Purchased this Hasag lantern and seller messed up and he never told about that. He listed the lantern for sale at FB marketplace but never said he tried to refurbish and ended paying him what he was asking and when I got the lantern (he shipped) was like he was trying to get it restored and used sandpaper almost cried out loud sad First two pictures was the item advertised and here is what I got in the mail.
Polish the scratches out and let the patina take over. I am sure I read somewhere that the process can be accelerated somehow without the aid of HG Wells or a Delorean.
I don't understand why would the seller or anyone wants to remove a lantern's original plating. I've seen many a lantern being rather roughly stripped with some sandpaper/pad and casually polished down to bare brass. They're usually full of scratches and leftover plating on the surface from the sanding or scouring. I'm aware that quite often, it was the seller who did it, not the previous owner. I understand that he or she(seller) might want to make the lantern look clean, shiny or more attractive so that it could fetch a better price than a dull, dirty unit. Many sellers are not aware that collectors would prefer the units to be as original as found without further unintentional damage by polishing, painting or whatsoever. Do people really find bare brass more desirable than plated units?? Or is it because the original plating was so bad, peeling or compromised that it necessitated such an action?? Its unfortunate that these things happen way too often.
That’s a shame, at least it has a caring owner now! Something is only original once, I like to see the history of the lamp. Having said that, a really rough lamp gives you chance to make a statement or get creative.
Great looking lantern. I was polishing the wifes headlight lense the other day. The paper was 3000 grit. I took the velcro disc and a tiny bit of brasso and Viola! The resulting finish removes imperfections such as this and leaves no swirl marks/patterns. If you try this, try on something before a lamp. I am very pleased with the results.
@Alex Smith I have no idea, maybe a person more knowledgeable in euro lanterns will chime in later and tell us. @Sellig33 steel wool and mother’s will do the job and plenty of elbow grease @MYN i don’t understand why they do that, even I wouldn’t polish a lantern if the plating is almost gone. If seller doesn’t know how to properly do the polish job he need to keep his hands off from the lantern. @BigStevie that’s very true, only once. Not much history but apparently this is a 154P and was found in America continental and Hasag lanterns are pretty scarce here where I found this specimen. @Rob Mikell sure I will try your method and maybe send it to Kuda to get it re-plated
What a shame, sadness and much gnashing of teeth. As BigStevie said, now it’s with a caring owner. Good luck on your restoration. Cheers Pete
Since the plating's pretty much damaged, you'd have full freedom to re-finish it better. Rob's idea sounds great. It would still look great after you remove the remaining plating, scratches and giving it a final polish. Re-plating sounds good too if that's within your means.
@MYN Well, I’m going to do that to my Coleman 327 (not for sure if it’s a 327), but that’s because I want it to look pretty and I’m going to do a diy nickel plating, which has worked well in the past on tools.
Did you ever ask the seller why he sanded it down? If it was me, I’d send it back or ask for discount, as you essentially received a different item from the one advertised?
Hahaha, was thinking that but this is my first Hasag and until I don’t find a better one this will stay in my hands. That would be a fun project, I need to learn the process too, I have been watching some videos and reading from another member the process involved. Please share with us your results. Thanks yes, I did. He told me because he wanted to get this shiny. And for the price I’ve paid I’d better bit my finger lol he doesn’t know anything about collectibles.
Just as I suspected. If its not shiny, it might not attract buyers. The majority of potential customers are not really collectors at all.
Not at all. Try sandpaper 280 / 400 /600 and then steelwool 000, and Mother's. You'll surprised of the result, and no more elbow grease !!!
