Battleship Texas “Ship’s Bell”, circa 1913
Spring 2021
The bell had heavy oxidation, large sections missing along the bottom, with various dents, dings and scratches. Due to prior metal work done on and around the bell there was notable damage from high temperature steel slag all along the exterior with some spots having slag embedded in the surface. OnAim combatted the heavy ferrous oxide accumulation and staining in the smaller divots manually, followed by a mechanical polishing. Finally, OnAim applied a wax treatment on the exterior and interior of the Bell, then buffed to a shine.