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Pov: it's been a year since part one

@sWarhistory

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

yo, your on camera energy is really good, keep the good energy up my dude!

@worldwarguy459

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

We at least I know what paint to use

@HSCustoms

2 жыл бұрын

Apple green for m35 and apple pea green for the m40. M35s and M40s originally do not have iron oxide finish. Dark Feldgrau is for m42s. If you’re wanting your m40 to have undergone a field respray use dark Feld grau with aluminum oxide is appropriate.

Looking good, may I suggest that if you are using an aggressive paint stripper. Wear rubber gloves and do not touch it with your bare hands.

@TheAmazinggg416

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the stuff hurts like hell

It looked like a relic when It was bare

I used a small spice shaker too, just like that one. When I was applying the aluminum oxide I shook it back and forth straight on and I didn't have any issues. In fact I think it applied more evenly and like you said you can always rub off the excess.

@seandahl8441

3 жыл бұрын

Ps. If you have an old course grinding wheel that's been worn down if you smash it up quite fine it works perfectly. The one I had was made out of aluminum oxide so hey I figured why not I have a ton more wheels

Nice helmets lad👍

Good how to videos for the finish conversions! You should try laying down a drop cloth to catch the aluminum oxide and turn the box upside down. You’ll be able to haven’t room to spray your helmet and it will allow you to be the 12-18” away to build up your coats of paint.

@Macinatorecazzaro

11 ай бұрын

Can i use iron oxide instead of the aluminum?

The m55 i converted had the holes in it to fit the chinstraps. Long split pin ruvets had to be removed. Fill the holes with chemical metal

Just got the post-war pins out of my helmet. Unfortunately I have to fill the poles of where the pins used to be with some sort of epoxy putty.

Alternatively, dunkelgelb and sand for a DAK helmet (that's my current project). But good work!

@HSCustoms

2 жыл бұрын

Paint your helmet apple green(m35) or apple pea green(m40) first. Then paint the helmet a version of gelbbraun Ral 8000 or ral 8020. Dunkelgelb 7028 was not a DAK color. Leave the inside of the rim a Feldgrau color. That is generally how the helmets were painted! Have fun with the project either way!

He must be using internet explorer to upload this video

I’m restoring an m40, I took the previous paint completely off as it was already pretty badly restored, now I have to repaint it, I bought day 1944 paint, I tried on the shell to see if it would hold on, but it doesn’t, I can scratch it off with my nails. Do you know if I have to use any sort of primer or what I should do to make it work?

Got questions: first, did you also strip the paint in the interior too? Second, I have a little hard time following this, you start adding one layer of paint, you wait it dry and you re add another paint layer to add the aluminum and re wait again to re add another layers? Isnt 3 layers in total? Did you also paint the interior? How many layer this times? Can you add one layer of varnish to keep everything in place after the layers? Thanks

cool video !!! im doing this

Hi, can i ask a thing My helmet has 2 layers primer and paint paint remover did not work, Do you have any suggestion? (Something to make as less damage as possible to the helmet)

In your experience do you think you can get a 64/57 liner into a size 66 shell? I hear it possible but I'm not sure.

@worldwarguy459

3 жыл бұрын

No. A size 57 liner will only fit in a size 64 shell.

Ngl just to try something unique you should’ve painted Normandy camo on it

Awesome videos! What grit size aluminum oxide do you use and where can I get it?

@worldwarguy459

Жыл бұрын

I bought from a Facebook group. I’m not sure where else it can be bought.

@samjane8462

4 ай бұрын

I live in Australia & I brought Aluminium Oxide from a car shop called Supercheap S Auto. Aluminium Oxide is used for sand blasting, so any automotive shop should sell it, or tell you where you can. It’s kinda expensive (for what it is) to buy tiny amounts from reenactment vendors. Mine was about $10. for 1Kg (2.2 pound)

Ayyy

Can I ask you something? I have a German helmet at home and I would like to make it more shiny, but at the same time I plan to put a decal on it. Do you think that the decal on the helmet would hold even if there was a clear coat on it?

@worldwarguy459

Жыл бұрын

Don’t put any shine on it. And it’s the helmet is original, don’t add decals.

@cloudy_fn_2641

Жыл бұрын

@@worldwarguy459 ok, its not original

OK, I bought a M40/55 helmet from IMA, I am watching your video, I have stripped the helmet, bought some Aluminum Oxide and paint from IMA, getting ready to paint.

@HSCustoms

2 жыл бұрын

Did you paint the Stahlhelm yet?

Is the sand paper ment to scratch the shit out of the helmet??

@worldwarguy459

3 жыл бұрын

To take off anything left behind.

I'm wearing a m40/55 helmet rn lol

you are destroying history

@reenactor_1052

5 ай бұрын

🤓

@stevenlawrence7101

5 ай бұрын

@@reenactor_1052 ?

Any places you recommend for getting the aluminum oxide

@oldschoolamerican748

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought some from a local sandblasting and Powder Coating supply store. 5lb for $14.00

@Buzza1966

3 жыл бұрын

Okay yeah, that’s a pretty good price, thanks.

what grit aluminum oxide is the most accurate? Where is the best place to get it ( all i see is 25-50lb tubs which is way too much)?

@rexterrocks

2 жыл бұрын

80 is perfect. They do sell it in little 100g tubs really cheap online.

@zacharycook2674

2 жыл бұрын

@@rexterrocks where exactly did you find them? The smallest ive seen is 28 pounds which i dont need

@zacharycook2674

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rexterrocks Do you know where directly i can find what you said? The smallest i founds was 8lbs on amazon

@rexterrocks

2 жыл бұрын

@@zacharycook2674 I just Googled 'Aluminium oxide'(we spell it differently in England) and there are a lot of sellers coming up. I can see it's on eBay very cheap by a few sellers. It's often sold in small amounts. I should have said around 220 grit for early war. In the late war they used larger grain, even sand.

So is there anymore good ww2 german spray pant

@worldwarguy459

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean? I have another video that shows the paint I use.

@HSCustoms

2 жыл бұрын

1944 militaria and Hessen antique are the better spray cans. I hear IMA is decent just not as good as the first two I mentioned.

Good video

@worldwarguy459

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

1944militaria is out of stock… damn… has anyone ever used hessian’s helmet paint before?

@HSCustoms

2 жыл бұрын

Hessens paint is good stuff. Their grau-Olive is the equivalent of 1944s dark Feldgrau. Dark Feldgrau is good for m42s with aluminum oxide finishes or M40s that were field resprayed. M35 factory color was apple green. M40 was a slightly darker shade of Feld grau referred to as pea green. 1944 militaria is out of stock for apple pea green, but has apple green in stock. Now with all that said even amongst the same company and factories paint colors varied greatly in tone. Just depended on the time of the war and how the paint was mixed. Slave labor was used. So I imagine exact specs weren’t always a thing that was followed.

@Joseph-sq4bo

2 жыл бұрын

D-Day 1944 is the best shop you can get for paints, decals and chinstraps imo.

Can I be first hehee Edit nope

why not buy a German helmet instead of defiling a Finnish helmet?