05-08-2004, 06:10 AM
Avete!<br>
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I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with <em>un</em>polishing steel- I made my own lorica segmentata, so it's nice burnished mild steel, but I had to buy a helmet, which is highly polished steel. I'd really like them to match, but I'm not interested in polishing the armor to a mirror finish... so, I figure dulling the polish of the helmet is the best idea. The only thing is that I don't want to simply end up with a scratched-finish helmet- I'd like it to be the overall matte that the armor, and indeed the interior of the helmet are. Some sort of chemical means sounds like the best idea to me, but I'm unaware of anything that would do the trick. Surely there are others out there with mild steel segmentatae and purchased helmets- has anyone done this? If so HOW?<br>
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Thanks in advance<br>
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Valete<br>
<br>
Matt <p></p><i></i>
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I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with <em>un</em>polishing steel- I made my own lorica segmentata, so it's nice burnished mild steel, but I had to buy a helmet, which is highly polished steel. I'd really like them to match, but I'm not interested in polishing the armor to a mirror finish... so, I figure dulling the polish of the helmet is the best idea. The only thing is that I don't want to simply end up with a scratched-finish helmet- I'd like it to be the overall matte that the armor, and indeed the interior of the helmet are. Some sort of chemical means sounds like the best idea to me, but I'm unaware of anything that would do the trick. Surely there are others out there with mild steel segmentatae and purchased helmets- has anyone done this? If so HOW?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance<br>
<br>
Valete<br>
<br>
Matt <p></p><i></i>
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