(SCA) Helm marks

Redboar · Post by **Redboar** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:21 pm

what do you use to remove scuff marks (stick marks) from your stainless helm?

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John Redboar

Animal · Post by **Animal** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:08 pm

Butter, scissors, and a live cat. Hope it helps. 'ymmv'

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Animal Weretiger
"but a simple Tuchuk, ignorant of your ways"

Sean Powell · Post by **Sean Powell** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:10 pm

WD-40 and a green scrungie. Straight razor and WD-40 for pennsic stickers that are applied directly to my helm. Finish sand with 600 grit about twice a year if necessary.

Sean

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:21 pm

Never-Dull works for me. Specialy with the duck tape smears.

Saranac Goetz

Galileo · Post by **Galileo** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:45 pm

Goof-off or Desolves-it (something like that - clear spray bottle with yellow stuff in it) works too.

Brennainn · Post by **Brennainn** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 10:07 pm

For sticker marks, use baby oil on the mark, leave it for 6 hours then you should be able to wipe it off.

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:24 am

brass wool. with some lighter fluid. for scuffs. copper if your worry about the finish.

Redboar · Post by **Redboar** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 9:03 am

Thanks for the comments. It's great having so much knowledge at Ones' finger tips.

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John Redboar

Zweihammer · Post by **Zweihammer** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:03 am

MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone, I might have misspelled that but you will find it in the paint section. Removes everything you will find on your helm. Tape, residue, buffing compound, etc. I use it for everything.
Cheers, Erick Davidson

Chadwick · Post by **Chadwick** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:20 am

0000 Steel Wool, Auto Rubbing/Polishing Compound and an Orbital Sander.

Apply the rubbing/polishing compound to the steel wool, place against the helm, and drive it around using the orbital sander for 30-60 seconds.

Clean off the compound and apply two coats of a quality grade auto paste wax.

-Keith/Austin.

Jean Paul de Sens · Post by **Jean Paul de Sens** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:29 am

There's a solvent called Oops you can get in the paint section.

Works fantastic, gets off all the tape with zero effort...

smells good too

HvR · Post by **HvR** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 12:05 pm

Redboar old buddy old pal!!

Hope life is treating you good - hope to see you at Pennsic or maybe we can hook up at Gulf Wars in the future - send Christine my best.

Goo Gone is hands-down the best thing I have found to use. It dissolves the adhesive and duct tape off like magic. http://www.googone.com/products_gg.shtml

You can buy it at Menards, True Value and even some grocery stores there back home. A little bottle will last a LONG time and is cheap.

Then I follow up with a can of spray stainless steel cleaner and polish and really makes the helm look nice.

Your buddy,

Lord Helmut von Rheineck, Edelfrei Knecht
Familie von Rheineck, Ilse, Nathanael unt Andreas