1897 Antique Leather Rivet Tool Restoration

In this tool restoration video, I am restoring an antique leather rivet gun. I picked this up on sale here in southern New Mexico. This was a challenging restoration and I decided to try my hand at electroplating. I think this old tool turned out amazingly! If you have any questions or suggestions, leave a comment below. I will respond to every one! If you enjoyed the video don't forget to subscribe!

0:01 Rivet Gun Reveal
0:04 Before Shots
0:29 Disassembling Rivet Gun
1:27 Parts Washer
1:36 Disassembled Parts Overview - Before Restoration
2:00 Metal Rescue - Rust Remover Bath
2:16 Sand Blasting
2:28 Filing Small Crack in Body
2:37 JB Weld to Patch Small Crack in Body
2:54 Filing Handle
3:18 Sanding Handle
3:24 Cleaning and Polishing Spring
3:34 Straightening Pivot Pin
3:48 Sanding Pivot Pin
3:53 Filing and Sanding Filler on Body
4:07 Filing and Sanding Upper Body Arm
4:27 Fixing Uneven Base
4:41 Wire Wheeling Base
4:49 Preparing Parts for Enamel Paint with Acetone
4:54 Masking Bare Metal Areas
4:59 Enamel Primer
5:09 Enamel Topcoat (Forest Green)
5:20 Filing, Sanding, and Polishing Tension Bolt
5:54 Filing and Preparing Lower Rivet Punch
6:18 Copper Plating Process
8:08 Buffing Copper Plated Parts
8:17 Restored Parts Overview
8:33 Assembly
9:19 Painting Cast Letters
9:35 Final Reveal
9:39 Before and After Shots