Hi all!
A friend of mine brought me a present this morning - M40 helmet shell. The shell is painted black (which will be stripped, of course), and apart from being rusty from the inside, it has a nasty 2" long crack on the top of the dome, together with a few small holes.
As I already said, I intend to sandblast the helmet in order to strip the paint and rust, but here's the question: Should I fill the holes and cracks with car filler, or should I try to weld the crack?
Any suggestions and opinions are more than welcome!
Thanks!
New restoration project
Moderator: Sheikh Al Stranghi
Re: New restoration project
You will have a job welding the crack - it's manganese steel if I'm correct and will be a devil to pull together - Better to fill it.
Re: New restoration project
Thanks for your answer!
If you think welding will show as a difficult task, considering the structure of the helmet, then I'll just use some strong polyester fiber putty.
After the completion, I'll post some photos.
Cheers,
Mauser
If you think welding will show as a difficult task, considering the structure of the helmet, then I'll just use some strong polyester fiber putty.
After the completion, I'll post some photos.
Cheers,
Mauser