pickelhauben
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Hey guys if there is interest , I took a few pics as I was repairing a felt that I got off of E-bay a few months ago.
It was a mish mash of parts gray spike brass posts and a brass plate.
I got it at a reasonable price and with the damage I thought that I could handle it.
When I got it in hand I found out that the eagle was HOT GLUED TO THE FRONT OF THE HELMET.
One more hurdle I did not count on.
So here we go.
After I peeled off the wappen. NO EASY TASK !!
As I was shaving off the hardened hot wax , I kept on slipping with the knife as I was cutting.
So it was better to protect the surrounding area so as not to cut it up.
After shaving the wax.
Next step plug the hole that was the size of a quarter.
Where am I going to get a match ? Under the spike .
I held a piece of tape under the large hole and traced it.
Then I cut the tape out and stuck it on the area that that I wanted to use as a plug
Here I am fitting the plug.
The reverse
I did skip a few steps after I glued the patch I had to sand it to the contours of the helmet .
I took the helmet to Home Depot to get a paint match.
The first try was a little dark .
So I went down to get the paint a little lighter.
Still not quite right but there are things that can be done to make the paint lighter.
With a little of spot sanding and my trusty felt tipped pins I was able to blend things in.
The final result looked like smudged dirty felt. The hole is gone. :thumb up:
Before
After
I repeated the process inside as well.
Now prepairing the donar hole .
Same process but I am working with white felt for the patch.
It was actually a little easier because white takes coloring a little better .
Inside
Finished
Inside
Just a little more touch up and I have it.
The loops on the Garde plate were no were near to the holes on the helmet.
But a grey Wurt plate was
I do have a liner for it that will go in whenever.
Should I change out those brass posts for steel ?
Or keep them ?
Feed back is welcome.
It was a mish mash of parts gray spike brass posts and a brass plate.
I got it at a reasonable price and with the damage I thought that I could handle it.
When I got it in hand I found out that the eagle was HOT GLUED TO THE FRONT OF THE HELMET.
One more hurdle I did not count on.
So here we go.
After I peeled off the wappen. NO EASY TASK !!
As I was shaving off the hardened hot wax , I kept on slipping with the knife as I was cutting.
So it was better to protect the surrounding area so as not to cut it up.
After shaving the wax.
Next step plug the hole that was the size of a quarter.
Where am I going to get a match ? Under the spike .
I held a piece of tape under the large hole and traced it.
Then I cut the tape out and stuck it on the area that that I wanted to use as a plug
Here I am fitting the plug.
The reverse
I did skip a few steps after I glued the patch I had to sand it to the contours of the helmet .
I took the helmet to Home Depot to get a paint match.
The first try was a little dark .
So I went down to get the paint a little lighter.
Still not quite right but there are things that can be done to make the paint lighter.
With a little of spot sanding and my trusty felt tipped pins I was able to blend things in.
The final result looked like smudged dirty felt. The hole is gone. :thumb up:
Before
After
I repeated the process inside as well.
Now prepairing the donar hole .
Same process but I am working with white felt for the patch.
It was actually a little easier because white takes coloring a little better .
Inside
Finished
Inside
Just a little more touch up and I have it.
The loops on the Garde plate were no were near to the holes on the helmet.
But a grey Wurt plate was
I do have a liner for it that will go in whenever.
Should I change out those brass posts for steel ?
Or keep them ?
Feed back is welcome.
