Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Today we're restoring a vintage Quick-Wedge Screw Holding Screwdriver.
I'll be experimenting with a technique from the 3D printing world,
Acetone Vapor Smoothing, to see if it can remove the sanding marks from the handle.
This video documents an experiment using acetone to "restore" a "vintage" acetate handled tool. No statement has been made suggesting that you should, or should not use acetone to chemically "restore" a tool. I can only document my results from the experiment. Your results may vary. Different plastic compositions may have a different reaction to the acetone. The Chemical Restoration Experiment series is ongoing, some tests may fail, but I will document them anyway. All tests are done on "junk" tools that would have ended up in my scrap metal pile anyway.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Evaluating the Condition
01:08 Restoration Prep
02:05 Acetone Vapor Chamber
04:00 Post Acetone Evaluation
05:00 Can we fix it?
05:41 A Simpler Method?
06:29 Just the Tip
07:32 Before & After Shots
Today we're restoring a vintage Quick-Wedge Screw Holding Screwdriver.
I'll be experimenting with a technique from the 3D printing world,
Acetone Vapor Smoothing, to see if it can remove the sanding marks from the handle.
This video documents an experiment using acetone to "restore" a "vintage" acetate handled tool. No statement has been made suggesting that you should, or should not use acetone to chemically "restore" a tool. I can only document my results from the experiment. Your results may vary. Different plastic compositions may have a different reaction to the acetone. The Chemical Restoration Experiment series is ongoing, some tests may fail, but I will document them anyway. All tests are done on "junk" tools that would have ended up in my scrap metal pile anyway.
Permablue Paste Kit: amzn.to/3ZZoQ78
Fluid Film Aerosol Can: amzn.to/4cTeWsc
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCqlO54ZdQjkkjpgD1yWaWgQ/join
QuickWedge Patent:
patents.google.com/patent/CA456642A
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Evaluating the Condition
01:08 Restoration Prep
02:05 Acetone Vapor Chamber
04:00 Post Acetone Evaluation
05:00 Can we fix it?
05:41 A Simpler Method?
06:29 Just the Tip
07:32 Before & After Shots
