oneshot1979 Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 Looking for clever ideas and advice on how I can remove this heavy encrustation, sympathetically if possible, on some 80+ year old bullet heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 reverse electrolosis ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot1979 Posted September 12 Author Report Share Posted September 12 Though about that but wasn't sure which solution would be required to preserve the copper and lead whilst dissolving the corrosion. It would definitely work for the few pieces of expendable link that I've found though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 fibre pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 12 Report Share Posted September 12 (edited) 8 hours ago, ditchman said: reverse electrolosis ? Hello, as above 👍 You can buy a kit like for metal detector finds. once you clean them up use Renaissance Wax to stop more corroding Edited September 13 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 Where did they come from, the butts of a range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 careful you havnt any tracer rounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 4 hours ago, ditchman said: careful you havnt any tracer rounds... Beat me to it................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot1979 Posted September 13 Author Report Share Posted September 13 Local to me is an area that was used by the British and American forces to prepare for D-Day, no big secret, but there have always been tales of equipment left behind being buried or blown up before they left, grand tales handed down by the farmers and hands that worked the area to accompany trinkets on mantelpieces, all officially denied of course. Many years ago the area was designated as a SSSI, ANOB and a UNESCO heritage area, all put in place to preserve the rare flora, fauna and natural dunescape..... Pffft. In reality there's stuff under those dunes unaccounted for and they don't want anybody digging around for it. When I was a kid there was one dune that stood twice the height of all the others, completely out of place with the topography, over the years nature has worked away and eroded said dune. A few weeks ago out with the dogs and kids I was walking through the valley that wind and rain has carved through the centre of the dune and explaining to the kids how high it used to be, 60ft on top of us if not more, and as they were scampering around with the dogs I notice what looked like an area of charcoal clinker, cursing the vermin that have fires amongst the dunes I went to check for glass and metal in the debris but upon further inspection I realised I was stood in an area strewn with corroded bullet heads, I had a bit of scratch round and collect what you see in the photo, including some M1 expendable link a little ways off. Now my wife thinks I'm potty but I'm quite exited by this because bullets don't blow around in the wind, they tend to stay where the land, that being the case there is no.30cal on earth that could've pushed these bullets through the dune to where I found them, the dune had to have been pushed up and formed at a later date. More proof that the dunes are not all naturally formed and there has definitely been human activity/interference with the landscape. On a side note the other thing is these rounds where fired in practice by the lads that went on to storm Normandy, elsewhere in the area are the remains of three mock up concrete landing craft that these lads practiced in, when you stand at the back staring out of the ramp you can't help but feel something, I'll never know who fired these rounds, whether they made it through the war or not, but I have them all the same and I'll use them to richen the stories I tell to those that'll listen so that they may never be forgotten......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 any update ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgg Posted September 21 Report Share Posted September 21 You could try a sonic bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot1979 Posted September 21 Author Report Share Posted September 21 Lad at work has offered to bring in his ultrasonic cleaner, will post some pics after trying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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