Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - NORTHERN EUROPEAN HELMET ZISCHAGGE from the 17 TH Century URGENT NEED HELP !

Matchlock · 10th March 2012, 06:05 PM

Hi Jean-Luc,

My recipe proven best for over 30 years - and many hundreds of years of arsenal care before! - is, as always, olive oil.
Not only will it stabilize and preserve the remains of lacquer, it will at the same time intensify the original surface color!

Best,
Michael

10th March 2012, 06:05 PM	#16
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Jean-Luc, My recipe proven best for over 30 years - and many hundreds of years of arsenal care before! - is, as always, olive oil. Not only will it stabilize and preserve the remains of lacquer, it will at the same time intensify the original surface color! Best, Michael