Does anyone know what model/year this pedal kart is. Cheers in advance.

My father in law has had this in the family since the 60s, and he's looking a little worn. Was wondering how I would go about repainting it and making it look like new. I'm not sure about the paint to use for something like this, or the best way to get started. I don't want to mess up a beloved family piece, so I only got one chance. Any help would be appreciated.

Hello! I have a rusty, metal, antique hand plough which has one of its handles still but is is broken in half right now and EXTREMELY fragile. What should I do to preserve the wood, and remove the rust? Can I make a copy of the wooden piece once it's finished? I also have original stair balustrades which have been missing for 60 years and found them today. Their condition is unknown but they are safe. They look SUPER dusty. Thanks for the help. There's also antique windows still in their frame that are not in good shape. There's also 2 original spindles from the old porch. Rotting pieces of original German shiplap siding need help too. The farm house is from the 1870s. Sorry, went a little off topic. I have SO much more too.

Its hard to see but there's some green stuff around the conductor. I'm trying to restore a really old blender. I was really hoping I wouldn't find this in the wires because I'm not sure I have the skill to replace them successfully. Is it safe to operate with the same wires or should I just toss the project altogether?

So I have the spoons you can see on the picture and so far I've used some polishing cream I found at the store (it's called GLANOL if that matters), but I still can't use them, I can't explain why in english but they'd make the food toxic if that makes sense.

Anyone know what I can do to make them usable again?

I've just acquired my dream antique, this stunning (I assume late) Victorian chatelaine. I'm not sure if the picture really shows it, but it's in need of some serious tcl. I'm a late victorian/edwardian fashion enthusiast, and do a bit of sewing, and am planning on using this piece functionally as well as attempting to restore it to it's original splendour. If anyone has experience or guidance to give I'd be so grateful. This is a piece that deserves all the respect I can give, and I don't want to ruin it's value.

From what I can tell it's brass with a silver plating which has rubbed off quite badly in high spots. The hooks holding the tools seem to be sprung, and all are still quite functional. The waist clip is hinged but shows no sign of being sprung. The tools are:
- A perfume bottle. Watertight currently, but with expired cork on the inside of the cap. Glass lined. The solder on the brass outer case is imperfect and slightly split on one side.
- Scissors. Original to the piece remarkably! Very loose and don't oppose properly to make a cutting edge. The brass screw holding the blades together is rusted and stuck. The inside of the basket that holds them is felted and badly faded.
- Pin cushion. Faring well except that the velvet covering is obviously faded and perished. Has a metal bar soldered through the centre of the cushion allowing it to spin, but making fabric replacement all but impossible.
- Thimble. I think original also, certainly silver plated, but plain. Sits in a faded felt lining again.
- Sovereign case. Very faded original velvet. Fabric accessible on one side, the other side is soldered in.
- Celliloid notebook. Again, fabric trapped between celluloid and metal exterior which is soldered in place.
- Pencil holder. Currently has a pencil in it. Mechanism is quite badly jammed and full of crud.

There's definitely a lot to do here, and I suppose my main concern is if and how I can replace some of the old velvet and silk to freshen up the piece. Or if that will deminish it in any way.

My plan for starting to restore it is:

1. Remove charms.
2. Gentle soap and water bath with very soft toothbrush to scrub off the old grime.
3. Use some jewellery pliars to realign the bent/misshapen pieces.
4. Aluminium/boiling water/bicarb bath to remove stubborn tarnish.
5. Re-silver with nushine or another silver buffing paste.
6. ?Figure out what to do with the problem fabric in the charms, and continue the same process on those.

If you see any issues with my current approach, or have any advice to give I'm fully open to it. It's very important to me that I get this restoration right, and if this post is better suited elsewhere please point me over to the right subreddit.

My mom recently gave me this photo of my grandma from the 1940s that I have always loved and said I wanted to have some day. It's in the original frame and is in pretty good shape, but I'd like to fix it up a little.

Mainly I'd like to know what the screws are called that hold the backing on the frame and where I could get authentic replacements for them. One is missing and the remaining 3 are corroded. They appear to just be fancy screws held on by a basic nut. I live in the Virgin Islands so anything I need I would have to buy online.

The other problem is that part of the mirror in 2 of the corners has turned black. I would imagine that's a more difficult problem to repair.

I'm probably not going to attempt to clean up the debris between the photo and the glass unless someone who is an expert in this can say that it probably won't damage it more.

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I've nearly got to the paint stage of my project 😭 I've seen conflicting answers on painting directly over a zinc primer. I will be using a zinc 182 anti rust primer over a rust converter in limited places. The steel in this tractors appears to have rust within the metal. I'm putting it down to a manufacturer defect at the time. But should I use a standard primer and hardener over the zinc coat. I'll likely clear coat over a gloss type paint. While I don't intend to keep this vehicle I'd like to build a name for providing a well finished machine. Before it's said I have replaced 99% of rusted panels 😂

I’ve seen this mixer advertised with the first gear not working. Could a DIYer like me get the part and fix it? Thanks for you help

I got this knife recently, and I have been thinking how I should restore it, but don't know how to do that, any help would be apappreciated.

I’m planning to repaint a fridge. Not a normal food fridge, but fridge for dead people, i think it’s called catafalque. I need help with materials so i can do it properly. First I am planning to grind the surface, but my next steps are the question… Am i supposed to use a primer so the paint will last? If yes, which one? What paint am i supposed to use? Ofc something for metals, but what brand? If brand doesn’t make a difference, am i supposed to mix the paint with something? If yes, what’s the ratio? I will do the job with brush and paint roller.

If it’s relevant then i am from europe, so the brands can be different..

Last time when the job was done it was problematic. The paint was running down the surface because it was too watery, it wasn’t a good look.. So i am hoping to fix it or do a better job.

Thank you for all the sugfestions and help. And if this question doesn’t belong in this subreddit then i am sorry

These are Jimmy Choos I wore for a few years and the "leather" is peeling off, what's my best course of action? I'm assuming there's something on this leather that is peeling off? How do I get it to look acceptable? Thanks in advance