I used a bit more than 10g pr litre,,prehaps 15g
I used a bit more than 10g pr litre,,prehaps 15g
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Nice finds as usual -- and nicely cleaned up as well!
Where do you get the oxalic from here in Norway btw? Apoteket?
Thanks
Yes,I buy it from Apoteket , in 1 kilo boxes. It is much cheaper than buying the tiny bottles they usually have.
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As I suspected... thanks! Takker! Took receipt of a nice uncleaned wire camo helmet today and thought it might make a nice candidate for oxalic
Ooh,sounds interesting.Show us pics when done
Here is a SBS on oxalic acid--> Removing rust from helmets - Hobbyhistorica
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Very nice finds, a goldmine you might say.
The reason I'm commenting is that it might be worth your while trying what I used for my Lafette 42 restoration (MG42.US) and that was Phosphoric Acid, which is available from Hydroponic shops. I'm pretty sure it's the ingredient that makes Coke do the same job and what gives it it's tart taste!
I havn't got a clue how it compares to Oxalic Acid but for my purposes it stripped my light rusting right off, the rust removing equivalent of bleaching you could say.
It also appears to have zero effects on paint so I would be confident to drop a relic into a bucket of it and leave it.
Tom.
That guide looks very helpful --- I very much like how your relics turn out so I'll probably go by that one, thanks for the link!
The only worry I have is that it seems to have been coated with something right on top of the untouched caked soil remnants, both inside and out -- doesn't look half bad really, not glossy or anything, but I would really have liked it a bit more cleaned up. Not only for aesthetics but also for preservation, as I fear the corrosion process is still going strong underneath the surface. When tapped it makes the desirable sound though, not like some where they give off a sound as if tapping a cardboard box
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