Entrenching Tool
Here is my entrenching tool - finally !
I got it on ebay and it was painted green - from the photos it matched the pattern for the wartime shovel.
I stripped the paint and cleaned it a bit. Unfortunately, there is no makers mark.
Any feedback is appreciated - thanks !
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Good job! - you managed to save some of the original black paint ..... that can be hard to do when stripping post war paint.
A nice addition.
Cheers,Dan
" I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite sure "
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dot 3 brake fluid did the job well :-)
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Really!? Interesting to know...by meyle77
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Appears good German WW2 any marks on the blade or handle? timothy
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no markings.
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Brake fluid is corrosive in nature so it lifts and removes paint easily and quickly.
It doesn't damage metal, wood or abs or even fiberglass.
What I do is pour some into a glass jar and use a brush to apply coat over an item. After 10-15minutes, I go over with an old rag to remove all loose pieces. I repeat the application and use razor blade and scratch pad (green) to remove the rest. I then rinse it with water, dry and scrape any leftovers. The etool took me 3 applications with 15 intervals. So from green to black, the whole process took about 2hrs.
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very nice restoration meyle it must of been quite laborious for you ,i wonder why the green paint ,im guessing used by a re-enactor ,cheers james
Regards James
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not really, I drunk 2 beers and enjoyed the sun :-)
the post-war paint on that one was applied by the new user - the Dutch Army. Norwegian Army also repainted their green.
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great stuff meyle ,i like the way you thinkmy favorite pass time as well as collecting militaria is drinking beer
thanks for the explanation for the post war paint i never thought of that
Regards James
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