Rusty Spinning Reel Restoration

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[scdeville]

Wow haven't seen these in years. Entry level Olympic reel, mid to late 80's. Only one ball bearing. The head is not original. Not a good choice to go fishing but it would look nice as a vintage themed room.

[Goran]

Excellent workmanship….a rare skill ….a fantastic finish ….well done ….

[nfgassmann]

Your video was hypnotizing. From the comments I know your skill is appreciated by people around the world. I'm sure it was built up over a lifetime. Lathing that axel... Wow! Well done!

[yhuang]

I highly doubt this gentleman is the engineer who design the product. few smart people may deassemble all parts but no one can't reassemble it back.

amazing work. really admire you. you have all my respect.

[jimmywilson]

There was a few times, I was like noooo what is he doing…🫣😄 But I have to say you did a good job! I think it could still use some oil on the bearings and the spool shaft but overall it turned out nice. Good job 👍🏼

[mrmidnight]

$100 repair work for a $20 reel 🤣

Amazing work either way! I’ve wanted to do this to so many reels but realized the value isn’t worth the effort and supplies.

[damiencook]

Is it worth doing this? As in the time etc? Where i live the bays are super salty and the inside of reels look WAY worse than that. The hex circlip you pulled up, i've had them rust through in 2-3 years and even the centre shaft rusted beyond saving even with a wire wheel

[robertrichartz]

Nice work but, its alot of effort for low quality reel . I would not really spend time on that . If your really into it though, i would say have at it . For me it would have to be a Penn 704 reel or something similar to put in that kind of effort . That reminds me I have to get going on my Penn 704 rebuild hahaha .

[fishingbuddyph]

Wow, this was really awesome! I have an old Southbend reel that I want to try to restore. I've never done any kind of restoration, but since this was my very first saltwater reel, I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for sharing! 👍

[ysgginting]

The way the reel works is very unique and different from modern reels

[georgebrown]

Good job on restoring that fishing reel to working order, and it looks much better too. Excellent work.

[garymucher]

I think refurbishing reels would be a great opportunity to powder coat a lot of parts. That would make then impervious to rust and peeling and be able to work a lot longer without as much servicing them. However, you really did a great refurbishing of this reel... Thumbs Up!

[michaeldaruwalla]

Excellent job, thanks for running us through the steps to referbish a fishing reel. Perhaps a mat finish paint on the spool may be considered.

[josephwiercinski]

I have done restorations for years . the ones I get are ones from people who come to me can you restore this it is the one I got when my dad took me fishing or its my dads reel and means alot to me. Thatis what I like about doing them. the jpy you see when they pick them up worth more then the money. Why do we restore cars .? I have even bought and restored and given then away to young kids who had no one to teach them how to fish. Try it sometime a lot of fun, Great video

[steliospanaousis]

Επειδή τα ανακατασκεβαζω και εγώ και σπάνια θα πετάξω μιχανησμο ψαρέματος σου λέω Μπράβο άξιος.❤❤

[phutsangtao-iQ]

I have such a fishing reel and it has not been restored yet👍💖

[igorkhristich]

Which kind of grease/oil do you use for ball bearings pls? Is the passivator applicable for chrome covered parts? Thank you.

[wayned]

Looks great, nice job..i wish i still had my Olympic reel

[bendredge]

Nice job. I can never remember where all the pieces go.😂

[matthewmercer]

Nice job. I have repaired dozens of reels, I got satisfaction doing so. How ever at 60 yrs old I am glad to say there are better alternatives to repairing, throw the damn things out ! For $100 you can buy a new Daiwa BG or an Okuma (which is cheap and easy to repair). I have no less than 60 reels and a bucket w another 10 that repairs did not restore to new condition. And if your a fresh water fisherman you can buy $50 reels that should last years, in SW Florida it's all salt for me.