Bungo
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Hi guys, I found this video yesterday and found it very interesting in the context of restoring helmets. In it a guy restores an antique Czech fireman’s helmet - not a pickelhaube, but some of the techniques could be adapted.
https://youtu.be/AyUzjZVJYyw
Overall the restoration is done to make it shiny and brand new looking, which is not what we would aim for around here. There are some toe-curling aspects - I cringed watching him Dremel polish off all the delicate gilding leaving a bright brass finish . And the painting of the leather shell, while it looks pretty and shiny, just wouldn’t feel the same as a lacquered restoration (let alone all that Bondo spray putty stuff...)
But I thought his repairs of the interior were great - who knew simple vegetable or olive oil would revamp a leather liner so well? I was also impressed with how he repaired the brass visor trim edging.
Anyway, worth a look.
Cheers, Bungo
https://youtu.be/AyUzjZVJYyw
Overall the restoration is done to make it shiny and brand new looking, which is not what we would aim for around here. There are some toe-curling aspects - I cringed watching him Dremel polish off all the delicate gilding leaving a bright brass finish . And the painting of the leather shell, while it looks pretty and shiny, just wouldn’t feel the same as a lacquered restoration (let alone all that Bondo spray putty stuff...)
But I thought his repairs of the interior were great - who knew simple vegetable or olive oil would revamp a leather liner so well? I was also impressed with how he repaired the brass visor trim edging.
Anyway, worth a look.
Cheers, Bungo