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In this episode of Restore it, I restore this Bank of England Omal universal money checker from the 1960s.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Pre-restoration test
02:28 - Dismantely
10:39 - Shot blasting
13:07 - Polishing the blasted parts
14:00 - Repairing any damage to the cases
15:29 - First coats of paint
16:19 - Starting the chrome plating
16:55 - Second coats of paint
17:37 - Some electroplating results
17:55 - Sanding the primer
18:17 - The final coats of paint
21:20 - Cleaning all of the small bits
21:57 - Paint the hydraulic cylinder
22:31 - Making a new front screen
23:06 - Polishing the chrome-plated pieces
23:36 - Every part restored or replaced
24:11 - Reassembly
33:24 - Adding the new stickers
34:49 - Plating the weights
35:13 - Adding the stickers to the weights
35:50 - Before
35:55 - After
36:35 - Thanks for watching

Time and costs of this restoration:

Omal universal money checker - £25
Omal Plaque - £5
Paint - £10
Stickers - £20
hydraulic fluid - £1
Polish - £1

This restoration took me 5 days

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