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04-01-2012 08:45 PM
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
Quite a difference. Good job. It certainly looks far better.
I also have a helmet with post-war paint on it. Ill have to strip that eventually.
Which of the methods did you use for stipping the paint?
Several stripping methods have been discussed here on the forum - I tried using acetone on a helmet the other day, but it didnt seem to 'bite' at all......
BTW I like the WWII helmets too, but the WWI lids just have a certain 'je ne sais quoi'
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
Yeah it depends on the paint. I've used everything from white spirit through acetone up to brutal paint stripper jelly. On this one I was careful working with acetone slowly until I realised there was nothing really to save, 90% of the original paint had gone and what was left was damaged and altered. Then just scrubbed it with the heavy stuff to make a better base to paint on.
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
How did you apply it - just a rag/pad doused with acetone and then scrubbing it?
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
Various really, scouring sponges work OK until you destroy them. Very fine candy floss wire wool, dusters, you name it. Best to do tiny areas, little circles the size of a coin with a finger. It can take aggges without much result.
And after a while in the air and on the pad the acetone loses its 'bite'. Also, don't do it in an enclosed space, as the rag ends up soaked in the stuff and the fumes can seriously mess with your head.
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
With that amount of texture there wouldnt be a decal , there might have been one underneath that could have been dug out, but it looks like a thick camo covering, i would leave the decals off and make it a semi camo
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
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davejb
With that amount of texture there wouldnt be a decal , there might have been one underneath that could have been dug out, but it looks like a thick camo covering, i would leave the decals off and make it a semi camo
I see your point, good call I think. I'll just bash it up a bit, it'll work as one I don't mind people playing with.
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
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KradSpam
Various really, scouring sponges work OK until you destroy them. Very fine candy floss wire wool, dusters, you name it. Best to do tiny areas, little circles the size of a coin with a finger. It can take aggges without much result.
And after a while in the air and on the pad the acetone loses its 'bite'. Also, don't do it in an enclosed space, as the rag ends up soaked in the stuff and the fumes can seriously mess with your head.
Thanks. Yes, Ill be sure to be using acetone outside.
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Re: M18 Helmet Restoration Project....
Outstanding job buddy.
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