Vintage Clock Parts Guide

Repairing Cracked Brass Bezel Hinges
Repairing Cracked Brass Bezel Hinges
This article focuses on repairing cracked brass bezel hinges on French clock cases, covering silver soldering techniques requiring high-temperature work, removing tapered hinge pins by tapping from bottom upward, separating... Read more...
Removing Unwanted Paint from Black Iron Clock Cases
Removing Unwanted Paint from Black Iron Clock Cases
This article focuses on removing unwanted paint from black iron mantel clock cases without damaging original enamel finish, covering testing solvents on hidden areas before full application, mechanical removal with... Read more...
Treating Woodworm Infestations in Clock Cases
Treating Woodworm Infestations in Clock Cases
This article focuses on treating active woodworm and powder post beetle infestations in clock cases, covering identifying active infestations through fresh frass, using borate treatments that penetrate wood and poison... Read more...
Polishing and Restoring Brass Clock Dials
Polishing and Restoring Brass Clock Dials
This article focuses on polishing and restoring brass clock dials to bright finish, covering removing old lacquer with paint stripper, polishing with steel wool and brass cleaner, repairing damaged black-filled... Read more...
Resilvering Engraved Brass Clock Dials
Resilvering Engraved Brass Clock Dials
This article focuses on resilvering engraved brass clock dials using chemical displacement reactions, covering why this technique works only on engraved dials, preparing brass surfaces by sanding to bright metal,... Read more...
Making Replacement Decorative Trim for Clock Cases
Making Replacement Decorative Trim for Clock Cases
This article focuses on fabricating replacement decorative trim molding for clock cases when original pieces are missing or damaged, covering identifying wood species by grain patterns, sourcing small trim pieces... Read more...
Ebonizing Oak Clock Cases with Iron Acetate
Ebonizing Oak Clock Cases with Iron Acetate
This article focuses on ebonizing oak clock cases using traditional iron acetate solution created from vinegar and rusted iron, covering the chemical reaction with wood tannins, preparing concentrated solutions for... Read more...
Regluing Lifting Veneer with Heat Reactivation
Regluing Lifting Veneer with Heat Reactivation
This article focuses on regluing lifting veneer on clock cases using heat to reactivate original hide glue, covering hair dryer and iron techniques for controlled heating, testing whether original hide... Read more...
Touching Up Paint Damage on Metal Clock Dials
Touching Up Paint Damage on Metal Clock Dials
This article focuses on touching up localized paint damage on metal clock dials rather than complete refinishing, covering color matching using RGB analysis, building paint levels gradually around winding holes,... Read more...
Aging New Paper Clock Dials with Tea Staining
Aging New Paper Clock Dials with Tea Staining
This article focuses on aging new paper clock dials to match antique clock cases using tea or coffee staining techniques, covering proper adhesive application to prevent wrinkling, strategic stain placement... Read more...
Drilling Holes in Replacement Clock Dials
Drilling Holes in Replacement Clock Dials
This article focuses on drilling holes in replacement clock dials for winding arbors, hand shafts, and other mounting points, covering step drill advantages for clean round holes, sandwich technique using... Read more...
Stripping and Refinishing Spelter Figurine Clocks
Stripping and Refinishing Spelter Figurine Clocks
This article focuses on stripping paint from spelter figurine clocks and refinishing with appropriate materials, covering lacquer thinner soaking techniques for efficient paint removal, repairing broken spelter with JB Weld... Read more...