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Antique IBM Fire Alarm Restoration

Restoration Station Dec 3, 2021 12:00
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I found this Fire Horn/Siren/Alarm thing on the old electronic bay (surprise, surprise) and since I had so much luck with my original fire bell restoration video I thought it would be a good subject for another restoration video. It was sitting on my shelf in a state of disrepair for so long because I didn't know how to recreate the label. I thought about trying to repaint the old label, but it turned out terrible. Eventually I stumbled upon acid etching metal to create labels and decided it would be perfect. I had my roommate draw up the label in Adobe Illustrator and I printed it out onto some press'n'peel blue PCB etching paper then ironed it onto some brass plate. The acid for etching this brass plate is ferric chloride. I left it in the ferric chloride for a few minutes to get a good etch and the rest of the process is pretty self explanatory if you watch the video. _________________________________________________________________________ Instagram: instagram.com/Restoration.Station Facebook: facebook.com/RestorationStationFB TikTok: tiktok.com/@restostaysh Products used in video Brass Sheet: https://amzn.to/3lrHgdi Ferric Chloride Etching Acid: https://amzn.to/3G9KjyD Sprayon Clear Lacquer: https://amzn.to/3IiLFZI Press-n-Peel Blue: ebay
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