MR Rocketeer helmet cleaning help

[GeneralFROSTY]

So my GF spilled some drops of her contact lens cleaning solution on my MR Rocketeer helmet not too long ago and now there are green spots on the metal!
Does anyone know of a good cleaning solution to repair the damage??

 

[Larry Young]

So my GF spilled some drops of her contact lens cleaning solution on my MR Rocketeer helmet not too long ago and now there are green spots on the metal!
Does anyone know of a good cleaning solution to repair the damage??

I'd like to know if there's anything like this, too, as I live on the beach in San Francisco and there isn't anything I can do about the salt air. It's giving my MR helmet a nice patina, so it isn't like your saline trouble, but every once in a while I wonder what it'd look like shiny again. My trouble is I don't know what kind of metal they used. It can't be brass, can it?

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Could be. Do we have any former MR employees here who might be able to help us out?
Maybe there is an off the shelf cleaning product that can be used. I'm just worried that those green spots mean the metal has corroded.

 

[TylerHam]

My dad collects antiques and a lot of his stuff is copper and brass -

For Larry - - I live in Marin County.. close to you.. When my dads stuff starts to tarnish (lives on the water in Tiburon) he takes it to, of all places, a lamp repair shop in Sausalito - PM me if you want the name. THey buff the metal back to shine and give it a transparent coating so the shine stays without tarnish for a good 10 years...

If the helmet is really made of a type of metal, that may be a good option...

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

You think that would work with my problem?
I'm so upset over this!:angry:cry

 

[tubachris85x]

Hmmm...Is the helmet made of brass or something similar? I wasn't aware the MR ones were made of metal.

My only suggestion is to try and polish/clean it with a brand called Brasso. When I was in the Naval Seacadets, we used brasso alot, not just for cleaning our ceromonial and uniform gear, but alot of the metal fittings at our building were brass, and had a similar thing happening, where green splotches were appearing.

I remember using it and it taking off the green, and shinning the metal. Takes time, but should work.

-TC

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Thanks - I will look into that...

 

[TylerHam]

I used brassco I think on the brass bits of one of my antique muskets... Took a lot of elbow grease but got it shining up well and it hasnt turned in over 3 years now...

If the helmet is metal, I think just a good polish will fix it... Sealing it with a clearcoat should help prevent anything like that happening again though.. If you are interested..

 

[IFA]

Yep, I would ty Brasso too....

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Thanks for the input.
My GF (sunshine dust here on the board) was the one who dribbled here lense cleaning solution on the helmet.
Should I make her buy the cleaner...would that make me a d-bag?? :confused

 

[TylerHam]

HaHa... I would just buy it and pretend it didnt happen

Thanks for the input.
My GF (sunshine dust here on the board) was the one who dribbled here lense cleaning solution on the helmet.
Should I make her buy the cleaner...would that make me a d-bag?? :confused

 

[tubachris85x]

Thanks for the input.
My GF (sunshine dust here on the board) was the one who dribbled here lense cleaning solution on the helmet.
Should I make her buy the cleaner...would that make me a d-bag?? :confused

lol its really cheap, like no more than $5 last time I bought some..

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Does anyone know if I can pick that up at a store like Lowes or Home Depot, or is it only sold online??

 

[IFA]

Thanks for the input.
My GF (sunshine dust here on the board) was the one who dribbled here lense cleaning solution on the helmet.
Should I make her buy the cleaner...would that make me a d-bag?? :confused

"Her buy the cleaner".....perhaps not but apply it...of course :thumbsup

 

[Apollo]

Does anyone know if I can pick that up at a store like Lowes or Home Depot, or is it only sold online??

Brasso is everywhere.

Wal-Mart has it

 

[EvilRocketeer]

I doubt the rocketeer helmet is brass...Not sure what it is, but my best bet is that it is metal.

 

[CatfoodRob]

If it were mine, before I attacked it with brasso, Id wet a piece of rag with wd40 and gently rub it over the affected areas.

 

[darthinvictus]

the stuff i use is met-all
and it is very easy to use
the mr helmet is at the very least brass plated
and i am fairly sure it is solid
the inside is coated with glue so i cannot guarantee
wipe on met-all till it turns black
than wipe off to reveal a golden mirror
just wear gloves to avoid getting finger prints on all that beautiful metal

 

[Treadwell]

I have heard of something called "Renaissance Wax" that is used by museums and militaria collectors to protect the shine of brass and copper items.

 

[Funky]

You may also try a product called Mothers, sold in all auto parts places and I believe even Walmart has it. It's a metal polisher, used to clean chrome but I can't see why it wouldn't work in this application.