back to their prime - now their manufacturer wanted you to see them
The very best restoration videos have the restorers wearing black gloves. This is a high quality video for obvious reasons. Thanks for the posting.
Hahaha hey I appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching, and have a nice weekend!
Great job , it was so seized it was a rigor mortis lock 😲🍻
Hahahaha I was wondering what you’d have to say about this one - I’m glad to have brought it back from the dead! Thanks as always for the puns and have yourself a nice weekend!
I very much enjoyed the sheep in the background! You do beautiful work.
Haha they sure like to start talking about the time I hit the record button! Thank you, I appreciate it!
Awesome! You made a silk purse out of a sow's ear 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself, 🇨🇦
Hey thanks a lot! It took a bit of doing, but was well worth it in the end I think! Take care and enjoy your weekend!
I'm glad you went with a clear lacquer on this. The color didn't need any help!
It’s been so long since I just did a natural bronze finish, and I reckon this was the perfect piece to do it with! As always thank you for tuning in, Dori!
These are so beautiful. I’d love to have them on all the doors in my house.
Right, though I've found there to be so many lovely different designs out there that it's hard to chose any one design I'd like for the whole house! Thanks a lot for watching!
Splendid work.
Though no one sounds more impressed than that bird.
Hahaha I swear the birds are always a bit overly supportive once I start recording. Thank you very much for watching!
That was one crusty lock assembly,great design,too bad that style of workmanship is not available today,just great to see you bring these beautiful pieces back to life.your killing it as always.beautiful restoration.keep it up 👍👍👍😎😎😎
Haha yeah this thing had definitely seen better days! Right, it’s amazing this thing is still working after all it’s been through, I think we can definitely call it a well designed and manufactured lock! I appreciate it, Tom - have yourself a nice weekend!
Beautiful job on bringing this one back.
Thanks, Terry! This one was a lot of fun to get restored. Thanks again for watching!
SUCH A HANDSOME PIECE...INCREDIBLE WORK!!!
Right, it’s a gorgeous old lockset! I appreciate it, Matt!
Замечательная работп. Браво👍👍👍
Спасибо, я ценю это!
Just got to see the video I love Old door knobs thank you for sharing your time and restoration of Old things it takes me back to grandpa's house it was very nice to see God bless you I want to see more
Thank you for the comment, Harry! It was great to be able to salvage this old lockset, even though it's a bit worse for wear after all these years. I'll be restoring a number of locksets like this over the next several months, though none are as rusty as this one was haha. I appreciate the kind words - Thank you for watching!
I like your sense of humor
Haha hey thanks again, I appreciate it!
That was an impressive transformation... From ugly duckling to swan. And you made a key. 😊
I appreciate it! This one was a great deal of fun bringing it back from the dead. Haha yeah I have a couple hundred uncut keys so they better get put to use as often as possible! Thanks as always for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 I'm always amazed with the key making precision.
From Crunchy to Color Me Severely Impressed - thank you for restoring a wee bit of beauty in the world! ✌🏻🎨☕️
Hey thank you Susannah! This one was great fun to get back in working order! As always thank you for watching, and have a great weekend!
I am big fan of Art Noveau style! Good work!
Much appreciated! It's too bad we don't have a modern day equivalent to this style of hardware!
Almost looked like it had been in a fire. Awesome job.
This old set had seen better days to say the least! I'd be curious to know its background, but unfortunately the seller only had a vague description and probably thought no one was crazy enough to buy it hahaha. Thank you for watching!
Fantastic restoration of that old lock
Much appreciated, Tom! This was a fun one to get restored. Thanks for watching!
That turned out beautiful!!!
Thank you, Tony!
I honestly didn’t think that you could bring this one back from the rusty state it was in. You just had to prove me wrong. Lol Great job.
Hahaha I really wasn't sure what it'd look like inside but I figured if there were any broken parts inside I could always attempt to make new ones, though that would be terribly time consuming haha. Thanks as always for watching, and have a nice weekend!
Beautiful job - thanks for sharing! I, too, have a collection of antique mortise locks that I have built over the years by scavenging locksets from old doors I find in the garbage, renovations, yard sales, etc. I strip, repair and refinish the doors; some are re-used for period restoration jobs, and some I sell. Restoring the locksets is by far my favourite part of the whole process - there's something remarkably calming/meditative about it. The restored locks *usually* go back on the doors they came from; but sometimes there's an unusual, rare, or particularly beautiful lock that's just impossible to part with....
Thank you, Norman! Very cool, I recently restored my workshop door and gadzooks it was a lot more work than anticipated getting those dozen or so layers of paint off hahaha. Right, restoring old locks like these back to a condition where they're working silky smooth is greatly satisfying! Haha I can imagine there are some pretty cool ones you've stumbled across - There were so many gorgeous designs offered back in the day to choose from. Thank you very much for watching!
So gorgeous!
I appreciate it, Della!
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Thank you, Jim! This is a fantastic looking set and it was great fun bringing it back from the sorry state it was in. Thanks for watching!
💯% классная работа/реставрация! Лайк однозначно
Большое спасибо за поддержку, я это ценю!
Incredibly beautiful 👏🤩
I appreciate it, thank you for watching!
Wow... Impressive mate...
Hey thanks a lot! Have a great weekend and thank you for watching!
One of your most beautiful turnarounds yet!
Thank you, Bryce! I was very happy to have been able to rescue this one considering how rough it was at first. As always, thank you for watching!
Excelente trabajo !! Mis felicitaciones !!!!!
Eu agradeço, obrigado por assistir!
They look amazing...fantastic restoration (and the sheep bleating in the background made it even better) 😁❤️
I appreciate it, Heather! Haha they really were talking a lot more than usual in this video for some reason. Thanks as always for watching, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Gorgeous. I love that you left the beauty of the original metal and that display is amazing. I'd love to have that in my house!
Thank you, Courtney! I agree, this set really looks best in a simple natural bronze finish. Right, imagine a whole house full of this hardware - Whichever house this was originally installed in must have been gorgeous back in the day! Thanks a lot for watching!
You did a splendid job of restoring the old rusty lockset. It looks much better and it works all right. Great work.
Hey thank you, George! It was super satisfying turning this old lock into something that works once more, though it's definitely seen better days haha. take care and have a nice rest of your weekend!
I love restoring videos
Beautiful, what a lovely restoration 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻
Much appreciated, Alan!
Вы удивительный мастер!
Спасибо, я очень ценю это!
That turned out beautiful, I love the detail on those old locks, nice job!
Thanks a lot! Right, such a gorgeous little lockset!
This one was Uber-crusty. Great job! I used your trick today to loosen a bunch rusty screws.Thanks.
Hahaha yeah this was a really grim looking set at first. It may not have ended up perfect, but the fact that the whole thing still works (surprisingly well too) and didn't need anything replaced aside from a couple springs is a bit of a shocker haha. Thank you for the support and have a nice week!
Such a beautiful job!
I appreciate it, Carol! Thanks a lot for watching, and have a nice weekend!
Oh that came oh so sweet. Nice finish sir. When I first got a look at the project it looked to like mount rust more, man it was bad. Thanks for the video sir.
Thank you, Terry! Haha mount rustmore is just about the best way to describe this sorry looking little lock. It was great fun turning that pile of rust into something functional again, albeit with a bit of pitting haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
It was impossible to restore that lock better than you did. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Sergey! It was a lot of fun bringing this lock back to a functional state! As always, thanks a lot for watching!
You made that absolutely gorgeous! I just restored a mortice lock from the 20-30's. I sure wish it had been as ornate as this one. Great job!
Much appreciated! Yeah they really started fazing out this style of hardware in the very early 1900s which is most unfortunate, just think of all the lovely gorgeous there would have been over the years! Thanks a lot for watching!
Good job Random!
Thank you, Joe! It was great fun bringing this set back to life!
La verdad es un verdadero lujo esa restauración! Lo felicito por su dedicación. Desde Argentina
¡Muchas gracias, fue muy divertido restaurarlo! ¡Gracias por ver!
Wow. So beautiful
I appreciate it, Kimberly!
Best than the original
Hey I appreciate the kind words! Have yourself a nice weekend, and thank you for watching!
Beautiful!
Much appreciated!
Super job ,artistic lock
I appreciate it, thank you for watching!
Brother, you do some wonderful work!
Hey man I appreciate it - Have a great weekend!
@@randomrestoration6858 Thanks! You too!
Well Done!
Thanks a lot!
Que maravilla !!! Admiro los artesanos
¡Gracias por las amables palabras!
Big
Hey I appreciate it - Thank you very much for watching!
No wonder it's been a while, since your last video! I bet this restoration took a while but, damn, the result is spectacular, as usual. I've always found JB Weld was easier to work with than fiberglass filler and gives me smoother results right off the bat; I bet you spent one helluva long time sanding, given how smooth the lock looked. Well done, Sir!
Hahaha yeah this one was a bit more effort than usual but it was great fun being able to save this old set! I’ll have to give that a try in the future. I ended up using the fiberglass filler followed by a putty to fill in smaller defects - I left it a bit rougher than it could have been but wanted to match how it would have looked originally. I appreciate it, have a great weekend!
Geeze, this was a rough one!!! Fantastic job!!!
Haha yeah this one was just about a goner - It's nice to see it rust free and back to something that functions! Take care and as always thanks for watching, Samantha!
Brilliant job 👍 well done
Hey man thank you very much! As imperfect as this one was it was great to bring it back from the dead! Thanks a lot for watching!
They made beautiful hardware back in the day, didn’t they? You made it look beautiful once again 👌
Yeah they really had some gorgeous designs! I appreciate it, thank you for watching!
Excellent, great job!!!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful Brass work looked a little masonic Great job sir
Hey much appreciated, thank you for watching!
Beautiful, well done.😊
Hey man thanks a lot! Have a great weekend!
Great result - well done!
Thank you for the kind words, and thanks a lot for watching!
Excelente Restauración! Hermosa cerradura y pomos de bronce trabajado a mano! Quedo Maravillosa! Una restauración hecha con cuidado, con delicadeza y respetando al cien por cien las particularidades de la pieza. Muy buen trabajo! En lo personal me fascina el bronce, su color rojizo, dorado, luminoso, brilloso, un metal noble! Es raro que no haya encontrado antes este canal. Voy a ver que otros vídeos hay en el canal, espero que sean tan bueno como este. Disfrute mucho de esta restauración, insisto, quedo maravillosa. Gracias por el vídeo.
¡Muchas gracias por tus amables palabras, lo aprecio!
Super job 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
Beautiful resto as always…well done
Thank you, Sally! This one was especially fun to get back in working order, though it definitely still shows some signs of its past haha. Thanks as always for watching, and have a nice rest of your weekend!
Dou muito valor a toda e qualquer tipo de restauração! Teu trabalho é esplêndido!
Eu agradeço as palavras gentis! Obrigado por assistir!
VERY NICE FINISH
Thank you very much!
Really cool to see and watch the chance 😀
Thanks a lot - This one was especially fun to get restored! Thanks for watching!
Great work. Its nice when you know that there are still people who care especially among the new generation.
Hey I really appreciate the kind words! I may only be 26, but restoring old dilapidated (especially hardware related) items like this sorry old lockset is definitely a passion of mine - It's a real shame that almost everyone I know would have thrown this out without thinking twice about it, but I suppose that's the mentality these days! Thanks a lot for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 I'm glad someone your age can appreciate the magnificent casting process of that old lockset . Beautifully designed and manufactured pieces need to be preserved and appreciated by all generations. Excellent job .
Such beautiful pieces. Well done.
Thanks, I appreciate it! It was definitely worth the effort to save this gorgeous old lock. Thank you for watching, and have a nice week!
Such a good restoration 🇦🇺👴🏻
Hey Mark I appreciate it! Thanks a lot for watching and have a great weekend!
Beautiful old lock set, very nicely done.
Hey thanks a lot, Rob - this one took a bit of doing, but it’s nice seeing it not as a heap of rust haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
Un trabajo muy hermoso.
¡Gracias lo aprecio!
Hermoso trabajo... FELIIDADES saludos desde CDMX MEXICO
¡Gracias por las amables palabras, y muchas gracias por mirar!
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What a special project to be able to do. I wonder if in a 130 years someone will be restoring these again
Thank you, Joe - I was pretty stoked to get this shabby little lockset totally rust free and restored back to its former glory! I'd like to thing that someone 130 years form now would be more than willing to save a grim looking lockset like this one and save it from the trash, but I guess we'll never know haha. Thank you very much for watching!
Maybe you could put a small laminated sticker inside projects like this with "restored by Random Restorations / John Doe on 10/10/2022“ which a future restorer may find and add to
@@joeschmoe4622 I've had a few people recommend that and I think it's a great idea! I'd definitely like to get a cheaper label maker at some point and add a small label somewhere inside the locks I've restored
Absolutely incredible. Very beautiful. You do amazing restoration.
~Kevin
Hey I appreciate it, Kevin! I knew this would be a fun one to restore, and based on how rough it was once all that rust was removed I'm glad I got to it before it was a total lost cause haha. Thanks again, and have a nice resto of your week!
Beautiful
Right, such a gorgeous design! Thanks a lot for watching!
Well that turned out much nicer than I expected.. But then, you're the master.. Job well done.. thx for bringing us along for the ride.. take care my friend...
Hey thanks a lot, Gary! I was pretty happy with how this one turned out, though with all that pitting inside the case and on the small parts it’ll be best to stay as a display piece rather than be installed on a door haha. I appreciate the kind words, and have a nice weekend!
@@randomrestoration6858 You too RR.. Looking forward to your next project...
Doorknobs and apple sauce. Gee, that's swell!
Hahaha well not only will they smell nice but sticky door knobs means better grip, so I call it a win win hahaha. Thank you for watching!
🙃
Simply awesome. Fantastic restoration.
It is a pleasuere see you work.
Hey I appreciate it! This one was especially fun to get restored back to a functional state - Much better than a pile of rust I say haha. Thanks as always for watching, and have yourself a great week!
This one really look hard to restore. Very good job!
Haha yeah it was definitely more work than usual but it was great fun to get this poor little lock back in working order! Thanks a lot for stopping by man, and have a great weekend!
Magnifique quel belle restauration 💖👌👍👍👍👍
Très apprécié, merci d'avoir regardé!
Wow very beautiful 👌👍
Thank you very much, Jan!
Just gorgeous, I would love to see the final door 🚪 that has all of those from that catalogue you have restored added
Right, there are some really awesome designs that also appear throughout that catalog! Thanks a lot for watching!
Ooh! I've a couple lovely doorknobs/hinges from the 1910's that are highly detailed like that. One is copper and in good shape, the other is steel, I think, and very worn. But it just stuns me how much detail the put into something so mundane and hardly even looked at nowadays.
Sweet, there were so many gorgeous ornate sets like this back in the day! Right, hardware really isn't something you'd think would have much effort put into making it so ornate! Thanks again for watching, and enjoy your weekend!
Espetacular restauração. Parabéns!!! < Brazil >
Muito obrigado! Este projeto foi muito divertido de concluir. Obrigado por assistir!
Também sou do Brasil e adoro ver restaurações tão perfeitas ,assim, vcs restauradores devem ficar até emocionando ao ver as peças recuperadas.👍👏🙏😍
Какие великолепные вещи производили в 19 веке! И,судя по штампу внутри замка, не в маленькой мастерской, а вполне промышленным образом!Реставратору браво!
Вы правы, они производились в больших масштабах много десятилетий назад. Спасибо, я ценю это! Спасибо за просмотр!
Can't find door hardware like that at Home Depot! Exquisitely designed.
Haha no unfortunately you can't, it all seems to look the same these days. Thank you for watching, and have a great resto of your week!
Majestic
Hey thank you very much!
Glad that the primer were more better than what the other were...😬
I also think that I'd rather tread on Logo that the bit of rusty metal, less chance if catching something nasty.
Hahaha I'm not really even sure what I was trying to say with that one. Are you sure? You'll never know which one is worse unless you test both out 😆
Take care, and have a nice weekend!
Awesome 🥰
Thank you very much!
It seems to be a very good quality item .
It sure is a gorgeous little lockset! Thank you for watching!
Now that's the Type of door knob I would love to put in my house. The Gentleman that we bought the house from Modernized it before came into the Picture. But it's ok I can live with it.
Right, it's a gorgeous little lockset! I've seen a lot of older homes where the doors have been replaced with modern ones, or the hardware has been swapped with really generic modern hardware and I always question the sanity of whoever made the change haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
dude, I love the detail in these old pieces of hardware and that they have stood the test of time too. Great job they look awesome
Right, it’s such a gorgeous old set! It was very fun transforming this one from a pile of rust to something that was functional haha. As always thank you for watching, Tim!
@@randomrestoration6858 some time you should do a video of your collection
@@timsmith1589 I've been tempted to make a second channel with random videos that have a bit of vocal commentary in them and if I ever have enough free time to get around to it I'd definitely make a video like that!
@@randomrestoration6858 that would be cool bro
Man I just watched this again, it's still cool
Parabéns, espetacular. BRASIL
Obrigado, eu agradeço!
Молодец!
Большое спасибо, я ценю поддержку!
Geeze Bruno's door 🚪 didn't age well 😂😆
Great video 😍😍
Thanks a lot!
Bah super travail🥰👍👍 👍 comme d'habitude c'est vraiment mes préférerais j'aimerais en avoir partout chez moi ça serait trop la classe j'adore, voilà voilou, a bientôt .😀🤚. Nathalie France 🇨🇵 Normandie
Merci beaucoup Nathalie ! Une maison pleine de ce style de serrure serait certainement magnifique ! Merci d'avoir regardé, et bon week-end !
parabéns!!!
Obrigado, eu agradeço!
Amazing transformation, it’s was particularly crusty this time 👍
Thank you! Haha yeah this poor old set had seen much better days!