EK1 Case - Headlining Outline Of An EKII

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,



I have this really nice EK1 case which holds a nice '65' Iron Cross.

The case is in really goog condition except that at some stage in it's life, someone has placed an EKII in there on top of the EK1 leaving the outline of the cross in the case header.

Is there anything that can be done to remove this outline without damaging the case?

Thanking in advance.



Regards ...

[wh014d4394]

hi mate steam it just put it over the kettle

[tgn]

Take a clean white cotton cloth, dampen it with distilled water, wad it onto the white lid lining, and use an iron to steam it. Be caeful to keep the iron away from the rim of the case lid.
Tom

[Darrell]

I'd be a little concerned about these methods. The heat from the steam may loosen the glue that holds the lining in place.

If you have an EK1 to place in the case, it should eventually leave it's impression on the lid.

[tgn]

I have done this countless times, and it have never had any loose glue problems. But I guess if you don't have experience with doing repairs/maintenance on cases, maybe you should just leave it alone...Tom

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,

I have taken all this advice in - many thanks.



A forum member kindly suggested that I contact Tony Yeomans on this issue which I did and he immediatley responded.

Note that I have edited his answer to aid layout and added my own comments.

1. Hold the case over a boiling kettle as the steam will cause the fabric to tighten taking away the impression of the wrong medal. Do not get the case too wet.

This was quite easy to do. As the steam is pretty hot you will want to hold the case in a clean tea towel or similar so as not to burn your fingers/hand.

The kettle that I have switches itself off after approx. five seconds of boiling but this was not a problem as steam still comes out under a slight pressure for about 10 seconds.

Before the total of 15 seconds is up fingers will start to get a bit warm and little warning bells will go off in you head re: possible damage to the case which is prevented by removing case (and fingers) from the steam.

I only exposed the case to steam for about 10 seconds at most and then at a distance of approx. 10 cms from the kettle spout.

I did this three times and yes, almost all of the creases came out. Only the EKII ring crease was a bit stubborn but again, most of it came out on the third attempt.

2. Put a little padding under the correct cross and close the case so that the case will just close - this will raise the correct cross into the headlining leaving the correct cross layout and thus help to camouflage the previous marks that don't come out.

Again I did this. The best way is to put a bit of tissue paper in the pin recess in the base of the case where the EK1 pin will reside. If you just place the tissue on the bottom half of the case and then insert the cross into it's recess you may leave tissue creases in the headlining.

If happens, go back to step 1 - no big deal.

I then left the case and cross to dry naturally. Cross may get a very slightly damp when it is closed into the case. If you didn't have to carry out step 2. then this is not a problem.

Yes, very pleased with the result here and it must have been the easiest bit of restoration for results obtained that I have ever carried out and the case was not harmed during this exercise.

However, be sensible if you carry out this restoration and don't over do it.



I will post photos on the weekend when I can get a good photo in natural light - middle of winter here (worst for 45 years).

Regards ...

[hagwalther]

As promised; here is the case after treatment.

Part of the EKII ring can just be seen if you look hard enough.

Regards ...

[Darrell]

Very nice. Good job.

[ADOLPH]

Looks great. Well done.

Best regards,
Adolph.