Restoring An EKI With A Rusty Core

[MauserKar98k]

I just posted my first EKI over in the Crosses section of the forum:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...64#post4679064

I'm going to try to make the core look a little more presentable. I've haven't decided yet exactly what I'm going to do with it, but I think a soak in oxalic acid (or whatever my local equivalent is) would do it a world of good, especially seeing the improvement that Ammersee managed to get with his 1914 EKII. Incidentally, has anyone ever soaked a rusty cross in CLR before?

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ght=Iron+Cross

I'd like to hear your opinions about this.

[MauserKar98k]

I decided to go with the same stuff that Ammersee used on his Iron Cross, Evapo-rust, and I am quite impressed with the results.

Posting the before and after here for posterity.

[Kelly w]

Nice. Perfect choice, no acids.

[Adam S.]

Wow what a transformation. Well done.

[CWP]

Definitely an improvement. Wise choice.

[Dmv]

Good improvement! Well done.

[MauserKar98k]

Thanks for the compliments gentlemen. This stuff makes me want to buy more rusty relics to soak and bring back to life.

[Paul G]