Collection 30 Pound Parrott and 6 Pound Solid Shot Rust Cleanup

[J.H. Moose]

Decided to finally clean up these old rusty hunks of iron. I bought them both a few months ago, the 6 pound ball was dug at Bentonville (likely Confederate) and the 30 pound parrott shell was dug at Fort Fisher (I believe it was a fired dud based off some damage on the base and the rust pattern indicating the shell sat nose-first in the sand)
After thoroughly cleaning the parrott shell and its little cousin I applied Gempler's Rust Converter. The results were great. Gempler's really works wonders, I assume they bottle the stuff straight from the Fountain of Youth.

 

[bdtex]

Nice work. They don't look the same.

 

[scooter748driver]

wow! Quite the difference - great job!

 

[UCVRelics]

Great Job. Gempler's does make it EZ

 

[bayonet]

Did you paint them black after or is that what they looked like after removing the Gempler's? I never used it, I just coat them in like WD-40 or something similar then wipe them clean.

 

[J.H. Moose]

Did you paint them black after or is that what they looked like after removing the Gempler's? I never used it, I just coat them in like WD-40 or something similar then wipe them clean.

I didn't paint them, Gempler's does that entirely by itself. Makes the rust inert and produces a protective black layer on whatever you apply it to.

 

[redbob]

Looking good, well done.

 

[Seduzal]

Awesome work! Thanks for sharing.

 

[J.H. Moose]

Looking good, well done.

Thanks!