Rest assured Colin. All i want is to remove the paint from the hood and faunt. The enamel layer needs to stay.
Thanks Colin. I'll try it on the inside first and see what it does to the enamel.
Great looking lamp. Well done!
Hello, The previous owner of this M1 gave the tank and hood a coat of OD Green. What is considered to be the best way to remove the paint from the...
Great lamp David! Thanks for sharing. It looks to be in very good condition. At least al lot better than mine. I believe I have a durasil globe...
Hi David. Thanks for letting me know. Are there more insights about these mods or should we go with the theory of Mike that these were tailored...
Although the covid measures were eased yesterday I still felt the urge to track down some fettling projects for the coming weeks. See below this...
That is a wonderful restoration. Well done sir. Would love to fettle one myself someday. Too bad these type of lamps are very hard to find round...
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Thanks guys. @ColinG i believe the fount was painted green originally so maybe I'll try to find the correct shade of green. I don't know yet. But...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] After fettling up numerous petromax type lamps and a handful Tillies as well, it was time to step up my...
Thanks for your help guys.
Hi all, While fettling up an old Petromax lookalike found a broken spring in the preheater lever. Now it doesn't snap in place anymore and does...
Have fun with your very cool Petromax. It's a nice one. Looking forward to the moneyshots.
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Hi Jean, high temp paint needs to cure in an oven for some reason.
Great job! She looks very nice again. Don't forget to show us the moneyshot.
Nice collection you've got. There is a very good resource for info like this in the Lamp Reference Library. Good luck!
Thanks Jan-Ove, Looks fantastic. Some nice stoves as well. Enjoy! Greeting from a fellow camper.
Welcome Charlie. Your sons lamp is a Tilley model 246b. There should be a number stamped in the bottom of the tank that will tell you the month...
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