A picture of before, and a few of after. As you can see, the before picture, the 8R was a hell of a mess. The Svea 12R has turned out very nice also. On all restorations of this type of stove, I use the Thermacure paint. Tried many of the colours, and all are good. Paint can be obtained off Ebay, link below : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Temp...ial_Paint_Varnish_MJ&var=&hash=item68c75d84de You can also get the paint cheaper, if you phone the company direct, or go on their own website.
I take my hat off to you I saw these two for sale on ebay and though that they were only good for spares. Make me feel worse: let's see the Svea
Tracer No, the burners not new. Just had a good clean in Citric and Washing Powder. I suppose the total work time, was about three hours. Samsvea Never be put off what you see or hear. There was a British No 12, on the auction watch some time ago, it got a bit of a slagging off, because of its condition - nothing but a bit of elbow grease, couldn't put right. I'll put the Svea on soon. David Thanks
This was what I was expecting given the 8R benchmark. Was this the citric acid and wall paper paste method and are you using polishing tools?
Hi Sam I make up a solution of Citric Acid and Washing powder, 2 large dessert spoons of each. If it is a small item, like a burner head, spirit cups etc, I just throw them in a small stainless steel saucepan. If you are not used to using the solution, check on it fairly regularly, so you do not get pinking. At the moment, I am using Autosol, I am not using a buffer. For the larger items I use the bain-maries as pictured. The item in the larger bain-marie is a Monitor that I am rerusting, just leaving it in a cold soak of Citric Acid. For the larger items, just for steel, I use about 6 tablespoons of Citric. Other people use different methods, but this works for me.
HI IANI; Great job on the 8R and the 123. Very nicely done. They look like brand new. Could you please tell us about exact proportions of citric acid and washing powder (cloths detergent?). Like so many teaspoons per so many liters of water. Did you use the paint on the box only or also on the burner? Best Daryoush
Hi Daryoush Its dessert spoons and not teaspoons. 2 + 2 in a saucepan, that holds approx 5 pints of water. I have used a bigger container, to submerge the tank up to the riser tube, using the same amount of Citric etc. If you are going to put the whole stove in, just weigh it down with another saucepan full of water on top. If you are referring to the paint on the burner, no, but on the pot supports yes. You will find what suits you best at the end of the day. Hope this helps. Ian
Hi IANI Thanks for your reply. Can I use the same mix for cleaning inside a tank? I mean the green tarnish. Is washing powder the same as powdered detergent? And if you could kindly explain what you call a bain marie set up. Best Daryoush
Hi Daryoush Powdered detergent is the same as washing powder, that your wife washing your clothes in. To clean the inside of the tank, go to your local gun shop, and buy some steel buck shot. Fill 4 egg cups, that will be enough, and place the shot in the tank, replace filler cap, and then, just imagine you are in a Latin American band, playing the Maracas - and shake. Remove the shot, and wash out with Kerosene. Repeat if necessary. Wash the shot, with any liquid detergent, and dry the shot out, so that it doesn't go rusty, and you will then be able to use it again. My Bain Maries are just large Stainless Steel containers, that are big enough to take stoves etc etc. Hope this helps, Ian
