Just received a Juwel 34 today. It had a paint job before posting which is not ideal. The silver paint comes off when handling and is on the cap and threads. Any tips on removal? I expect it won't be good if I fire it up... Interestingly it came through DHL and an post with a full tank of petrol... That will need to be removed and flushed. It also had no strap but it was cheap. Probably for a reason. Anyway. Here are the pics. There are a few jets and a pricker. Seals are there but will only be kept for the kit, not used as they are old. I'm not happy about the paint job or the unknown fuel but I will check it over later and see what else needs done. Any tips on removing the paint would be greatly appreciated.
@ewen I would suggest removing the paint (which will also include any resident corrosion) by using an electrolysis bath. I used this method on my Optimus 22B Pharael
Sounds like a plan. Haven't done any electrolysis since school over 40 years ago but I will give it a shot.
@ewen Its so easy it made me feel stupid. Electrolysis saves you a lot of work, paint for me came off the fastest. Mine was with a small battery charger, a few rebar steel rods (the ones they use in construction) and some wire we call bailing wire. I used an old tub from a paper shredder that was the size of an office trash can and washing soda.
Cheers. I have already looked into it. The only thing I need is the soda. I have everything else to hand. Will do it outside.
My own learning experience has led me to twist the wire to get a good connection. I didnt need to but I did the buzzing continuity testing out my connection with a multimeter. For me paint like that was off in like 3-5 hours. I let it sit for 24 for any rust and checked after.
Thanks. The paint comes off on my hand and when wiped. I'd have preferred if it had been sent without the paint job. As for the fuel. That smelled like E95 pump petrol. I drained it and replaced with Alkalyte. Very sooty fire up so will need a few flushes to get it right. At least it works.
Well, I must have got some of the tank fuel on the tank when emptying it. It stripped the paint. Luckily I had kept the fuel in a sigg bottle so a bit of soaking and wiping got this: I can now see the lettering and the state of the tank. I will air out the place and start using the stuff on the windshield. I will use electrolysis to treat the rust. This is much better.
The windshield is caked in the silver paint. It is just a silver spray paint, not cured and comes off. In fact it comes off on everything. The inside of the windshield is more difficult to get to. The end caps will be done last and they have runs on them. At least without the paint I can see what I have and actually see the lettering. I don't know why people do this kind of thing. It is better without the crap paint on it. They probably thought it would look better in the photos. I would have preferred if the sender had posted it as is rather than with an amateur spray job.
Common enough lack of logic, a fresh coat of paint on a historic item equalling higher value or a faster sale...? Same with polishing brass stoves, it barely adds to the value and certainly doesn't cover the time. In probably the vast majority of cases it reduces the value.
Exactly. I like the age, dings and patina. It is part of the history of the stove . The "fuel" that was in the tank now reminds me more of white spirit. It had a yellow tinge to it though.It is very pungent anyway.
Probably would I got a lot of it on my hands and it came off with soap and water. I'll finish cleaning it tomorrow.
