Preservation Very Rusty German Luftwaffe Helmet M40 ET64 - Restoration Project

2021 ж. 20 Шіл.
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In this video, I will show full preservation of the German Helmet M40 size 64 from the World War II. This helmet has been in the ground for 77 years. As a result of the restoration, the original paint and the color of the helmet were preserved.
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  • I had always heard that the original German helmet decals were tough, but the fact that this Luftwaffe decal stayed on through all those years of moisture and rusting is amazing!

    @donreid6399@donreid63992 жыл бұрын
    • I was thinking the same thing. I was like " Damn, And that decal is still on there?"

      @BadRonald1@BadRonald12 жыл бұрын
    • @@BadRonald1 and he's ruining history by restoring it, do not praise this man.

      @FriedrichWilhelmViktorAlbert@FriedrichWilhelmViktorAlbert2 жыл бұрын
    • Boa noite , acho esse trabalho muito interessante parabéns 👏👏👏

      @jaimisonreis2353@jaimisonreis23532 жыл бұрын
    • Definitely worth a bit

      @disastroustitanic8139@disastroustitanic8139 Жыл бұрын
    • Das gut, mein Freund

      @redfox497@redfox497 Жыл бұрын
  • If anyone wants to know what a tough restoration looks like. Here it is. Absolute stunning job.

    @craigmiesterable@craigmiesterable2 жыл бұрын
    • if anyone wants to see a proper helmet restoration, here it is kzhead.info/sun/fcxqaMWBjp58ep8/bejne.html

      @kirdot2011@kirdot20112 жыл бұрын
  • Always happy to see a preservation instead of a full restoration. Great job!

    @hiker64@hiker642 жыл бұрын
  • Просто фантастика!чуствуется знаток своего дела.Жаль что в молодости 80-90г.XXвека мы считали что такие шлемы безнадёжно пропавшими и небрали!Благодарю автора за данное видео,получил удовольствие смотреть его работой и мастерством.

    @juri64@juri645 ай бұрын
  • This man knows what he is doing! Love it!

    @alexanderalbach468@alexanderalbach4682 жыл бұрын
  • Just found this …….Wow!, bringing out the authenticity is so much more effective than a complete “like new” restoration. Excellent job.

    @benniebarrow348@benniebarrow348 Жыл бұрын
  • Just watched this and the other video of the restored helmet you welded from two parts. I’ll start by saying you’re far better at this than me! I have attempted with varying degrees of success to preserve different things over the years. I was wondering if you had ever used ospho, and your opinion of it. I used it on a large enamel petrol sign with many spots of rust, and it did a beautiful job of turning the rust into black primer, while leaving the enamel intact. Also used it on an old wheel barrow and it preserved the paint while neutralizing the rust. Only suggestion I might dare offer you on this helmet is the part where you used the pick to remove the heavy chunks of rust. I’m thinking perhaps a small hammer and a chisel might better direct the force where it is desired, but I don’t discount the idea that you may have considered this and have a reason not to use that method. Amazing work you do and I enjoy watching. Thanks for producing these clips.

    @russjordan243@russjordan2432 жыл бұрын
  • Very sympathetic preservation job. I thought that you might have gone for a full restoration but in my opinion, what you have done is better.

    @stevefriswell5422@stevefriswell54222 жыл бұрын
  • Просто чудеса!из личинки шлем превратился в прекрасную бабочку!золотые руки мастер👍

    @juri64@juri645 ай бұрын
  • What a beautiful job, this us absolutely amazing and saving a piece of history albeit a horrible reminder of terrible times.

    @robertmartin5308@robertmartin53082 жыл бұрын
  • Great technique. I prefer preservation over restoration!!

    @stephenhenion8304@stephenhenion83042 жыл бұрын
  • I was amazed to see that much of the paint remaining! It looked as though the entire helmet was covered in rust. Great restoration job!

    @rogerdildeau7507@rogerdildeau7507 Жыл бұрын
    • The paint and decal surviving under THAT much rust was indeed unbelievable. I don't believe it for one. Something very fishy here, starting with the orange colour of the rust - it's _new_ rust. Why is that do you think!

      @1977ajax@1977ajax11 ай бұрын
    • @@1977ajaxyup. Fishy

      @AbsurdCats@AbsurdCats9 ай бұрын
  • I enjoyed watching you restore this historical helmet. You saved it.... Good job indeed.......

    @PhillipHall01@PhillipHall012 жыл бұрын
  • Great job. I'm happy to see it wasn't sandblasted, filled with body filler and repainted.

    @llopez9365@llopez9365 Жыл бұрын
  • Incredible job with the restoration. The fact that most of the surface remaining intact after all of this time is astounding. Those old helmets were definitely built to last! I wonder if there was a name inscribed somewhere? I absolute love how you handled this restoration with extra care and delicacy. I imagine this would be a potential museum piece somewhere? :)

    @imkerrusin@imkerrusin2 жыл бұрын
    • Повезло солдату что нет дырки он нашей пули. Больше не приходите к нам!

      @user-he4zm8fh3j@user-he4zm8fh3j2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-he4zm8fh3j what

      @Impuesto.@Impuesto.2 жыл бұрын
    • @@Impuesto. don't worry. Just some angsty Soviet fanboy

      @CheshireTheMaid@CheshireTheMaid2 жыл бұрын
    • they never inscribed their names into the helmet they only would, paint and chalk their names on the helmets in either white, black or red I've heard

      @okandmanniska1183@okandmanniska1183 Жыл бұрын
    • @@Impuesto. Google Tranlator.. The soldier was lucky that he did not have a hole in our bullet. Don't visit us again!

      @benscoles5085@benscoles5085 Жыл бұрын
  • Very well done. Amazed that you managed to preserve the original decal!

    @truereaper4572@truereaper4572 Жыл бұрын
  • Why Paraloid B72 on the metal strip but candle wax on the helmet? And why did you change from a solution of micro-crystalline wax to candlewax? I have been reading about conservation of metals and would like to know your (practical) opinion. Thank you for the videos.

    @Friendroid@Friendroid2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for conserving rather than restoring that artifact.

    @Chiaroscuro1991@Chiaroscuro1991 Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for not sandblasting the surface. Not new but well used in it time. Great job

    @edwardparnell6134@edwardparnell61342 жыл бұрын
  • A true preservation, some replace the helmet with filler and paint, destroying the authenticity, this is very well done.

    @barrycopas1671@barrycopas1671 Жыл бұрын
  • I enjoyed this. The person doing this restoration looked like they knew what they were doing. So many of these KZhead restoration videos are done in a ham-fisted way, where they do more harm than good to the artifact. Excellent work!

    @donreid6399@donreid63992 жыл бұрын
  • Not many veterans left from ww2 this helmet tells stories about what happened in ww2. Beautifully preserved.

    @shannonVwalker@shannonVwalker3 ай бұрын
  • As a museum professional I would suggest that what you did was a nice job of “restoring” the helmet. “Preservation” is keeping the patina of an artifact with very little intervention. “Conservation” is maintaining the original found condition with additional steps to prevent further deterioration.

    @markosterman419@markosterman4192 жыл бұрын
  • Got the same luftwaffe helmet M40, nice to see someone do the totally same :D

    @TheGuyWhoLikesHistory@TheGuyWhoLikesHistoryАй бұрын
  • Its very respective work involving the removing of rust & pitting problems i called it valuable especially when coming to the particularly point to preserved one of the best helmets of W W 2 .which in fact gave very satisfactory all around complete head protection but what i enjoy most is the techniques used & expressed in order to preserved it ...

    @georgekoroneos3892@georgekoroneos38922 жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic work, so glad you didn't sand blast it and paint with Rustoleum!

    @nv1493@nv14932 жыл бұрын
  • Just found your channel I love world war relics being restored the right way I go metal detecting and I've got tonnes and tonnes of bags full of stuff going back to early civilization they just keep mounting up been detecting for 35 years that's probably why..SUBBED 👍

    @SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR Жыл бұрын
  • Terrific job freezing it in time in the condition it SHOULD be in by this age. 👍 Looks terrific.

    @asmongoldsmouth9839@asmongoldsmouth98392 жыл бұрын
  • Back in the early 60s my dad went to a antique store in Oregon and bought a WW2 German dagger knife. It had the name Schneider engraved above the handle and a swastica above the name. It came with a sheath too. He also bought a German flag that was rittled with bullet holes. I have no idea what he did with this stuff but this helmet we just watched brought back some memories.

    @michaelknapp8961@michaelknapp89612 жыл бұрын
  • Awsome job.Love your work.

    @kevintaylor6312@kevintaylor63122 жыл бұрын
  • Growing up I had a friend who's father brought one home with him from " the war". I hope he still has it.

    @jackfarrell4727@jackfarrell4727 Жыл бұрын
  • at first i thought you were going to strip every last atom of rust, fill all pits with metal or bondo, paint it factory new. Excellent work. I love these artisan channels. Amazing how much is left of eagle. Thanks for the upload

    @LBG-cf8gu@LBG-cf8gu Жыл бұрын
  • The use of the heat gun and candle wax was inspired!! Thanks for the video

    @jonfoulkes3160@jonfoulkes31602 жыл бұрын
  • Дружище,когда консервируешь,проще возьми безцветный обувной воск,он и втирается лучше и греть ничего не надо.эффект тот же самый что и от свечки

    @user-ci8ih5ec5q@user-ci8ih5ec5q2 жыл бұрын
  • As close to perfect as you can get awesome job 👍

    @chuckbickford120@chuckbickford1202 жыл бұрын
  • Du bist noch nicht fertig Bruder!! haha du bist ein talentierter, geduldiger Kunstler...gut gemacht!

    @josefcosta8267@josefcosta8267 Жыл бұрын
  • Preserving and restoring is trusted to your hands!!!

    @erwinhoes5090@erwinhoes50902 жыл бұрын
  • As soon as I saw the gram scale come out I knew this was gonna be good. Great job my friend and a grim reminder of a horrible time.

    @dianeruiz0721@dianeruiz0721 Жыл бұрын
  • Nice. Love history restorations

    @RepairRenewRestore@RepairRenewRestore2 жыл бұрын
  • I like a guy that keeps his helmet clean.

    @jimwatson3382@jimwatson3382 Жыл бұрын
  • Amazing work, well done !!

    @robertjessen1554@robertjessen15542 жыл бұрын
  • Well done! Looks amazing.

    @letsplaybarrysmod5815@letsplaybarrysmod58152 жыл бұрын
    • I didn't expect such a good result too.

      @wwiituberestoration1011@wwiituberestoration10112 жыл бұрын
    • @WWII Tube Restoration me too! The luftwaffe M40 helmet looks very nice. You did a good job getting rid of the rust and revealing the original blue paint and decal!

      @letsplaybarrysmod5815@letsplaybarrysmod58152 жыл бұрын
  • Did you put the helmet in the oven to fully dry it of moisture it absorved after the last bath with oxalic acid?

    @Lal-ocura@Lal-ocura2 жыл бұрын
  • Отличная работа. Только каски люфтваффе не заслуживают такой чести. Найдите советскую каску и восстановите

    @user-xq3og4su1m@user-xq3og4su1m2 жыл бұрын
    • حوذتكم حايسه

      @the_real_ali@the_real_ali2 жыл бұрын
    • Soviets weren't much better, and regardless it's still a neat piece of history

      @theranger7924@theranger7924 Жыл бұрын
  • Nicely done. It is so much better to try and retain the original if possible. Here is a tip for rust removal, 10:1 ratio of water and molasses, just let it soak for a week or so, it is gentle on the metal

    @bulliesboy@bulliesboy2 жыл бұрын
  • I love watching your videos. Peaceful Quite and no one droning on. Keep up the good work.👍

    @PortmanRd@PortmanRd Жыл бұрын
  • Lovely job

    @tomcat2395@tomcat23952 жыл бұрын
  • You did a Nice job preserving it It looks stunning 😁👍🏻

    @ww2historyfinderl587@ww2historyfinderl5872 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for this video! You are restoring beautifully! Congratulations! I have a question. What is the spray you use to brush down the sticker? Any fixer? Thank you in advance for your answer! Greetings: from Serbia.

    @csababalo4118@csababalo41182 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing Restoration 👍👍

    @raziel3726@raziel37262 жыл бұрын
  • Wow a very nice cleaning job. On the actual German helmet. 😂

    @johnnanny4872@johnnanny4872 Жыл бұрын
  • Great job as always!

    @MjrCarnyx@MjrCarnyx2 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much!

      @wwiituberestoration1011@wwiituberestoration10112 жыл бұрын
  • Those knights from the middle ages would heat up their armor and helmets. They would liberally apply beeswax wax to the raw steel that acted as a preservative and make the surface slippery thus allowing glancing blows to not penetrate. Great video

    @loydevan1311@loydevan13112 жыл бұрын
  • Good job, and nice helmet 👍

    @swampwar@swampwar2 жыл бұрын
    • А разве он не русский?

      @user-sz3xg2xc4e@user-sz3xg2xc4e2 жыл бұрын
    • @@user-sz3xg2xc4e с чего ты взял?

      @swampwar@swampwar2 жыл бұрын
    • @@swampwar не думаю что за границей стены из плит осп делают и не закрашивают их или хотя-бы чем то закрывают. Контейнер, куда каску клал кислотить, у меня точь в точь такой-же. Весы тоже такие же видел. Ну как то так... Мож и ошибаюсь.

      @user-sz3xg2xc4e@user-sz3xg2xc4e2 жыл бұрын
    • Hkl la

      @franciscolopeztorregrosa9205@franciscolopeztorregrosa92052 жыл бұрын
  • Ficou top demais 👏👏👏👏. Saudações do Brasil. From Brazil.

    @marcelocarrico7255@marcelocarrico72552 жыл бұрын
  • Great work 👏

    @myrestorations@myrestorations2 жыл бұрын
  • Are there ways to remove the wax to take another acid bath? I already coated the helmet in wax but realized it would need a new acid wash

    @s_g1999@s_g19997 ай бұрын
  • شخص جدا رائع وذكي 👍✅

    @XD-lb9xe@XD-lb9xe2 жыл бұрын
  • Have you ever done a helmet that has paint covering the original paint and decals?

    @SomeRenoGuy@SomeRenoGuy2 жыл бұрын
  • Hello, really a very, very excellent job. I am also starting my restoration of my Luftwaffe helmets and wanted to ask if you can give me a tip which matt lacquer you use for the emblem? Manufacturer or something? Best regards from Germany :-)

    @krb551@krb5512 жыл бұрын
    • Uh oh... a proud german

      @lightfox11@lightfox11 Жыл бұрын
    • @@lightfox11 Nothing wrong with that.

      @rdred8693@rdred8693 Жыл бұрын
  • I Would use A sponge liner for the inside ..That metal headrest looks rough..

    @krugmeister7301@krugmeister7301 Жыл бұрын
  • We are gaining knowledge

    @sgtainsley7214@sgtainsley72142 жыл бұрын
  • Hello and congratulations on your fantastic work! Can I ask you what is the spray you sprayed in the lid to give it on the decal at minute 4.20 and what is the green liquid inside the long neck bottle at minute 5.40? Thank you, I would love to learn from your tricks thanks, a greeting. Mike

    @ironmike5138@ironmike51382 жыл бұрын
    • Hello. 4.20 - Matt lacquer 5.40 - Toilet cleanser with hydrochloric acid

      @wwiituberestoration1011@wwiituberestoration10112 жыл бұрын
    • @@wwiituberestoration1011 thank you so much!

      @ironmike5138@ironmike51382 жыл бұрын
    • Products?

      @dernettemann6325@dernettemann63252 жыл бұрын
  • Приветствую! Хороший результат!

    @user-sm1oi3jk9k@user-sm1oi3jk9k2 жыл бұрын
  • Хорошая работа !

    @user-yg9py4tt3s@user-yg9py4tt3s2 жыл бұрын
  • Magnificent souvenir you restored impressive job restoring that piece of history.

    @Ace-xe2uo@Ace-xe2uo2 жыл бұрын
  • Hi, you did a fantastic job. There is a reason, because you colose on top, the box with water and oxalic? After oxalic, did you put the helmet in water + baking soda, or not? Thanks in advance. Ivano

    @ivanodorbolo9838@ivanodorbolo98382 жыл бұрын
  • Achtung! Good morning to you too Shultz.

    @jonathanechols9985@jonathanechols9985 Жыл бұрын
  • That's a fairly decent result .

    @brucey39@brucey3910 ай бұрын
  • Stick it in a 3 gallon bucket of evaporust, worked great on my resto.

    @troyrosenbaugh9935@troyrosenbaugh993511 ай бұрын
  • awesome job!!

    @giovannimilano7764@giovannimilano77642 жыл бұрын
  • I saw an old as helmet at an estate auction, almost this rusty , it had ss on one side, the other side was bare, it sold for $300. A plain iron cross went for $80

    @richardkey4289@richardkey42892 жыл бұрын
    • Hm

      @alexie832@alexie8322 жыл бұрын
    • As time goes this stuff gets harder to find.

      @jerk5959@jerk59592 жыл бұрын
  • Sergeant Schultz would be happy you found his helmet

    @markpalmer9158@markpalmer91582 жыл бұрын
  • I came here from tiktok and I'm so glad I did! 😊 this is the most soothing video I've ever seen 😍 Thank you

    @hawanlaydee7043@hawanlaydee70432 жыл бұрын
    • Nice restoration work from a molecular standpoint, even though I find anything about Nazis to be distasteful!

      @stanleyhornbeck1625@stanleyhornbeck16252 жыл бұрын
  • that is extremely impressive work

    @andrewdonovan219@andrewdonovan2192 жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic restoration...

    @luizcarloscunha6121@luizcarloscunha61212 жыл бұрын
  • Спасибо за видео 👍 Необычная форма реставрации, но интересная. Близость к оригиналу делает ценнее.

    @shurabalaganov2235@shurabalaganov22352 жыл бұрын
  • Saludos desde Guadalajara Jalisco México 😎👍

    @alexesparza8463@alexesparza84632 жыл бұрын
  • You are amazing!

    @shintokatana17@shintokatana172 жыл бұрын
  • Like magic..and the old veteran shine again..!

    @emilioalcazar4170@emilioalcazar4170 Жыл бұрын
  • GREAT JOB. Greetings FROM GERMANY.

    @starfish-tw9kr@starfish-tw9kr Жыл бұрын
  • I don’t know exactly what year but I can tell you that it is a early war helmet due to the fact that the edge of the helmet is rolled over. By the later stage of the war of the helmets were just simply left rough cut around the edge.

    @ultrajd@ultrajd2 жыл бұрын
  • INCREDIBLE HELMET..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗😑

    @krugmeister7301@krugmeister7301 Жыл бұрын
    • Yeah. I'm surprised at the end result, too.

      @wwiituberestoration1011@wwiituberestoration1011 Жыл бұрын
  • Правильная реставрация.!

    @wow2@wow22 жыл бұрын
  • Do you take project helmets from people and fix them up? Or do you only do personal restorations?

    @Geneva-bm5ko@Geneva-bm5ko2 жыл бұрын
  • I would have thought the severity of the rust had compromised the integrity of the helmet to the point where it had become so brittle as to just fall apart. If only tat helmet could talk, I bet it would have quite the story to tell.

    @jeffburnham6611@jeffburnham66112 жыл бұрын
  • That’s a hard restoration

    @brendenfletcher3761@brendenfletcher3761 Жыл бұрын
  • Nice preservation

    @vintagemachineworks@vintagemachineworks2 жыл бұрын
  • Very well done! I,ve nerver restored a Helmer befor but havet restored a lot of bicycles etc and in the final stage when you used sandpapper i'd use Steel wool and solution, if You're ever going to reapply candlewax and want to remove the last bits of rust i highly suggest it, it can smear the paint tho bit so van sandpapper anyway, again, really Good job!

    @gungner6166@gungner61662 жыл бұрын
  • The video (14.40) shows a half of a personal medallion. Half means that the non-commissioned officer broke the medallion in half after the death of a soldier. He took half with him for reporting, and inserted the other half into the teeth of the deceased (the skull is the least susceptible to decomposition). Usually, when such medallions are found, it is customary to give them to German veteran organizations with an indication of the place of discovery, so that they inform their relatives that the place of death of their relative has been found. At least this is standard practice for historical search clubs.

    @georgenikolaev6784@georgenikolaev67842 жыл бұрын
  • Fine restoration through chemistry….and elbow grease.👍🏼

    @gwiyomikim5988@gwiyomikim5988 Жыл бұрын
  • Congratulations on the achieved effect.

    @robinhood4911@robinhood49112 жыл бұрын
  • I know very little about restoration BUT I'd be very curious to know what electrolysis could have done in this case. Nothing was going to save the eagle but electrolysis would have gotten ALL of the rust.

    @MrSammyt53@MrSammyt5310 ай бұрын
  • Dam that’s a old as helmet good job bringing it back to life.

    @thefreshprince8005@thefreshprince80052 жыл бұрын
  • NICE JOB Sir.👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🤗

    @krugmeister7301@krugmeister7301 Жыл бұрын
  • Nice job conserving the item. I am glad to see it not restored.

    @Blaze_1961@Blaze_19612 жыл бұрын
  • That original decal is still there worth quite a bit of money.

    @disastroustitanic8139@disastroustitanic8139 Жыл бұрын
  • Good job .Thanks

    @olivierquaderi8766@olivierquaderi87662 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks bro!

      @wwiituberestoration1011@wwiituberestoration10112 жыл бұрын
  • I've just cleaned a M40 helmet in Oxalic acid and there seems to be a lot of black paint work showing (especially when it's wet). Under the liner, where that was you can see it the best. Would this have been SS ? Still really rusty, and no sign of any decal...

    @kevinthorpe8435@kevinthorpe843511 ай бұрын
  • Nice job, looks great

    @petergriss6131@petergriss61312 жыл бұрын
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