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RESTORATION


The articles below are from “Ted’s Tips”, by BTCA member Ted Maire. They appeared over a period of several years in the pages of THE TORCH, the newsletter of BTCA.


Click on the buttons below for tips regarding the cleaning, repair and restoration of collectible blowtorches



TIP #17  To Restore or Not to Restore   Tip #1:  Introduction to Ted's Tips Tip #2:  Disassembly Preliminaries Tip #4:  Removing Burners Tip #3:  Disassembling External Pumps Tip #5:  Cleaning Non-Ferrous parts Tip #6:  Removing Rust from Ferrous Metal Parts   Tip #7:  Buffing & Polishing Tip #8: Polishing Painted Parts Tip #9:  Eliminating Rattles Tip #11:  Removing Scratches & Tool Marks Tip #10:  Removing Excess Solder Repairs Tip #12:  Replacement Screws Tip #13:  Reshaping Torch Parts Tip #15:  Refinishing Ferrous Metal Parts Tip #14:  Straightening Bent Soldering Iron Hooks  Tip #16:  Repairing & Refinishing Wooden Parts   TIP #18  Buffing & Polishing Supplies