EK 1914 Cleaned & restored EK

[Kriztofer]

Greeting gents

I found this cross a few months back sitting in a box of junk at a local market & in a sorry state. 10 euros later and a little TLC....

It's mm R with an inspection mark of some sort on the jump ring.

[Kriztofer]

Ze finished produkt

[Kriztofer]

MM

[Tom Y]

Well done. "R" made a very nice Cross. How did you restore it?

[ccj]

Well done. "R" made a very nice Cross. How did you restore it?

It looks super

[Bill Garvy]

I'll bet it was the vinegar, baking soda, and vaseline process you described in your previous post. It cleaned up nicely! Rust never sleeps. The mark on the jump ring looks like a clover leaf. . .

Edited April 21, 2009 by Bill Garvy

[Kriztofer]

You hit it on the nose Bill.

[Obergefreiter]

I'll bet it was the vinegar, baking soda, and vaseline process you described in your previous post. It cleaned up nicely! Rust never sleeps. The mark on the jump ring looks like a clover leaf. . .

What are the proportions?

[Kriztofer]

What are the proportions?

Hi Nick

Straight white vinegar, if it's warm better, speeds up the process, just let it soak for however long it takes for the rust to dissolve, keep checking and give it a little scrub with a toothbrush. When you're happy with the result, add a little baking soda to warm water and soak until it stops fizzing. Soak in a little oil, preferably mineral, then wrap it in paper towel to absorb whats left and Viola.

This is a very gentle process and will not remove the patina from the frame or damage the painted surface.

If I have a real rust bucket, which I pick up now and then out of pity, I use a product called Fortran which I've had good results with.

I'll post a cross that I used this product on.

Chris.

[Obergefreiter]

Thanks, Chris,

I've got a couple crosses that could use a little cleaning. ;)