Welcome! Today I will be restoring an old Bates Automatic Eyeliter, also sometimes called the Ajax Eyelet Fastener if built before 1927. In this video you'll see the complete disassembly, paint stripping, rust removal, polishing, painting and reassembly of all the components.

These eyeletters were manufactured for many decades, and as such is difficult to pinpoint an exact date of manufacture, though its appearance is that of an older style compared to the most recently manufactured Bates eyeletters. This restoration went a bit smoother than some in the past, though yet again I find myself finding an item that was originally painted green. I hope to find some projects that I can justify painting any color in the future to change things up.

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Rusty Eyeletter Restoration

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Disassembly begins
4:33 Disassembly finished
4:45 Paint stripping
5:38 Washing components
6:13 Rust removing bucket
7:13 Removing parts from rust remover
7:36 Abrasive wheel action
9:22 Painting begins
11:27 Reassembly begins
14:50 Quick test
15:01 Before and after

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Rusty Eyeletter Restoration