Restoring artillery shells ~

[AT P Sweep]

Update on my Shell restorations ~

The Molasses gives a STUNNING result ~




The shell collection to date ~ stage two.. more to follow with brass polishing to be completed ~

ALL deemed safe by authorized local ~

Two Pounder case plus “Squash head” anti –tank round –Solid shot – Plus AP solid shot two pounder / 40 mm

HE shell case ( rare find. Intact and disarmed = 25 lber

Smoke round 4.5”

Unusual impacted flattened body ~ Smoke shell ~ 4.5”

2 * Smoke shells 25 lber

Base plate from 25 lber case = inscribed with specifications

All but 2 lbers immersed in Molasses for < 2- 3 weeks> . (Still ~ well~ never going to catch up on Bill’s collection !)

Merete, better half Luvs them ~ She reckons they are the BIG WOWW Factor ~

[Gwar]

Looks great.... Gwar

[AT P Sweep]

Cheers Gwar

The photo does not do justice. They generally look like they JUST came out to the Box !! Ammazing.. but when the Molasses does eventually go off ~ OMG !! Stench ~

Never mind the Lawn LOVES the stuff ~ LOL

[guns ltd]

Truly Amazing results!!! Please give me your Molasses Formula. I find shells now and then and haven't found anything I like to clean them with. What do you do for brass casings to clean them up?

John

[AT P Sweep]

Hey Hey Guns/ John

The Molasses is 9 parts water : 1 Molasses ~

Can be a <7:1 > for heavy duty action .

( And is totally environmentally friendly and you can eat the stuff... before treating the metal of course ! )

Two to three weeks ~

Best to pull the items out now and then ~ wash off with the garden hose ~ gives the lawn a free feed too ~ and a lite scrub with a brush helps ~

As stated the photos still don't do justice ~

If it was not for the fact that each has lain in the dirt or ( the best of, on rocky ground) for 7o years ~ the lower faces are a slightly to moderately picked ~ they would be flawless~ Otherwise it is as if they just lifted out of the shell box !

And yes the same deal for brass ~

I am actually experimenting with copper pennies ! Results are loking very promising ` But being copper best to closely monitor ~


( Otherwise simply Google ~ cleaning metal and brass in Molasses ~ )


OH BTW the way ~ I forgot the "Ash tray" 4.5" base HE round with inscriptions on base !





HTH

Stuart SS

( SS by the way is simply my initials ~ all three 'S's ~ no other reason ! And been asked about the ATP Sweep ~ it is merely a reference to my Garrett All Terrain 'Pro' and MD sweep!)

[Torch]

Ah that's what the ATP sweep is for...

[willie45]

Thanks for the input Blokes..

I actually pulled the 4.5" out of the 'vat' this afternoon after returning form an an amazing recce this morning... and the result is &*^*^ amazing after some ten days ~

I will to some pictures in the next few days `

(I have some four 'vats' running at present ~ either steel as in shell cases or brass ~ )

I've used molasses and water in a 50/50 mix, with good results on steel and iron. Sounds like I might be using too much molasses. I didn't know it worked on brass, though. Thanks for the tip.

Cheers, Willie.

[Wagriff]

Just plain old run of the mill Molasses....I have to admit, I'm stunned by the results! I just went through Hell cleaning up a corroded little Spanish automatic....and here, all I had to do is soak it in molasses and water...This one definitely goes into the "Save File"... Thanks for the info!

[AT P Sweep]

Just plain old run of the mill Molasses..

Just plain old run of the mill Molasses..Stunning eh !

[guns ltd]

Thanks Stuart!!!
Something so simple that works.
Have a good day,

John

Hey Hey Guns/ John

The Molasses is 9 parts water : 1 Molasses ~

Can be a <7:1 > for heavy duty action .

( And is totally environmentally friendly and you can eat the stuff... before treating the metal of course ! )

Two to three weeks ~

Best to pull the items out now and then ~ wash off with the garden hose ~ gives the lawn a free feed too ~ and a lite scrub with a brush helps ~

As stated the photos still don't do justice ~

If it was not for the fact that each has lain in the dirt or ( the best of, on rocky ground) for 7o years ~ the lower faces are a slightly to moderately picked ~ they would be flawless~ Otherwise it is as if they just lifted out of the shell box !

And yes the same deal for brass ~

I am actually experimenting with copper pennies ! Results are loking very promising ` But being copper best to closely monitor ~


( Otherwise simply Google ~ cleaning metal and brass in Molasses ~ )


OH BTW the way ~ I forgot the "Ash tray" 4.5" base HE round with inscriptions on base !





HTH

Stuart SS

( SS by the way is simply my initials ~ all three 'S's ~ no other reason ! And been asked about the ATP Sweep ~ it is merely a reference to my Garrett All Terrain 'Pro' and MD sweep!)