Thank you all again for your contributions. @leo I just bought a spray paint from a hardware store - nothing special. @Michel I would...
@Tony Press The ‘Guide to Vintage Coleman Products’ (ICCC Inc.) refers to a ‘51 - ‘53 USA 200A production thus:- [ATTACH] Canadian Coleman ‘66...
The one I got out was the same late model as yours but has slightly earlier metal pressure release screw Pump non return valve is the screw with...
Hi all, The following aerosol paint isn't going to be what you'd find from your regular shopping sprees. Here's one of the speciallized...
I have found that the cheap "No Nonsense" paint stripper from Screwfix to be very good for Tilley paint removal. Just give it time to work. It is...
Yes, and other things too. Next time you're in a supermarket and treat yourself to a squirt of alcohol-based hand cleanser before starting to...
Luckily most lamps and lanterns are plated or bare brass, not painted, so the above problem is just for a very few types.
Well I have disassembled, cleaned and fitted new seals. There was no paint evident anywere apart from under the base, where I found a small strip...
Barretine "Paint Panther ", available from Toolstation, is good as well :it took the notoriously resistant "Bialaddin maroon " off in nothing flat!
@Henry Plews Thank you for sharing your pics, it is not often you find a reference for a correct pl53 with a year attached. Tilley advertising...
All set! Gave it to my son to paint it. Will get it back together and see how it turns out! :whistle: (My son is doing most of the PIA- type...
Hello folks! I'm new to this forum, and new to my Nulite 2M. I bought it on a whim from FB marketplace, and had a friend ship it to me. I was...
The paint job certainly looks great. A note about paint-stripping:- There a some cured paints which are very resistaint to all sorts of commercial...
No need to pull the NRV if it looks European then it almost certainly is. The why is easy enough. It was simpler, cheaper to make and a double...
Thanks Neil, I haven’t had the NRV out yet but the head suggests it is a European type rather than a Coleman. I did read that the European NRV is...
Thanks Tony for the advice, there is a made in england stamp on the bottom and some numbers and what looks like an x, very hard to read what it...
...if any learned fellows have good advice and recommendations ... paint types and brands maybe there are many but which one ? Any curing...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi. I have a Ditmar Maxim 593 under restoration. It seems to be rather...
Automotive clear coat? It'd be pretty fuel resistant. What I meant here is the two-component types(the one that uses a hardener for curing). The...
...four coats of Monofil prevents that entirely. It is an acrylic base so should be safe over most paint types. Monofil also produce a gloss lacquer.
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