gold hkp m40 sd

[geelong]

This hkp sd m40 batch number 018.
I found yesterday at a junk store.
The helmet was spayed over with a horrible gold spray paint. but I could see there was a over painted decal. and the liner was all in tack still with the washers in place.
so I got the helmet home after paying not much for it.
I got a Q tip and some thinners and started to remove the paint where the decal should be and guess what there was a decal there.
so I spent a few hours removing the rest.
when I got to the inside, there was a sticker in the dome, I removed it and under was a dome stamp.
This really made my day. another local find, I will never no why this helmet was painted gold. and really don't mater now.
there's still a few specks of gold paint here and there but that's ok for now.
also a very low batch number to. cheers mark.

[cricketchris1944]

great job.
chris

[Ty Revelo]

Mark,

Wow, congratulations ! That is a remarkable find ! That is truly a good question why anyone would overspray the original finish.

You know I have seen many obscure camo on helmets. I hope this was not an original field apply that you removed. How easy was the gold finish removed ? With lots of effort or easy like one could remove with todays spray paint ?

[Wagriff]

Why, oh why, do people Do things like spraying a decent helmet Gold?? It just goes to show that alcohol and spray paint do Not mix...

[AZPhil]

WOW with a Q tip . That is impressive work. You did a great job and the reward is obvious! Nice M40. Congrats
Semper Fi
Phil

[geelong]

Mark,

Wow, congratulations ! That is a remarkable find ! That is truly a good question why anyone would overspray the original finish.

You know I have seen many obscure camo on helmets. I hope this was not an original field apply that you removed. How easy was the gold finish removed ? With lots of effort or easy like one could remove with todays spray paint ?

the images doesn't really show how gold the paint was. it was a sparkling gold. and came off very easy this paint was sprayed out of a can. but a while ago.

[MAP]

Nice save!!!

How many Q - tips did it take?

Michael

[geelong]

I used a few of them. but I also had a rag over my finger and dipped it in the thinners and used it to wipe of the larger arrears . but I would make shore that none of the original paint was coming of to.

[Ty Revelo]

If it had the metallic finish then for sure it was not original.

In all cases it is a wonderful helmet ! A very nice find !

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Mark, I can only congratulate you on saving this one and restoring it to such a high standard, well done, the hard work paid off. Leon.