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01-16-2010 07:02 PM
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Sometimes that people (latvia people, letland, etc....) use oxalic acid to clear the helmet and the shell take strange colours if dont take the rust good.
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Hi lelechera
Thanks for your information.
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Hi
Please advice
Would it be batter to have sandblaster and repaint it or just keep as it stands now?
Thanks a lot.
Cheers
Kevin
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Hi Kevin, please no sandblasting.
There is original paint there both on the outside and inside. It is Luftwaffe blue by the looks of it. What you are seeing as white paint is oxidisation from the alloy liner band.
Don't repaint this! A treatment with Oxalic acid (search the forum for details) will reveal much more original paint.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
How did you get the rivets out of the shell? /any time i have done that to look at dates ect they have broken with being so brittle!
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Please don't go removing liners: the pins will break. Guys, taking a liner out will devalue a helmet, even a relic.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Hi Kevin,
You have a nice relic there please do not damage it any further,
I collect relic helmets also with other military items. A relic has a history of it,s own, even if you dont really know what it is.
By repainting it you will take any history it has and distroy it,s former glory. I would put back the liner rim, and leave it as is,
It is up to you, but what i do is get as much info i can on it, ie,
the place it was found or comes from, and then put the info
permanatly in the helmet. if ever it leaves your collection it will not be thrown out as junk as then it has some provinence.
dave.
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
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Re: Relic M42 with white paint from Latvia
Hi Kevin, the tabs may well snap off. They were not really designed for folding again and again, plus the fact they have been in the ground for 65 years will have only weakened them further. This is a risk you are going to have to think about. You could insert them but not fold them over. I think I would opt for this.
A possible alternative would be to buy some new replacements, either real or repro which are available.
Cheers, Ade.
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