Cuckoo Case Cleaning 

I always put the chains (even gold jewelry chains) into a small pot with some dish soap in there and bring the water to a boil. They come out shining.

Great job Seth. Loved the before and after. You can definitely see a difference. Never knew about using the paste to clean chains and weights. Might have to try that as your chains you could see a big difference. Thanks for the shout out. Keep these professional videos coming my friend.

Nice video. I hadn't thought of using a screwdriver inside a cloth to clean inside the corners. Polishing the weights is a new idea to me also. The white paint dots on the top of the clock is something I have seen on antiques and furniture as well. It's possible that the dots are spatter from a paint roller that was painting a ceiling above the clock. When you let the roller run thin on paint it will spatter. This is especially true if you roll too fast. Good painters would have taken the clock off of the wall before painting above it. That's why we should always use drop cloths or plastic covers when painting inside our homes.

Good job bring life back to that clock. Mark and Mike have taught me a lot. As a newbie I’m always up for a good lesson or tip. Howard’s is amazing stuff.

I always used an old cheap inch wide paint brush and plain old Lemon Pledge to clean cuckoo cases.Won't hurt the finish unless you really get carried away.Never had any complaints in over 30 years,but got lots of compliments anout how nice they smelled...About the bird, unhook it from the door when removing rhe movement as it is easier that way...No longer repairing anything now

You really brought that clock back to life Seth! Great tips using the paste wax on the weights and chains.

Great Video Seth. Mark really dose have the knowledge and shares it with us. I still use the Old English Scratch cover to help hide the scratches and chips that might be in the wood. The Cherry color is good for most clocks but a chestnut or brown color would be good for this clock, just use what you have is fine. I found using my wiles toothbrush works the best for scrubbing because it is always new for some reason, lol.

Good job !!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

wonderful job

Can you do a video about bellow repair?

Hi Seth great video , I wanted to ask about the little side doors with the knobs. I have a cuckoo clock with the same doors, question ? Do you know who made the case or who used those type of doors. Thanks

great video! does the paste wax on the chains gum up the gears at all?

What about using boiled linseed oil

What did you use to clean the dial? I work in a fast paced often volatile environment, working cuckoo clocks is therapeutic. :)

If I could afford it I would buy it. It reminds me of the one my uncle has