Re: Restoring the Allcocks aerial Popular

Evert van der Plas · Post by **Evert van der Plas** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:19 pm

This Allcocks aerial Popular with heavy oxide layers, no knobs on it was send to me with the question if i could do something with it. I removed the first layer off oxide with a thin blade very carefully, after that was to see that there where no cracks or other damage on the reel that could give major problems, only some pitting coursed by the oxide but was not too bad. start to polish and clean the reel make some new knobs from antler and put it back to gather after i bring on some color to it, the paint layer is a bit transparent so it would keep his vintage look

Paul D · Post by **Paul D** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:34 pm

Wow what lovely job Sir! Very very nice

Skinboy · Post by **Skinboy** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:43 pm

Great job,what a transformation.Well done.

Match Aerial · Post by **Match Aerial** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:18 pm

Some work gone into that.
Marvellous work

AshbyCut · Post by **AshbyCut** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:23 pm

Simply splendid !!!

Bumble · Post by **Bumble** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:00 am

Just wonderful Evert
Bumble

Post by **Mark** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:19 am

Yes a lovely job done there, well done.

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:23 am

Absolutely stunning. Well done sir!

OldTackle · Post by **OldTackle** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:36 am

Hi Evert,

what a lovely job you've done there! You could think of asking someone with a lathe to produce brass handle seats to fill the gaps to the inner spool rim. Open as it is now the line might snap if it tangles around the handle knobs during "casting accidents".

Wallys-Cast · Post by **Wallys-Cast** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:14 am

Lovely job Evert, in fact its a total transformation

but you will have to change those cross head handle screws to slotted ones.

Wal.

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