Typewriter Talk / Show Us Your Restoration Before & After Photos

**Posted by Lucas Dul** 14-1-2018 01:26:42

mre12ax7 wrote:
1928 Remington 12 - saved from the Keychoppers.

What did you use for your keys? I’ve had success with making keys from glass and paper clips. You can see the results on my blog www.TheMechanicalType.blogspot.com

**Posted by SquireDante** 14-1-2018 16:07:10

It's finally done! It wasn't quite as dirty as my other KMM, but it's still satisfying to see everything shiny again.

1948 Royal KMM
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**Posted by tricnomistal** 14-1-2018 16:44:41

SquireDante wrote:
It's finally done! It wasn't quite as dirty as my other KMM, but it's still satisfying to see everything shiny

Your before and after photo galleries make me drool and also slightly envious. Even the minimally invasive tasks involved with getting a typewriter shiny-clean are beyond my skill (my wife changes our oil), so I end up mostly sticking to cleaning easily-accessible parts. I love seeing people make dusty old typers gleam again.

**Posted by SquireDante** 15-1-2018 12:08:52

Thanks for the compliment! I perhaps have too much patience for these types of things, and end up working on them for weeks. As for the skill part, I just stare at it, press buttons/flick switches fifty times, peer inside with a flashlight, take a screwdriver to anything that isn't critical looking, and dirty a million Q-tips and rags until I'm satisfied with the result. Then I hope my memory recalls everything to its correct place. I've been successful so far, so it must work.

**Posted by Lucas Dul** 15-1-2018 16:55:50

Before:
http://tinypic.com/r/124ep12/9
After:

**Posted by Lucas Dul** 15-1-2018 16:56:23

Here's the before one once more. Wish you could edit posts!

**Posted by Totally_Not_Ben** 03-6-2018 10:37:25

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**Posted by SoucekFan** 03-6-2018 16:12:12

That is amazing!

**Posted by treefaller** 19-6-2018 17:52:49

Before: 1940 Underwood Noiseless Standard

And two short months later:

**Posted by Fleetwing** 19-6-2018 21:54:38

Impressive! Too bad the top cover is missing (those seem very fragile), but on the other hand, you get to watch the mechanism as you type!