Kriztofer Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 I didn't want the ugly truck to leave without me so here is or was my nastiest cross which I decided to do a nip and tuck on. To all the collectors who might be offended because I broke the unwritten law........sorry :rolleyes:
FrontlineAntiques Posted June 11, 2009 Posted June 11, 2009 It looks great with its facelift! What was the process for cleaning it up? Dan
Obergefreiter Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Stripped & slightly sanded.. Next time try Dupont Autobody Paint Remover instead of sandpaper. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone.
Brian Wolfe Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 A very nice restoration, well done. Regards Brian
Kriztofer Posted October 5, 2009 Author Posted October 5, 2009 Next time try Dupont Autobody Paint Remover instead of sandpaper. Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. I actually used a tiny plastic model scraper to remove the paint which, was nearly falling off anyway! The one million grit sand paper was for the rust & pits. Thanks for the tip though.
Christophe Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 And, what happened to the cross in its initial situation ? Burnt ? Cheers. Ch.
Kriztofer Posted October 5, 2009 Author Posted October 5, 2009 No idea, probably stored badly over the years and the rust ran rampant. I sort of liked the look of it at first but it seemed a shame for such a potentially nice cross to just rust away.
PKeating Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) The cores of some Zimmermann EK1 do tend to flake off. I have had two L/52 EK1 1939 with flaking paint but very little rust and a cased, vaulted screwback L/52 EK1 1914, which was very nicely made, just as chic as a 1914-1920 cross, but with the finish flaking off a core with no rust at all. PK Edited October 8, 2009 by PKeating
Kriztofer Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 I've always believed that this was a factor of bad handling/storage of the cores after the stamping process. Like you say PK, it seems to be with a few of the Zimmerman types but not all.
Bill Garvy Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) A double hallmarked Zimmermann, 20 & L/52, displaying the aforementioned core finish. . . Edited October 9, 2009 by Bill Garvy
Kriztofer Posted October 9, 2009 Author Posted October 9, 2009 Hi Bill. Funny, the rust pattern/pitting is very similar.
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