Hi all! I got this from a family member and found this group when trying to find some info about it. As i understand it could be around ww2 made. I guess it is brass(?), should wd40 be alright to clean it with, and any guyde to dissasemble so i dont break it?
Welcome to CPL @Håkon A good lantern and should clean up nicely Petromax 821, July 1942 1950 Petromax N° 821/250 HK.
Thank you for the welcoming. I dont know much about restoration, and wasnt sure if i where to do it. After some reads about it, i wanna give it a go as i am not planning to sell this. As a novice i thought of just cleaning it as good as i can and get it down to the brass and clear coat it. I need a new net, so gotta figure out where to get that. Tho figure out what cp(?) it is.
If it were me, I wouldn’t “get it down to brass”. I would clean it, then polish it with Autosol, finishing off with woollen cloth. If you then wanted to use clear coat you could, but soft beeswax furniture polish will then protect the shine. Cheers Tony
Welcome. I don't understand these two thoughts. You are not in into restoration but are willing to destroy a good lantern by stripping its coating off. A new mantle will not look s like this one. The rated Candle power (CP) is 250. If you dare read the manual in my signature about restoring a Petromax type lantern.
Nono, this was just a quick thought i had with my very limitedknowledge about this. Hence why i started this post initially I will have a look at your manual when i get time to start my small "adventure"! **edit** I also found someone in the country selling them glowing nets i needed. 250cp 5 pk for 17 euro. I cannot find much of this around here, but would a type of carnauba wax work the same way?
@Håkon The requirement is for a coating that: 1. Is soft, easy to apply, can be polished to a fine finish, remains for a long time, and does not discolour. 2. Its purpose is to stop the metal underneath from losing its shine by exposure to the atmosphere. 3. Carnauba wax comes in many forms, some too hard for this purpose. 3. But many carnauba polishing products are actually mixed with beeswax. Tony
