Coleman Glass Shade Repair

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  1. Liam P

    Liam P Australia Subscriber

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    Hi all,

    I have a Coleman 329 shade with a crack around the top hanger area, and am looking for advice or experiences with repairing / reinforcing these. It seems fairly stable, as the crack does not extend to any of the edges. I also have just purchased a 443 Kremelite shade, that has a crack extending a few inches sideways from the bottom edge, not received it yet though.

    My plan is to get some hxtl-nyl 1 glass adhesive, and fill the cracks to just reinforce and try to prolong the life of the shades, I'd like to use them on working lamps.

    Any advice, or others experiences doing this would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers,
    Liam
     

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  2. JEFF JOHNSON

    JEFF JOHNSON United Kingdom Subscriber

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    Perhaps the best use for a cracked shade is just to keep it for display.
     
  3. Liam P

    Liam P Australia Subscriber

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    That's a fair call Jeff, however these shades are fairly slim pickings in this part of the world and I do not have a working stockpile of mint shades to use, so would like to investigate all options to be able to use them.
     

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