Mirror Mirror... Wrench Restoration 

Love all the videos from this publisher! Technical question: does polishing metal to a mirror surface inhibit rusting more than non-polished metal?

Please make a 1 million subscribers special restoring the button of the sandblast machine!

This man's heartfelt love for countersinks, thread re-cutting, and mirror-polishing is matched only by his fiery hatred for sharp corners, misaligned parts, and casting marks. It's awesome.

Single wrench, no moving parts, slightly rust damaged: I make new one

There is something incredibly satisfying about watching a skilled craftsman turn a rusted piece of functional industrial history into a work of art. Drop-forging, the industrial process by which this wrench was originally created is by far the best means of creating a strong and durable tool. Compared to casting or machining, it allows the natural grain structure of the metal to be exploited. It reduces susceptibility to fatigue and stress. It is more economical with materials, yielding less scrap. But it also leaves a relatively rough surface. Given the expected use of the tool in question, it would have been uneconomical to sand, smooth, and polish the original forging. "Restoration" is therefore not strictly accurate. Transformation would perhaps be a better word.

please don't stop. your restoration videos are the best on RU-vid

You forgot to put in the disassembling and reassembling phase.

"So anyway, I started blasting" always comes to mind when I watch your videos

Great craftsmanship and amazing end result. Loved the blue colour against the metallic finish. Well done.

My favorite thing about this guy is he's the only restorer on youtube who insists on making things superior to when they were new

I just spent 10 minutes watching someone turn a giant, rusty spanner into a work of art and it was the best 10 minutes I've had all day!

Thought after the sandblasting that I’d see “Et voila” on the screen

There is one thing that I've noticed with your restoration process is that these are better finishes then the original product from the manufacturer in the first place. You do really great work and it's awesome to see heavy hand tools come together so nicely.

Slightly disappointed you didn't fabricate a 75 mm nut from a solid block of metal, to tighten with your shiny new wrench ;-)

You manage to put a ton of craftsmanship even into a "simple" restoration like this one, and it's mesmerizing to watch. Truly the reason why you are the best restoration channel in all of RU-vid. Thank you for sharing!

Most other restorer channels would have stopped after sand blasting. My Mechanics - "has to be perfect"!

imagine wet sanding a 3 inch wrench with 400 grit sandpaper... you are an absolute mad lad, and I love it!

At 2:42 I thought, "Finished. That was quick."

My mechanics: no video for over a month Me: "oh man, whatever he's working on must be complicated" My mechanics: "big wrench..."

Even as a "smaller" project, that is some beautiful work, those who worked in the factory that made that wrench would be proud to see how you've enhanced what they made.

Turning other people's trash into a treasure that anyone would be extremely proud to own! Positively mind boggling!!

If I were the owner of Gedore, I would buy that wrench from you and frame it in my office.

My grandfather, who passed away a few months ago, was a machinist for 40 some years at a local paper mill. I watch your videos with as much amazement and wonder as I did when I watched him work. Well done, and thank you for sharing your work with the world.

There’s 3 factor of why you watch vid like this 1st : Entertained 2nd : Educated 3rd : *SATISFIED*

My mom would polish her silver sets once a year, You .... The tools! Amazing work.... Thanks

Switch from sandblasting still is broken. I love it! I think it is one non perfect thing in Switzerland!

Came for the wrench, stayed for the mirror

I like the the music he choose on every video. Nothing commerciale, just good old sound of sand paper and working tools

She is, without a doubt, the best !! It is "THE RESTORER" e not just any "A RESTORER". There are many who on RU-vid they call themselves RESTORERS, but they are nothing more than ordinary people repairers (some even of bad quality !!). Heartfelt congratulations. I would like, if possible, to know the BRAND-MODEL of your sandblasting. I would like it buy too. THANKS and congratulations again. from ITALIA

2:38 - Me: "Well, I'm done. That's restored!"

First thought.. restoration of a wrench... boring.... what can you do with that. But of course as always you once again blew me away. Keep going!

The 75mm wrench. Every Swiss watchmaker owns one.

Once again. He seen this rusty wrench and his Nemesis of those pesky forging marks spoke to him. Sand me polish me. Giggle giggle. I love it. Amazing work my friend. My work has become so much better after watching you.. good enough is no longer good enough. I strive to achieve the best. I have a very long way to improve. So thank you for sharing.

Despite its size, I have no doubt I could still lose that wrench.

At 7:59 I knew it for sure. This man is the best restauration RU-vidr on the planet.

I suppose this reminds me of the old adage, "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well."

Hey My Mechanics, I Think it's adorable that you painted your wrench in dark blue, I'm Impressed. 🇨🇭😀😍📸💞🔧🔵🎉

Hallelujah, you're back!

This is the only channel where I feel confident hitting the like button before I've even seen a second of the video.

Only this person has talent to make even a piece of wrench beutiful.

Una brava persona professionalmente parlando come lei si abbassa a fare un restauro tanto banale. Seguo tutti i tuoi video , sei l'unico, il top del restauro di oggetti meccanici e elettromeccanici che nessuno mai lo farebbe. Lascia stare queste chiavi che non è neanche inglese.👍👋

Watching something get sandblasted reduces anxiety by 70%.

“Time to polish” *my eyes widening and whispering under my breath.* “yes....”

I have never repaired anything in my life and I never will. Why am I so hooked to these videos???

I don't understand who would dislike his vids and why, i for one absolutely love his vids.

it went from an old wrench. To a food utensil. I'd use that to serve salad at a dinner party, no worries.

When you start your day with a new my mechanics video, you know it's going to be a good day!

This man right here is an inspiration on how he sees life and i wish more people could open their eye's to see what he does. What I mean is when someone sees an old tool or something that is roughed up and has seen better days, their first reaction is just throw it away and I'll just buy a new one. But with "My Machanics" when he sees an older iteam that people don't won't, instead of throwing it away he fights to give it a new life and purpose. He appericates the history of each iteam and instead of letting it just rot away or get lost in time, he restores it so it can give back more and preserves it for the future. Just because something is old or roughed up doesn't mean it's not useful or can't be fixed and this man proves that. The history behind these iteams are so great and in depth that just people seeing these from that time period can bring back positive memories or emotions. To me that's simply amazing because giving those people a chance to reminise about their past and open their heart to memories, there's honestly nothing better in life. I wish more people could see life the way this man does. No matter how rough or ugly something may seem to look or be doesn't take away from it's purpose or how beautiful it can become if given the right treatment and time to fix it. The reason I say I wish more people thought like him is simply because we apply those thoughts into daily life. If we see something that is older, roughed up or not perfect we tend to either stay away from it or not want it. To where if we took the time to fix it or simply just never gave up on it then think of how much everyone could do or accomplish in life. If we had the same motivation then we wouldn't throw away so much and could actually help protect this earth from our waste and trash. Just cause something seems worthless to you doesn't mean it doesn't still have a purpose or doesn't mean it doesn't have rich history behind it. We need to preserve things like that and teach the next generation to do the same so that way they can see the beauty's in life without being so judgmental first. Its just cool seeing someone with a passion that want's to preserve all that.

I skipped that episode for so long because I thought "what could happen, it' a f'ing wrench". But I have to say the result is outstanding. I love it! Danke!

I'm glad you included such a long footage of sandblasting, it's so satisfying to watch!

how to get the best tools: buy old and restore. tools from back in the days were made to last! this is inspiring!

The most glamour "75" wrench ever. :)

I've passed by this video several times because, after all, "wrench restore - boring". Well, I was wrong. This is beautiful. I wouldn't want to use that wrench after this. It is beautiful and should be framed and mounted as art.

when you didn't update for over a month I started panicking

Beautiful restoration job mate! If I had a wrench that was in such a prestine condition, I might end up never using it because ~fingerprints~. 😜

Watching ur Videos every Time before i go to sleep

Probably the finest, most cared-for 75 mm wrench on the planet!

Only in the hands of my mechanics do we really learn to fully appreciate a wrench restoration.

This particular wrench will never be used for anything resembling work ever again, nor should it be. Very handsome work, indeed!

Me after sandblasting the wrench: "This restoration is now complete. I am amazing." my mechanics: "..."

Restoration is usually restoring, this is taking something that was once glorious and making it even better and shinier than it was ever meant to be. I love it

"My Mechanics" is the most perfectionist restorer on RU-vid among all the bunch I have seen. Brilliant work and brilliant detailed finishing of the pieces.

A simpler restoration than most of yours, but as satisfying to watch as ever, and it's great to see in fuller detail all the steps. Don't be a stranger so long!

Красота! Такой ключ теперь только в музей нести) работать им жалко) классный ролик!

As Tina Turner would say, you are simply the best, better than all the rest.....

I love how he puts in 110% to make the items look nice, he could of easily just sand blasted the werntch and stretched the video with a rick ross clip. He's following one rule my wood works teacher said "You can always make it better even of its finished " and I love that

That’s not a wrench... THIS IS A WRENCH!

I love metal. Just keeps on keeping on.

him: "I start with sandblasting" me: this is the last step for me

I bet that wrench never looked that good. You didn't restore it - you hotrodded it lol :)

Whenever I feel like I didn't get anything done today... all I need to do is tune into this channel and I feel like I at least watched someone get something done.

I love his humbleness in the fact that he says he's not good in technical English but I haven't seen any mistakes at all. I love watching these at night when I go to bed. Keep up the great work. 👍❤️☺️

Your work is very, very, very beautiful. You are a creative person and professional. Keep going my friend in these beautiful Keep going, my friend, in these beautiful creations. I am your friend from the country of Iraq 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶

Wait, what? You didn’t make a new one? 😮😮😮 Jokes aside: nice work!

Gorgeous! I want all of my tools to look like this now, except maybe a camo green 😎

Both the polishing and the paintjob were so satisfying to watch!

Ahhhh yes love a good polished wrench, when I’m done using it I can see where the grease is on my face, amazing !

Fun fact: "Gedore" is an acronym for Gebrüder Dowidat Remscheid (Brothers dowidat and Remscheid ist the city)

This wasn't "restoring"; you gave it a finish it's NEVER had before. I love it.

Absolutely stunning! A simple but thorough and effective restoration. All that sanding must have been tiring. And I always love watching the sandblasting; there's something so satisfying about watching all the old rust and grime being blasted away.

Watching the complete sandblasting process was so satisfying!

Как теперь им работать? Теперь им только награждать лучшего слесаря!

First I thought, "What can you possibly do to a wrench to make it better?" I was so wong... Awesome, as always!

Сначала не хотел смотреть, думал , что там реставрировать , ржавчину убрал и всё)) А как много работы и старания ! Как красиво получилось! Лайк!

It's nice to see someone using a file AS a file and not a saw.

I dunno why, but my favorite part is the sand blasting

Finally u posted a video 🤤🤤🤤😥😥😥

Honest to God, after the sandblasting I figured, you're done, that was easy. This guy takes things to another level. Awesome!

God of metal and restoration. God bless you. Salute your work.

It was a wrench, now it is The Wrench. I'm glad to see you back!

It was better before. Now - how am i going to use that thing? It might get a scratch or something! **framing it on the wall behind glass**

Let’s be honest, that piece is so perfect it feels more appropriate in a display cabinet than an actual toolbox.

Absolutely beautiful. There is not much more satisfying than watching rust being blasted away. Excellent polishing work.

I'm glad that you didn't cut the sandblasting footage short, it is my favorite part. You take a simple wrench and turn it to absolute art, I freakin love your work 💜

Man, I am so glad I found my mechanics during this pandemic/quarantine. It’s been a pleasure to watch, and I’m learning a lot. Thank you mm!

i think this is the only guy ik on youtube who takes his time sand blasting THANK YOU!!!!!!!

How much effort, time, and dedication do you put into all your restoration? My Mechanics: Yes!😎

Mirror mirror on the wrench - Now my pants are truly drenched

It would have been fine if you had said "I start this restoration with sandblasting." and "I end this restoration with sandblasting."

That was more satisfying than I expected