Very Rusty WW2 German Helmet Restoration and Preservation

Very rusty WW2 German helmet restoration. I found this rusty German helmet on a WWII battlefield. I decided to restore this rusty helmet. This is an M40 helmet, model of 1940. I used oxalic acid to clean the helmet. I removed the rust and preserved the helmet. I hope you liked my restoration.
#restoration #rusty #rextorer #ASMR

[@ReXtorer]

I hope you enjoyed my video! Subscribe to the channel and watch more!

[@attilaschannel5198]

love your work, but as a restoration video fan, let me give you an advice. NEVER start the video with "finding" something "buried" in the mud. Or an overly muddy object on the bench. It makes it look fake and aged artificially. I'm not saying your works are faked, but many of us click right out when we see an opening like that.
You are doing a good job.

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you! I showed a fragment of a video from my other channel about metal detecting.

[@attilaschannel5198]

@@ReXtorer You should make a separate metal detecting videos! That would be a unique addition to your videos.

[@Nobody-mr2bb]

Please more Helmet Videos 🪖👍🏻

[@the_trollface_guy]

I have some advice for you, if you are struggling to get the helmet out it's not because it's stuck in the ground, Its because a skeleton is underneath the helmet most times

[@theplush4041]

I imagine seeing an old war veteran. Seeing this, seeing this helmet being restored to its former glory makes them cry of joy knowing that they have fought for the greater good. God bless them. God bless you for restoring them and God bless you. My friend, God bless you for. For storing the former glory of war veterans

[@markclaus3338]

The fucking germans?

[@bocik._.8186]

seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing seeing

[@kenseitakesi4521]

You know that is nazi helmet. Right?

[@theplush4041]

@kenseitakesi4521 ya my father was nazi

[@kenseitakesi4521]

@@theplush4041 my great father was not nazi but he fight with nazis.

[@Murphy007]

Nice job.RIP Soldier ✝️

[@TheReichStuff1939]

Only thing i would recommend is to use a soft bristle paintbrush and gently "wipe away" the rust/dirt off the decal next time. The decal looked great until he used the toothbrush on it

[@ericbadia5]

AGGHH YESSS finally we got a helmet restoration! Great result so far! Congrats. Looking forward to watching more videos like this! The stamp said '419' so considering this is an M40 helmet with a darker feldgrau tone paint I would say this helmet was produced between late 1941-early 1942

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you!

[@LoVeS0629]

I really enjoy your restoration process. In China, we rarely have such an opportunity to see restored old objects. It’s not that there is no one to repair it, but we prefer the old feeling.👍

[@andriyyaniw5531]

Гідна робота!!!! Дуже гарно вийшло!!!! Жирний лайк!!!!

[@ReXtorer]

Дякую!

[@jeffreyandreas7514]

What a great find! You did a fantastic job of cleaning and preserving it, very well done!

[@АндрейВорко]

О, клас! Давно чекав реставрацію каски. Файний результат в решті решт вийшов. Особливо сподобалось, що ти не наклеював фейкові, бутафорської наклейки замість декалей як роблять майже 80% реставраторів шоломів на ютубі.

[@ЛеонидАгаев-ш7ш]

кстати. эти- в касках - тоже хотели РОССИЮ завоевать... ничего не напоминает??? у вас теперь много этого дерьма будет....переможники. бля...

[@ReXtorer]

тих російських касок в нас справді багато... вже більше 300 тисяч... але вони погані, неякісні...їх викидають в смітник.
ПС: у Другу світову війну такої країни, як росія не було. росія утворилась в 1991 році.

[@ЛеонидАгаев-ш7ш]

@@ReXtorer смотри внимательней....скоро всех вас в смiтник и поокунаем....

[@ReXtorer]

Дякую за перегляд! Кошти підуть на знищення російських окупантів;)

[@paperblitz]

I've been cleaning and preserving a number of German helmets in the last eighteen months or so, and I must say I've picked up a tip or two watching this video. However I gotta say it, on the brief glimpses of the decal during the Oxalic acid process it looked quite sharp and retained much detail until you rubbed it at 5.34 onwards, afterwards the decal became duller and less distinct.

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you! Yes, the black paint was unstable. I lost some of the black paint. I have also cleaned many helmets and the condition of the paint and decals depends a lot on the environment the helmet has been in. Therefore, it is necessary to control the process.

[@davewallace8219]

Well done!

[@sikais17]

@@ReXtoreryou have some tips how to remove paint what is painter over after war ? I have couple helmets from attic . Really wanna give a try but don’t want to ruin the paint under

[@restored-kinda]

I just started few months back I got a double decal

[@restored-kinda]

​@ReXtorer u got any for sale or swap

[@OKSwiftKey-kr7ey]

Нарешті каска😁👍. Вітаю, не погано зробив, але на жаль кине іржу через деякий час. Колись робив майже так само, але через рік пішла іржа. Молодець що ненакладав шпаклівки бо то вже китаєць😅

[@ReXtorer]

В будь-якому випадку буде іржа. В залежності від умов зберігання, через деякий час потрібна повторна консервація.

[@charliebravo8622]

Very nice and precise work. Good you didn’t make it look like cheap Chinese copy like some “restorers” often do 👍

[@ReXtorer]

Thanks! If the helmet is in very bad condition, you can experiment with it. But if there is paint and a decal, then cleaning and preservation is better.

[@ЧоршанбеЧоршанбиев-э3г]

Мої вітання, результат вражаючий! Зразу видно роботу профі, так тримати!

[@calnebun2867]

Super👍! ,,Hundert Mann und ein Befehl"" Slava Ukraina!🇺🇦🇹🇩🇺🇦🇹🇩🇺🇦🇹🇩

[@calnebun2867]

​​@@ФранцузАнатольMarea Rusie?😅😅😅 Care de doi ani ia bătaie la ea in ,,periferie"??? Ucrainenii sunt superiori rușilor la oricare capitol. Asta va deranjează pe voi .Rușii furau mașinile de spălat din casele ucrainenilor....ce să facă cu ele? ?

[@ReXtorer]

Multumesc prietene!

[@calnebun2867]

​@@ReXtorerNu există astăzi nicăieri în lumea asta niște luptători așa ca ucrainenii. Sper din tot sufletul să câștige ,iar lumea civilizată trebuie să sprijine lupta lor .👍

[@knife_knut]

Excellent 👍😎👍

[@Shelby73rd]

I wait this video! 🪖
Great job, Man! 🪖

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you!

[@rodkirkbride2230]

I liked it! Incidentally there is a product for maintaining such things. Its called Renaissance Wax.
Well done in my opinion.👍

[@rdhartsel]

Hmm, I got a question... Why does the glob of dirt and rust @1:30 have your finger print smushed into it? and why would any competent "restorer" be using a hardened steel chisel to remove what a brass brush should be used for?

[@julienghanadan8311]

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[@MASI_forging]

Great restoration as always 💖💖

[@JessicaSmith-nm5xc]

Awesome restoration, i love your vids

[@2tone209]

The design of these helmets were well ahead of the time

[@sammelplatzmilitaria]

Greta Video! Go on greetings from Germany! Sammelplatz Militaria

[@stevenbrown8857]

Fantastic restoration

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Restoration 👍🏻👍👍🏽🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ReXtorer]

Thanks!

[@TheSharkB7]

I like your Restoration job. other channels would sand blast the shit out of it then use a body filler with 100 paint layers

[@oneshotme]

It looks great more so with what you started with and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!!
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@max.m.8873]

Отличный результат 👍👏💪 Супер 👍

[@jackson97wc]

Ah yes, just chillin' with my 4 German M 40 Helmets

[@maksymandrienko7902]

Я давно чекав щось справді цікаве на реставрацію. І тут раптом ви перевершили всі мої сподівання, ще ніколи так не кайфував від реставраційного відео.

[@ReXtorer]

Радий, що сподобалось)

[@thorstenjaspert9394]

Laser cleaning would be a. Interesting way to clean. You need to make it a bit moist and clean it with a Laser cleaner. The mud and the roast will evaporate and spread away from the helmet.

[@carrestore]

nice job bro

[@brianlubeck4184]

Many of these helmets were sold off as surplus, and converted into kitchen utensils after the war. There are videos on TH-cam that show this. Slava Ukraine!!!! Glory to Heroes!!!!

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you for your support! In my village, after the war, chickens were fed from such helmets)

[@brianlubeck4184]

@@ReXtorer that's one way to repurpose old surplus helmets

[@Tom--Ace]

The censorship on TH-cam is becoming insane...
You're allowed to celebrate nazis, but not condemn them

[@Tom--Ace]

Keep censoring TH-cam! You can't suppress the truth regardless

[@Tom--Ace]

Nazis underground, good to see

[@Sillu]

Great!

[@JOSHUAPAYNE-f7u]

11:43 looks like your petting a dog

[@mikeboyce584]

That 1 took a lot of patience, heavy, rushing corrosion. Don't know how you got it as good as you do. Is it impossible to sand blast that one. Seems like it would help. But definitely you're the expert. Nice job On something to be Almost 100 years old.

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you! The most valuable thing in a helmet is the paint and decal. Sandblaster would destroy that value.

[@mikeboyce584]

@@ReXtorer Didn't even think about that.
Surprising that there's any paint left.

[@LMUstacker]

not sure why you didn't use the battery/electrolysis to de-rust... would it ruin the paint?

[@ReXtorer]

Electrolysis will spoil the paint and decal, and this is the most valuable thing in a helmet

[@Mattt1527]

@@ReXtorer I know some people that use vinegar, would that be worth a try?

[@ivanermakov9537]

Очень круто получилось сразу видно у человека руки из нужного места растут . Эх хотелось бы себе такую в любом состоянии в коллекцию

[@vitaliychumak4158]

А что мешает ? Правда слово ,, коллекция,, напрягает .
У меня 23 каски разных моделей и размеров . Но никак не коллекция , а так ,, собралось,, .

[@ivanermakov9537]

@@vitaliychumak4158 ну как коллекция так по мелочи но потихоньку что-то добавляется

[@ivanermakov9537]

@@vitaliychumak4158 ого 23 каски жесть это очень круто это думаю можно назвать коллекцией

[@vitaliychumak4158]

@@ivanermakov9537 Понимаешь , КОЛЛЕКЦИЯ ---- это много разного и это все оригинал .
Вот у меня нет каски 70 размера , не страдаю . А коллекционер ломал бы себе голову , НАДО НАЙТИ ....
Есть 9 газбакоа , 3 из них в родной краске . Оставлю для себя , а 6 на продажу после восстановления . Работы много с ними .
При желании можно найти хорошие предметы по хорошей цене , но надо в этом разбираться . Это приходит с опытом . Привет из Днепра ...

[@KPsTboy]

Great tip regarding the conservation and getting some color back using paraffin. I usually use WD40, but this seems to be a better sealant for the long term 👍

[@ЭдуардПридня-з2ч]

Что немецкие то реставрирует. Вы бы совецкие а не это говно чуждое нам россиянам.

[@ТарасШаран-х9р]

Дай Боже здоровя! Дуже гарна робота. Теж колись реставрував, М35( стан був набагато гіршим). Те що Ви знайшли на обідку позаду - це клеймо виробника та цифрова інформація про війська куди виробник цю каску постачав. Моя виявилась війська SS.

[@Лавджой-с9ч]

Ооо, супер нарешті каска👍

[@garykamermans6675]

Is the soda used the same as baking soda used here in Canada? Thanks.

[@WesterlyPrune99]

I’ve got an old German helmet that was captured by Norway and used by them after the war but someone painted over it with green paint. Is there anyway to remove the green paint to reveal the original paint? Or would it just be better to remove all the paint and repaint it with its original colours since it’s already been ruined.

[@gravejelly]

I’m not 100% sure but I have seen people use acetone with q tips to remove post war paint but I’m not sure you should ask places wehrmacht awards forum they have experts there

[@alcarajo8467]

Con lana de acero 00 y mucha paciencia.

[@maxsirodan]

Чудова робота!

[@GAMERROOM777]

I have a M40 and im gonne do the same as you did thanks!

[@JoseSilva-ip5xi]

Wowwwww that was alot of work.

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Would Vapor Honing been more effective and faster?

[@milanjovanovic8188]

Well done! What did you put on after the soda? Was it dish soap or?

[@mm9773]

Oh yeah, I find “old”, “rusty” helmets on WWII battlefields all the time, too. Now I know how to “restore” them.

[@EscapeReality94]

🙄 he has a second channel showing him finding the stuff

[@michaellucas276]

Oh yeah the guy took the trouble to completely fake the entire thing like some CIA psy opp for 20k views on his TH-cam video, I’m sure netting him quite the tasty profit along the way…Jesus bro come on, you’ll enjoy life more without the cynicism, nobody wants to hear it.

[@joeman68585]

you think this stuff is hard to find? go on battlefields yourself with a metal detector. it's very easy to find things.

[@WeaponsMilitaryDude_Rebooted]

@@joeman68585yeah, it would be easy but finding one with original paint and a nice decal in the ground for 80 years is a bit strange

[@Jerseydevil08079]

Any of the numbers remaining ?

[@War_movies.i]

Very great job man ! And what's the green liquid that u use ?

[@vladimirbes4180]

Вітаю, гарна робота чудовий відновленний шолом . Шкода що занадто багато ручної праці було вкладено в роботу . Звернув свою увагу ви майже скрізь використовуєте соду хоча вона занадто я б сказав слабка для зняття твердих окислів іржі , чи використовували ви хоч раз рідкий розчин солі через електроліз в своїх реставраціях? Як на мене сіль більш міцніша в роботі і краще працює спробуйте можливо вам сподобається , різницю видно відразу .Як варіант також замочування предметів на певний термін в розчин відпрацьованого мастила або чистого яке знайдеться ,теж гарно видаляє глибокі сліди ржавіння металу з періодичним зняттям бруду результат також цікавий виходить.Дякую за цікаві відео, бажаю успіхів .

[@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267]

I had a similar helmet, but in a much better shape, even the leather inner peace was in a great condicien... gave it to a collector family member

[@vinceianni4026]

Good job mister

[@RAShboy194]

Awesome

[@snarkloaf]

This restoration isn't even finished... You got lazy.

[@curiosidadesdopassado6673]

Esses capacetes são encontrados em covas de soldados mortos ? 😢

[@WyattMoser-o8w]

If the serial number and manufacturer numbers are rusted our, what do you do about that? Just paint over them?

[@ReXtorer]

It can be mechanically cleaned so that the number is visible

[@joelboutier1736]

that was beyond restorable

[@Markmnmn]

You are aware that this video is published on facebook by a TH-cam video thief with the nickname ‘Restorwerke ’Who publishes stolen videos as his own. Currently this video has 7.3 million views and 1879 comments

[@justtim9767]

Very nice I'm sure you must wonder who the person was who wore it.

[@magnumdorkus4222]

Whats the green stuff that looks like snot in the squeeze bottle that you covered it in? Lol

[@condar419]

I'm pretty sure it's regular dishwashing liquid.

[@marcelopintosporto-np2my]

PREGUNTA TÉCNICA : Y TODO EL ÓXIDO, PORQUE NO SE LO QUITAN CON UNA AMOLADORA ELÉCTRICA Y UN CEPILLO GIRATORIO DE CERDAS DE ALAMBRE ?
EN SEGUNDOS QUEDA COMO NUEVO !
DESPUÉS ES SOLO PINTAR CON EL COLOR VERDE ORIGINAL.....

[@alcarajo8467]

Porque se trata de restaurar,no de dejarlo nuevo.Para eso,ya hay copias pintadas y todo.

[@АлександрБилык-у7ф]

Это ты в щавельке её искупал,какая пропорция?

[@user-hi5or9vm7b]

Kruto, a chto za reagent/zhidkostj v kotorom otmacivalsya shlem posle gruboj mechanicheskoj chistki? kakaja kislota:)

[@user-vlad197]

👍👍👍

[@morupeeko]

whats the green stuff that you use on 12:03? just dish soap?

[@ReXtorer]

dish soap and descaling gel

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

You can resore it better. With a inner liner in it.

[@andrzejporeda7281]

Zalecam piaskowanie tego hełmu. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Infinitum13]

Where do you find it?

[@ЄвгеніяЯковцова]

Супер!

[@ОлександрПолянин]

тепер хай жде комплектуючі....

[@ИгнатАндреев-м7ь]

Побольше надо было грязью намазать , тогда было бы интереснее)))

[@desbravatube]

Tamo Junto irmão.
Att: Weliton Marks - Canal Desbravatube

[@rogerpatrongonzalez5800]

👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👍👏👍🥃🥃🥃

[@BabaC35]

Thought was illegal to take finds off 'battle feilds' ?

[@ReXtorer]

Why not? It doesn't break the law. These helmets were thrown away anyway.

[@kensolar69]

I'd bet that most people would rather see it melted down.
Anything else I could say would get me booted off TH-cam.

[@christophercherniss1906]

Are those bullet holes?

[@ReXtorer]

These are holes for helmet rivets for attaching liner

[@boandlkramer2539]

Wir hatten Millionen davon...und jetzt freut man sich um einen Schrott 😂🙈

[@janainafernanda32]

Cheguei🇧🇷😍

[@neilhaas]

🇩🇪🇩🇪😊🤩😁😀⭐⭐💯👍

[@Flagellator]

Hi!
12:03?

[@rogerioalvarez8731]

What a grap job!..man don't you have a sand blaster...instead of using all sorts of wrong tooling...

[@vitaliychumak4158]

Не написал кто производитель и размер ? Привет из Днепра .

[@aroundhedleybc7483]

Doesn’t anyone on these channels have a bead blaster?

[@bigdeep1515]

You didn't clean it good 💔

[@bolesawprochyra351]

❤

[@GamerBoy2382Official]

the thumbnail is a roblox shaggy

[@Ivanuts]

💙💛

[@Grammar_Police1]

I thought that only the m35s had the rolled over edges?

[@ReXtorer]

No. Also m40.

[@night_city_7]

Перший раз бачу реставрацію каски

[@midrouilletjeanclaude6381]

Ce n’est pas faire

[@vladimir3870]

Вибач, але шоломи -це не твоє....

[@ReXtorer]

Чому?

[@David-eb2di]

Would of been cooler if u found the skull in the helmet

[@Jennykonrath]

German helmet into a pot

[@kenseitakesi4521]

Fake!!!

[@MatthewBentzley-h7r]

Fake

[@Tantalo1917]

Es un trabajo mediocre. No me gustó

[@joseantoniohsksksv7239]

No he disfrutado nada porque el casco se ha quedado fatal sigue teniendo mas moho que el Titanic

[@joseantoniohsksksv7239]

OTRA CHAPUZA Se queda muy mal casi tan mal que como estaba