Broken Collapsed Vintage Garden Bench - Complete Restoration

I rescued this rusty and rotting Victorian style vintage garden bench, which had collapsed and was on its way to the tip! I really liked the look of it with the cast iron bench ends and with the lion head shape on the handles and so I decided to carry out a complete restoration and give it to my wife for Christmas!
This is my first time at getting into ASMR videos / autonomous sensory meridian response videos with no talking. I know a lot of people like ASMR relaxing videos to watch some interesting work and unwind on an evening!
The Victorian style cast iron bench ends were in pretty good shape but the loose paint needed to removed and the rest keyed. Some metal rust removal was carried out and finally a good rust converter used to ensure any remaining remnants of rust on the metal was removed. I used Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80 rust killer for this because I also restore classic cars and have always found it to be good.
Once the bench ends and other metal parts were ready, I applied a good quality metal paint. The best metal paint that I have found is Rustoleum Combi Color and I used “shades of violet & purple” as it is my wife’s favourite color. It can be used as a direct to metal paint but for best results, I prefer to rust treat the metal and if necessary, prime it before applying the paint.
The bench slats that I used for the repair are Iroko hardwood slats. These should last really well, especially as I treated them with a few coats of Bartoli teak oil. In the video I show you how to apply teak oil. I tried a few different methods I the past (spraying etc) but to be honest the best way to apply teak oil is to simply brush it on. It brushes on easily and since it is quite thin, there isn’t a concern about runs in the finished item.
It wasn’t difficult to restore the garden bench but it was quite time consuming. However, I’m hoping you agree that the transformation was quite dramatic and satisfying.
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00:00 Vintage Bench Restoration
00:10 ASMR Videos
00:26 Victorian Garden Bench Ends
01:39 Mechanical Rust Removal
02:29 Best Direct to Metal Paint
02:42 Apply Rustoleum Combi Color
03:40 Applying Rust Converter
04:00 Garden Bench Slat Replacement
04:55 Replacement Bench Slats - Iroko Hardwood Bench Slats
05:52 Best Way to Apply Teak Oil
07:24 How to Apply Teak Oil
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