Wildcat1750
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- Nov 18, 2012
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- AT PRO/Ace 250w8.5x11" DD Coil/
Garrett Pro-Pointer/Garrett Pro-Pointer AT/
Vibra-Tector 730/
Radio Shack Discovery 1000 (Tracker IV)
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I am relatively new at cleanup and restoration of my rusty finds, especially when they are more complicated than a horseshoe!
After some debating I opted to clean up a 1700s Knee Buckle that I found last Sunday. First I soaked it in Evapo Rust for 24 hours. Then I carefully removed the rust with a metal pick, toothpick and my Dremel Tool. In between sessions I dipped the buckle in Evapo Rust and let it dry, to keep it stable.
I decided preserving with Rust Converter because I was nervous about baking the iron together with the brass, plus I already had Rust Converter an felt I had better control applying it with a toothpick, so as not to get any rust converter on the brass. The tongue turned black, as predicted, but it's not a bad look in this case and will stop the tongue from crumbling away, which is my main objective.
For comparison I have included a photo of my intact knee buckle along side a larger but incomplete example that I found a few years ago.
HH
Nick
After some debating I opted to clean up a 1700s Knee Buckle that I found last Sunday. First I soaked it in Evapo Rust for 24 hours. Then I carefully removed the rust with a metal pick, toothpick and my Dremel Tool. In between sessions I dipped the buckle in Evapo Rust and let it dry, to keep it stable.
I decided preserving with Rust Converter because I was nervous about baking the iron together with the brass, plus I already had Rust Converter an felt I had better control applying it with a toothpick, so as not to get any rust converter on the brass. The tongue turned black, as predicted, but it's not a bad look in this case and will stop the tongue from crumbling away, which is my main objective.
For comparison I have included a photo of my intact knee buckle along side a larger but incomplete example that I found a few years ago.
HH
Nick
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