Broken German WW2 Lighter Restoration
Restoration of a very rare German lighter from World War 2. This lighter had been in the ground for over 70 years. Watch as I restore this 70+ year old war relic into something awesome. I bought lot of old lighters from auction for restoration. The lighters are missing parts, have dents and some rust and oxidation. I m sure I ll be able to restore at least some of them. The lighter has 3 parts. The lighter itself, a tank for extra lighter fluid and a cap. I have no idea what the brand on it is. After getting the shell of the lighter back to orginal shape I sanded it flat because there is only so much you can do to dents on metal. The dents often stretch the metal so that I can t be only hammered back to the orginal shape. I However I got it close enough to just sand off the tiny unevenness. This was important because mirror finish will reveal the slightest bumps. After sanding I polished it by wet sanding and polishing compound. This resulted to perfect mirror polish. I loaned one spa
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