Restoring a 1930's fishing reel

In this video I will repair this old fishing reel. I instantly felt I love, when I got this old beauty. It has been hidden away in a barn - from maybe before WWII.
I want to make something special - something that can make up for all the years hidden away in the old barn.
I want to make it shine :-)
Sit back and enjoy the transformation.
I hope to inspire - not to teach

[@joelcanfield9987]

I have a SB 550 with the backlash, similar to yours. It's on a 5 ft. Heddon metal rod. It is fairly clean/original, but not as shiny as yours. Nice work !

[@Maicoczpenton]

Great job. You need way more line to make that cast nicely. Spool line on until you get between 1/8 and a 1/4 from the spools edge....That old reel will cast like new!

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

Thank you very much - i can totally see what you mean.

[@karstenlagermann3155]

Wow what a great result.

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

Thank you so much :-)

[@AftabAlam-ir4ww]

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[@resithasresithas3643]

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[@IM358]

Syabas. Good work.👍👍👍

[@alejandrom1048]

Amazing !

[@kennethboydsr3966]

Great job we’re do you find parts ?

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

I found this one the Danish version of EBay. Old lady sold it to me for 10$

[@henrikl218]

A little more grease and a few drops of oil in some places and this is a perfect restoration! Well done

[@jannetyni7338]

I Lake tihs video

[@nazlı09_1]

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[@IM358]

Kenapalah terbelek belek lama sangat..?

[@mikehauer8218]

For gods sake talk

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

What to do you do if you find rust pitting on an item like a reel? Can you anodize as well?
Looks top notch!

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

If it is only small rust pitting i would try with a metal wool sponge. Otherwise - yes you can anodize

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

@@fixingupoldthings7647 it's kinda bad, looks like a sand down & start from scratch. Going to do the anodized route if my tests come out positive. Otherwise probably going to use gun blue or hate to do it but a metallic spray paint hoping to hide the pits with a dremel design

[@georgebrown8312]

You did a fantastic job cleaning and polishing that 1930 fishing reel. It looks much better than before and it works like a charm as well. Excellent work. It also looks like a Pflueger reel, doesn't it?

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

Thank you so much for your nice words - and yes there is a lot of similarities with the Pflueger bait wheel

[@stevenwillard8436]

Fun watch.
Nice job.

[@jalechavez6042]

Excelente...!!...ji ji ji.. Saludossss

[@tapaspradhan5656]

Pl. Send price list

[@fixingupoldthings7647]

I am not selling. I make this only as a hobby. But thank you for your interest.