Chris Boonzaier Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Well,did and done, and I think the kingdom is saved. I carefully tried Owatrol on a few small areas and was very happy with the result. Owatrol is a number of things... a creeping oil, a rust inhibitor and a Paint/stain aditive to improve the flow of paint.... as such it is good for rust and wood and does not harm paint. I will get some outside photos done when the weather is better, but I am happy with the result. the nails look to be "saved", the oil has brought the paint colors out really well without interfering with the "look"... i.e. it is all protected and dandy, but in no way restored. I am a very happy boy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very interesting, i´ve never heard about this tradition before. Impressive piece, Chris. Good luck with the restauration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streptile Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Forgive me if this was posted in one of the links above but I haven't looked through them all. A very neat photo of this type of cross in 1915: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 That is really nice! Now I just need a flight of steps to hang it on!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 On 10.01.2016 at 17:03, Chris Boonzaier said: Anyone know what this is? :-) 1.5m by 1.5m.... 70kg's (or more) Do u hve the case for it lool Nice cross its amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It looks like an unfinished Kriegsnagelung. During WW1 in all villages and towns, people could buy iron nails which would be hammered in wooden statues or images of boats, planes, Iron Crosses, historical persons, etc. Look here for more information: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks for the link, yup, with the box it would be even cooler ;-) This one used to belong to the History association in Krefeld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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